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Performance lecture about the tremendous importance of goldfish!

An autistic character invites you to a seemingly academic lecture about goldfish, desperately needing to convince the audience about their tremendous importance. We gradually tumble into a bizarre and fantastical version of reality as the character merges with his subject matter, and the stage is submerged in an ambient underwater atmosphere, allowing us to experience the world from an unusual perspective. In this performance lecture, we reflect on the principles of empathy, and the effects of global media society on our vulnerable private lives. This is no sugary tear jerker, but a heartfelt call to wake up and smell the goldfish!

Rudi Skotheim Jensen is a Norwegian artis, working internationally as a director, performer and choreographer in the fields of dance, theatre and acrobatics. He has cooperated with the Singaporean light- and sound artists Jeffrey You and Andy Lim, who creates a theatrical environment inspired by their Asian origin. He has also had the Kate Pendry’s sharp eye and mind, as she has been his creative consultant in this project.

The performance has been created with the support of Norsk Kulturråd, Utenriksdepartmentet, Kultur Kontakt Nord, TheatreWorks in Singapore, WELD Theatre in Stockholm and New Nordic Circus Network.

Forestillingen spilles på engelsk