Sisters forever
Søstre til evig tid
A lifelong dance between closeness and independence, between belonging – and being free.
Av og med Anne Katrine og Liv Hanne Haugen
Musikk Louisa Palmi Danielsson og Kristin Rosendahl
Scenografi/visuell design Lawrence Malstaf
Prosess og kunstnerisk veileder Ørjan Hattrem
Veiledning film Eilif Bremer Landsend
Filming Jenny Andersen, Anne Katrine og Liv Hanne Haugen, Carsten og Liv Haugen.
Klipp Margareta Orkan.
Produsent Haugen Produksjoner
Støttet av: Norsk Kulturråd, Fond for Lyd og Bilde, Fond for Utøvende kunstnere, Tromsø Kulturskole
Arbeidsvisning: Laiks Dejot, Riga 10.06.2025
Premiere: DanseFestival Barents, 07.11.2025.
Dansens Hus 29, 30 januar og 1 februar 2026
Søstre til evig tid (2025) is the final part of a trilogy by and with the sisters and dance artists Anne Katrine and Liv Hanne Haugen, and which has spanned more than three decades. The previous productions were Søstre (2003) and Søstre 11 år (2014).
The production is a continuation and deeper examination of themes such as connection and authenticity, and of carrying forward a legacy. The starting point for this production is the paternal line and two significant incidents in the immediate family. How do we deal with loss and the grief that it can bring? And how are old family patterns and traumas reproduced in the next generations? Documentary video footage, text, dance and installation are once more used as tools in this honest, personal and third production about sisterhood and close relationships.
Are you there for me?
Are you there with me?
Can I be with you without losing myself?
Sisterhood is a contest between connection and authenticity. We need to belong to a pack, but this can conflict with our need to listen to our own emotions and needs. This is a lifelong tug-of-war rather than a battle that you can win once and for all. This is even more true for siblings and other close relationships, since the family is the birthplace of
Tester
