Nei Vei

Nei Vei (literally meaning no (Nei) and way (Vei), but not meaning anything in Norwegian; where 'no way' hasn't been so fondly adopted from America as a common phrase), became a five day performance in Trondheim, Norway,  after being given the opportunity to have residency in the City for 10 days.

Within this experimental performance, the founding collaborators of the UK NO Collective took the roles of different English stereotypes in order to question, expose and explore assumption on 'Englishness' and tourist.

 

 

The days where split up as follows:

 

Day 1: Edwardian


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Day 2: Farmer


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Day 3: Chav


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Day 4: Upper-Class


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Day 5: Cricketer


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Chosen for their immediate thought connecting resemblance to England - this longitudinal characterization playfully created an umbrella performance for a variation of micro-performances, participatory discussions and 'time-travelling vs new culture' questioned artworks.

 

The time to reflect on our practices was imperative, and the immersion of new and learned cultures was almost the founding moment of finding significant and shared interest, which now streams through the NO collective's works and participatory projects.

 

A finalized video performance artwork made directly from the residency, called 'Edfjordians' was also locally exhibited in an alternative exhibition in Trondheim called 'Sweet child of Many Names'.

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