Set and Light Design
Ängel? by Karin Blixt
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Director: Karin Blixt
Dramaturgy: Petra Revenue
Cast: Anette Sevreus, Karin Blixt, Emeli Jansson
Set and Light Design: Diblik Rabia Leon
Sound design: Björk Knutsson
Choreography: Minna Elif Wendin
Production: Stollar Bollar with Producentbyrån
Project description: Angel? is the story of how the pandemic changed the lives of many, but also a search for what heals us; the healing power of love, and of the rage that makes us go on.
It is March 2020 and a pandemic has broken out.
Assistant nurse JOJJO has been on maternity leave, and when she returns to her night job in the intensive care unit, she finds herself in the eye of the storm. Gradually, dream and reality begin to merge. What does she do if the choice is to save the lives of others, or herself?
KATARINA works in home care. When the pandemic breaks out, chaos ensues. But Katarina can handle everything - until she herself becomes the one who infects.
Work description: The set design and lighting design were emerging from a long process made of workshops.
I had the challenge of creating a design that was close to the public but at the same time seemed far from everyday reality.
Together with the director we chose to use a construction scaffolding that would symbolize the state of mind of society during and after the pandemic: destruction/construction. Many people had been deeply affected by the loss of family members, many were still experiencing after-effects of the virus, and others felt that they had to continue building a better quality of life.
This unique but big element had to recreate real, fictional and symbolic spaces that accompanied the metaphors within the story.
The performance was inspired by those who worked in care during the pandemic.
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