To live on - Rimfrost productions

I feel like I'm going to die. Every time. My heart is pounding, I can't breathe, I just have to get away. Just because I see a man in a police uniform. Breathe in, breathe out. It's not dangerous. There you go, there you go. It's okay. Remember you taught me how to breathe like this?

In the monologue performance "Å leve videre" we meet the sister who was on Utøya with her brother. She was 15 years old, he was 21. Her brother never came home again. She recounts the 12 years without her brother and tries to live on with the loss, grief and fear that characterizes everyday life at home in Northern Norway. In her rage after the horrific event, she decides never to get involved in politics again.

At the same time, she is witnessing a society in which politics is becoming more and more polarized, and the perpetrator's extreme views are gaining ground in more and more people. In Norway, we promised each other to "never shut up, never forget", but the important debate that was supposed to take place after July 22 stagnated. In her fictional conversations with her brother, she has a confrontation that leads her to something unexpected.

Rimfrost produksjoner presents the monologue "Å leve videre" (To live on) for a youth audience. The production is written and directed by Nina Wester based on conversations with a family who lost one of their own on Utøya. The monologue reflects experiences after the terror of July 22nd, with a focus on the part of the attack that took place on Utøya.

I go through what happened over and over again for my brain to find a way to understand. Why did it happen? How is it possible? And why was it so quiet afterwards when we promised each other we would never stop shouting?

"Å leve videre" is made in collaboration with Kloden teater and will premiere during the Showbox Festival 2023 in Oslo.

Target group: Youth

Venue: Pilotscenen

Duration: Approximately 70 minutes

Cast:

Script and direction: Nina Wester

Actress: Christina Sleipnes

Set and costume design: Mari Lotherington

Sound designer: Andreas Wangsbro

Lighting designer: Øystein Heitmann

Project manager/dramaturge: Kristine Myhre Tunheim

Producer: Neste Trinn v/ Siri Hallingby Børs-Lind

Å leve videre is made in collaboration with Kloden teater, and is supported by Arts Council Norway Fri Scenekunst Prosjekt, SPENN, Fond for lyd og bilde, Tromsø Kommune, Dramatikkens Hus, Fritt Ord, Kloden, ArtLab, Fond for frilansere, Rådstua Teaterhus, Raske Penger - Davvi

Mon 27 - Tue 28 November 2023

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