The Loaf or the Lamp

2010

This is a performative investigation of the poem Farstu (eng. vestibule) by Swedish poet Erik Beckman. Through repetitions, music and physical experiments an actor and two musicians deconstruct the poem, trying to figure out what it is about. They find a world of conflicts and arguments between ideas and ideologies that seem incompatible. But are they really? Isn’t there something to gain from viewing differences as a platform for dialogue rather than controversy?

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On stage

Erik Magnussonactor
David Stackenäsmusician/actor (guitar)
Emil Strandbergmusician/actor (trumpet)

Credits

PoemErik Beckman
Script and conceptJohan Petri
MusicSten Sandell, D Stackenäs, E Strandberg, Arnold Schönberg
Set and lighting designJan Guoidou
Set and costume designMaria Geber
ChoreographerNathalie Ruiz
DramaturgeMagnus Jacobsson, Tora von Platen
Film photographerDan Lepp
ProducerMaria Jennefelt
DirectionJohan Petri