Requiem for a Pig (2013)

Ruth runs the animal hotel Stallen, a place where people who are tired of life can stay and become their favorite animal. Kjetil, Randi and Geir come to Stallen, who want to be transformed into a pig, a dog and a giraffe respectively. Kjetil has left his little nephew, and the others have also left relationships that have become too difficult.

Fresh Scenes shows "Requiem for a Pig" in three versions:

• The Documentary, a text exhibition – In The Documentary, the audience can wander at their own pace between texts, stuffed animals, masks and fact stations.

• The audio play – The audio play is the actors' improvisation over the text. The text is treated as a surface where all role divisions are abolished. The actors seize the word and determine the sounds and soundscapes in the situation.

• The play – The play is a directed staging with physical and visual images.

The starting point for all three versions is the script by Kristin Auestad Danielsen. It has been performed once before, at the Århus Theatre in Denmark, then under the title "A Pig's Heart".

The script was developed in collaboration with Ferske Scener.

Kristin Auestad Danielsen (b. 1981) is a poet and playwright, with a background in writing studies in Tromsø and the Dramatic Studies Program at Aarhus Theatre (2007-2010). She has published two collections of poetry.