Dance of Death - Digital Programme

THE NATIONAL THEATRE OF NORWAY PRESENTS

DANCE OF DEATH

BY AUGUST STRINDBERG

Supported by

Photo – Erika Hebbert

DANCE OF DEATH CAST

Alice

Pia Tjelta

Edgar

Jon Øigarden

Kurt

Thorbjørn Harr

CREATIVES

Written by August Strindberg

Director

Marit Moum Aune

Composer

Nils Petter Molvær

Set and Costume Designer

Even Børsum

Lighting Designer

Agnethe Tellefsen

Sound Designer

Bendik Toming

Hair and Makeup Design

Eva Sharp

Translation

Kjell Askildsen

Produced by Nationaltheatret

Supported by Stiftelsen InterNational

Photo – Erika Hebbert

PRODUCTION PHOTOS

Photos – Erika Hebbert

CAST

Pia

Tjelta

Alice

Pia Tjelta made her debut at Nationaltheatret in 2009, and has since performed in many productions both at Nationaltheatret and other major Norwegian theatres including leading roles in Anna Karenina , Hedda Gabler and Little Eyolf at The National Theatre, Les Misérables and Elektra at Oslo Nye Teater, Gossip at Rogaland Teater and Peer Gynt at Gålå. Starring roles in films include Mongoland , Buddy , An Enemy Of The People , 5 Lies , Mars & Venus , Monster Thursday , Lunch , Varg Veum – Fallen angels , 90 Minutes , Amnesia and Blindsone . TV includes Lykkeland , Made in Oslo , Diorama , Now It’s Dark and Blind Spot . For Blind Spot

Pia received Silver Shell for Best Actress at San Sebastian International Film Festival 2018, Norway’s Wenche Foss Honorary Prize and the Amanda Award in 2019. Pia is also a fashion designer with her own collection at https:// piatjelta.no/

Jon Øigarden

Edgar

Jon Øigarden graduated from The Norwegian Academy of Theatre in 1996. He has been employed by the Nationaltheatret since 2001 and performed in many large-scale productions, including as Aramis in The Three Musketeers , Vasilij Soljonyj in Three Sisters and Romeo in Romeo and Juliet . He has appeared in Peer Gynt and Below the Belt , among others at Torshovteatret where he joint Artistic responsibility. Øigarden has appeared in a number of films and TV series, including Exit , 22 July , Dag , An Enemy Of The People , Halvbroren , and Mammon – the latter received the award for Best TV Drama at the 45th International Emmy Awards ceremony. His last film role is the lead role as Fredrik Haslund in Gulltransporten (2022).

Thorbjørn Harr

Kurt

Thorbjørn Harr graduated from The Norwegian Academy of Theatre in 2000. He has been employed by Nationaltheatret since and has appeared in over 50 roles including Torvald in A Doll’s House , Figaro in The Marriage of Figaro , Graham in Cleansed and Krogstad in A Doll’s House . In 2015, he dramatised, produced and performed in the sold out run of Kafka Thorbjørn’s many films and TV series includ Vikings , Younger , Bel Canto , Against Moscow , Children and Stockholm . Thorbjørn’s many awards include Heddaprisen, the Norwegian Theatre Critics Award, Kritikerprisen Per Aabel’s Honorary Award, Radioteatrets Blå Fugl, Amanda Award nomination for Against Moscow , Hedda Award nomination for De sälleløse and the Amanda Award 2020 for Best Supporting Actor for the film Children . His latest film is Full Cover , released in 2022

CREATIVE TEAM

Marit Moum Aune Director

Marit Moum Aune is one of Norway’s most renowned directors, known for her awardwinning theatre, opera, ballet, musicals, film and TV series. She has worked for all the major Norwegian theatre companies. For Nationaltheatret she has directed Angels in America , Krenket and Bird , Linn Ullmann’s Grace for the Riksteatret, Olaug Nilssen’s Få meg på, for fæn and We have Such Short Arms for Det Norske Teatret and Peer Gynt at Gålå. She is Director in Residence for the Norwegian National Ballet where she directed internationally recognized, award-winning productions of Ibsen’s Ghosts and Hedda Gabler For TV she has created Harry & Charles for NRK, Kampen for tilværven , and most recently the Viaplay series Made in Oslo (2022). Awards include the Hedda Prize, the Scandinavian National Theater Prize, Gullsekkenm the Liv Ullmann prize, and the Gullruten Prize.

Nils Petter Molvær Composer

Nils Petter Molvær is a Norwegian jazz musician and composer. He studied at the Trondheim Conservatory of Music. In 1982, he joined the band Masqualero , which was active for 10 years. Masqualero released four albums and won three Spellemann awards. Molvær released his first solo album, Khmer , a succsessful mix of jazz and electronica, in 1997. Khmer was awarded a Spelleman in 1997, and the year after he recieved the Gammleng award in jazz. He has since received three additional Spellmanns, Edvardprisen, and Buddyprisen.

Molvær has composed music for several stage productions, among them the ballets Ghosts –Ibsens Gengangere and Hedda Gabler.

Even Børsum Set and Costume Designer

Even Børsum has worked as a set designer since 1995. He has completed a number of set design assignements at the majority of Norwegian stages, as well as some assignments in costume and lighting design. His design work for Nationaltheatret includes: Skylight (with Ingeborg Kvamme in 1995), Arkadia , Hamlet , Paul Lange og Tora Parsberg , Chet spiller ikke her , Den utrolige historien om den kjempestore pæra and Mens vi venter på no’ godt . At Det Norske Teatret his work includes: As You Like It , Jungelboka , Next to Normal , Brødrene Løvehjerte . Den Nationale Scene: King Lear , Romeo and Juliet, Fiddler on the Roof , Mother Courage and Her Children Trøndelag Teater: Rent , West Side Story , Romeo and Juliet . Den Norske Opera & Ballett: Ghost –Ibsens Gengangere

Børsum has also created set design for Swedish theatre and for television in Norway and Sweden.

Agnethe Tellefsen Lighting Designer

Agnethe Tellefsen studied at Nottingham Trent University and holds a BA in Theatre Design (1995 - 1998). Selected productions at Nationaltheatret: Vildanden + En Folkefiende – Enemy of the Duck (2016), Motortown (2016), Hærmennene på Helgeland (2018), Meg nær , Romeo og Julie (2019), Dødsdansen and Samtaler med bror (2022).

At international stages and festivals: El Mirar de la Maja (2013) and Cosmogonia (2015) for Sara Calero Company. Cu4tro for Carmen Linares & Jorge Pardo Trio (2014) and Remembranzas for Carmen Linares. Danza 220v (2010) for Estevez/Paños/Ruz. Larachi Flamenco Festival

Paris/Sevilla (2011/2012) and muDANZAS

BOLERAs 1812-2012 for Sonakay Productions. Avant Garde (2012) for Camerata Flamenco Project. La Isla de los Pájaros (2007), Del Otro lado del Árbol (2010), El Lobo ha Vuelto (2008), Cyrano de Bergerac (2013) and Cuentos de Ratitos (2005) for Elfo Teatro. Del 2000 y pico (2013) for Pedro Córdoba Company. Acuérdate cuando Entonces (2012) for Guadalupe Torres Company.

Tellefsen has work as a set designer, lighting designer and technical manager since 1998. From 1999-2015 she lived in Madrid, where she collaborated with a number of companies within theatre, dance, flamenco, and music. She has been employed as lighting designer at the Nationaltheatret since 2015.

from 2005-2019. Selected productions at Nationaltheatret: Illanden, Jåtåkdag , Valerie Solanas skal bli president i Amerika , Hamsuns gate , Brand , Til Damaskus , Svevn , Påske , Vi er ikke kaker , Pianisten , Freuds siste møte , Verdiløse menn , Hedda Gabler , Doktor Proktors prompepulver , En folkefiende , Helikopter , Motortown , Kaos er nabo med Gud , Revolusjon , Gratulerer , Hamlet , Dødsdansen and Døden på Oslo S

Selected productions at Nordland Teater: Kjøkkenheisen , Dødsforelska , Hedda Gabler and Svarta Bjørn

Selected productions at Oslo Nye Teater: Juleoratoriet , Rocky Horror Show and Sexy.

Bendik Toming Sound Designer

Bendik Toming graduated with honors from the London Centre of Contemporary Music. He has worked in record production since then. He spent a few years in London, working freelance for some of the bigger music studios such as Abbey Road and RAK.

Toming moved back to Norway in 2016 and started Family Day Recordings AS. In 2019 he won a Spelleman with the band Brenn for their album Elsker. Toming has done sound design for the following productions at Nationaltheatret: Linda Vista , Jell-O-Shot , De må føde oss eller pule oss for å elske oss , Kakefabrikken , Dødsdansen and Jeppe på berget .

Eva Sharp Hair and Makeup Design

Eva Sharp is trained as a hairdresser (1988) and as a stage makeup artist and wig-maker (1999). She has been employed by Nationaltheatret since 2002, and led the mask department

THE NATIONAL THEATRE OF NORWAY

For over 120 years, the National Theatre of Norway (Nationaltheatret) has been recognised both in Norway and internationally as the leading arena for Norwegian stage artists, and classic and innovative theatre productions. Its artistic programme is daring, relevant and ambitious, challenging the conventions of theatre.

When the National Theatre of Norway opened on 1 September 1899, it took over the role of Norway’s national theatre from the Christiania Teater. The theatre was founded as a private institution and weathered several financial crises until 1929, when the Norwegian government started providing support.

The theatre is often considered the home for Ibsen’s plays, and most of his works have been performed here.

Kristian Seltun took up the position of Artistic Director in 2021, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic and the start of the theatre’s rehabilitation project.

Photo – Gisle Bjørneby

Photo – Erika Hebbert

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