For the final installment in their america trilogy, the most political of their works yet, winter guests returned to the idea of american reality as cinematic fiction. making a large scale installation, a set as wide as the United States – winter guests presents the blown-up theatricality of the current american discourse onto a huge “silver screen” – a gigantic wooden stage…

What a vast screen one could fill if there were no edits…

Photo: Mats Bäcker

The two act play is based on found texts, newspaper articles, and original fiction extrapolated from real encounters whilst traveling in the us in 2009, 2016 and 2017.

America ep. 3 – superamateur opened in the converted main stage at the House of Dance, Oslo, September 1st 2017.

Info

Year: 2017

Duration: 180min (1 interval)

World premiere September 1st 2017 at Dansens Hus, Oslo

Credits

Directed by
Alan Lucien Øyen

Written by
Alan Lucien Øyen Andrew Wale

Contributed text
Lisa Reynolds

Musical arrangements
Øystein Moen Kyrre Geithaus Laastad Ola Høyer

With
Kate Pendry Suzie Davies Huy Le Vo Daniel Proietto Yvonne Øyen Andrew Wale Anton Skrzypiciel

Musicians
Øystein Moen (piano, wurlitzer, vibraphone) Ola Høyer (doble bass) Kyrre Geithus Laastad (percussion, guitar, vibraphone, banjo)

Set design
Åsmund Færavaag

Light design
Martin Flack

Video design
Brynjar Vik

Sound design
Gunnar Innvær

Costumes design
winter guests

Technical manager
Martin Flack

Dramaturgical assistance
Tom Remlov

Stills photography
Mats Bäcker

In co-production with
Dansens Hus, Oslo The Norwegian National Opera and Ballet

Funded by
The Arts Council Norway

SuperAmateur

Dansens Hus, Oslo

1 September 2017