- Beaivváš Sámi Theatre
Beaivváš Sámi Theatre (established in
1981 inGuovdageaidnu Kautokeino ) is a Norwegian theatre that usesSami language as their performing language. In addition, it is the onlySami language theatre in the country.According to their website: "The aim of BST is to form and activate our own cultural sources, to inspire, renew, motivate, to broaden and to bring forward the Sami culture, as well as to create kinship and understanding between different cultures." [ [http://www.beaivvas.no/web/index.php?sladja=25&giella1=eng Beaivváš Sámi Teáhter ] ]
Beaivváš started as an independent theatre group in
1981 , but since1991 has been supported by the Norwegian government, and since2002 by theSami Parliament . It has cooperated artistically and educationally with theSámi University College , the theater college inLuleå ,Music in Finnmark , theSami Theater inKiruna ,Åarjelhsaemien Teatere inMo i Rana andTärnaby , along withHålogaland Teater . In 2005, they toured Scandinavia with the production Skuolfi. In 2007, the theater is being run by managerHaukur J. Gunnarsson , employing four actors and two technicians and four administrative employees. A relocation from the Kautokeino cultural center to a new building is planned.Managers
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1991 –1996 Haukur J. Gunnarsson
*1997 –2002 Alex Scherpf
*2002 –2006 Harriet Nordlund
*2007 –Haukur J. Gunnarsson References
External links
* [http://www.beaivvas.no/web/?giella1=eng Official website]
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