Morten Borgersen

Last updated

Morten Borgersen
Born (1950-10-12) 12 October 1950 (age 73)
Skien, Norway [1]
OccupationTheatre director

Morten Borgersen (born 12 October 1950) is a Norwegian actor, theatre director, artistic director and writer.

Biography

Borgersen has worked for various theatres, including Trøndelag Teater, Rogaland Teater, Riksteatret, Teatret Vårt, Teater Ibsen, Oslo Nye Teater, Det Norske Teatret, Nationaltheatret, Fjernsynsteatret, Den Nationale Scene, Haugesund teater, Nordland Teater, Kilden teater og Konserthus, Opera Bergen og Maksim Gorkij teater, Vladivostok, Russland( Anna Karenina og Et dukkehjem).]. [1] In 1991 he was appointed as the first theatre director of Teatret Vårt in Molde, [1] after nineteen years of collective management, [2] and had this position until 1997. [3] From 1998 to 2001 he was artistic director of Teater Ibsen. He was artistic director of Den Nationale Scene in Bergen from 2001 to 2007. [1]

He published his first novel in 2012: Jeg har arvet en mørk skog. [4] His second novel 2014: Forestillinger. [5] Non-fiction 2015: Våre stemmer. [6]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Olav Dalgard</span> Norwegian literary and art historian, filmmaker, author and educator

Olav Dalgard was a Norwegian literary and art historian, filmmaker, author and educator.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Den Nationale Scene</span>

Den Nationale Scene is the largest theatre in Bergen, Norway. Den Nationale Scene is also one of the oldest permanent theatres in Norway.

Svein Sturla Hungnes is a Norwegian actor, theatre director, and instructor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Teatret Vårt</span>

Teatret Vårt is a regional theatre for Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It was established in 1972 and is based in Molde. The theatre cooperates with the annual Molde International Jazz Festival. Carl Morten Amundsen has been the theatre director since 2000.

Bentein Baardson is Norwegian actor, instructor and theatre director.

Kjetil Bang-Hansen is a Norwegian actor, dancer, stage producer and theatre director.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rolf Berntzen</span> Norwegian actor

Rolf Johannes Berntzen was a Norwegian actor, and the grandfather of the Norwegian musician Julian Berntzen.

Maria Tryti Vennerød is a Norwegian playwright.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hans Jacob Nilsen</span> Norwegian actor and director

Hans Jacob Nilsen was a Norwegian actor, theatre director and film director. He was a theatre director at Den Nationale Scene, at Folketeatret, and for two separate periods at Det Norske Teatret.

Tore Vagn Lid is a Norwegian theatre director, playwright, musician, Bertolt Brecht enthusiast and artistic director of Transiteatret-Bergen. Tore Vagn Lid holds a professorship in dramaturgy at the National Academy of the Arts (KHIO) in Oslo. He earned a PhD from the Institute for Applied Theatre Studies in Giessen, Germany. Central in what is seen as a new political turn in the contemporary Norwegian theater. He has also written numerous articles, especially focusing on the relationship between theater and music, musicdramaturgy and musical strategies for theater directing. In October 2011 Lid published his book on music theatre aesthetics and dramaturgy called "Gegenseitige Verfremdungen - Theater als kritischer Erfahrungsraum im Stoffwechsel zwischen Bühne und Musik".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Agnes Mowinckel</span> Norwegian actress (1875–1963)

Agnes Mowinckel was a Norwegian actress and theatre director. Born in Bergen into a distinguished family, she became Norway's first professional stage director. A pioneer in bringing painters to the theatre, she used light as an artistic element, and engaged contemporary composers. She took part in theatrical experiments, worked at small stages in Oslo, and founded her own theatre.

The Christiania Norwegian Theatre was founded in 1852 under the name Norwegian Dramatic School. The initiative came from lieutenant engineer Johannes Benedictus Klingenberg (1817–1882) after he had been disappointed by the un-Norwegian repertoire selection and had visited the Norwegian Theatre in Bergen. In 1854, the drama school was made into a performing arts theater.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Guttorm Guttormsen</span> Norwegian jazz musician, arranger and composer

Guttorm Guttormsen is a Norwegian Jazz musician, arranger and composer.

Milja Salovaara is a Finnish costume designer and scenographer/set designer. She has worked in Norway, Sweden and Finland.

Per Gjersøe was a Norwegian actor, stage instructor and film director.

Erik Ulfsby is a Norwegian actor, stage instructor and theatre director.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Johanne Voss</span> Norwegian actress (1868–1946)

Johanne Voss was a Norwegian actress from Bergen.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hilda Fredriksen</span> Norwegian actress (1873–1945)

Hilda Fredriksen was a Norwegian stage and film actress.

Ine Marie Wilmann is a Norwegian stage, film and television actress. Her awards include Amanda in 2015 and 2023, and Gullruten in 2016.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Morten Borgersen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
  2. "Om styringsformen". Teatret Vårt gjennom 20 år, 1972-1992 (in Norwegian). 1992. pp. 74–77. ISBN   82-90393-48-2.
  3. Åmås, Knut Olav, ed. (2008). "Borgersen, Morten". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 73–74. ISBN   978-82-03-23561-0.
  4. Jeg har arvet en mørk skog : roman. OCLC   809237902 . Retrieved 19 April 2021 via worldcat.org.
  5. Forestillinger roman. OCLC   1028493287 . Retrieved 19 April 2021 via worldcat.org.
  6. Våre stemmer : HIV, 30 år i Norge. OCLC   927439269 . Retrieved 19 April 2021 via worldcat.org.
Cultural offices
Preceded by Director of the Den Nationale Scene
2001-2007
Succeeded by