Agder Teater
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Agder Teater is a Norwegian theatre
based in Kristiansand
. It was established in 1991, and has been the regional theatre for Agder
since 1995.
Its first theatre director was Bentein Baardson
, who led the theatre from 1991 to 1994. Alex Scherpf has been theatre director since 2005.
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
based in Kristiansand
Kristiansand
-History:As indicated by archeological findings in the city, the Kristiansand area has been settled at least since 400 AD. A royal farm is known to have been situated on Oddernes as early as 800, and the first church was built around 1040...
. It was established in 1991, and has been the regional theatre for Agder
Agder
Agder is a historical district of Norway in the southernmost region of Norway, corresponding to the two counties Vest-Agder and Aust-Agder. Today, the term Sørlandet is more commonly used.-Name:...
since 1995.
Its first theatre director was Bentein Baardson
Bentein Baardson
Bentein Baardson is Norwegian actor, instructor and theatre director.Bentein Baardson graduated from Teaterhøyskolen in 1975. He has set up plays at a number of theatres, including Nationaltheatret, Det Norske Teatret, Den Nationale Scene and Agder Teater...
, who led the theatre from 1991 to 1994. Alex Scherpf has been theatre director since 2005.