dødsprosjektet by bente alice westgård (website).

premiered at black box theatre (link) the 3rd of april 2019.

review at scenekunst.no.

idea and choreography: bente alice westgård.

sound design: terje wessel øverland.

costume design and space: milja salovaara (website).

lighting design and space: martin myrvold.

dancers: rannei grenne, karen eide bøen, louis schou, sebastian biong and julie steinjord mjøen.

photos: yaniv cohen (website).

“death is too big and overwhelming for me to relate to. and even life, which is the only thing i can relate to, is sometimes too intense and overwhelming. death as the backdrop for life is a prerequisite for life-expansion. dødsprosjektet (the death project) had its humble inception almost eight years ago, when i gave birth to my first child. the extreme intensity that i experienced when i gave birth was so overwhelming that i was sure i was going to die. i could not survive something so intense. but i did, and this experience evoked processes in me that have shaped both my life and my artistic practice.”