kunsten å falle by sara stridsberg.

premiered at nationaltheatrets malersalen in oslo, norway, the 15th of march 2019 (link).

director: morten borgersen.

set and costume design: milja salovaara (link)

lighting design: martin myrvold.

dramaturg: hege randi tørresen.

mask: ruth norvik.

actors: kari simonsen, liv bernhoft osa and erland bakken.

photo: øyvind eide.

the renowned swedish author and playwright sara stridsberg, who received the nordic council literature prize in 2007, has written the play kunsten å falle on the two historical female figures. the play is based, among other things, on the cult classic gray gardens, a documentary film from 1975, which shows how the two women, in spite of their isolation and poverty, never let go of the joy of creating and recreating the idea of ​​themselves.