Story story die

Using visceral choreography, intertwined with poignant text and Øyen's renowned cinematic staging – the audience is left breathless.

Alan Lucien Øyen works in close collaborations with the performers – not only when developing the choreography, but also when developing topic and text. The personal stories of the artists involved dictate the ongoing discourse in the studio.

The piece incorporates the individual narratives so the performance and the artist speak from a point of truth.

The main objective of all of Alan Lucien Øyen and winter guests’ work is a sincere expression that speaks about the human condition.

Please: Watch Me, Want Me, Hug Me, Hold Me, Hurt Me, Hate Me, Help Me, Hide Me, Stop Me, Try Me, Trust Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me, Catch Me, Keep Me, Remember Me, Call Me, Find Me, Fuck Me, Follow Me, Fake Me, Like Me, Love Me, Love Me, Love Me, Love Me, Love Me.

Story, story, die creates a relatable narrative to all, asking to…

Using visceral choreography, intertwined with poignant text and Øyen's renowned cinematic staging – the audience is left breathless.

Alan Lucien Øyen works in close collaborations with the performers – not only when developing the choreography, but also when developing topic and text. The personal stories of the artists involved dictate the ongoing discourse in the studio. The piece incorporates the individual narratives so the performance and the artist speak from a point of truth. The main objective of all of Alan Lucien Øyen and winter guests’ work is a sincere expression that speaks about the human condition.

As the culture of narcissism among the current “Me” generation grows stronger than ever - the happiness we aspire to is fleeting and drifting further and further away.


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Year: 2019

Duration: 90min )

World premiere Dansens Hus, Oslo may 25th 2019

The performance was developed in creative residency at Orsolina 28.

The choreography was created in close collaboration with the original cast: Olivia Ancona, Zander Constant, Mai Lisa Guinoo, Pascal Marty, Lee Yuan Tu, Tom Weinberger, Cheng An Wu


Credits

Choreography, text
Alan Lucien Øyen Adam Mcgaw Evan Sagadencky Kluane Peabody Pascal Marty Yaya Alex Clair Yi-chi Lee

Light design
Torkel Skjerven

Sound design
Terje Wessel Øverland Gunnar Innvær

Set design
Martin Flack

Costume design
Stine Sjøgren

Rehearsal director
Azuza Seyama

In co-production with
Dansens Hus, Oslo Julidans, Amsterdam Tanz im August, Berlin The Norwegian National Opera & Baller, Oslo

Funded by
The Arts Council Norway

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