Coelacanth

With Coelacanth we present our biggest and most ambitious project ever — an epic 5.5-hour theatrical event.

Fantastic!

I didn’t want it to end

Touching and extremely funny!


As ancient as time itself is our desire to tell stories. In Coelacanth we follow two playwrights in desperate pursuit of a good story. In Williamsburg, New York, they come across Frank, a struggling alcoholic who drinks himself to death, leaving behind an incomplete manuscript in the hands of his young daughter…

We follow the development of the script and the rehearsals of the play in parallel with surprising, emotional displays of human destinies in a story that travels from Boston to LA, Tokyo in the 90s, to contemporary Bergen and New York.

The show offers a unique, but also wild and humorous insight into the life behind the scenes of the theater. Conflicts arise as the script nears completion and the rehearsals commence…

Presented over 6 hours, with 12 musicians on stage and a strong international cast, Coelacanth will see you absorbed in moving performances, exquisite dance, beautiful music, and a visually stunning set design.

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Year: 2013

Premiere Bergen International Festival, May 23rd 2013

Credits

Director
Alan Lucien Øyen

Script
Andrew Wale and Alan Lucien Øyen

with
Kate Pendy, Suzie Davies, Yvonne Øyen, Andrew Wale, ANton Skrzypiciel, Daniel Proietto, Huy Le Vo, Alan Lucien Øyen

Music
Jørgen Knudsen, Bjørnar Habbestad

Musical director
Bjørnar Habbestad

Set design
Åsmund Færavaag

Light design
Torkel Skjærven

Sound design
Gunnar Innvær

Costume design
Stine Sjøgren

Video design
Martin Flack and Alan Lucien Øyen

Production manager
Martin Flack

Production coordinator
Gunn Hernes

Costume
Sunniva Østebø

Lighting
Silje Grimstad

Stage
Gro Gjengedal

Orchestra
Flute: Bjørnar Habbestad Percussion: Ane Marthe Holen Piano: Eivind Austad Viola: Bendik Foss Violin: Christiane E. Dahl Violin: Isa C. Holmesland Bass: Jo Berger Myhre Cello: Kjersti Rydsaa Bass clarinet: Kristine Tjøgersen Trombone: Kristoffer Kompen Guitar: Ole Andre Farstad Drums: Per Oddvar Johansen

Co-producers
Bergen International Festival, The Norwegian Opera and Ballet, Carte Blanche The Norwegian National Company of Contemporary Dance

Funded by
The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteateret) and funded by The Norwegian Arts Council

Coelacanth

Bergen International Festival

  • 23 May 2013