Experience a conversation based on the performance “SUERSAQ”.
Experience a conversation between the artistic director of Nunatta Isiginnaartitsisarfia/The Greenlandic National Theatre Vivi Sørensen, actor Hans-Henrik Suarsaq, and the artistic director of the Canadian theatre company Native Earth Performing Arts, Joelle Peters. Based on the performance “SUERSAQ”, they revisit and focus on the narratives and worldviews of Indigenous peoples, which have so often been suppressed, using the remnants of documentation that exist. How can these remnants be renegotiated through art?
The conversation will take place in English and will be moderated by Associate Professor at the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies, Cecilie Ullerup Schmidt.
Read more about the performance “SUERSAQ” here: https://cphstage.dk/shows/suersaq
ABOUT THE PARTICIPANTS:
Vivi Sørensen is the artistic director of Nunatta Isiginnaartitsisarfia/The Greenlandic National Theatre and rector of Nunatta Isiginnaartitsinermik Ilinniarfia/The Greenlandic Acting School. Vivi is an Inuk actor, director, screenwriter, as well as a drum and mask dancer from Nuuk, Greenland.
Hans-Henrik Suersaq is an actor, singer, and seamstress. He graduated from Nunatta Isiginnaartitsinermik Ilinniarfia/The Greenlandic Acting School and has appeared in several TV series and plays. In the performance “SUERSAQ”, he plays Hans Hendrik Suersaq.
Joelle Peters is an award-winning actor and writer from Canada who works in theatre, TV, and film. Peters is also the artistic director of Native Earth Performing Arts, a theatre company that has promoted the artistic expression of Indigenous peoples for more than 40 years.
Cecilie Ullerup Schmidt is an associate professor at the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies at the University of Copenhagen. She has a background in the theatre world and teaches modern culture and performance studies. Furthermore, she is the author of the book Produktionsæstetik – en feministisk arbejdskritik mellem kunst og liv (Production Aesthetics – a feminist critique of labor between art and life).
PROGRAM:
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: The performance “SUERSAQ” 3:10 PM - 3:50 PM: Talk
The talk is free, but requires a ticket to the performance. Language: English
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