Säg Till! – Speak out! lifts our times big questions:
What is democracy? How is money created? How do you know something is true? Is there reasons to be afraid? Why does inequality increase in the world? How do you mitigate hatred? Where are the hopes for the future?
Speak out! wants to lift some of the phenomena that have dominated recent years politics around the world, and made many wonder how safe our democracy really is. The project is a collaboration where Saga Björklund Jönsson is brand new in the ensemble. With background as a artist in the Musicals, she is active in Bataljonen, The Mainstream, and works as a composer and director in various contexts.
Speak out! will be played for adults and school pupils from high school and up. After the performance, there will be audience talki.
Saga Björklund Jönsson, song, action
Karin Wiberg, song, violin, action
Emma Augustsson, song, cello, action
Niklas Rydén, song, piano, action
Text and music by Niklas Rydén and the ensemble
Team
Artistic Direction – Niklas Rydén
Text, music – Niklas Rydén, Saga Björklund Jönsson and the ensemble
Staging – Ensemblen
Directing assistens – Anna Ulén
Choreographic assistans – Soledad Howe
Producer – Emelie Fröjdendahl
Saga Björklund Jönsson is a new employee at NewOpera CO and is leading the work on Säg till! together with Niklas Rydén. She is a singer, composer, director and one of the driving forces in Teater Bataljonen, which recently staged Jurassic Park at Storan. Saga is also part of the group The Mainstream and has worked with vulnerable groups in the project Röst.
Alexandra Nilsson is also new to NewOpera CO. She has her background in folk music, where she explores the role of the cello in the Swedish violin tradition. She is also active in Butlers of Glen Avenue and the Danish folk music septet Trolska Polska.
Karin Wiberg has been involved in all NewOpera CO’s productions since 2011. She is a freelance violinist, including in chamber music with a focus on music by female composers. Karin is also a composer and improviser, often in stage contexts. She is active in the groups Stensöta, Kristall, hahmo, Vråk and Trio Phantasm.
Speak out! did premiere 20 November at 19 at Teater Cinnober. Length 60-90 min. Also played 21 and 22 November. Spring 2018 it was played at Atalante.
Säg till! from Cinnober Teater 2017
Trailer
Film from first rehearsals in Mars 2017