Abstract
Between 1750 and 1850, several itinerant troupes visited Norway. The theatrical plays they presented belonged to popular entertainment genres. In this article I examine the pantomimes these troupes performed in Norway: comical and historical pantomime. The aim of this examination is to provide a broader understanding of the two kinds of pantomimes presented by itinerant troupes in Norway around 1800. I end the article by looking at historiographical reasons as to why these performances have been more or less excluded from written, Norwegian theatre histories.
Highlights
Between 1750 and 1850, several itinerant troupes visited Norway
Teaterkulturen disse utøverne var en del av, var en felleseuropeisk teaterkultur med felles systemer og praksiser for profesjonsutøvelse
Stykket ble avertert som en «stor historisk Pantomime med Fægtninger, Evolutioner, Combats tilhest og tilfods samt Storminger og Bombardement» (Plakat 01/03/1840, Statsarkivet i Trondheim)
Summary
Ellen Karoline Gjervan er for tiden prorektor for masterutdanning ved Dronning Mauds Minne Høgskole i Trondheim. Gjervan har doktorgrad i teatervitenskap fra Universitetet i Bergen, 2010. Hun har publisert arbeider om Henrik Ibsens teaterkarriere, om dramaturgi, samt om sceneteknikk og populære underholdningssjangre i det lange 1700-tallet. Artikkelen bygger på et innlegg fra konferansen Teatervitenskapelig dugnad i Bergen 2018.
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