THE AUCTION
The performance
A deceased estate is to be auctioned off. Unfortunately, no one is bidding. 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
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)