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WIND-WIND SITUATION

MAYA MI SAMUELSEN

Saturday 8 November 18:00. Frityren, Arktisk kultursenter.


Is a project about the power of the wind and the eagle and how windmills destroy/affect nature and kill birds – with a special focus on eagles.

The title is inspired by the expression win-win situation, because I love wordplay and because I really don't think that the windmills in Norway constitute a win-win situation for either people or nature, the establishment of wind power plants requires enormous natural areas, kills countless birds and insects and much of the energy is exported out of the country. Wind power plants and wind farms are, to put it mildly, in the wind in Norway at the moment and I want to explore this and make a performance out of it.

I want to explore the theme of natural power and man-made power with movement/voice/text/song.

I have always loved the eagle and I feel a responsibility to front the eagle and protect its right to wild nature.

Why are eagles seen as sacred? How many people know what the eagle's song is like? Is it more common to know what a wind power plant sounds like than the eagles? What do we get in return for our many wind farms? How long does it take for nature to recover after major interventions such as wind farms? Who benefits most from wind farms? How are people affected by noise from wind farms? Can I sail without wind?

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Choreographer and performer Maya Mi Samuelsen Co-creative performers Anne Katrine Haugen, Chollada Phinitduang and Åshild Thinn Composer and musician Charlotte Bendiksen Co-director and Co-dramaturge Tormod Fuglestad Costume and graphic design Rune Hennum Mask maker Maria Magdaléna Auraaen Bjerkely Set designer Lisa Helstrøm Jørgensen Photographer and videographer Marie Charlotte Lund External eyes and supervisors Solveig Leinan-Hermo and Liv Hanne Haugen

The project is supported by the Arts Council of Norway's independent performing arts project - Dance, Samfunnsløftet, Davvi - Senter for scenekunst, Karlsøy Festival, DanseFestival Barents by Stellaris DansTeater