2009 

Artistic direction - Erna Omarsdottir
Created and performed by
Music and texts - Lieven Dousselaere and Valdimar Johannsson
Choreography, texts and costumes:
Sissel Merete Bjorkli - Riina Huhtanen - Sigridur Soffia Nielsdottir - Erna Omarsdottir - Valgerdur Runarsdottir - Also created by Margret Sara Gudjonsdottir
Dramaturgy assistant - Karen Maria Jonsdottir
Lights - Sylvain Rausa
Production/distribution - Esther Welger-Barboz

Five Nordic women. A terrifying secret. Five seemingly ageless creatures.
Possessed by a spirit that turns this at times so well-mannered quintet into a Dionysian force.

Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness sets out to explore the intense relationships that exist between women living closely together - be it sisters, nuns, witches, best friends, members of a sect, or polygamist wives. The rivalry, the secrecy, the gossip, the cruelty but also the kindness, the bonds, and the unconditional love.

This piece combines dance, live music and storytelling into a horrifying yet liberating experience

Premiered in France

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJiwyI4mPQ4

linkur: http://www.ernaomarsdottir.com/