Come Closer to Human (2018)

"Come Closer to Humanity" takes you to the cemetery, Rema and the room. Two narrators share their thoughts on death, relationships, everyday chaos, belonging and loneliness. Perhaps finding the right friend can be just as important as finding the right lover?

How close can one get to another, when is the limit reached, when do we reach each other's "Inner Gate"? In "Come Closer to Humanity" polyphony is used as an approach and method. The dynamic between the two narrative voices that speak to each other, and past each other, is central.

The reading is the culmination of a year-long collaboration between the authors and Ferske Scener/Scenetextivalen.

After the reading, the authors and dramaturg Kristin Bjørn will discuss their experiences along the way, in the meeting between the fields of fiction and the performing arts. What does it add to the text that it was not written in solitude, but in a jumble of impulses and whims, from outside and inside?

About the participants

Caroline Kaspara Palonen lives in Harstad. She is educated at the Bergen Academy of the Arts and the Writers' Studio in Tromsø. She made her debut in 2011 with the novel "Xeroxdager". This was followed by the novels "Du er meg for søvnig" (2013, Cappelen Damm) and "Det er mitt hav" (2015, Cappelen Damm). In 2016, the poetry collection "Øy, øy" (Cappelen Damm) was published.

Ingvild Solstad-Nøis lives in Tromsø. She is educated at the University of Tromsø and has attended the Writers' Study Programme in the city. She made her debut with the novel "Jeg troddet scule bli fint å komme hit" (I thought it would be nice to come here) published by Oktober (2011) and published "Rolig sone" (Quiet Zone) in 2013. She works as the general manager of the Ordkalotten International Literature Festival.

Anethe Alfsvåg was born in Oslo, raised in Nordmøre and has now made Tromsø her home. She is a trained actress and singer from Rose Bruford in London, Bårdar Academy in Oslo and Complete Vocal Institute in Copenhagen. In addition to her acting career, Anethe has also worked extensively as an educator, instructor and improviser.

Tonje Dreyer Sellevoll is from Stonglandseidet and based in Tromsø. She is a trained actress from the École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris, and is co-founder of the international theatre collective YVA.

The collaboration between Ferske Scener/Scenetekstivalen and Ordkalotten is supported by the SNN Kulturnæringsstiftelsen.