Our trailer for Them by filmmaker Louis Crevier.
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VIDEO C:B RABBIT
We continue to share our material from our most recent production: "Carroll: Berserkur" with this short fragment from actress Hrefna Lind Lárusdóttir and filmmakers Louis Crevier and Marco Schott.
Actress Hrefna Lind Lárusdóttir portrays her character, inspired by the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland, for our immersive performance "Carroll: Berserkur". Video and editing by filmmakers Louis Crevier and Marco Schott. The video was played on numerous screens surrounding Hrefna during her live performance to highlight the stress, tempo and anxiety of her character.
VIDEO OSLO WORKSHOP
We are extremely happy and inspired after our workshop week at the Norsk Skuespillersenter in Oslo. Meeting new performers with new ideas, qualities and attitudes gives us a push to new directions, unknown before each experience.
We are excited to publish our new video about The Performer and the Self workshop, accompanied with our commentary and reflection on the workshop and the Spindrift Ethos.
Enjoy!
– Anna Korolainen
VIDEO CORPOREAL WRITING
Anna Korolainen is currently working on her MA research: what happens when you combine body-based poetry, movement and French feminism? Special thanks for our Louis Crevier and Pekka Koivisto for their filming and composition of this physical theatre exercise demonstration.
RADIO FM957
Bergdís Júlía and Sólveig Eva discussed Carroll: Berserkur on Iceland's Radio FM957. The interview is available in Icelandic on the link below.
- Sóla Eva
VIDEO CARROLL: BERSERKUR
This video overview of our full production by Louis Crevier and Marco Schott was initially intended strictly for festival submissions, but we decided to leave it here for anyone interested to provide a deeper insight into our work.
REASEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTION SUMMER 2014
For a full overview of our process from beginning to end, here are the pictures from our Research and Development run at Drayton Arms Theatre, London, the summer before.
Sponsored by Evrópa Unga Fólksins (Erasmus+) and Reykjavíkurborg
- Sóla Eva
RADIO RÁS 2
Listen to Bergdís Júlía and Sólveig Eva discussing Carroll: Berserkur on The Icelandic National Broadcast's Rás 2, Síðdegisútvarpið earlier today.
They are introduced 1 hour and 25 min into the following video:
http://www.ruv.is/sarpurinn/ras-2/siddegisutvarpid/20150407
- Sóla Eva
MUSIC CARROLL: BERSERKUR
It's end of week three, everyone is working hard and scenes are emerging from the chaos. We have assembled a team of thirty creative individuals to work with us which makes this our largest project yet, in addition to being our first full length theatre performance.
We wanted to share with you the work of our musicians.
In addition to using the original score created by Pekka Koivisto, we have accordion player Arnardóttir and musicians Jófríður Ákadóttir and Sigrún Harðardóttir creating the soundscape for the various performance spaces.
We asked composer Pekka Koivisto for something warm and embracing for our theme music. A grounding score that might encourage self reflection.
The White Rabbit, played by Hrefna Lind Lárusdóttir, leads the audiences through an anxiety ridden mindful meditation session. When the audiences pass her a second time her world has collapsed.
Here is the track from Pigeon's room, played by Sólveig Eva, which is focused on mixing a pleasant surface with an electric undercurrent, as the Pigeon supresses her urges to fulfil her motherly role.
The Cheshire Cat, played by Ástþór Ágústsson, is a master manipulator who holds the key to increased confidence and success. He shares those secrets and practice tips with you during a tea party. The three different audience groups come together for his talk show mid production.
The Selkie, played by Agnes Wild, is our Nordic take on the sorrowful Mock Turtle from Alice in Wonderland. The Nordic myth tells of a seal woman who can no longer return to her former self and her family at sea.
Bergdís Júlía Jóhannsdóttir takes on motherhood through the role of the Duchess, using dark undertones of Icelandic folk songs in her soundscape.
The final score combines elements from the production with the ocean wave washing everything away, as the performers remove their costumes in front of the audience and exit the stage.
I will end this article with a thank you to graphic designer Kristín Edda who managed to source an immense amount of eggshells today for the Pigeon scene's installation. The visual component of our production is under the supervision of Hallveig Kristín Eiríksdóttir who treats each room as an extension of the character's inner life.
- Sóla Eva