POISON PARADISE

PREMIERE 2021, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

PART OF ANOTHER MAP TO NEVADA CURATED BY THE PERFORMANCE AGENCY / DEN FRIE UDSTILLINGSBYGNING

ADAPTED IN 2022 FOR CRUISING UTOPIA CURATED NY NORA-SWANTJE ALMES / BERGEN KUNSTHALL

PERFORMANCE, 20MIN, 4 PERFORMERS, ELECTRIC GUITAR, TEXT, VOICE MANIPULATION, FIRE EQUIPMENT

COPENHAGEN EDITION:

CONCEPT, TEXT: MIRIAM KONGSTAD

LIVE E-GUITAR: STAR SUANING

PERFORMED BY CAMILLA LIND, SOFIE WINTHER, MIRIAM KONGSTAD

BERGEN EDITION:

CONCEPT, TEXT: MIRIAM KONGSTAD

LIVE E-GUITAR: IDA CHARLOTTE BRATTEBERG JAKOBSEN

PERFORMED BY ALEXANDRA TVEIT, HREFNA HORN, MIRIAM KONGSTAD

Oscillating between a children’s rhyme, a pop song, and a Skaldic poem, the performance Poison Paradise smacks against the high waves of romantic symbolism surrounding a sunset boat ride. By weaving together (mis)quotes by female icons and personal romantic encounters, we’re cruising through bittersweet anecdotes on contemporary love, rage, and attraction from a queer, femme perspective.

DOWNLOAD PERFORMANCE TEXT HERE (PDF)

FULL-LENGTH REGISTRATION HERE (18MIN)

POISON PARADISE, 2022,  'CRUISING UTOPIA' CURATED BY NORA-SWANTJE ALMES / BERGEN KUNSTHALL, BERGEN, NORWAY (PHOTOS BY JOHANNE KARLSRUD)

POISON PARADISE, 2021,  'ANOTHER MAP TO NEVADA' CURATED BY THE PERFORMANCE AGENCY / DEN FRIE UDSTILLINGSBYGNING, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK (PHOTOS BY LUIS ARTEMIO DE LOS SANTOS, BETTY KRAG, MELANIE GLÜCK