The Hedda Festival : Soft Machine – Oslo Choreography

In Soft Machine, the audience is a guest on a twisted and magnificent TV show where the hosts carefreely buy and consume. It's the minute before it all collapses, but we don't think about that now. What a wonderful time to be alive!

Soft Machine is a performance experience in which three dancers explore consumption through exaggeration and humor – to the delight and wonder of both adults and children.

Through a huge plastic TV, the audience is presented with scenes that range from the realistic to the absurd – with refreshing and surprising use of body and dance, mimicry and voice.

In an American-sounding gibberish, the performers address the audience and each other. Occasionally they also sing – improvised notes that arise here and there, as part of a varied and exciting electronic soundscape. While the performers' actions constantly trigger laughter and wonder, the use of light and reflections contributes to a further range of moods.

Target group: From 3 years and up

Venue: Pilotscenen

Duration: 40 minutes

Cast:

Dancers: Fredrik Petrov, Ida Haugen and Sara Enger Larsen

Scenography: Colin Eccleston

Choreography and direction: Anne Kathrine Fallmyr, Tale Hendnes

Lighting design: Evelina Dembacke

Music: Fredrik Petrov

Sound design: Nikolai Høgset

Illustration: Robin Rengard

Photo and film: Tale Hendnes

Sound engineering: Hjalmar Littauer

Producer: Hanne Frostad Håkonsen

Production: Oslo Choreographic

Co-production: Dansens Hus with support from Sparebankstiftelsen

Supported by: Arts Council of Norway, Spenn, Sentralen Ung, FFUK, Oslo Municipality, Kloden theater

Shown in collaboration with Dansenett Norge

Monday, June 16, 2025

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