Teatergruppen Fotspor
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Teatergruppa Fotspor works in a process-oriented way, with the participants themselves creating the performances under the guidance of a theater educator. They meet for weekly exercises in acting technique, storytelling technique, body control, voice technique and singing.
Fotspor was established in the fall of 2009, and is a collaboration between the Church City Mission, the University of Agder and Kilden Dialog. The theater group collaborates with actors such as the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra, the senior choir Sølvstrupene, actors and art students from the University of Agder.
For more information, please send an email to kilden2018
Eventyraksjonen, self-produced performance performed at Kirkens Bymisjon in October.
The Christmas Gospel, together with the Senior Choir Sølvstrupene.
2016
Christmas Gospel, together with Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra, Kristiansand Chamber and Opera Choir, the girls' choir Benedictus and Kilden's senior choir Sølvstrupene. Read the review here.
Rebel, rebel! The theater group shaped the performance through improvisation, brainstorming and discussions.
2015
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - a modern fairy tale. Together with the senior choir Kilden Sølvstrupene. The script was written by director Christine Helland, while the lyrics to ABBA's famous melodies were written by Sølvstrupene's conductor Bodil Nørsett.
2014
The constitutional anniversary - an oblique view. Instructor Christine Helland. Singing teacher Birte Myhrstad.
Medieklipp: Artikkel sornett.no 2014
2013
The Christmas Gospel with Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra, Kristiansand Soloist Ensemble, Agder Theatre, the senior choir Sølvstrupene and school children from Slettheia School.
A Midsummer Night's Dream (abridged version)
2012
The sandbox, by Kent Andersson.
2011
Life and Joy, a poetry program. Violinists Nataša Vidaćić and Svetlana Jelic from the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra. Performed on several occasions both at Kilden and elsewhere. Footprints Theatre Group is a weekly meeting place and low-threshold program for people connected to the Church City Mission’s employment program.
Through theater practice the group receives training in acting techniques, narrative techniques, movement, voice techniques and song. Together they work towards larger and smaller performances, often in collaboration with, for instance, Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra, the senior choir Sølvstrupene, actors and art students at the University of Agder.
In Fotspor / Footprints the approach is process oriented, and the participants themselves actively take part in the development and fine-tuning of the performance. This way they take part in both the process leading up to the performance and the actual performance.
Fotspor / Footprints Theatre group was established in the autumn of 2009, and is a collaboration between Kirkens Bymisjon / The Church City Mission, University of Agder and Kilden Dialog / Dialogue.
Instructor and drama teacher Christine HellandKilden Dialog / Dialogue) and teacher Birte Myhrstad (UiA / UoA) are responsible for Fotspor / Footprints who have their rehearsals at Kilden. If you want to know more about the theatre group, please contact: kilden
Previous performances
December 2016 the theatre group read the Christmas Gospel in the Christmas concert by the same name. The concert was performed by Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra, Kristiansand Kammer- og Operakor / Chamber and Opera Choir, the girls' choir Benedictus and Kilden's senior choir Sølvstrupene. Read the review (in Norwegian) here.
October 2016 Fotspor / Footprints performed Rebell, rebell! / Rebel, rebel! which was developed through process based work. During 2016 the group worked on shaping the performance from scratch, with no manuscript as a basis. The performance was created through improvisations, brainstorming and discussions around what interests, provokes and inspires them. During the process and in the performance the theatre group explored different questions such as:
What does it mean to be a rebel?
How are you cast out?
Will you find your way back?
Direction and guidance: Christine Helland and Theis Irgens
October 2015, they developed and performed 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - a modern fairy tale.' This time also in collaboration with Kilden Sølvstrupene. The manuscript was written by instructor and director Christine Helland, while the lyrics to ABBA's melodies were written by the conductor of Sølvstrupene, Bodil Nørsett. Read the review (in Norwegian) here.
October 2014 Fotspor / Footprints performed, with Kilden Sølvstrupene, a performance related to the 200-year anniversary of the constitution. They themselves developed the ideas and characters and together with instructor Christine Helland and singing teacher Birte Myhrstad they made the performance called 'Grunnlovsjubileet - et skråblikk'.
December 2012 and 2013 the group were puppeteers in "Juleevangeliet" / The Christmas Gospel', the big collaboration between Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra, Kristiansand Solistensemble, Agder Theatre, the senior choir Sølvstrupene and schoolchildren from Slettheia school.
May 2013 an abridged version of Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' was on the repertoire.
May 2012 they played the performance "Sandkassen" / 'The Sandbox' by Kent Andersson on the studio stage.
October 2011 Fotspor / Footprints read the poetry program "Liv og lyst" in the foyer of Kilden, together with violinists Nataša Vidaćić and Svetlana Jelic from Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra. This program has been performed on several occasions both at and outside Kilden.
November 2010 The group performed their own compositions and those of other composers alongside the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra in front of a packed Kristiansand Cathedral, receiving a standing ovation.[dfd_spacer screen_wide_resolution="1280" screen_wide_spacer_size="60" screen_normal_resolution="1024" screen_tablet_resolution="800" screen_mobile_resolution="480" screen_normal_spacer_size="40" screen_tablet_spacer_size="40" screen_mobile_spacer_size="40"]