Haugtussa

ARNE GARBORG, EDVARD GRIEG, ELINE ARBO, THIJS VAN VUURE, NATIONALTHEATRET

World Premiere

Music theatre

13.09.-15.09.2024

Jahrhunderthalle Bochum

Grieg’s only song cycle as music theatre celebrating difference

From an early age Haugtussa (literally: The Mountains Maid) can tell she’s different: she sees things other people can’t see and has powers other people don’t have. Finding no place in the community, she takes refuge in nature, searching for herself and finding her first great love, who only causes her more pain. Struggling with being different, she feels lost, caught between the expectations of society and her own innermost desires. The Norwegian author Arne Garborg wrote the poems about Haugtussa in 1885, and immediately inspired Edvard Grieg to compose his famous song cycle, giving Haugtussa her musical voice. Intertwining theatre and music, the ensemble from Nationaltheatret in Oslo will perform together with mezzosoprano Adrian Angelico and pianist Ingrid Andsnes. The director Eline Arbo, whose productions are often like rock concerts, captures the moods of the story powerfully and atmospherically. With music by Thijs van Vuure, the result is an intense interdisciplinary experience.

Produced by Nationalteatret (Norwegiean National Theatre) in co-production with Ruhrtriennale.

„I’d rather see with my own eyes, than walk through life deaf and blind, never separating truth from lie.“

Arne Garborg

Cast

Composition
- Edvard Grieg
Direction
- Eline Arbo
Composition, Music
- Thijs van Vuure
Set Design, Lighting Design
- Norunn Standal
Costume Design
- Alva Walderhaug Brosten
Sound Design
- Dennis Slot
Choreography
- Ida Wigdel
Hair/ Make-Up
- Ida Kristine Høgbakk
Dramaturgy
- Njål Helge Mjøs
With
- Kjersti Tveterås (VESLEMØY ) ,
- Christian Ruud Kallum (JON) ,
- Øystein Røger (HAUGKALLEN) ,
- Liv Bernhoft Osa (MOTHER) ,
- Hanne Skille Reitan (VESLEMØYs dear sister ) ,
- Adrian Angelico (Singer) ,
- Ida Wigdel (Dancer)

Visit

Language

Norwegian with German and English surtitles.
Supporters

Supported by Ammodo.
Run time

1 h 45 min
Age guidance

Recommended from 14 years
Sensory stimuli

Smoke and fog are used during the event.
Advise on content

The event will deal with depression, suicide and mental illness.