Et dukkehjem

Plexus Polaire is one of the world’s most renowned puppet theatre companies and the talk of every performing arts festival. The award-winning and critically acclaimed company delves deep into literary works, deconstructing the stories and reassembling them with new perspectives and angles. Artistic director, Yngvild Aspeli, explores works and characters with an intensity and awareness that resonates within us, and shakes the stories she tells to the very core. Plexus Polaire travels the world with their performances, and they were last seen at Go Figure in 2022, presenting Moby Dick.

Et dukkehjem/A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen is one of the world’s most performed plays. In this production, featuring one female and one male actor-puppeteer in a house haunted by life-sized dolls, dead birds, and a possessed women’s choir, you are invited on a visually transformative journey beneath the surface. The protagonist, Nora, experiences a collision with her own reality, like a bird hitting the invisible glass. Through the performance, the old house filled with ghosts that still influence us today is explored.

Et dukkehjem/A Doll’s House is an opportunity to reflect on who we are, the choices we make, and how we shape our own illusions. It is not just a performance, but an invitation to delve into your own life and explore your own choices.

Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes
Price: 225 – 450 NOK

The performance is presented in collaboration with Bærum Kulturhus and Heddadagene.

Director: Yngvild Aspeli, Paola Rizza
Actors/Puppeteers: Yngvild Aspeli, Viktor Lukawski
Composition: Guro Skumsnes Moe
Puppet Makers: Yngvild Aspeli, Sébastien Puech, Carole Allemand, Pascale Blaison, Delphine Cerf
Set Design: François Gauthier Lafaye
Lighting Design: Vincent Loubière
Costume Design: Benjamin Moreau
Sound Design: Simon Masson
Dramaturgy: Pauline Thimonnier
Choreography: Cécile Laloy
Set Designer: Alix Weugue
Choir Coordination: Pauline Schill
Production and Distribution Manager: Claire Costa
Administration: Anne-Laure Doucet
Tour Coordinator: Gaedig Bonabesse
Production Manager: Noémie Jorez
Photo: Johan Karlsson

Produced by: Plexus Polaire
In collaboration with: Théâtre Dijon Bourgogne CDN (FR), Les Gémeaux, scène nationale de Sceaux (FR), le Bateau Feu, scène nationale de Dunkerque (FR), Le Trident, scène nationale de Cherbourg (FR), le Manège, scène nationale de Reims (FR), Figurteatret i Nordland, Stamsund (NO), Baerum Kulturhus (NO), Nordland Teater, Mo i Rana (NO), Teater Innlandet, Hamar (NO), Festival Mondial des Théâtres de Marionnette de Charleville-Mézières (FR), Ljubljana Puppet Theatre / Lutkovno gledališče Ljubljana (SL).

Supported by: Kulturrådet / Arts Council Norway (NO), DGCA Ministère de la Culture (FR), DRAC et Région Bourgogne franche Comté (FR), Département de l’Yonne (FR).