THE AUCTION
The performance
A deceased estate is to be auctioned off. Unfortunately, no one is bidding. Objects from someone else’s lived life have little interest in the age of materialism. When they have also lost their practical function and affective value, they are defined as scrap. But can one still coax a soul out of the inanimate? Can one invent new memories? And can reuse be a golden opportunity to return to something more tactile and tangible in everyday life, something more real?
“The Auction” is an associative fable about objects we know but no longer have a relationship with. With abstract dance and newly composed music, the audience is invited to dig up their own memories and perhaps create new ones during the performance. As a modest tribute to the past, the performance can also be experienced as a commentary on today’s material overconsumption.
“The Auction” is a completely new flower in Jo Strømgren Kompani’s large repertoire bouquet. Where the company usually emphasizes storytelling, often with humor and theatricality, this time they present a more meditative journey of association and reflection. The performance is a collaboration with Trondheim Chamber Music Festival and Bergmund Waal Skaslien, initiator of the performance’s theme and concept, and the company’s composer for almost 30 years.
Duration: 60 mins
Premiere: 23rd of September – Verkstedhallen, Trondheim, Norway during the Trondheim Chamber Music Festival (Kamfest)
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Upcoming tour dates
| Sep 23 2026 | Verkstedhallen, Trondheim, Norway | Info |
| Sep 24 2026 | Verkstedhallen, Trondheim, Norway | Info |
| Nov 19 2026 | Den Norske Opera og Ballett, Oslo, Norway | Info |
| Nov 20 2026 | Den Norske Opera og Ballett, Oslo, Norway | Info |
| Nov 21 2026 | Den Norske Opera og Ballett, Oslo, Norway | Info |
| Nov 22 2026 | Den Norske Opera og Ballett, Oslo, Norway | Info |
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Choreography, set design: Jo Strømgren
Dancers: Nora Svendsgård Lønnebotn, Anna Benedicte Andresen, Angela Dematté, Aleksandra Krapiva
Composer & original music: Bergmund Waal Skaslien
Lighting design: Jo Strømgren
Producer: Anne Cecilie Bodin Larsen
Production: Jo Strømgren Kompani
Collaboration: The Norwegian Opera and Ballet, Trondheim Chamber Music Festival (Kamfest)