LIVING ON - about life after July 22

In the monologue performance "To live on," we meet the sister who was on Utøya with her brother. She was 17 years old, he was 23. The brother never came home again.

She lives on, but the experiences from the terrorist attack become traumas that affect every part of her life.

At the same time, she witnesses Norwegian society becoming more polarized, and the perpetrator's extreme views gaining traction in more and more people. Her frustration grows, pushing out feelings she has not previously been able to face. She faces a showdown.

Welcome to the difficult room.

"To live on" is written and directed by Nina Wester based on conversations with a family from Northern Norway who lost one of their own on Utøya. The monologue reflects experiences after the terror, and experiences from the attack that occurred on Utøya. The performance is mainly made for a young audience with no memories of their own from July 22, 2011.

CONTRIBUTORS:

Actress: Christina Sleipnes
Director and playwright: Nina Wester
Scenographer and costume designer: Mari Lotherington
Composer and sound producer: Andreas Wangsbro
Lighting designer: Øystein Heitmann
Dramaturg: Kristine Myhre Tunheim
Dramaturg: Kristin Bjørn
Technical coordinator: Kasper Becker-Andersen
Producer: Martha Jensine Hansen Møkkelgjerd

"To Live on" is produced by Rimfrost Produksjoner in collaboration with Kloden Teater. The performance premiered at the Showbox Festival 2023 in Oslo, and won the Hedda Award for "Best Performance for Youth" in 2024.

The performance is supported by: Norwegian Arts Council Free Stage Art Project, Stage Art Bruket, Fund for Sound and Image, Tromsø Municipality, Dramatikkens Hus, Fritt Ord, Kloden Teater, Staten Artist Scholarship, Fund for Freelancers, Rådstua Teaterhus, Davvi Center for Performing Arts by Raske Penger and Artlab.

We would like to thank Hanne, Roald and Inger who have generously shared their experiences with us. Thanks also to Viljar Hansen, Ina Libak, Utøya AS by Maria and the 22. juli-senteret by Lars and Stine.