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Create an impressive shadow theatre performance

Task types:

Solo

Filmed

Creative

Subjective

Single brief

Original

Locations:

Kongen Befaler House (Seasons 6 - )

Task brief

Olli hands the contestants the task brief from behind a large white sheet, which has been set up as a screen in a barn. The brief for the task is as follows:

Create a performance which shows the amazing potential of shadow theatre.

You have 90 minutes.

The theatre that impresses Atle the most wins.

Task notes

The task appears to take place in a barn, where a large white sheet has been set up as a screen, with spotlights behind it to cast shadows.

Task stats

Points

15

Disquals

0

Attempts

Here's a description of the contestants' attempts. Someone's probably working on collecting some images to add later!

Martha creates a performance about a zombie apocalypse, in which Olli (as a zombie) eats her hand, before she shoots him with a rifle. At the end of the performance, she has turned into a zombie herself. She earns first place in the task for her creation.
Kristoffer tells a story about a couple of tomatoes on a journey, who encounter some elephants and some birds, before one of them is squashed by a pair of scissors. The whole thing is basically a squashed tomato 'catch-up/ketchup' joke, but it is not well prepared, and he messes up the end. He earns fourth place for his effort.
Live's performance sees her playing a musical instrument to charm a 'snake', and then she stands up and gets her 'penis' out of her trousers, making the snake faint. She seems genuinely upset that people don't understand what her film was about, but earns third place for her effort.
Henriette creates a performance based on a famous six-word short story about baby shoes, commonly attributed to Ernest Hemingway ("For sale: baby shoes, never worn."). The performance features Olli typing at a typewriter, while she moves the words from the story across the screen. Atle appreciates her performance, but indicates that perhaps it is too powerful and high-brow for the show, awarding her second place.
Espen struggles to come up with a solid idea for his performance which he thinks is good enough, given the time they have for their attempts. In his panic, he ends up not really creating anything, other than a jungle scene using plants. Although he enjoyed watching Espen's disintegration, Atle awards him last place.

(Source credit: Karl Craven)