NEITHER FISH NOR FOWL / VERKEN FUGL ELLER FISK by Lise Hovik

This exposition is a documentary project on the artistic research project Neither Fish nor Fowl. The research project consists of theater making, film making, workshops, performances and writing, and explores the wondrous worlds of becoming in theatre for early years. Together with my theater company Teater Fot, I have been investigating the significance of affect as philosophical, emotional, and material inspiration in the creative process, and in relation to young children in Theater for Early Years. Neither Fish nor Fowl was conducted as a performance project from April 2017 to March 2020. During this period, the research process was documented in RC, presenting methods, writings, and reflections along the way. The pre-production performance (for babies 0-2) was shown at the festival Olavsfestdagene in Trondheim, Norway, summer 2017 and at Trondheim Kunsthall autumn 2017. The full production, Begynnelser (for 3-5 years), was presented in april 2018 in co-production with the venue Teaterhuset Avant Garden in Trondheim. Baby Becomings (0-2 years), was presented at festivals and for kindergartens in Trondheim autumn 2018, and the final version Himmel & Hav / Sky & Sea was presented at Rosendal Teater in in March 2020, touring kindergartens for one week. Animalium (2019) was a spin-off production with film making, workshops, visiting exhibition spaces and other public spaces. An exposition in VIS - Nordic Journal for Artistic Research #2 on the theme Estrangement was published in 2020 through RC. In the period 2020-26 Animalium has become a new site specific research project, looking at post humanist approaches to different sites such as kindergarten spaces, libraries and art exhibition spaces, documented as an ongoing research project here. In 2026 a new version of Sky & Sea will be produced for kindergarten touring: Himmelfiskene.

< Oct 2022 - Oct 2025 >

Animalium on Tour

Animalium on Tour

2025:

Animalium på Kunstrom Jakob, Steinkjer 25.10. 2025

https://www.steinkjerkulturhus.no/program/animalium-med-teater-fot/

Karoline, Celine, Tor & Lise

2024:

20. April: Animalium på Trondheim Fringe, Havet, Trondheim

21. April: Animalium in Teatergata at Trøndelag Teater, Trondheim
Anne Marit, Tor & Lise

2023

18-21. April og 2. June: Animalium på Kunsthall Trondheim for DKS.

The flock meets Sissel Blystads exhibition Topografi, and explore the art space together with the kindergarten kids.
Live, Anne Marit & Tor

2022

6.-7. Oktober: Nils Aas Kunstverksted, Inderøy, with kindergarten kids.

8. Oktober: Kimen Kulturhus, Stjørdal for families,

Anne Marit, Tor & Lise with guest animal Hedda Fredly at Kimen

20-24. June: On tour in Trøndelag: Rørvik, Namsos, Beitstad, Steinkjer, Levanger.

Anne Marit, Tor & Lise

22.-24. March: On Tour in Trøndelag: Meråker, Skatval, Frosta, Inderøy, Verdal, Steinkjer

Anne Marit, Janne Brit & Tor

2021

Vrimmel
29. October - 4. November: On Vrimmel Tour in Trøndelag: Berkåk, Rennebu, Nordpå, Haltdalen, Ålen, Støren, Soknedal, Singsås, Budal

Janne Brit, Loan & Tor

Biblioteksturne

2.10 kl 10.30 Ranheim og kl. 13.00 Hovedbiblioteket
3.10 kl 11-16 Barnas verdensdag på Hovedbiblioteket
16.10 kl 10.30 Ranheim og kl. 13. 00 Moholt
6.11 kl 10.30 Heimdal og kl. 13.00 Saupstad
25.11 kl 14.00 St. Olav og kl 18. Trofast på Heimdal
27.11 kl 10.30 Risvollan og kl 13.00 Klæbu

Anne Marit, Loan, Karoline & Tor

Lydhør kritikk

Hedda Fredly skrev to anmeldelser av Animalium som del av hennes prosjekt Lydhør kritikk, der hun først anmelder forestillingen som tilskuer på mer tradisjonelt vis, og deretter trer inn i verket og anmelder Animalium, etter å ha deltatt som utøver:

Fredly, Hedda (22. desember 2022) Lydhør kritikk: "Animalium" åpner sansene. Periskop. https://periskop.no/lydhor-kritikk-animalium-apner-sansene/

Fredly, Hedda (2. desember 2022) Lydhør kritikk: Kritiker i klump. Periskop. https://periskop.no/lydhor-kritikk-kritiker-i-klump/

With the performances Neither Fish nor Fowl (2017-18), Baby Becomings & Beginnings (2018), Sky & Sea (2020) and Animalium (2019-) visiting theatres and art galleries, Animalium have expanded the flock with three puppets, and taken on tour into new public spaces and environments like kindergartens, libraries and festivals.

Animalium has become a workshop, a happening and a site specific performance for art galleries, libraries, kindergartens & families in public spaces.

We continue to investigate the non-verbal relation between site specific spaces, objects, materials, nature and children audiences.

Ulmesang 2022
Animalium becoming logs at Nils Aas Kunstverksted visiting Siv Bugge Vatnes exhibition Ulmesang during the KoreDa-festivalen 6.-7.10.2022.

Animalium met groups of kindergarten kids in the gallery, and in the evening Lise gave a speech on ecological perspectives of performing arts for children:

Økologiske perspektiver i forholdet mellom mennesker, dyr og våre fysiske omgivelser.

Trøndelagsutstillingen 2025

Animalium på Kunstrom Jakob, Steinkjer 25.10. 2025

https://www.steinkjerkulturhus.no/program/animalium-med-teater-fot/

Litle Sol joining the Animalium flock at Trøndelagsutstillingen.
Our youngest member ever!

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