"a sugar sweet and visual experience of high artistic quality"
"sugar circus is a great and original idea, one which aided by outstanding scenography and lighting, becomes a complete sugar kick of the rare kind"
"beyond all sense indeed. If all adults could become temporary children."
Hege I. Hansen, Nordlys
"a performance that outclasses everything one relates to theatre"
"the performance is spectacular, energetic and colourful. Not one second of standstill, not one second is boring. The actors make a fantastic effort"
"what else can you do than bow your head and congratulate"
Bente-Lill Dankertsen, Harstad Tidende
"sugar sweet delight"
"sugar circus challenges nutritional experts and absorbs the youngest"
Lars Antonsen, Avisa Nordland
"The grade-one pupils just can't believe it. During school hours, they have gathered in the figurative stage to see theatre, and on the floor right before them sweets in all colours race by"
Anki Gerhardsen, Lofotposten
"En søt og nydelig opplevelse"
Bergen Tidende
"cotton candy and Children's TV star top the children's festival"
Harstad tidene
In short
In a time when the World Health Organisation (WHO) declares war on sugar, this play suggests that sweet dreams can never get sweet enough.
No useful learning, no pointed finger, and no morals. The smell of circus. Just the rare sweet dream and the incredibly wonderful tickling in the stomach when the circus comes to your town.
Two different newspapers gave the performance the highest score when it was shown at the International Theatre Festival and at the Culture and Music Festival in North Norway 2004.
See Also:
- Sukker sirkus´s own homesite
- Sukker sirkus 03
Tourlist
Premiere:
June 2004, the Figurative Theatre in Nordland
Tour:
Nordland county, autumn and spring 2004/2005
Festivals:
Barents theatre festival in Oulo, Finland, Stamsund International Theatre Festival, The Culture and Music Festival in North Norway, "verden i Tromsø" in Tromsø, "vinterfestuka" in Narvik, Show Box/Black Box in Oslo, Kulturmarkedet in Molde and Theatre Fair in Sandefjord 2005, "Meteor"/BIT in Bergen 2005.
Credits
idea, concept,directions:
Katrine M. E. Strøm
Directions assistant:
Preben Faye-Schjøll
Scenography/ Costume:
Ingunn Sønsteby
Actors:
Anders Gaarder Karterudseter, Karoline Spjelkavik Elvan/
Laura Christina Brøvig Vallenes, Mette Spjelkavik Enoksen, Katrine M. E. Strøm
Music:
Tord Lind-Hansen
Alexander R. Hansen
Light:
Thomas Bendiksen
Video:
Stian Indrevoll
Sewing:
Anne Kari Spjelkavik
Public Relations:
Svein Spjelkavik
Technic on tour:
Alexander R. Hansen
Photos:
Svein Spjelkavik and Svein Terje Eliassen
The performance is produced by: Katma and Nordland Visual Theatre
Supported by:
Norsk kulturråd, AOF Vesterålen, Nordland fylke and den kulturelle skolesekken
Scrapbook
"a sugar sweet and visual experience of high artistic quality"
"sugar circus is a great and original idea, one which aided by outstanding scenography and lighting, becomes a complete sugar kick of the rare kind"
"beyond all sense indeed. If all adults could become temporary children."
Hege I. Hansen, Nordlys
"a performance that outclasses everything one relates to theatre"
"the performance is spectacular, energetic and colourful. Not one second of standstill, not one second is boring. The actors make a fantastic effort"
"what else can you do than bow your head and congratulate"
Bente-Lill Dankertsen, Harstad Tidende
"sugar sweet delight"
"sugar circus challenges nutritional experts and absorbs the youngest"
Lars Antonsen, Avisa Nordland
"The grade-one pupils just can't believe it. During school hours, they have gathered in the figurative stage to see theatre, and on the floor right before them sweets in all colours race by"
Anki Gerhardsen, Lofotposten
"En søt og nydelig opplevelse"
Bergen Tidende
"cotton candy and Children's TV star top the children's festival"
Harstad tidene