“ a creative demonstration against the effects of nuclear weapons which […] inspired the participants towards further effort to abolish nuclear weapons once and for all.” (Nosizwe Baquwa / ICAN) Vårt Land, 5. mars 2013. will this moment ever let go? is a dance and music performance which supports the healing process after personal and global traumatic events, for three professional dancers from Japan, USA and Norway, accompanied by a new piece of music by composer Magnar Åm. The music is performed by nine professional musicians from Japan, Norway and Scotland and a large chorus, as well as recitations by the acknowledged Norwegian poet Jan Erik Vold. The piece is inspired by PicaDon, a classic animation film by Renzo and Sayoko Kinoshita, which depicts the moments before and after the nuclear bomb fell over Hiroshima in 1945, and is performed in connection with international peace conferences both in Oslo and Hiroshima in 2013.
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PERFORMANCES:
March 3, 2013 OSLO CITY HALL, Norway
March 5, 2013 CHURCH OF VOLDA, Norway
August 4, 2013 HIROSHIMA, Japan (Mayors for Peace)
August 5, 2013 HIROSHIMA, Japan
August 7, 2013 KYOTO, Japan
August 9, 2013 TOKYO, Japan
CONTRIBUTORS:
Magnar Åm (conductor and composer)
Kevin Ho, Uta Takemura and Einy Åm Sparks (dance)
Yuki Miyoshi, Kano Yamada & Reiko Hosomi (guest performers Japan)
Njål Sparbo (baritone) Ellen Bødtker (harp), Geir Draugsvoll (accordion), James Crabb (accordion), Sizzle Ohtaka (voice), Masahiro Saeki (oud, etc.), Haruhiko Saga (singing and two string cello), Saori Kojima (theremin), Vegar Sandholt (bells), Tanikawa Kensaku (piano)
Jan Erik Vold (recitation)
Volda Vocal (choir), Ensemble 96 (choir)
Stephanie Sleeper (costume designer)
Chie Kimura (wardrobe supervisor, Japan)
PRODUCED BY
Picadon – Music, Dance & Film
PRODUCTION AND TOUR GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY:
Arts Council Norway
ICAN / International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
Fritt Ord
STIKK / Utenriksdepartementet
Sparebank1 Søre Sunnmøre
Volda University College
Møre og Romsdal Fylke
Nei til Atomvåpen
TONO
Volda Kommune
NORLA
Songbirds / Sizzle Ohtaka
Lotus Film / Sayoko Kinoshita
Scandinavia – Japan Sasakawa Foundataion
Oslo International Church Music Festival 2013
EyeKnee Coordination 