DO&UNDO
first night, Bergen. from Kampala, Uganda. from Hamar, Norway. Quicktimemovie (948Kb) Baktruppen do and undo knots and unknots during three entrances, two exits, one turning point and 40 minutes. Dressed in black and white tights, seven middle-aged men and women move and get moved in and out of various sliding patterns, pulling and pushing each other through thick and thin and even with grace. Music: Gustav Mahler's Adagietto, streched. Participants: Bo Krister Wallström (B), Jørgen Knudsen (W), Trine Falch Johannessen (B), Worm Winther (W), Ingvild Holm (B), Per Henrik Svalastog (W), Øyvind Berg (B). Dagens Nyheter (Swedish newspaper): «I fall completely for the short etude «Do&Undo», which makes poetry out of the usually messy and delirious troupe. (...) It is like the sculptures of Vigeland in motion. Images of man-kind's fundamental life conditions, everything from the navel string to the graveyard, the doing and undoing of human attachment.» Teatertidsskriftet Visslingar och Rop (Swedish Theatre Magazine) : “Baktruppen, the conceptual, Norwegian group of artists, is indisputable the best of their kind in Scandinavia. Don't miss Do&Undo, a tribute to body tights.» Bergens Tidende (Norwegian newspaper : «Light years from "Swan Lake", but beautiful indeed, funny and grotesque.» Review in The Monitor, Uganda. Performed at: Autunnale , Dance Theatre, Bergen, November 2002. Uganda National Theatre , Kampala, Uganda, March 2003. Perfect Performance , Festival, Kilen, Cultural House, Stockholm, April 2003. Parkteatret , Oslo, May 2003. Stamsund International Theatre Festival , Vaglebruget, Stamsund, Norway, May 2003. Kunstbanken , Hamar, Norway, October 2003. Limelight , Kortrijk, Belgium, November 2003. Montemor-o-Novo Theatre, City Hall, Montomor-o-Novo , Portugal, april 2004. Supported by: The Norwegian Council of Cultural Affairs, The Norwegian Ministery of Foreign Affairs. Co-prodused by: Autonnalen. Contact: office 004755365777 / cellphone: +4745600611 Pictures on: http://www.baktruppen.org/ftp/images/ Technical Rider. See DO&UNDO II Last Updated: 10-11-2003