Little She
"Lilla Hon" is a newly composed children's opera based on Lena Ollmark's book, with music by Magnus Båge and direction by Iso Porović. The production is aimed at children and families with a story that mixes spooky elements with humor and joy.
The opera “Lilla Hon” is based on Lena Ollmark’s “terrible, creepy and nasty” story that is simultaneously wacky, exciting and funny, with the message that joy always wins over meanness and fear. Magnus Båge’s composition explores different musical genres and transforms them into opera format, creating a multidimensional musical experience that matches the unpredictable nature of the story. The production is performed as school performances and family concerts in Dalarna, with Emeli Dybeck in the lead role as “Lilla Hon” and receives praise from both students and teachers. The project is a collaboration between experienced cultural creators where director Iso Porović and producer Bobo Åkerros contribute to a total experience that puts words to children’s fears and makes it okay to admit that you can also be afraid sometimes.
New premiere with Lilla Hon in Avesta!
We had a new premiere yesterday, November 14th, in Avesta and our new “Lilla Hon” – Emeli Dybeck did an incredibly nice job! Here are some photos from the rehearsals. Next week we will be playing in Falun with a family performance on November 21st. Welcome!
School performances with “Lilla Hon”:
Thursday, 14/11, Avesta Theatre
10.00 School performance 1
12.00 School performance 2
Falun November 21 at Kulturhuset tio14:
18.00 Family performance
Tickets
Book your ticket at Visit Dalarna 0771-62 62 62
Buy online via Musik i Dalarnas<
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“Now I understand why the lady says we can’t run with the scissors…”
“I loved them! They played so well!”
“The horrific story resonates with both students and teachers.”
This is the story of Little Miss. A terrifying, creepy and nasty story. But it’s also wacky, exciting and funny. And it ends quite happily. At least for some…
“When I wrote the music for Lilla Hon, it was about finding music with many dimensions. Lena’s story about Lilla Hon is not predictable – and neither should the music be. I have explored different genres and tried to turn them into opera. It has been a fantastically fun challenge!”
Magnus Båge, composer
Here you can listen to some of the scenes from the premiere and demo songs in German and English:
Bobo, Lena, Magnus and Iso
Lena Ollmark is an author and screenwriter. She has a passion for ghost stories and horror, but has also written scripts for TV series such as Nasse and Lilla spöket Laban. During the school year, she makes numerous author visits to middle and high school students and talks about fears and writing stories. She has written books such as Mördaren i parken, Inmurade and Lägret.
I love ghost stories and horror – and the best stories make you scream, laugh and sob all at the same time. For me, The Terrible Story of Little She is a story about how joy always triumphs over meanness and fear – and that you can find your best friends where you least expect them.
Lena Ollmark, author
Magnus Båge is a musician and composer. As a flutist, Magnus has made several inventions to improve the instrument’s capabilities. Composers such as Rolf Martinsson have chosen to write music that is adapted for Magnus’s “new” instruments. Nowadays, Magnus focuses increasingly on writing and has brought his curiosity about the unexplored in music into his work.
When I wrote the music for Lilla Hon, it was about finding music with many dimensions. Lena’s story about Lilla Hon is not predictable – and neither should the music be. I have explored different genres and tried to turn them into opera. It has been a fantastically fun challenge!
Magnus Båge, composer
Actor, director and poet Iso Porović is educated at the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo. He has worked as a theatre director and artistic director for Teater Västernorrland and is currently employed as a county director. He is currently directing A Midsummer Night’s Dream by W. Shakespeare, premiering on June 27, 2018, and Before by Mattias Andersson, premiering in the fall of 2018.
I see the interplay of light and dark between surfaces and cracks. Small and large figures on a large field. The audience is taken from one dramatic situation to another, powerful and colorful… A pure physical experience beyond theorizing. Flesh and blood in words and music. You can’t defend yourself.
Iso Porovic, director
Bobo Åkerros is a producer and project manager at Musik Västernorrland. Bobo has worked as a cultural administrator and project manager within Culture for Young People for 21 years. He has been involved in more than 280 productions, 780 music workshops and over 1200 concerts with everything from jazz and chamber music to children’s songs. He has worked with the county youth choir and was one of the founders of the festival UKM – Ung Kultur Möts. In addition to a focus on children and youth, Bobo’s work is permeated by a cultural heritage perspective combined with an innovative desire for experimentation.
Everyone has a relationship with fear. With this opera we put into words possible fears. We talk, touch them, and it becomes okay to admit; I’m scared too sometimes. We should not turn a blind eye to what we have and feel. We shall share and develop – together and as individuals.
Bobo Åkerros, producer
