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A performance by Harald Beharie, which takes shape as a ritual in the forest.
Undersang is a tapestry of opulent configurations, soaked in a shimmer of extravagant gestures. Here mythologies, romanticism and science fiction converge, revealing a world of ancient powers.
Placing Afro-Nordic and Asian-Nordic diasporic narratives in the forest, Undersang weaves blackness, nature and dissonance as a strategy of empowerment. Sparking questions about what it means to belong. Undersang is queer ecology in the making: it uses extravagance, joy, and romanticism as a site for refusal, for reclaiming time. Looking beyond the idea of ownership, it seeks a fertile ground for healing, for lament and for celebration.
Harald Beharie (Oslo) is a Norwegian-Jamaican performer and choreographer. Harald's choreographic practice is collaborative voyages, navigating through realms of ambiguity and phantasm, punctuated by themes of deconstruction, hope and uncertainty, disinterest and emotional intensity.
They hold a special interest for the DIY and the vulnerability of being in the unknown. Beharie is interested in how the body can function as a motor for dramaturgy—a force in itself that transforms through practice. In his works Batty Bwoy and Undersang—he has engaged with monstrosity as a tool for empowerment. By playing with disgust and transgressive energies, he challenges established bodily narratives about the Black body. He allows ritual to be the transcendent force within his practice, opening up to the unknown—the clumsy, the uncanny, and the awkward in-between spaces where understanding slips, and new possibilities emerge.
In 2023 Beharie won the Hedda prize for “best dance production” for the performance “Batty Bwoy” and in 2024 the “Undersang” won the Norwegian Critics prize 23/24.
Harald’s website: https://haraldbeharie.com/
Concept and choreography: Harald Beharie
Artistic collaborators: Christian Beharie, Karoline Bakken Lund and Veronica Bruce
Performers: Amie Mbye, Loan Ha, Jens Trinidad, Nosizwe Baqwa, Carlisle Lienes, Mariama Slåttøy, Harald Beharie
Sculpture: Karoline Bakken Lund, Veronica Bruce
Music, composition: Christian Beharie
Costume: Karoline Bakken Lund, Harald Beharie
Producer: Kristina Melbø Valvik
Distribution: Damien Valette
Outside Eye, sparring Partners: Deise Nunes, Hooman Sharifi
Photos: Julie Hrncirova, Chai Saedi
Co-producers: Black Box Teater, Dansens Hus, Oslo, Rosendal Teater, BIT Teatergarasjen, RAS, TOU Scene
Supported by: Norwegian Art Council, FFUK, Fond for lyd og bilde, PAHN – Performing Arts Hub Norway, Norwegian Embassy in Estonia
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Thanks to: Magne Misje, Torbjørn Kolbeinsen, Charlott Utzig, Pål Græsvik, Erick Kelly, Nicolas Jara Marthinsen, Sven Undheim, Mariana Gomes
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Duration: ~60’
In a forest near Tallinn, exact location to be announced. Location can be reached by the festival bus as well as personal transport.
Forest • Harju maakond, Estonia
