Oil-Dino-Du

In a landscape of soft, oil-painted flowers and whimsical shapes, children and adults alike are invited into a playful performance filled with dance, wonder, and discovery.

In Oil-Dino-Du, the audience enters a universe where dance and visual expression take center stage. Three performers move through a landscape of oily flowers and forms, a performance that balances fantasy and reality. Here, oil functions as a portal between past and present – a ghostly inheritance from those who came before us. Through dance and interaction, new images constantly emerge in the landscape.

Before the performance, the audience is invited to co-create the scenography by building a landscape of soft, magnetic forms. As the dance begins, the installation transforms into a living stage, where the figures become the story’s main characters.

Welcome to a playful performance where imagination is given free rein.

Winner of the Hedda Award for Best Children’s Performance 🎉

“The children become co-creators of the scenography in this playful, well-choreographed performance. The adult performers are sly and cheeky, and the relationship between children and adults is turned upside down — to the children’s gleeful fright and great excitement.»

Anmeldelse av Karen Frøsland Nystøyl fra Periskop – Kritikk av kunst for barn og unge har sett Roza & Ronak Moshtaghi – Oil-Dino-Du.

«Naturkreftene danserne representerte, fikk et fascinerende uttrykk. Utøverne var seige som olje og ville som dyr, og Oil-dino-du kan virkelig sies å holde et høyt kunstnerisk nivå.»

Cast

Artistic direction: Roza Moshtaghi og Ronak Moshtaghi
Dance artists: Louis Schou-Hansen og Tora Skår Midtbø, Sarjo Sankareh
Music: Jussi Andersson
Costume maker: Lisa Billander
Animator: Hossein Firuzi
Illustration: Ronak Moshtaghi
Scenography production: Pawel Karczmarczyk og Carl Nilssen-Love
Lighting design: Yasin Gyltepe
Producer: Yan Kok