Underjorden

In the Roman myth of Psyche and Cupid, it is told how the princess Psyche loses her lover after doing the forbidden: lighting the lamp and looking at the deity. In her efforts to find him, she is thwarted by her jealous mother-in-law, the goddess Venus, and is eventually forced across the River Styx, past the three-headed gatekeeper, and down to Persephone, ruler of the underworld. The Underworld is an audio game that travels inwards, downwards, to be swallowed up by the darkness and the unknown. It is a journey through ancient and contemporary fairy tales and myths and touches on the horror of realizing the limitations of existence, the horror of dissolution and the excruciating acceptance of one’s own mortality. The work is composed for an actor, clarinet, electric guitar, pre-recorded voices and electronic music.  

Concert introduction with Robert Ek and Stefan Östersjö 18:30, Outside the box.  

Text: Annika Nyman. Director: Kent Olofsson and Jörgen Dahlqvist. Music: Kent Olofsson. Cast: Malin Molin – actor, Robert Ek – clarinets and Stefan Östersjö, electric guitar Voices: Johanna Malm, Iggy Malmborg and Henry Stiglund  

Press photo: Jörgen Dahlqvist Technicians: Peter Eliasson, Mats Lundberg Producer: Pia-Karin Helsing Saur Opera Director Piteå Chamber Opera: Monica Danielson