Playwriting is not just writing, it is composing with a space. This can mean envisioning how your dialogue will sound within the confines of an actual theatre. It can mean considering who and what you are writing about. 

 

This dramatic text was written by composing with an entire town: Svaneke. The playwriting process involved talking with the residents who live in Svaneke, observing the animals who share this environment, and listening to the stories told by the inanimate objects I found discarded on its streets.

 

A solo performance with media that investigates the daily lives of residents in the small Danish village of Svaneke on the island of Bornholm during the shutdown period caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Created in dialogue directly with local residents of Svaneke to explore the theme of living in suspension imposed by the COVID-19 quarantines of 2020-2021.

 

The performance consists of an original text and over 70 short film clips, written and created by Kevin Doyle. Commissioned by the Bornholms Teater in 2020, and originally scheduled to premiere in May 2021 -- the production was postponed due to COVID-19 restrictions on indoor gatherings imposed during Spring 2021.  The world premiere was rescheduled for the week of September 23, 2021 -- followed by a second week at Kulturcentret Svanekegaarden, both located on the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea.

 

This project was created in collaboration with the artistic staff at Bornholms Teater and is based upon interviews and daily interactions with the actual residents of Svaneke, Denmark.

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Kevin Doyle -- writer, actor, photographer, film, interviewer.

Michael Brøndum -- music, sound design, and original score.

Joar Cirkola -- technical director, video design, board operator.

Jens Boutrup -- director.

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[Presented in Danish and English.]

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For Kirk Stoller (1960 - 2020)

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For FALL 2022 tickets and more information, please visit the Bornholms Teater here:

https://bornholmsteater.dk/

https://bornholmsteater.dk/da/om-os/turn%C3%A9-forestillinger/svaneke/

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FALL 2022 TOUR DATES

October 31 - November 1 at Team Teatret in Herning, Denmark

November 5-6 at Bornholms Teater in Rønne, Denmark

November 9-10 at Svanekegaarden in Svaneke, Denmark

November 12-13 at Teater Momentum in Odense, Denmark

November 15 at Teater Vestvolden in Copenhagen, Denmark - (2 performances)

November 16-17 at Teater Katapult in Aarhus, Denmark