SOLO (Mongrel)

MONGREL is a solo performance made up of commissioned, self-composed and other pieces in which Alwynne investigates the role of madman, shaman, alchemist, vocalist, diva and dog. The result is a collection of twenty-five short theatrical works that are a combination of tragic, grotesque, demanding and absurd. As a modular set of pieces that can be freely combined, each performance can be tailored to fit available resources: duration, technical and other requirements are flexible.

Click here to watch MONGREL at Unerhörte Musik, BKA, Berlin, February 2023.

Composers who have written for the project include:

Adam de la Cour (UK) - Alec Hall (USA) - Dániel Péter Biró (Hungary/Norway) - Eva Pfitzenmaier (Germany/Norway) - Felix Kubin (Germany) - François Sarhan (France) - Gerhard Stäbler (Germany) - Gundega Šmita (Latvia/Greece) - Gwyn Pritchard (UK) - Helmut Oehring (Germany) - Hollie Harding (UK) - Justin Connolly (UK) - Kaj Aune (Norway) - Laura Bowler (UK) - Ruben Sverre Gjertsen (Norway) - Sigurd Fischer Olsen (Norway) - Thorolf Thuestad (Norway) - Trond Reinholdtsen (Norway) - Vinko Globokar (Slovenia/France) - Øyvind Torvund (Norway).

Works from MONGREL (also as its previous iteration DOG/GOD) have been presented in Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Poland, the UK and the USA.

Click here to listen to Alwynne’s recording of Vinko Globokar’s contribution to the project. Released on the Kairos label in 2020.

The MONGREL program can also include the film My love is like.

MONGREL was commissioned with funds from Arts Council Norway and supported by Bergen kommune and Music Norway.

Photos: Sinan Hancili and Thor Brødreskift.