Vilka är ni?

Vilka är ni? is a theatrical performance for all the family. The audience encounters characters from the plant and animal kingdoms of the forest in an absurd and poetic performance. Suitable for children from 8 years and adults of all ages, the performance is 45 minutes long.

Focusing on nature, artist Ingela Ihrman, director Maja Salomonsson and Ögonblicksteatern attempt to understand what being human entails. Together with the audience they explore roles, identities and expectations. The audience is actively involved and questions that may come up are: Do you give birth to live kids? Do you sleep close to each other or separately? Is everyone involved in decision-making when you play together? How long are your roots? What happens to you when you die? Are you afraid of being taken prisoner? Are you afraid of those you don’t know?

 

 

Vilka är ni? is an existential mediation on humankind that in collaboration with the audience explores identities and expectations.

Both humorous and serious, Vilka är ni? is an existential mediation on humankind that in collaboration with the audience explores identities and expectations. What can the animal and plant kingdoms teach us about our humanity? What does it mean to be something or someone?

On stage: Stefan AnderssonSara GallardoKarin LarsonManour SaltiJohanna Sallander and Daniel Tholander.

Vilka är ni? is created by artist Ingela Ihrman and director Maja Salomonsson in collaboration with Ögonblicksteatern.

Hosted by: Weld

On Ingela Ihrman and Maja Salomonsson

Ingela Ihrman (b. 1985) is an artist working with performance, installations and artistic writing. She graduated from the Master’s degree program Art in the Public Realm at Konstfack in 2012 and is currently based in Malmö. Ihrman is currently participating in the Nordic Pavilion’s exhibition Weather Report: Forecasting Futures at the 58th Venice Biennale and has previously participated in Modernauställningen 2018, With the future Behind us, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Luleåbiennal 2018, Tidjord/Tidal Ground, Luleå, The Eight Climate (What does art do?), 11th Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju. Since 2009, she has been part of the performance group Hägersten botaniska trädgård (with Johan Eriksson and Sam Hultin) and has often worked with Art Lab Gnesta, for instance with the Träskbiennalen 2017 and a residence exchange for the Andaman people in India.

Maja Salomonsson is a director, playwright and radio maker who graduated from the Radio Production program at Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts in 2011. Since then, she has mainly directed theater and often approaches sound art and visual arts in her performances. Her latest work is På spaning efter den tid som flytt at the Orionteatern, the loop pedal concert Hamlet – en monolog där alla dör at the Ung scen/öst and the headphone work Plint – a gymnasium show at Riksteatern.