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These works have been made in collaborations with Jörgen Dahlqvist and Teatr Weimar during the time period of my doctorate studies, 2009-2016: Information on creators, performers, performances, documentations and links
Indy 500 – seklernas udde
Three actors, guitar, saxophone, percussion, electronics, stage design, costumes
Duration: 40 minutes
Text: Jörgen Dahlqvist | Music: Kent Olofsson | Actors: Daniel Nyström, Linda Ritzén & Rafael Pettersson | Musicians: Stefan Östersjö (guitars), Jörgen Pettersson (saxophones) & Johan Westberg (percussion) | Construction of percussion instrument, stage installations, technician & coordinator: Johan Nordström | Light and Stage Design: Johan Bergman | Costume and stage design: Jenny Ljungberg | Working period: March-November 2009 | Premiere: Skånes Dansteater, Malmö, November 14, 2009
Performed at:
Malmö Sommarscen, August 11, 2010
Hamlet II: Exit Ghost
2 actors, live electronics, live video,
Duration: 65 minutes
Text & video: Jörgen Dahlqvist | Music & Live-electronics: Kent Olofsson | Actors: Linda Ritzén, Rafael Pettersson | Light Design: Johan Bergman | Technician & Camera operator: Johan Nordström | Camera: Nils Dernevik |Working period: August – November 2010 | Premiere: Inter Arts Center, Malmö, November 14 2010
Performances:
Inter Arts Center, Malmö, November 17-20, 2010
Inkonst 17-18, Malmö, March 25-27, 2011
Volksbühne, Berlin, November 30 - December 1, 2011
Dramaten Elverket, Stockholm, December 10–11, 2011
Kunstendesfestivaldesartes, Brussels, May 7-10, 2012
Göteborg Dans och Teaterfestival, Atalante, Gothenburg, May 19, 2012
Festival Temps d’images, Paris, October 20-21, 2012
Örebro Länsteater, Örebro, April 23-24, 2013
Documentation
De stränga anteckningarna
Two actors, four sopranos, electroacoustic music, paintings, room installations
Duration: 45 minutes
Text, Director: Jörgen Dahlqvist
Music: Kent Olofsson
Paintings, installation: Peter Jönsson
Actors: Linda Ritzén, Rafael Pettersson
Sopranos: Sara Wilén, Ellinor Edström Schüller, Karin Lundin, Agnes Wästfelt
Light: Johan Bergman
Room, costumes: Jenny Ljungberg, Johan Bergman
Technician: Johan Nordström
Working period: June / November 2010 – January 2011
Premiere: Malmö, Inter Arts Center, WhiteRoom 21 January 2011
Performances: 22, 23, 28-30 January 2011
Documentation: Sound (mixed), photos and video recording, not edited
Les portes de l’enfer
Ensemble: Trembling Aeroplanes: an ensemble of digital and electric instruments,
actors, live electronics, video
Duration: 35 minutes
Musicians: Stefan Östersjö, Jörgen Pettersson, Mattias Rodrick, Johan Bridger, Olle Sjöberg.
Actor: Nils Dernevik
Voice, live-electronics: Marek Choloniewski
Recorded Voices: Petra Fransson, Sara Wilén, Zofia Åsenlöf, Linda Ritzén, Pia Örjansdotter
Working period: December 2010 – September 2011
Premiere: Malmö, Inter Arts Center 19 September 2011
Copenhagen, Integra Festival, Royal Danish Music Conservatoire 27 September 2011
Documentation: Sound Recording, not mixed
A Language at War
Ensemble: two actors, one singer (specialized in extended vocal techniques),
electroacoustic music, video
Duration: 60 minutes
Actors: Rafael Pettersson, Linda Kulle (Cecilia Hakala in 2015)
Singer/Actor: Angela Wingerath
Working period: June – November 2011
Premiere: Malmö, Inter Arts Center, Black Room 12 November 2011
Performances:
Malmö, Inter Arts Center, Black Room 13-15 November 2011
Stockholm, Royal College of Music, January 23 2012 (as a part of 25 % PhD-seminar)
Göteborg Dans och Teaterfestival, Atalante, May 20 2012
Berlin 29-31 January, 1 February 2015
Munich 4,5 February 2015
Vienna 10,11 February 2015
Documentation: Sound and video recording. Sound Mixed, Video partly edited 2011
Atalante May 20: Video, sound recording.
Bergmanvariationer
Music for a theatre performance
Text: Jörgen Dahlqvist, after Ingmar Bergman
Director: Linda Ritzén
Scenography, costume, light design: Johan Bergman
Music: Kent Olofsson
Masque: Åsa Trulsson
Actors: Fredrik Gunnarson, Susanne Karlsson, Cecilia Lindqvist, Karin Lithman, Rasmus Luthander
Premiere: Malmö. Stadsteatern, Intiman 18 november 2011
Vitt Brus IV-VIII
Video Installation, Electroacoustic Music (5.1-surround)
Duration: 10 minutes
Video: Jörgen Dahlqvist
Sound: Kent Olofsson
Actors: Linda Ritzén, Pernilla Göst, Daniel Nyström, Simon J Berger, Rafael Pettersson.
For an exhibition at Vita Kuben, Norrlandsoperan, Umeå, March 2012. Curated by Lundahl & Seitl, Niklas Tafra and Henning Lundkvist
Noli me tangere
Ensemble: Seven singers, seven actors, electroacoustic music for seven speakers
Duration: 25 minutes
Working period: January – March 2012
Teatr Weimar, Vokalharmonin, Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg
Premiere: Gustav Adolf Church, Stockholm on April 3rd 2012,
performances also 4th and 5th
Documentation: Sound and video recording. Edited.
Soundcloud:
A Performance Lecture: On Text and Music
Text and performance by Linda Ritzén, Jörgen Dahlqvist and Kent Olofsson
Stockholm, Dramaten Lejonkulan, Bergmanfestivalen 30 May 2012
Oslo, OrdiLyd festival, 3 June 2012
Documentation: Video from Dramaten
Hamlet II: Exit Ghost – Radio Theatre Version
Commissioned by Radioteatern
Ensemble: 2 actors and electroacoustic music
Duration: 27 minutes
Text, Director: Jörgen Dahlqvist
Actors: Linda Ritzén, Rafael Pettersson
Working period: August 2012
Premiere: October 27 2012
Documentation: Sound mix for Radioteatern, Sveriges Radio
Intériuer/Extériuer
Ensemble: Paetzold Contrabass Recorder, Flute (C-flute, Bass Flute, Contrabass Flute), electronics, video projections
Duration: 27 minutes
Working period: February-September 2012
Pre-premiere: September 21st 2012, Inter Arts Center, Malmö
Premiere: September 28, Warsaw Autumn Festival 2012, Poland
Performances: March 14, GRAME Days 2013, Lyon, France
Documentation: Sound recordings. Video from first performance.
Everest
Six Actors, Electroacoustic Music, Stage Design
Duration: 90 minutes
Text: Lotta Lotass. Text adaption, Director: Jörgen Dahlqvist
Music: Kent Olofsson
Stage and Costume: Johan Bergman and Jenny Ljungberg
Technician: Johan Nordström
Premiere: Helsingborgs Stadsteater. 14 November 2012,
Performances:
Helsingborgs Stadsteater, 15-16 November
Stockholms stadsteater, Clara scenen, 24-25 November
Göteborg Folkteatern, 29-30 November
Documentation: Sound and Video Recordings, not mixed
Arrival Cities: Malmö
Three actors, Trombone, Percussion, Electronics, Video projections, Stage Designs
Duration: 90 minutes
Concept: Jörgen Dahlqvist, Kent Olofsson, Johan Nordström
Text: Jörgen Dahlqvist
Music: Kent Olofsson
Actors: Linda Ritzén, Nils Dernevik, Rafael Pettersson. Trombone: Ivo Nilsson, Percussion: Jonny Axelsson
Working period: January – June 2013
Premiere: June 1st 2013, Inkonst, Malmö
Performances: 7th, 8th 2013, Inkonst, Malmö
Arrival Cities: Växjö
Three actors, Vocal Ensemble, String Orchestra, Video projections, Staging
Duration: 80 minutes
Concept: Jörgen Dahlqvist, Kent Olofsson
Text: Jörgen Dahlqvist
Music: Kent Olofsson
Vokalharmonin, Musica Vitae, Teatr Weimar: Linda Ritzén, Pia Örjansdotter, Kajsa Ericsson
Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg
Working period: January – October 2013
Premiere: Växjö, Araby Park Black Box, 18 October 2013
Performances:
Malmö, Inkonst, 21-22 October 21 2013
Stockholm, Radiohuset, Studio 2, 24 -25 October 2013
Man’s Desire to be God (2011-2014)
Rock-blues Singer with extended vocal techniques, Rock-Jazz-band, Electronics
Duration: 63 minutes
Working period, creation, recordings: Spring 2011 - 2014
Concept: Kent Olofsson, Zofia Åsenlöf, Jörgen Dahlqvist
Texts: Jörgen Dahlqvist. Texts adaption: Kent Olofsson, Zofia Åsenlöf
Music: Kent Olofsson, Zofia Åsenlöf
Voice: Zofia Åsenlöf
Electric and acoustic guitars, chapman stick, banjo, keyboards, programming, mix: Kent Olofsson
Drums, percussion, programming, recording producer, mix: Tomas Erlandsson
Electric Bass, Contrabass: Johnny Åman
Piano, synthesizer: Martin Hedin
Backing Vocals: Tomas Erlandsson, Signe Olofsson, David Fremberg, Kent Olofsson
Electric Cello: Christine Owman
Mastering: Jonas Siöström
Champs d’étoiles – R1 Version 2014
(previous title: M/illuminations)
(2008-9/10/2013-15) (a work-in-progress)
Duration: 50 minutes
Counter tenor, Recorder, Baroque Violin, Viola da Gamba, Teorbo, electronics, Video projections
Ensemble Lipparella: Michael Bellini: Counter Tenor, Baroque Violin: Anna Lindal, Recorders: Kerstin Frödin, Viola da Gamba: Louise Agnani, Teorbo: Peter Söderberg
Text: Rilke, Rimbaud
Performances, concerts 2013 (six parts):
Stockholm, Samtida Musik. March 23rd.
Varberg, August 17th
Kalv, August 10th
Härnösand
Reaktorhallen R1, KTH, Stockholm 14, 15 February 2015
Video: Jörgen Dahlqvist, Maria Norrman
Stränder
Theatre performance for two actors, staging, video, electronic music
Actors: Kajsa Ericsson and Linda Ritzén
Text: Jörgen Dahlqvist
Music, Sound design: Kent Olofsson
Stage design: Marcus Råberg
Technician: Johan Nordström
Working period: January-March 2014
Performances: Inkonst, Malmö. March 12-15 2013.
Duration: 75 minutes
Arrival Cities: Hanoi – trio version
2014
The Six Tones, Electronics
Manzi, Hanoi May 29th 2014.
IAC, Malmö November 16-18th, December 1st 2014.
Hanoi, 4-5 April 2015
Duration: 67 minutes
Arrival Cities: Hanoi – version for trio, chamber ensemble and video
2014-15
Trio of Vietnamese instruments, chamber ensemble, electronics, documentary video, choreography.
Duration: 67 minutes
The Six Tones: Nguyễn Thanh Thủy, Ngô Trà My,Stefan Östersjö
Ensemble Reconsil, conductor: Roland Freisitzer.
Video: Jörgen Dahlqvist | Choreography by Miguel Cortés
Working period 2014-15 | Premiere: Off Theater, Vienna 9 December 2015.
Fält
2014
Sonic Art Theatre performance, one actor, one singer, video, electronic music
Concept: Jörgen Dahlqvist, Kent Olofsson, Linda Ritzén, Zofia William Åsenlöf
Text: Jörgen Dahlqvist
Music: Kent Olofsson, Zofia William Åsenlöf
Stage design: Marcus Råberg
Technician: Johan Nordström
Working period: August-October 2014
Duration: 65 minutes
Performances:
Wlabs, Malmö. 15-18 October 2014 (unofficial performances)
Inkonst, Malmö 18-21 March 2015
Scenkonstbiennalen Malmö Folkets Bio 29, 30 May 2015
CPHStage, Copenhagen 11, 12 June 2015
Youtube:
'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlYGd_kX740&t=81s
Waymarks
2014
Orchestra, electronics, video
Koncept: Jörgen Dahlqvist, Kent Olofsson
Texts: Dag Hammarskjöld
Music: Kent Olofsson
Video: Jörgen Dahlqvist
Actors (voices, video): Richard Lekander, Linda Ritzén, Anders Blentare)
Performances:
Uppsala, Uppsala Kammarorkester, 23 October 2014
Jönköping, Jönköping Sinfonietta, 22 February 2015
Champs d’étoiles – I skuggorna. Performance Version 2016
(2008-9/10/2013-16)
Duration: 70 minutes
Counter tenor, recorder, baroque violin, viola da gamba, theorbo, speaker, pre-recorded voices, electronics, video projections
Ensemble Liparella: Michael Bellini: Counter Tenor, Baroque Violin: Anna Lindal, Recorders: Kerstin Frödin, Viola da Gamba: Louise Agnani, Teorbo: Peter Söderberg
Speaker: Kent Olofsson. Pre-recorded voices: Linda Ritzén, Carina Ehrenholm, Liv
Text: Jörgen Dahlqvist, Kent Olofsson, Rainer Maria Rilke, Arthur Rimbaud, Dag Hammarskjöld
Performances:
Malmö 7-8 October 2015
Stockholm 17-18 September 2015
Episoder 1 - 4
Radiophonic work
Text: Jörgen Dahlqvist
Music: Kent Olofsson and Jörgen Dahlqvist. Songs created in collaboration with
Actor: Carina Ehrenholm
Singers:
Mix: Kent Olofsson