Ny Sus from Spydeberg to Det Norske Teatret
Among all the talented participants from Østfold, youth theatre company Ny Sus Natur og Ungdom from Spydeberg has been selected to show their performance at the national DUS festival at Det Norske Teatret in Oslo May 23-24.
Ny Sus will perform Marit Eikemo’s play “Redd ein fjord” during the festival Den Unge Scenen (DUS) on May 23 at 21:00.
– Commitment brings people together
NY SUS consists of Sophia Onsun, Tomine Skoie, Astrid Pharo, Anna Vestrheim, Mathilde Pålerud, Live Mortensen and Edith Lindtner directing (see photo above: Harald Fossen, ØIT). The members have met through their interest in theatre and environmental protection. They were therefore easily engaged by the play, which is inspired by the ongoing protests against the dumping of mining waste in the Førdefjord.
– I’m thrilled, and very proud to be working with such cool and engaging girls. They own this show and have made it serious and playful at the same time. I’m looking forward to showing the performance to even more people, and to show how commitment brings people together,says Edith Amalie Lindtner (20) who made her directorial debut with this production.
Theatre as an arena of expression
“Redd ein fjord” is one of five productions that participated in the regional DUS festival in Østfold in February, hosted by Østfold Internasjonale Teater:
–As artistic director of Østfold International Theatre, I’ve been keen to highlight the theatre’s role as a social actor and an arena for expression. So it’s great to see that young people are using their opportunity to talk about and showcase something on stage that means a lot to them, says artistic director of ØIT, Thomas Østgaard.
All participating youth groups from the regional festival are invited to take part in the national festival at the Norwegian Theatre, but only one group from each region is allowed to present its play on stage. The steering group for DUS makes the final selection based on the desire to show the diversity of the project, both in terms of age range, type of texts, etc.
>> See all participants in DUS i Østfold here
>> See the program of the national DUS-festival here