Johan Peter Strömberg
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Johan Peter Strömberg was a Swedish actor, dancer and theatre director. He was the founder of the first public theatre and theatre school in Oslo in Norway.
Born to the Swedish tobacco manufacturer Anders Olofsson Strömberg and Ulrica Sophia Bourchell. Married in 1797 in the Swedish dancer Maria Christina Sophia Ehrnström (1776-1853).
in 1793. The Swedish theatre troupes toured also in Norway, were there were otherwise only private amateur theatre
; Det Dramatiske Selskap
. He and his spouse was active as dancing teachers in several Norwegian cities from 1803; in 1806-09 in Det Dramatiske Selskab in Oslo. In 1809, he was given permission to create a public theatre in the Norwegian capital. He wanted to create a Norwegian theatre with Norwegian actors, and started a theatre school in 1825. In 1827, he opened his theatre, the first since the short lived experiment by Martin Nürenbach
(1771). He was forced to hire educated Danish actors, became impopular when he performed a play about the union between Sweden and Norway, and went bankrupt in 1828. His theatre became the Christiania Theatre
.
Born to the Swedish tobacco manufacturer Anders Olofsson Strömberg and Ulrica Sophia Bourchell. Married in 1797 in the Swedish dancer Maria Christina Sophia Ehrnström (1776-1853).
Biography
He debuted in a travelling theatre company in NyköpingNyköping
Nyköping is a locality and the seat of Nyköping Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 32,427 inhabitants in 2005. The city is also the capital of Södermanland County.- History :...
in 1793. The Swedish theatre troupes toured also in Norway, were there were otherwise only private amateur theatre
Amateur theatre
Amateur theatre is theatre performed by amateur actors. These actors are not typically members of Actors' Equity groups or Actors' Unions as these organizations exist to protect the professional industry and therefore discourage their members from appearing with companies which are not a signatory...
; Det Dramatiske Selskap
Det Dramatiske Selskap
Det Dramatiske Selskab is the name for several Norwegian amateur theatre drama troupes. These troupes were the first permanent theatre troupes in the cities of Norway...
. He and his spouse was active as dancing teachers in several Norwegian cities from 1803; in 1806-09 in Det Dramatiske Selskab in Oslo. In 1809, he was given permission to create a public theatre in the Norwegian capital. He wanted to create a Norwegian theatre with Norwegian actors, and started a theatre school in 1825. In 1827, he opened his theatre, the first since the short lived experiment by Martin Nürenbach
Martin Nürenbach
Martin Nürenbach, or Nurembach , was a German acrobat, actor, dancer, tight-rope-dancer and theatre director, active in Sweden, Norway and Finland...
(1771). He was forced to hire educated Danish actors, became impopular when he performed a play about the union between Sweden and Norway, and went bankrupt in 1828. His theatre became the Christiania Theatre
Christiania Theatre
Christiania Theatre, or Kristiania Theatre, was Norway's finest stage for the spoken drama between October 4, 1836 - September 1, 1899. It was located at Bankplassen by the Akershus Fortress in central Christiania, in Norway...
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