Photo: Sebastian Rozanski
A reconstruction of memories and heritage to come closer to a rebirth.
Rose Water is a solo-performance that processes what has existed before one’s time, merged with new experiences. In this exploration, there is a power drawn forth through vibrations, spirituality, and transcendence. How do we channel the invisible and the unconscious? Can this exploration create space for belonging as well as understanding what feels foreign?
My mother came to Norway as a Vietnamese boat refugee. I have sought to understand this on a deeper level while connecting it to my own identity work. The project is a bodily, visual, and auditory interpretation of how I perceive the relationship between past, present, and future.
The project is a close collaboration with a larger artistic team. Throughout the process, which has been ongoing since 2021, I have traveled to Vietnam to gain a deeper understanding of my own background. The performance is a result of interpreting these new experiences.
Performances:
14th November 2024, Spriten kunsthall, Skien, Norway, premiere
15th November 2024, Spriten kunsthall, Skien, Norway
16th November 2024, Spriten kunsthall, Skien, Norway
20th November 2024, Rosendal Teater, Trondheim, Norway
Performing in Oslo at Black Box Teater in 2025 (dates TBA)
Photo: Sebastian Rozanski
Choreography, concept, and performer: Ida Haugen
Artistic collaborator: Jennie Bergsli
Sound design: Kim Thanh Ngo (Kim Dürbeck) and Ida Haugen
Composer: Kim Thanh Ngo (Kim Dürbeck)
Music used in the piece: Anna Berg - Remnants of Confetti Unexploded (2020) performed by Ensemble Allegria
Costume design: Chris Le
Lighting design: Martin Myrvold
Scenography: Tove Dreiman
Artistic advisor: Huy Le Vo
Co-production: Black Box Teater, Spriten kunsthall, DansiT
Residency: Le Rebond, France, Dans Sørøst-Norge
Supported by: Arts Council Norway, Fritt Ord, FFUK, Skien kommune
Thanks to: NSP, Talent Norge, Chi-Chi Ton, Marion Levy, Rannei Grenne, Isabel Dao
Photo: Sebastian Rozanski
Photo: Sebastian Rozanski
dykker ned i kroppens innerste lag
erfarte minner, glemte minner, minner på slep
fuktige minner i en understrøm
en dråpe i et hav
flyter mellom tilstander
skifter vekt gjennom nye tyngdepunkt, ankeret justeres
et forsøk på å skape forbindelser og bevare
handle with care
allow yourself to be embraced
Photo: Sebastian Rozanski
Photo: Kristoffer Skogheim
Photo: Chiron Duong
Saigon, 2024