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Elisabeth Strøm Henriksen
Elisabeth Strøm Henriksen (February 8, 1940 – May 13, 1985) was a Norwegian puppeteer and actress. Career Puppeteer As early as 1953, Elisabeth Strøm Henriksen was active as a puppeteer. She was employed at the People's Theater () puppet theater, which was headed by her father Julian Strøm. The performance ''Nils og Blåmann'' was the premiere of a play adaptation by Barthold Halle and Gunnar Olram of the comic strip of the same name by Ivar Mauritz-Hansen and Sigurd Winsnes. The work was actually written as a play for human actors, and it premiered on November 4, 1953. This was followed by a number of new puppet shows until 1967. When the People's Theater and the New Theater () merged to form the Oslo New Theater in 1959, puppet theater activity was continued as part of the new institution. In addition to working as a puppeteer for theater, Strøm Henriksen also appeared in a series of broadcasts of ''Julian Strøms Dukketeater'' (Julian Strøm's Puppet Theater) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of in 2019, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of in 2021. During the Viking Age the area was part of Viken. Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Ánslo, and established as a ''kaupstad'' or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada. The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in honour of the king. It became a municipality ('' formannskapsdistrikt'') on 1 January 1838. The city fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
