ESTER S BOOK A performance with Iben Nagel Rasmussen and Elena - PDF document

Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium Odin Teatret ESTER ’ S BOOK A performance with Iben Nagel Rasmussen and Elena Floris In a comfortable but unfamiliar room at a residential care home, mother and daughter sit and talk. With a stubbornness bordering on the tragicomically, the same words and terms are infinitely repeated. The dialogue reawakens past experiences, unrealised dreams and plans for the future, which only exists in a world of fantasy. The physical activity is minimal but a diary from the end of the Second World War, a photo album and private film clips from half a century ago, reveal different layers of Ester’s life. Music and songs from a distant youth accompanies pictures and texts, bringing closer historical changes, which shook and marked her generation The story of my mother is also a reflection on becoming old in present day Denmark, about loneliness and separation. Nobody is borne old. It has been my wish to give voice to some of the fragments of my mother’s life, which would have otherwise been buried with her. I am “Ester’s Book” . Iben Nagel Rasmussen, Holstebro 2005. On Stage: Iben Nagel Rasmussen and Elena Floris Text and Idea: Ester Nagel and Iben Nagel Rasmussen Musical Arrangement: Uta Motz and Anna Stigsgaard Technique: Jori Snell Film: Halfdan Rasmussen and Jan Rüsz Photo: Jan Rüsz and Morten Stricker Film Montage: Torgeir Wethal Scenic Arrangement: Knud Erik Knudsen Graphics: Rina Skeel Artistic Advisor: Eugenio Barba Duration: 50 min. The Press Wrote: ”With Ester ’ s Book Iben Nagel Rasmussen plants a seed in memory of her mother, which is both touching and leave you thinking lo ng after “curtain fall ”.” Kirsten Dahl, Århus Stiftstidende, 24 February, 2007. ” With her story Iben Nagel Rasmussen places a beautiful and sensitive monument over the life and death of her mother. See the play, if you get the opportunity. You will not regret it. ” Mette Sørensen, Viborg Stifts Folkeblad, 2 August, 2006. See further information about the performance at the Odin Teatret website: https://odinteatret.dk/the-odin-experience/performances/esters- book/ Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium – Odin Teatret, Særkærparken 144, 7500 Holstebro, Danmark Tel: +45 97 424 777 http://www.odinteatret.dk email: odin@odinteatret.dk

Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium Odin Teatret ESTER ’ S BOOK TECHNICAL INFORMATION LANGUAGE Ester’s Book can be performed in Danish, English, Italian and Sp anish. DURATION 50 min. (without a break) GET-IN & GET-OUT Get-in takes approx. 3 hours and begins preferably 12 hours prior to the beginning of the first performance Get-out will begin immediately after the last performance unless otherwise agreed and will approx. take 2 hours The Organiser will provide one technician to assist during get-in, set-up, strike and get-out. ROOM Odin Teatret must have access to the room 12 hours prior to the beginning of the first performance (see above) until 2 hours after the last performance, unless by special arrangement with the Organiser. The room must be sound proofed against external noise. All inspections of the room must be completed a min. of 3 hours before the performance begins. From then on only members of Odin Teatret may enter the room. A representative of the Organiser must remain outside the room from one hour before the performance begins until the last spectator has left the venue. The performance space and dressing room(s) must be secured. If it is not possible to secure the areas by locking of doors, a security guard must be arranged by the Organiser. It is the responsibility of the Organiser to ensure that the theatre/performance and storage spaces are secure and that the set and equipment of Odin Teatret as well as personal belongings are safe and secure. The Organiser is responsible for any loss, damage or theft caused by their employees and/or hired temporary staff. ACTING AREA Minimum requirements: Depth 5m; width 9m; height 4 m over the whole acting area. In addition, there must be approx. 2 metres of empty floor space between the scenography and the spectator tribune. The space for the spectator tribune is not included in these measurements. The acting area must be available to Odin Teatret from the beginning of the get-in until a minimum of 2 hours after the last performance unless otherwise agreed in writing. Upon the arrival of Odin Teatret, the room must be clean and have a normal temperature suitable for theatre work. FLOOR Level, even and clean. Preferably a wooden floor. Should the performance be presented in a room with a coloured floor (other than black), then the Organiser must provide and fit a black dance floor with the equivalent measurements of the acting area (mentioned above) as a minimum. 2/4 Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium – Odin Teatret, Særkærparken 144, 7500 Holstebro, Denmark Tel: +45 97 424 777 http://www.odinteatret.dk email: odin@odinteatret.dk

Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium Odin Teatret ELECTRICITY AND LIGHT 10 Amp – 230V as well as a CEE socket must be made available by the Organiser at or close to the performance space. Odin Teatret will provide lights and light equipment for the performance. General lighting for the entrance of the public is required from the Organiser. This general light must not illuminate the acting area. SOUND Odin Teatret will provide the sound equipment for the performance. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE A light technician must be present in the room upon the arrival of Odin Teatret, in order to assist with lighting. A technician with good knowledge of the venue must be present at the venue during the performance. HEATING & VENTILATION It must be possible to adjust or switch off heating and ventilation according to the wishes of Odin Teatret. If heating and/or ventilation equipment is considered too noisy by Odin Teatret, it must be switched off during the performance(s). DRESSING ROOM The dressing room(s) must be close to the acting area and available to Odin Teatret from get-in until end of get-out. In the dressing room(s) there must be: table(s), chair(s), mirror(s) and lights for 2 actors as well as a clothes rail with hangers for costumes. One well-functioning steam iron and ironing board must be in the dressing room ready for use upon the arrival of Odin Teatret. Toilet and running water must be in or near the dressing room(s). The toilet must not be shared with the spectators. The dressing room(s) must be set up, clean and ready for use before the arrival of Odin Teatret. The orgniser will arrange for the performance space and dressing room(s) to be cleaned after each performance according to the needs of Odin Teatret. OTHER REQUIREMENTS The following must be supplied by the Organiser and be ready for use upon get-in: Two identical wooden chairs on stage to be used during the performance. For the technician and light board – a table a chair. SPECTATORS Max. 120 spectators unless otherwise agreed in writing well in advance of the arrival of Odin Teatret. The spectators must be seated in an upraised tribune frontal to the acting area, so that the stage floor can be seen by all. The difference in height between each row must not be less than 40cm. The Organiser will provide the spectator tribune. The spectator tribune must be set up and ready for use in the room before the arrival of Odin Teatret. The spectators enter the performance space when the performance begins, according to the instructions of Odin Teatret. 3/4 Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium – Odin Teatret, Særkærparken 144, 7500 Holstebro, Denmark Tel: +45 97 424 777 http://www.odinteatret.dk email: odin@odinteatret.dk