Therese Skauge

Dancer Therese Skauge won The Norwegian Critics' Award (dance) 2003/2004 for her contribution to Ina Christel Johannessen's I lie, I speak, and she has also won the honorary award of The Fund for Performing Artists.

In the award ceremony speech on behalf of Norwegian Critics' Association the following, among other things, was said:

"She started dancing at an early age, at four years, and it happened in Sarpsborg at the ballet school of Eldbjørg. There she attended her first classical ballet classes. There was also time for rhythmic gymnastics, for many years, but that dance was what she wanted to prioritise, was evident through her going in to Oslo to attend classes and train at the ballet school of The Norwegian National Opera and Ballet. To do that, one needs extraordinary willpower. The distance to studying at The National Academy of Ballet was not far, and there she started studying in 1987, graduating in 1990. In other words, the award winner has many years of experience from the Norwegian dance community."

The complete speech can be read at the webpage of Norwegian Critics' Association (link in Norwegian only).

Sources:

BIT Teatergarasjen, Oktoberdans 2008. 28.07.2010: http://www.bit-teatergarasjen.no -arkiv

Norwegian Critics' Association, kritikerlaget.no, 29.09.2011, http://www.kritikerlaget.no/pages/nor/10-dansekritikerprisen_til_therese_skauge

The ballet school of The Norwegian National Opera and Ballet

The National Academy of Ballet

• Gammleng–prisen 2006 - Scenisk virksomhet, dans
• Norwegian Critics' Award 2003/04 - Norwegian Critics' Award (dance)
• Norsk Teaterleder-Forums pris 1994 - Yngre scenekunstnere