SONGS OF ENTANGLEMENT
Music for contemporary dance, Black Box teater (2018)
In Songs of Entanglement, the choreographers, performers and identical twins Julie Solberg and Cecilie Solberg Knudsrød puts their own twin relationship at stage and plays with the expectations of the audience. As twins, they are often viewed as some sort of ready made, a view they put to play. Digging in their own personal voices, songs, rituals and the power of the twin as symbol and myth, they set out to capture the existential themes already at play in the relation of twins, as well as in the audiences´ fantasy.
The music for this performance was developed with the performers Julie Solberg & Cecilie Solberg Knudsrød. The music was gradually built from improvisation with the two performers and deep dives into Norwegian folk music archives and the hymns by Hildegard von Bingen. The music is performed a cappella by the two performers. The music utilizes extended vocal techniques and ranges from soft humming, lazerlike sopranos and overtone singing, to powerful roars and guttural sounds.
De bjeffer sammen. Den ene begynner, men den andre følger umiddelbart som en slags lek. Det er noe basalt med denne bjeffingen, noe urmenneskelig, der stemmen og lyden kroppen kan bære blir en del av den fysiske eksistensen de presenterer.
Scenekunst
Duration: 60 min
CONCEPT/PERFORMERS Julie Solberg and Cecilie Solberg
CHOREOGRAPHER / OUTSIDE EYE Kristin Ryg Helgebostad
COMPOSER / MUSICAL DRAMATURGY Ingvild Langgård
SCENOGRAPHY Mari LB Kamsvaag
LIGHT DESIGN Corentin JPM Leven
VOCAL COACH Ruth Wilhelmine Meyer
PRODUCER Jorunn Kjersem Hildre
PHOTO / VIDEO BY Tale Hendnes