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  "The young performance artist Signa Sørensen has done it again with her new work '57 Beds'. Created a both magic and frightening scene where the line between fiction and reality ceases to exist, the barrier between audience and actors has been broken down, and where questions of borders and identity are put forth... The way in which the actors insist on and steep themselves in their characters, fascinates time and again." - Vibeke Wern, Berlingske Tidende, February 16th 2004 "In a challenging way, [Signa Sørensen] takes part in fostering new ways to test the line between art and reality - just as she has done it with 'Twin Life' and 'Nightfinder' - but what she in fact manages to stage, is a new theatrical reality." - Monna Dithmer, Politiken, February 17th 2004 Time: 12 – 28/2, 2004 Place: Kanonhallen, Copenhagen Duration: 14 x 4 hours + 2 x 12 hours Number of performers: 42 Resumé: In the performance installation 57 Beds the audience moved along 57 occupied or deserted beds placed in long rows in the large black box hall of Kanonhallen. The scenery evolved around a pile of crashed and burned out cars and a long table dressed for a wedding. The installation also featured a cocktail bar, a roadside cafeteria, a border control and a huge dancehall stage. All the time the characters are given new layers of alternative identities or stories. The unambiguous reality is changed and blurred when improvisations and coincidences are allowed to form a web of stories. A labyrinthine and unpredictable game where the audience participate on equal terms with the artist and the performers. CREDITS Concept and installation: Signa Sørensen Performers: Arthur Köstler, Signa Sørensen, Frank Bätge, Nana Francisca Schottländer, Tina Kraft, Maria Bäck, Sonja Øien Salkowitsch, Morten Christensen, Paul Loader, Bent Larsen, Maria Rugbjerg, Signhild Linderoth Christiansen, Mette Aakjær, Amia Miang, Stig Eivind Vatne, Ebbe Herman Sørensen, Momo Subotic, Simon Ellehammer, Inga Gerner Nielsen, Camilla Jørgensen, Ulla Katscher, Ricardo Torres, Aaron Beck, Kian Larsen, Christina Falkberg, Lisa Lie, Maria Rugbjerg, Ariellah Winther, Stine Degerbøl, Stine Suhr Olsen, Peter Sloth Madsen, Mikael Lindeman, Adam Løwert, Marie Vibe, Felix Becker, Thaus Leopold Jensen, Helene Kvint, Karina Stoffer Hjort, Nanja Hofman Andersen, Signe Tølbøll Nielsen, Sara Christensen, Tina Faldt Bentsen Soundtrack composed by: Jesper Kruse Light: Eva Ulvan Handberg Telephone system: Flopper Video: Momo Subotic, Arthur Köstler Production: Ctrl+Art, Kanonhallen Photos: Paw Petersen, Tor Knudsen, Signa Sørensen, Nana Francisca Schottländer, Mikael Lindeman, Hartvig Dolberg     |