Rest in peace, Torgeir Wethal

Torgeir Wethal, one of the founding actors of the Odin Teatret in Denmark, passed away this week. His funeral was Saturday, July 3.

The Odin made a video to honor Torgeir. It shows him from age 17 to 60. You can watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/user/odinteatretarchives1

Here the pictures which feel most like Torgeir to me. Some of these are from the video, some are from the website. The final one is from my favorite Work Demonstration of his, "Dialogue Between Two Actors," a presentation with Roberta Carerri using an Ibsen text.

This is how I remember Torgeir.

I have three songs for Torgeir.

1. A lullabye, in case he gets scared. Slumber My Darling by Alison Krauss and Yo Yo Ma.

2. A beautiful hymn, sung by a beautiful girl, in a beautiful church. Amazing Grace by Leann Rimes.

3. A rocking girls-night-out celebration by an all-woman band. All The Single Ladies (Rehearsal) by Beyonce. I figure Torgeir will be so happy to get to heaven, and be young again, and healthy, and free -- that he would love to go check out the single ladies.