Narrvisor i norrsken

The research of the Swedish composer Fritz Sjöström’s forgotten songs, has brought to life a collaboration with pianist Elisabeth Klein (DE), and stage director Mia Theil Have (Riotous Company, UK). The Swedish working title Narrvisor i Norrsken (eng. Jester Songs in Northern Light), is also the title of a collection of Sjöstöms’ song, as the character played/sung by Karin, is a jester (narr), in constantly shifting alter ego, in a journey through Fritz Sjöströms’ songs and poetic world.

The work is in progres, aiming for a celebration in 2023, the year of Sjöströms’ 100th year anniversary. The work was shared as a work demonstration at the NTL-festival, Nordisk Teater Laboratorium, Odin Teatret, Denmark in 2018.