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Vår Teater
() is a pioneering Swedish theatre company for children with a number of stages around Stockholm, founded in 1942. History In the 1930s, librarian Elsa Olenius pioneered storytelling and simple theatre games and pantomime for children at the Stockholm City Library's Hornsgatan branch, an activity that quickly grew in popularity as more and more children became interested. In 1941–1942, Ingmar Bergman ran Sweden's first children's theatre in Medborgarhuset under the name , a children's branch of his amateur theatre company for adults, . When his work there ended, Olenius took over the premises in 1942 and started a more developed children's theatre activity for interested children between seven and sixteen years old, with improvisation exercises to music, pantomime and other exercises. Gradually, real performances for audiences were created and eventually it was called . Astrid Lindgren, among others, wrote plays specifically for the theatre. As a result of the large number o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hägersten
Hägersten (''Heronstone'') is an urban district Urban district may refer to: * District * Urban area * Quarter (urban subdivision) * Neighbourhood Specific subdivisions in some countries: * Urban districts of Denmark * Urban districts of Germany * Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland) (hist ... of Stockholm. It is located in the borough of Hägersten-Liljeholmen, which was formed 1 January 2007 by merging the former boroughs of Hägersten and Liljeholmen. References Districts of Stockholm {{Stockholm-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1942 Establishments In Sweden
Year 194 ( CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus and Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar become Roman Consuls. * Battle of Issus: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops. * Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium (194–196); the city walls suffer extensive damage. Asia * Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 100 days ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anita Wall
Kerstin ''Anita'' Wall (born 11 July 1940), is a Swedish stage and film actress. She began acting at eleven years of age at Vår teater, a children's theatre, playing Pippi Longstocking and other roles. From 1958 to 1959 she was employed by Riksteatern and toured with it, before joining the Royal Dramatic Training Academy, where she was one of the last group of students from 1962 to 1965 before its change of name to Statens Scenskola, together with Lars Amble, Börje Ahlstedt, Evabritt Strandberg, Per Ragnar, and others. Since 1965, Wall has appeared in a wide range of productions at the Royal Dramatic Theatre, including ''Pinocchio'' in 1966, ''The Misanthrope'' in 1970, ''Miss Margarida's Way'' in 1976 (also on TV in 1985), ''Demons'' in 1977, ''Richard III'' in 1980 and ''The Servant of Two Masters'' in 1982. She played the title role in August Strindberg's drama ''Kristina'' in 1985. Wall made her film debut in 1959 in ''Raggare!''. At times she has been on leave from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josephine Bornebusch
Leyla Jerrie Josephine Bornebusch (born 12 September 1981) is a Swedish actress. Career Bornebusch was involved in Vår teater, a children's theatre, as a child. She began her acting career in the Swedish drama series ''Rederiet'' in 1999 and a year later, she starred alongside Alexander Skarsgård in the films ''White Water Fury'' and '' Wings of Glass''. In 2002, Bornebusch again acted in a film alongside Skarsgård as one of the lead roles of the film ''The Dog Trick''. She was an actress in the comedy show '' Playa del Sol'' on SVT1. She was also one of the regular hosts of ''Fredag Hela Veckan'', a Swedish version of ''Saturday Night Live''. She starred as the character "Mickan" in the comedy series '' Solsidan''. Bornebusch is a writer, associate producer, and female lead opposite Greg Poehler in '' Welcome to Sweden'' which was broadcast on TV4 in Sweden and on NBC in the United States. The series was cancelled on 28 July 2015. Bornebusch wrote and directed the TV serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecka Liljeberg
Rebecka Månstråle Liljeberg (born 13 May 1981) is a Swedish former actress who starred in the Swedish film '' Show Me Love'' (''Fucking Åmål'') (1998). Early life and career Rebecka was born in the town of Turinge, Sweden to an 18-year-old Swedish mother Kristina, and a 24-year-old Finnish father, Jyrki. Her parents divorced when she was one year old. As a child, she acted at Vår teater, a children's theatre in Stockholm. At the age of nine, Liljeberg won a role in the series '' Sunes jul''. Between 1993 and 1997, she continued in amateur theatre until landing a role in the film ''Närkontakt'' later in 1997. The following year, she got her breakthrough in the Lukas Moodysson film '' Show Me Love'' (''Fucking Åmål'') (1998). She quit high school to make the film, which ultimately won her the 1999 Guldbagge Awards for best actress, together with Alexandra Dahlström. After her roles in ''Fucking Åmål'' and ''Sherdil'', Liljeberg began an adult education course in order ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cecilia Nilsson (actress)
Birgitta Maria Cecilia Nilsson (born 15 July 1957) is a Swedish actress. She has appeared at many theatres. She is married to Krister Henriksson. Nilsson started acting in theatre aged six at '' Vår teater'' at Medborgarplatsen in Stockholm. As a student she attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm. Her first theater appearance was in the play ''Woyzeck'' at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in 1968, and she also appeared in ''Minns du den stad'' (directed by Per Anders Fogelström) at Stockholm City Theatre in 1970–1971. In 1973–1974 she hosted the children's program ''Fredax'', and after that she hosted ''Lördags'' 1974–1975. From 1978 to 1981 she studied at the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting. After the education she was engaged at Helsingborg City Theatre. From 1983 to 1988 she worked at Stockholm City Theatre. In 1989 Nilsson received the ''Vilhelm Moberg-Award'' of Teaterförbundet, and in 2007 the ''Riksteatern Scholarship''. In 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomas Bolme
Tomas Robert Olof Bolme (born 21 April 1945 in Högalid, Stockholm) is a Swedish actor. He is famous for being the Swedish voice of Tintin, and he is also the voice of the anime hero Cobra. As a child, he acted at Vår teater, a children's theatre in Stockholm. He studied at Teaterhögskolan in Stockholm during the years 1966 to 1969. Bolme has performed at Fria Proteatern, Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm City Theatre and Riksteatern. He has also recorded several audiobooks and one of them is Jan Guillou's ''Coq Rouge''. Bolme is a former member of the political party Communist League Marxists-Leninists ( sv, Kommunistiska förbundet marxist-leninisterna, ''KFML''). He is the brother of television host Agneta Bolme Börjefors. At the 24th Guldbagge Awards he won the award for Best Actor for his role in ''Creditors''. Along with Kim Anderzon, he co-hosted the 27th Guldbagge Awards. Selected filmography * ''Pirates on the Malonen'' (1959) * '' The Last Adventure'' (1974 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marika Lagercrantz
Marika Karin Louise Lagercrantz (born 12 July 1954) is a Swedish actress. Since 2011, she has been Sweden's cultural attaché at the Berlin embassy in Germany. Lagercrantz was born in Solna. She is the daughter of Olof Lagercrantz, granddaughter of Hans Ruin, sister of David Lagercrantz, and cousin of Lars and Johan Lönnroth. Lagercrantz got her start in acting at Vår teater, a Swedish children's theatre, at six years of age. She participated in season 10 of '' Stjärnorna på slottet'' which was broadcast on SVT. Filmography Television * '' Rapport till himlen'' (1994) * '' Folk med ångest'' (2021) References 1954 births Living people Swedish film actresses Swedish television actresses People from Solna Municipality Swedish diplomats Swedish expatriates in Germany Swedish women diplomats {{Sweden-actor-stub Marika Marika is a feminine given name of Polish, Greek, and Japanese origin. It has its origin in the Hungarian and Greek nickname for Maria, or i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gröndal
Gröndal (''Green Valley'') is a district of the Hägersten-Liljeholmen borough in Söderort, the southern suburban part of Stockholm. The name Gröndal means Green Dale or Green Valley. Gröndal developed as a working class and industrial suburb after the opening of Liljeholmen freight station in the 1860s. The district was a part of Liljeholmen municipal community in the Brännkyrka Brännkyrka is a parish in South Stockholm, Sweden. The population is 36,572. Brännkyrka, at that time much larger in area, was amalgamated into the city of Stockholm in 1913. This area now constitutes the southern main part of Stockholm M ... municipality until 1913, when Brännkyrka was incorporated into the city of Stockholm. References Districts of Stockholm {{Stockholm-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elsa Olenius
Elsa Viktoria Olenius (September 30, 1896 – August 25, 1984) was a Swedish librarian and writer, best remembered for pioneering children's library activities and theatre with children. She was awarded a in 1981. In the 1940s, she founded ('the Children's Own Theatre), which later became '' Vår teater'' ('Our Theatre'). Biography Upbringing and studies Elsa Olenius was born in 1896 in Bollnäs, Hälsingland, Sweden. She was the only child of Otto Söderström, a postal inspector, and Blenda Johnson. Both her parents were interested in theatre and her father was also an amateur musician. When the family moved to Örebro, Olenius was introduced to the theatre as a child. She later performed at the gymnasium theatre and then at the student theatre in Uppsala, where she graduated from the Uppsala private gymnasium in 1914 at the age of 17. In 1919, she married Nils Edvin Olenius (1893–1964), a customs inspector. Between 1925 and 1927, Olenius was a student at the Stockho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astrid Lindgren
Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren (; ; 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays. She is best known for several children's book series, featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil of Lönneberga, Karlsson-on-the-Roof, and the Six Bullerby Children (''Children of Noisy Village'' in the US), and for the children's fantasy novels '' Mio, My Son'', ''Ronia the Robber's Daughter'', and '' The Brothers Lionheart''. Lindgren worked on the Children's Literature Editorial Board at the Rabén & Sjögren publishing house in Stockholm and wrote more than 30 books for children. In January 2017, she was calculated to be the world's 18th most translated author, and the fourth most translated children's writer after Enid Blyton, Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm. Lindgren has so far sold roughly 167 million books worldwide. In 1994, she was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "her unique authorship dedicated to the rights of children and re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
