In two previous articles, we looked at what’s happening in Sweden and Iceland regarding theatre. Continuing our exploration of Northern Europe, let’s now look at the Norwegian theatre landscape. Which, just like the beautiful, long-stretched country itself, is vast and full of enchanting surprises. Thus, we won’t be able to look at the entire picture but rather aim to focus on Norway’s diverse independent theatre scene.
Guilherme Botelho, director and choreographer in Geneva, arrived from Brazil 37 years ago. After 10 years as a dancer for the Ballet de Grand Theatre du Geneve he started his own dance company, Alias. His creations are a quest for meaning.
Thomas Schunke is a performance artist and filmmaker from Berlin, Germany. I met him in his home in Geneva, where we had a long chat about his life and work, creativity, the performing arts, and the future of performance. This portrait claims by no means to be complete. It is a moment in time, spent with an extraordinary artist.
This is my first time producing and directing in London, and I’m seeing theatrical possibilities at places like the King’s Head that we simply don’t have in the States. There seems to be a whole culture of theatre pubs that I would love to transplant to the US. An influx of scrappy venues with intimate configurations would be a great resource for theatremakers.
Australia has a healthy independent theatre scene for many reasons. Firstly, we’re a creative mob and like to tread the boards, write, play music, dance, paint and sculpt. We even sculpt sand. There are choirs for homeless people. Yes, we have homeless, too.
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