Karina Hollas föreställning handlar om konstnären Henry Dargers bisarra liv, alkemisten som förvandlade sina traumatiska upplevelser till guld i sina fantastiska teckningar och berättelser.

Henry Darger levde som eremit i total isolering där han skapade en fantasivärld av skräck, lika förtrollande som grym.

PRESSCITAT FRÅN NEDERLÄNDERNA:

”Karina Holla reveals in a penetrating way the thoughts and feelings of the most notorious Outsider Artist known to the Western world. In a collage theatrical piece, the psychological exploration of Henry Darger (1892-1973) ventures beyond his unconventional works. Through his conversations with God and himself, the artist attempts to put into perspective the injustices and destruction in his world.

With an mixture of inner dialogues, shuddering music and beautiful projections of Darger's work, Karina Holla invites you to reflect on how to approach the world when it serves you one calamity after another. With an illuminated dreary room as a prominent piece of scenery, the actress (recipient of the Theo d’Or, the award for the best actress of the year in 2018) manages to convincingly portray the controversial artist as the gifted individual who was averse to anything related to adulthood.Defining is the seamless interaction between Karina Holla's simple yet clever expressive ability and Rikard Borggård's creative tempestuous music.” Theaterkrant 

Concept, actress: Karina Holla
Dramaturgy: Jeroen Kriek
Set design: Theun Mosk
Costumes/props: Fer Smidt

Music: Rikard Borggård
Technical: Frank van Schie
Graphic design: Paulina Matusiak & Eddy Wenting