KING LEAR (2023)
By William Shakespeare
“The production is unbelievably well thought-out and performed. It´s not an exercise in finger pointing, but a humane gesture, a tsunami of love.”
- Kinna Poulsen, Listaportalurin
DFC's KING LEAR stands as a bold and visionary exploration, plunging into the unsettling void of nothingness.
This project is deeply personal for director Búi Dam as it centers on his most cherished artist: his mother, Birita Mohr, a retired actress grappling with severe Alzheimer's.
With this production DFC has created a relevant and forceful play that is an homage to an actress and at the same time a social critique of our way of handling those who suffer from memory loss.
Credits
Production :
Director - Búi Dam
Set Designer - Sámal Blak
Composer - Dánjal á Neystabö
Sound Designer - Jens L. Thomsen
Lighting Designer - Matthew Richardson
Choreographer, Co-Direction and Rehearsal Director - Búi Rouch
Costume Designer - Sólvör Jacobsen
Makeup Artist - Dögg Nónsgjógv
Set and Costume Design Assistant - Anna Kristin Bæk
Set Builder - Björn Simonsen
Sound Technician - Baldur Kampmann
Ligthing Programmer - Villiam Soo Joensen
Ligthing Technician - Jákup Thögersen
Producer - Durita Sumberg
Performers:
King Lear - Birita Mohr and Egi Dam
Cordelia - Kristina Sörensen Ougaard
Regan - Gunnvá Zachariasen
Goneril - Súsanna Tórgarð
Kent - Ria Tórgarð
Gloucester - Hans Tórgarð
Edgar - Bárður Persson
Edmund - Búi Dam
Fools - Anny Joensen Thorsen og Björn Simonsen
Brass Band - Rebekka Hjörleifsdóttir, Guðrun Sólja Jacobsen, Elin Guttesen, Eydna E. Petersen, Eirik Suni Danielsen, Marius Joensen and John Mikkelsen
Percussion - Rúni Mouritsen
Piano Dánjal á Neystabö
In collaboration with film company Kykmyndir w. Jón Hammer, DFC is also producing a documentary film, DISSAPEARING ACT, that follows the process of staging KING LEAR.
