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Kjersti Alveberg
Kjersti Alveberg (26 July 1948 – 19 October 2021) was a Norwegian choreographer and dancer. Over the last 30 years of her career she created ballets for stage and television and won prestigious awards for her work. Early life Kjersti Alveberg began to dance at the age of four, but not until she was 19 she took the decisive step of starting her dance studies at Norwegian National Academy of Ballet in Oslo, working at the same time at Chat Noir as a dancer. Aiming at sociology she went on to study dance in New York City, Amsterdam, London and Paris before attending the Nansen Academy. For several years she was a freelance dancer at the Oslo theatres, in fringe groups and in television. For 5 years she was a dancer, actor and singer at Det Norske Teatret doing musicals and plays, also working in TV and in fringe dance companies. Her choreographic debut came in 1975, with "Tomorrow?" at The Norwegian Opera's Ballet Workshop. Breakthrough In 1984 Kjersti won international acclaim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjersti Alveberg
Kjersti Alveberg (26 July 1948 – 19 October 2021) was a Norwegian choreographer and dancer. Over the last 30 years of her career she created ballets for stage and television and won prestigious awards for her work. Early life Kjersti Alveberg began to dance at the age of four, but not until she was 19 she took the decisive step of starting her dance studies at Norwegian National Academy of Ballet in Oslo, working at the same time at Chat Noir as a dancer. Aiming at sociology she went on to study dance in New York City, Amsterdam, London and Paris before attending the Nansen Academy. For several years she was a freelance dancer at the Oslo theatres, in fringe groups and in television. For 5 years she was a dancer, actor and singer at Det Norske Teatret doing musicals and plays, also working in TV and in fringe dance companies. Her choreographic debut came in 1975, with "Tomorrow?" at The Norwegian Opera's Ballet Workshop. Breakthrough In 1984 Kjersti won international acclaim ... [...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] |
Morten Tomte
Morten is a common given name in Norway and Denmark. Approximately 22,138 have this name as a given name in Norway and about 52 people have it as a surname. Notable people with the name include: *Morten Abel, Norwegian singer *Morten Andersen, Danish kicker in American football *Morten Arnfred, Danish film director and screenwriter *Morten Berglia, Norwegian orienteering competitor *Morten Berre, Norwegian footballer *Morten Bertolt, Danish footballer *Morten Bisgaard, Danish footballer *Morten Bo, Danish photographer *Morten Breum, Danish DJ and producer known by his mononym Morten *Morten Bruun, Danish football player * Morten Brørs, Norwegian cross-country skier *Morten Børup, Danish educator *Morten Stig Christensen, Danish handball player, TV host and TV executive *Morten Daland, Norwegian handball player *Morten Djupvik, Norwegian show jumping competitor *Morten Dons, Danish racing driver *Morten Eriksen, Norwegian footballer *Morten Finstad, Norwegian ice hockey player *Mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NRK2
NRK2 (NRK To) is one of the TV channels of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK). It was launched on 1 September 1996. History The channel started its regular broadcasts on 1 September 1996, but the evening before, a live simulcast, led by Trond-Viggo Torgersen, was broadcast on both NRK1 and NRK2. Sunday 1 September was the first regular broadcast day, and around 880,000 people watched the channel during the first evening. From the start, the channel was to be youth-oriented and had people between the ages of 15 and 35 as its main target group. For the first eleven years, before the channel changed its profile, culture, entertainment and music programs were mainly broadcast. The channel was officially called "NRK TO" from the start until 4 September 2000. NRK2 was originally supposed to act both as an overflow channel for NRK1, and as a youth channel. In the evening, many films and series were previously broadcast, in addition to programs that had been broadcast on NRK1. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terje Ytjhall , Romania
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Terje may refer to: *Terje (name), a form of the Scandinavian name Torgeir *Tria ( hu, Terje), a village in the commune of Derna, Bihor Derna ( hu, Felsőderna) is a commune in northeastern Bihor County, Crișana, Romania, 50 km from the county seat, Oradea and 35 km from Marghita. It borders the communes of Popești, Chișlaz, Brusturi and Spinuș. It is composed of f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albertville
Albertville (; Arpitan: ''Arbèrtvile'') is a subprefecture of the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. It is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. In 2018, the commune had a population of 19,214; its urban area had 39,780 inhabitants. Geography Albertville is one of two subprefectures of the Savoie department, alongside Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne. Albertville is situated on the river Arly, close to the confluence with the river Isère. Its altitude ranges from . Nearby mountains include: Belle Étoile, Dent de Cons, Négresse, Roche Pourrie, Mirantin, Pointe de la Grande Journée, Chaîne du Grand Arc. Nearby mountain ranges include the Bauges, the Beaufortain and the beginning of the Vanoise. History The modern city of Albertville was formed in 1836 by King Charles Albert of Sardinia, who merged the medieval town of Conflans, which had buildings dating to the 14th century, with the town of L'Hôpital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingrid Lorentzen
Ingrid Trøite Lorentzen (born 9 March 1972) is a Norwegian ballet dancer. Since August 2012, she has been artistic director of the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, Norwegian National Ballet. Early life Born in Trondheim, she grew up in the Byåsen district and attended Åsveien Elementary School and Sverresborg Middle School. She received her ballet training at the Norwegian National Academy of Ballet in Oslo (1988–89), and at the Royal Swedish Ballet, Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm. She also studied ballet in New York and Paris. Career Lorentzen's breakthrough came in 1991 with her performance of Kjersti Alveberg's ''Lokk'' in the Eurovision contest for young dancers. The following year she danced ''Kristin Lavransdatter'' in Nidaros Cathedral. From 1995 to 1997 she was with Skånes Danseteater in Malmö. She joined the Norwegian National Ballet in 1997, becoming a principal dancer in 2000. In addition to classical roles such as Odette and Odile in ''Swan Lake'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina Bjørsvik
Nina may refer to: * Nina (name), a feminine given name and surname Acronyms *National Iraqi News Agency, a news service in Iraq *Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, on the campus of Norwegian University of Science and Technology *No income, no asset, a mortgage lending concept *"No Irish need apply", an anti-Irish racism phrase found in some 19th-century employment ads in the United States Geography *Nina, Estonia, a village in Alatskivi Parish, Tartu County, Estonia * Nina, Mozambique, a village in the Ancuabe District of Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique United States *Nina, West Virginia, an unincorporated area in Doddridge County, West Virginia *Nina, Texas, a census-designated place (CDP) in Starr County, Texas *Nina Station, Louisiana, an unincorporated community in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana *Ninaview, Colorado, an unincorporated area in Bent County, Colorado Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Nina'' (1956 film), a 1956 West German film * ''Nina'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indra Lorentzen
Indra Lorentzen (born 17 August 1956 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Norwegian dancer and choreographer with family roots on the mother's side, in Indonesia. Biography Lorentzen started dancing at four years old in Stockholm. She studied dancing at the ''Opera Ballet School'' in Oslo, and became a member of the ballet ensemble of the ''Norwegian National Ballet'' in 1973, soloist in 1977. With her background as a half Indonesian, half Norwegian, she is in contact with a different culture of human relations also through body gestures. She debuted as a choreographer for the Norwegian National Ballet in 1998 with the Sami-inspired ''Flettede stier'', and has since choreographed several productions in Sweden, Norway and Greenland, including ''Peer Gynt'' and ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', and also dance films like ''Skårungen'' and the ''Radioballetten''. Lorentzen has danced an impressive list of roles in the Opera Ballet. It is like a list of highlights in recent Norwegian scene da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holmenkollen
Holmenkollen () is a mountain and a neighbourhood in the Vestre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway. It goes up to above sea level and is well-known for its international skiing competitions. Overview In addition to being a residential area, the area has been a ski recreation area since the late 19th century, with its famous ski jumping hill, the Holmenkollbakken, hosting competitions since 1892. To the north, the area borders to the woodlands area Marka. The Holmenkoll Line of the Oslo Metro runs through the neighborhood, serving the stations Besserud and Holmenkollen. The Holmenkollen Chapel was destroyed by arson in August 1992 by black metal artists Varg Vikernes, Bård “Faust” Eithun and Øystein “Euronymous” Aarseth, but later rebuilt. Michael Moynihan, Didrik Søderlind: '' Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground'', First Edition, Venice, CA: Feral House 1998, p. 94f. The chapel is a neighbour to the Norwegian Royal Lodge, the residence o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
