A Note from the Creators
Tucked somewhere between myth and dust sits Sólset; a windswept North Atlantic-esque island you won’t find on any map, unless it’s drawn by dreamers or theatre makers. Sólset can’t be reached by boat or plane. Instead, you arrive by leaning in, suspending disbelief and saying yes to the unknown. Once you’ve visited, a little piece of the island tends to travel with you. The creation of Lé Nør [the rain] began not with story, but with a question of form: what happens if we make a theatrical film and perform it live, every night? From there, the process became one of playful development; discovering film techniques we could theatricalise and theatre techniques we could cinematise. Visually, the work leans into a stylised ’80s, new romantics aesthetic; bold, nostalgic and a little excessive. We wanted to create something that is super fun, full of joy and big emotions, but framed within a world that is falling apart. As the form took shape, so too did the story, characters and world of Lé Nør [the rain] .
What emerged was a faux foreign film set on the fictional island of Sólset, narrated and performed in an invented language and subtitled in English. Each night the film is made live using cameras, a miniature model, floating set pieces, physical contortions, an ensemble of wildly talented actors and a healthy dose of theatrical trickery. Audiences are invited to see both the cinematic illusion and the mechanics that create it. Nothing is hidden. The magic is made in plain sight. It is very important for the audience to have access to HOW we are creating each moment for the screen. To relish in the delicious contrast between the ‘real’ and the ‘fiction’. It’s in this contrast that the show really exists. How you can see and know that what you are watching is fake – a construct, yet at the same time become so swept up in the fiction that it becomes real in a way. That you could find yourself laughing and crying at the same time, seeing a deep truth amongst the make-believe.
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