COMPOSING THE PERFORMANCE

 

The thesis

 

Examples

Indy500: seklernas udde

Hamlet II: Exit Ghost

A Language at War

Arrival Cities: Växjö

Fält

 

Musical Composition as a

Dramaturgical Strategy

 

Documentations

and resources

 

List of works

and performances

 

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The Bells

Champs d'étoiles

Complete list of works

 

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

 

Recording

 

 

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

Vimeo (Atalante performance)

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

 

Soundcloud

 

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.

 

 

Vimeo

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:

Part 1

Part II

Part III

 

SCORE

 

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

 

Soundcloud

 

 

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.

 

Soundcloud

 

Vimeo

 

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

 

Vimeo:

 

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

 

Vimeo

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

 

Spotify

 

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

 

Spotify

 

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

 

Spotify

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

 

Recording