At dusk, a man finds a cap on a deserted country road. He becomes obsessed with finding the owner. But it is getting dark, both outside and in the man's inner world. In a state of hallucination, neurosis and dream, the man reflects on his condition and where he can find the owner of the hat. In one of the ugly towns connected by the road he should be found.
The hat is a virtuoso test of strength for an actor. Choreographer Örjan Andersson creates, together with actor Olof Yassin, a physical solo where words are given body. Here is presented a both terrifying and grotesquely comical world that describes man's confinement in his own head.
Austrian author Thomas Bernhard's manic short story depicts an absurd journey into the world of obsession. In the end, the narrator discovers that his whole life has begun to be dominated by this cap.
Örjan Andersson
Örjan Andersson is one of Sweden's most noted choreographers and has led his own company Andersson Dance since 1996. After successful years as a dancer at the Östgöta Ballet and the Batsheva Dance Company in Israel, he debuted as a choreographer in the 90s. His first major commission for Cullberg and Dansens hus was a success and opened doors internationally. After that, he has created works for many of the major dance companies, such as the Cullberg Ballet, the Royal Opera and the Gothenburg Opera. Two appreciated works are the TV duet 252 days with two pregnant ballerinas in the lead roles and Goldberg Variations – Patterns for insomnia with music by the Scottish Ensemble.
In international contexts, Örjan Andersson has worked with, for example, Nederlands Dans Theater and Compañía Nacional de Danza in Madrid. In recent years has worked in several cross-border collaborations with actors, dancers and musicians both within the framework of Andersson Dance but also at Dramaten in Stockholm, Folkteatern in Gothenburg and Folkoperan in Stockholm.
In international contexts, Örjan Andersson has worked with, for example, Nederlands Dans Theater and Compañía Nacional de Danza in Madrid. In recent years has worked in several cross-border collaborations with actors, dancers and musicians both within the framework of Andersson Dance but also at Dramaten in Stockholm, Folkteatern in Gothenburg and Folkoperan in Stockholm.
Andersson Dance has been a recurring feature at Dansens Hus since the house's first seasons. In recent years, Andersson Dance has toured the UK, Germany, Belgium, Norway, USA and China with, among other things, the acclaimed work " Goldberg Variations - Ternary patterns for insomnia" which was a guest performance at Dansens Hus in 2015.
