Beaivváš Sámi Theatre
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Beaivváš Sámi Theatre is a Norwegian theatre that uses Sami language as its performing language. In addition, it is the only Sami 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."
Beaivváš started as an independent theatre group in 1981, but since 1991 has been supported by the Norwegian government, and since 2002 by the Sami Parliament
. It has cooperated artistically and educationally with the Sámi University College
, the theater college in Luleå
, Music in Finnmark, the Sami Theater in Kiruna
, Åarjelhsaemien Teatere in Mo i Rana
and Tärnaby
, along with Hålogaland Teater
. In 2005, they toured Scandinavia with the production Skuolfi
. In 2007, the theater is once again being run by its original manager Haukur J. Gunnarsson. It employs four actors, two technicians and four administrative employees. There are plans in place to relocate the theatre from the Kautokeino Cultural Center to a new building.
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."
Beaivváš started as an independent theatre group in 1981, but since 1991 has been supported by the Norwegian government, and since 2002 by the Sami Parliament
Sami Parliament of Norway
The Sami Parliament of Norway is the representative body for people of Sami heritage in Norway. It acts as an institution of cultural autonomy for the indigenous Sami people....
. It has cooperated artistically and educationally with the Sámi University College
Sámi University College
Sámi University College was established in 1989 and has about 150 students and 52 faculty, technical and administrative staff. It is one of 25 Norwegian state university colleges and located in Kautokeino....
, the theater college in Luleå
Luleå
- Transportation :Local buses are run by .A passenger train service is available from Luleå Centralstation on Sweden's national SJ railway service northbound to Narvik on the Norwegian coast, or southbound to Stockholm. See Rail transport in Sweden....
, Music in Finnmark, the Sami Theater in Kiruna
Kiruna
Kiruna is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in Lapland province, with 18,154 inhabitants in 2005. It is the seat of Kiruna Municipality Kiruna (Northern Sami: Giron, Finnish: Kiiruna) is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in Lapland province, with 18,154 inhabitants in 2005. It is...
, Åarjelhsaemien Teatere in Mo i Rana
Mo i Rana
Mo i Rana is a town in the municipality of Rana, Nordland, Norway, located just south of the Arctic Circle and in the region Helgeland. The town is called "Mo i Rana" to distinquish it from other places named Mo - most notably the town of Mosjøen, also in Helgeland - though locally the town is...
and Tärnaby
Tärnaby
Tärnaby is a locality situated in Storuman Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 533 inhabitants in 2005.It is known for its successful skiers, particularly in the "technical" disciplines: Slalom and Giant Slalom: Ingemar Stenmark, Anja Pärson, Bengt Fjällberg, Stig Strand and Jens Byggmark...
, along with Hålogaland Teater
Hålogaland Teater
Hålogaland Teater is a regional theatre serving the region of Nord-Norge, the northernmost of Norway. When established in 1971, it was the first regional theatre in Norway, and the first professional theatre in Nord-Norge. Many of its productions are staged in the regional Norwegian dialects...
. In 2005, they toured Scandinavia with the production Skuolfi
Snowy Owl
The Snowy Owl is a large owl of the typical owl family Strigidae. The Snowy Owl was first classified in 1758 by Carolus Linnaeus, the Swedish naturalist who developed binomial nomenclature to classify and organize plants and animals. The bird is also known in North America as the Arctic Owl, Great...
. In 2007, the theater is once again being run by its original manager Haukur J. Gunnarsson. It employs four actors, two technicians and four administrative employees. There are plans in place to relocate the theatre from the Kautokeino Cultural Center to a new building.
Managers
- 1991 – 1996 Haukur J. Gunnarsson
- 1997 – 2002 Alex Scherpf
- 2002 – 2006 Harriet Nordlund
- 2007 – Haukur J. Gunnarsson