Teater freezeProductions (DK)
The View
“The View” (Udsigt) is a story based on personal experiences of Makka Kleist, who is one of Greenland's leading actors and storytellers.
Presented in collaboration with IETM Aarhus 2023
Venue: Teaterhuset Filuren
How do you fit twelve sled dogs into a 3-room apartment?
In the 1960’s and 70’s the Danish government decided to close down settlements in Greenland and relocate people to concrete buildings in towns, as part of their efforts to urbanise the native people of Greenland. Life changed dramatically; families were split up, their stories forgotten.
“The View” is a strong and touching performance about a woman and her husband being forced to leave their home. It is a story about love, grief and hope; about the new daily life, the sled dogs they had to put down, the joy of getting running water…
The performance gives insight into 50 years of recent Greenlandic history and the relationship between Denmark and Greenland, shedding light on something that has happened to many indigenous people around the world.
The monologue is written and performed by Makka Kleist, one of Greenland’s leading actresses and dramatists, and directed by Hanne Trap Friis. “The View” premiered in Nuuk, Greenland, in one of the buildings used in the urbanisation process.
Will be performed in English.
Note: If you are a registered participant in the IETM Aarhus Plenary Meeting 2023, please purchase your ticket here (promo code IETM23).
About Teater freezeProductions
Teater freezeProductions was established by artistic leader and director, Hanne Trap Friis. The company’s focus is on new narratives, especially in a Greenlandic and Arctic context.
For more than 10 years, Teater freezeProductions has produced performances in Greenland and Denmark with Greenlandic artists, writers, actors and set designers.
All plays are written and/or created in a devised process with the Greenlandic artists involved – always striving to bring their perspectives and their narratives to the table.
Teater freezeProductions tackles relevant, current themes in the form of monologues as well as music-based theatre and youth theatre.
It is funded by Danish and Greenlandic art foundations and funding bodies, and tours in both Greenland, Denmark and the Nordic countries.
Website: www.freezeproductions.dk
Credits
Playwright
Makka Kleist
Director
Hanne Trap Friis
Actress
Makka Kleist
Soundscape
Hans-Ole Amossen
Videographer
Michael Lindskov Jacobsen
Film credits
Ànorâk Film
Produced by
Teater freezeProductions