Inspiration for Anitra

Yoes yous guys..
Until I can decide on what this blog is even gonna be about I'm just gonna post things.. I think..
Anywho.

In August I'm gonna play the part of Anitra in the famous play by Henrik Ibsen; "Peer Gynt".
As you might have imagined, the play is about Peer and in (very) short I can tell you that Peer is pretty much a douchebag and a liar.
He goes through his life not being able to finish anything, he's only thinking about himself and takes no responsibility.
During his life and travels he meets a lot of different characters and one of them is Anitra.

Anitra is one of the seductresses in the play (along with den grønnkledde/the green-clad woman) and she's a real gold-digger.
Anitra shows up in the desert of north-Africa, shes the daughter of a Bedouin chief and basically the leader of the pack.

Man I'm so exited to play her!! and been thinking a lot lately about inspiration for the character.
I can't really decide if shes a woman or a girl, but what's for sure is that she's a tease and totally irresistible.
The scene of Anitra is probably the most sexually charged theme of the play and in many adaptations it has turned out pretty raw.. I cant wait to see how it turns out in our adaptation of the play!

I see Anitra as very exotic (as opposed to me, Norwegian, blond with blue eyes.. :#) and almost animal-like, she reminds me of everything from gypsies to turk belly-dancers and Hottentots.
One thing that really struck me as inspiration for Anitra a little while ago though, is Beyoncé in the déjà vu music-video.
Obviously her AMAZING dancing in the sand wearing a green bast-like skirt and a gold-bra or something, but also, her "character" during the whole video, apparently under the spell of Jay Z and out of control with lust for him, but maybe really totally calculated and in control of the situation, the seducer as opposed to the one being seduced..;)

Here's the video, enjoy!




(As if I will ever get anything near Beyoncé's performance in this video..)

And to everyone who's in or around Oslo in the beginning of august:

come see Nordavind produktioner and Yvonne McDevitt's adaptation of Peer Gynt!!

It's gonna premier outside on Sognsvann sat. the 7th. of Aug. and we're also playing there on sun. the 8th.
These two shows are gonna be free, now if that isn't awesome then i don't know what is...

for more info about the play and stuff, visit nordavindproduksjoner.no or the facebook-page.

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-Julia.