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Freya Sif Hestnes























 

scenography + costumes
Hex
Moby Dick
Jo mere vi er sammen
 Mit Arbejde
Brøgger
Lille Eyolf
Bisse
Hollywood Dolls
Hamletmachine
Great Grand Mother
Min sang til far
Fjerde til venstre
Spilleren
The Book of Thel


independent theatre works
So Far So Good
A Moment of Silence
There is a Noise
Hotel Corona
Halbal
Tanmaurkrevyen
Cirkelfærd
That Light Inside
Night Just Before the Forests
Memory Machine
Live camera visuals


visual arts
Interiors
Skin
Signal Error
To the Reader
Completely Indefinable Objects
No Spill
Memorial for 800
Watch me Eat
Lost Item Service
Sleeper


info / contact
Freya Sif Hestnes
So Far So Good (2022)
Directing

Text and concept with Marina Popović


By Hestnes / Popovic

Co-produced by Rosendal Teater, Trondheim (NO) / Husets Teater (DK) / Toaster (DK)




Concept and text: Hestnes / Popović, Performers: Marina Popović, Anders Tougaard, Director: Freya Sif Hestnes, Scenography: Hestnes / Popović, Daniel Fogh, Sound design: Daniel Fogh, Costume design and props: Astrid Sønderskov Andersen, Light Design: Ingrid Skanke Høsøien / Christian Vest Berntsen, Dramaturge: Andrea Skotland, Creative development and text contribution: Anders Tougaard, Consulting dramaturge: Miriam Frandsen, Guru Stugu, Stage- and production manager: Rudolf Terland Bjørnerem, Producer: Andrea Skotland, Hestnes / Popović, Co-produced by: TOASTER Copenhagen, Rosendal Teater Trondheim, Photos by Atle Auran / Rosendal Teater, Nadia Caroline Andersen and Sofie Amalie Klougart

More about it here: https://hestnespopovic.com/SFSG
Hex (2023)
Scenography, costume design, video design

The Danish Royal Theatre

more info
Mit Arbejde (2020)
Mitt Arbete
Scenography and costume design

Husets Teater (DK) and Folkteatern (SE)



Near the end, when a large wooden crucifix with a placenta in the center is brought onto the stage, it is only a matter of capitulating. As usual, art is above all morality. GÖTEBORGS-POSTEN

Freya Sif Hestnes’ stage is a symbolic picture party and a carefully selected installation of objects from various times that would deserve its very own text  DAGENS NYHETER

An intense drama, diluted by well-timed humour and condensed by a meaty scenography AFTONBLADET
★★★★★ ISCENE
★★★★★ KULTURINFORMATION
★★★★ JYLLANDS-POSTEN
Based on ‘Mit Arbejde’ by Olga Ravn
Directed by: Liv Helm, Scenography assistant: Astrid Sønderskov Andersen (Norwegian Theatre Academy), Dramaturge: Sanna Albjørk (DK), Text adaptation: Sanna Albjørk and Liv Helm, Performed by Christine Sønderris, Marie-Lydie Melono Nokouda (DK) and Nina Haber, Anna Lundström (SE)
Sound design and komposer: Nanna Karina Schleimann, Light design: Christian Vest Berntsen, Video trailer: Lina Ikse


Husets Teater (DK) - photos by Zuhal Kocan, Freya Sif Hestnes:






Folkteatern (SE) - Photos by Freya Sif Hestnes:


Photo by Lina Ikse:
Signal Error (2020)
Signalfejl
Video, 05:28 min loop (video link upon request)

From Spare Parts, solo exhibition
Galleri Image



Sound design: Liis Ring
Exhibition text: Andy Allen-Olivar
Installation photos: Gert Skærlund

Supported by Statens Kunstfond, Århus Kulturudviklingspulje

Installation view:
Signal Error / Signalfejl


System Error / Systemfejl, photograph, 80x53,3 cm, dibond mount, white frame


System Error / Systemfejl, installation view

Interview on the exhibition:
Interiors (2020)
Interiør
Video

From Spare Parts, solo exhibition
Galleri Image

Video link upon request

Duet, video, 04:03 min loop (still)

Sound editing: Liis Ring
Exhibition text: Andy Allen-Olivar
Installation photos: Gert Skærlund
Supported by Statens Kunstfond, Århus Kulturudviklingspulje


Understrøm / Undercurrent, video, 03:51 min loop (still)


Breakup Album, video, 02:44 min loop (still)



Installation view:



Interview on the exhibition: