I am I Because my Dog Knows Me

2007

In this production Gertrude Stein’s play Three Sisters who are not sisters is interwoven with her texts Identity a Poem, Ada, Mi Careme and Lesson Two (from Gertrude Stein First Reader). The common theme is the search for identity and how language can define us. Four characters are trying to figure out their relationship to the world around them and the direction plays with the floating of their identities. The music in the performance is taken from Das Wolltemperierte Klavier by Johann Sebastian Bach, and the dance is inspired by the classical Indian dance form Barathanatyam.

Performed at Unga Klara at Stockholm City Theatre.

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On stage

Cilla Torellactor
Malin Cederlöfactor
Per Sandbergactor
Anders Johannissonactor
Kristine Scholzmusician/actor

Credits

Original scriptsGertrude Stein
AdaptationErik Uddenberg, Johan Petri
MusicJohann Sebastian Bach
DramaturgeErik Uddenberg
Set designJohan Petri
Costumes/ass. set designerAnja Ruhle
Lightning designPekka Hellsten
Make upCaria Saxenberg
Sound designNiklas Billström
Assistant directorTora von Platen
ChoreographerUsha Balasundaram
Sound designAppel
Sound recording/editingNiklas Billström
PhotographerLinn Sandholm
DirectionJohan Petri

Produced by Unga Klara, Stockholm City Theatre.