{"id":5702,"date":"2022-11-10T14:54:12","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T20:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spectator.cuchicago.edu\/?p=5702"},"modified":"2022-11-10T14:54:12","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T20:54:12","slug":"peer-gynt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spectator.cuchicago.edu\/?p=5702","title":{"rendered":"Theater and Music Departments Present a New Adaptation of Ibsen’s ‘Peer Gynt’"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Concordia University Chicago theater and music departments have collaborated to put on a joint production of Henrik Ibsen\u2019s famous 19th century play <\/span>Peer Gynt,<\/span><\/i> with music composed by Edvard Grieg, <\/span>on <\/span>Thursday and Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Peer Gynt <\/span><\/i>tells the story of\u00a0<\/span>Peer, an irresponsible everyman who squanders away his life making fortunes, losing fortunes, and chasing women throughout.<\/p>\n

The play was adapted by music professor Maurice Boyer, D.M.A., and English professor Andrew Pederson, M.F.A., from a massive five-act, forty-scene epic into a more palatable and concise performance lasting roughly 90 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis goes back a good many years, to when I first discovered the incidental music Edvard Grieg wrote,\u201d said Boyer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Grieg’s score for\u00a0Peer<\/em>\u00a0Gynt\u00a0<\/i>features famous tunes such as \u201cIn the Hall of the Mountain King,\u201d and \u201cMorning Mood,\u201d which have been used in numerous movies and TV shows, including\u00a0The Social Network\u00a0<\/i>and\u00a0Mad Men<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Boyer worked on the music and text of <\/span>Peer Gynt <\/span><\/i>for a long time, even writing his own translation of the vocal movements and action of the play. Earlier this year, Boyer called on Pederson to help collaborate.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe turned it into this hybrid which is neither a straight play nor a concert,\u201d said Boyer. \u201cThe music is on equal footing with the play.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Boyer and Pederson\u2019s adaptation focuses on the spiritual and merciful aspects of the play. Pederson promised that the audience is \u201cgoing to see a story of redemption.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat excites me the most is getting to work with Dr. Boyer in this capacity,\u201d said Pederson. \u201cHe\u2019s a brilliant conductor and musician who\u2019s always had a deep respect for theater.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

CUC\u2019s production of <\/span>Peer Gynt <\/span><\/i>features an orchestra conducted by Boyer and student actors portraying the roles under Pederson’s direction.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The combined departments performed their first two shows last week. November 10th and 11th are the last two days to see this unique performance in Bergman Theater, at 7:45 p.m.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Seating is limited to 100 people per show. Students should have received an email from Pederson with a Sign-Up Genius link for the productions, however, all the spots are filled for the final two shows.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Concordia University Chicago theater and music departments have collaborated to put on a joint production of Henrik Ibsen\u2019s famous 19th century play Peer Gynt, with music composed by Edvard Grieg, on Thursday and Friday. Peer Gynt tells the story of\u00a0Peer, an irresponsible everyman who squanders away his life making fortunes, losing fortunes, and chasing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":63,"featured_media":5715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts","category-arts-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spectator.cuchicago.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spectator.cuchicago.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spectator.cuchicago.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spectator.cuchicago.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/63"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spectator.cuchicago.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/spectator.cuchicago.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5702\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spectator.cuchicago.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spectator.cuchicago.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spectator.cuchicago.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}