John Kristian Alsaker
John Kristian Alsaker (born 9th April 1949) is a Norwegian stage designer.
Information
(Objekt ID 18787)| Object type | Person |
| Born | April 9, 1949 |
| Functions | Stage designer, Costume designer |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Gender | Male |
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John-Kristian Alsaker was active at several British stages during the 1970es, including National Theatre and Old Vic. He was a stage designer at The National Venue of Theatre 1976-82, followed by a period at The Torshov Theatre.
From 1984 he was a stage designer at Los Angeles Theater Center, where he won several awards for best stage design and costumes, among other things for productions based on Ibsen and Beckett, and he was also responsible for the stage design for Stein Winge's visiting production King Lear. Alsaker has been a stage designer for one or more productions at most of Norway's theatres. One may mention Falstaff, Enigma Variations, Tater!, 40, Woyzeck and A Doll's House, Fiddler on the Roof, Tørres Snørtevold, Faust and Boer Boerson jr.
At The National Theatre he has contributed to more than 50 productions.
He has also worked with movies and TV, repeatedly with the movie director Tony Richardson, including at the TV miniseries Phantom of the Opera 1990, directed by Richardson. Further one can mention Gåten Knut Hamsun* (The Mystery of Knut Hamsun) and Peer Gynt.
He has been nominated for The Hedda Award in the category of best visual design four times, in 1999 for the stage design for Pinocchio and in 2006 for Alice in Wonderland.
In 2002 he won The Hedda Award for the stage design for Antons villfaring* (Anton's Deviation) and in 2011 he shared The Hedda Award with Torbjørn Ljunggren and Øyvind Wangensteen for the stage design, video and lighting for Ti liv* (Ten lives), script and direction by Kjetil Bang-Hansen, The National Theatre.
In 2011 the Hedda jury gave the following reason:
"The award winners in this category show the amazing possibilities there lie in innovative collaboration between stage design, video projection and lighting design. Thanks to their magical creative abilities the Dovre Express thunders across one of the smallest stages in the country, motorbikes and lorries rage up narrow mountain roads, and we experience rose-painted mansion interiors and Norwegian train coupes while the actors elegantly wanders in and out of historically correct film projections. It is impossible to separate one winner's efforts from the other's – or the third's: They are intrinsically linked to one another.
Thus the award goes to John-Kristian Alsaker, Torbjørn Ljunggren and Øyvind Wangensteen for stage design, video and lighting design respectively, for Ti liv* (Ten lives), at The Torshov Theatre."
*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.
Involved in productions (181)
| Title | Premiere | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Abraham's Children (The Norwegian Theatre) | April 10, 2020 | Stage design |
| A Streetcar Named Desire (The Theatre of Cruelty) | October 24, 2019 | Stage design |
| The Apology of Socrates (Kilden Theatre) | February 1, 2019 | Costume design |
| Cyrano (The National Theatre) | Navember 24, 2018 | Stage design |
| Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (The Theatre of Cruelty) | October 25, 2018 | Stage design |
| The Price (The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret)) | February 9, 2018 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Le Grand Macabre (The Norwegian Theatre) | September 9, 2017 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Thank you for the music – Vi elsker ABBA (Over Norge) | October 12, 2016 | Stage design |
| Galla med Nasjonalballetten (The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet) | June 16, 2016 | Stage design |
| Bjarte Hjelmeland - I lånte fjær (Over Norge) | January 14, 2016 | Stage design |
| Juvikfolke (The Touring Theatre of Trøndelag) | October 1, 2015 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Manon (The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet) | September 19, 2015 | Stage design |
| Brand (The Norwegian Theatre) | January 9, 2015 | Stage design, Costume design |
| The Odd Couple (The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret)) | October 2, 2014 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Love Letters (Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre)) | May 8, 2014 | Stage design, Costume |
| Private Lives (The National Stage) | March 8, 2014 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Freuds siste møte (The National Theatre) | September 21, 2013 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Svarta Bjørn (Nordland Theatre) | March 16, 2013 | Stage design |
| Collaborators (The National Theatre) | January 12, 2013 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Silbajavri - Sølvvannet* (The Silver Lake) (The National Sami Theatre) | October 19, 2012 | Stage design |
| Klatremus og de andre dyrene i Hakkebakkeskogen (The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret)) | August 25, 2012 | Theatre masks, Stage design, Costume design, Puppetry Design |
| Den øde øya (The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet) | August 18, 2012 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Das Boot (The Norwegian Theatre) | January 27, 2012 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Art (The National Theatre) | Navember 16, 2011 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Abraham's Children (The Norwegian Theatre) | September 9, 2011 | Stage design |
| Påklederen (Nordland Theatre) | September 6, 2011 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Ti liv* (Ten lives) (The Torshov TheatreThe National Theatre) | April 9, 2011 | Costume design, Stage design |
| Enron (The Norwegian Theatre) | January 14, 2011 | Costume design, Stage design |
| Pinter møter Beckett* (Pinter meets Beckett) (Nordland Theatre) | December 8, 2010 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Reisen til Julestjernen (The National Theatre) | October 30, 2010 | Stage design |
| Long Day's Journey into Night (The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret)) | September 1, 2010 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Jorden rundt på 80 dager (The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet) | May 21, 2010 | Stage design |
| God of Carnage (The National Theatre) | April 17, 2010 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Fanny and Alexander (The National Theatre) | Navember 7, 2009 | Stage design |
| Pinocchio (Teater Manu) | October 29, 2009 | Stage design, Costume design |
| John Gabriel Borkman (Rogaland Theatre) | August 29, 2009 | Stage design |
| Guttene i skyggen* (The Shadow Boys) (The National Stage) | January 23, 2009 | Stage design, Costume design |
| The Retreat from Moscow (The National Theatre) | January 10, 2009 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Carmen (Opera Nordfjord) | 2009 | Stage design |
| A Moon for the Misbegotten (Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre)) | September 6, 2008 | Costume design, Stage design |
| The Sound of Music (Nordic Event Group AS) | September 4, 2008 | Stage design |
| Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by (The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret)) | May 5, 2008 | Stage design |
| Singin' in the Rain (Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre)) | January 30, 2008 | Stage design |
| Jeppe (The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret)) | January 22, 2008 | Stage design, Costume design |
| BECKETT (The National Theatre) | Navember 17, 2007 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Reisen til Julestjernen (The National Theatre) | Navember 10, 2007 | Stage design |
| The Homecoming (The National Theatre) | April 14, 2007 | Stage design, Costume design |
| En Himmel Full Av Stjerner (Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre)) | January 19, 2007 | Stage design |
| Skyfri himmel (Rogaland Theatre) | Navember 4, 2006 | Stage design |
| ... til døden skiller oss ad (The National TheatreThe Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret)) | September 30, 2006 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Lady Arbuthnott - Frua på Elverhøy (Jazzåteatret Produksjon ) | June 15, 2006 | Stage design |
| The Servant of Two Masters (The National Theatre) | February 23, 2006 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Richard II (The Norwegian Theatre) | Navember 18, 2005 | Costume design, Stage design |
| Alice in Wonderland (The National Stage) | September 10, 2005 | Stage design |
| Demokrati (The National Theatre) | August 24, 2005 | Costume design, Stage design |
| Waiting for Godot (The National Theatre) | April 16, 2005 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Nattergalen (The National Theatre) | February 12, 2005 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Olsenbanden jr. på cirkus (Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre)) | February 3, 2005 | Stage design |
| Billy (Thalia Teater AS) | September 16, 2004 | Costume design, Stage design |
| 90-metersbakken (Teatret Vårt (Our Theatre)) | August 18, 2004 | Stage design |
| Barabbas (The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet) | April 22, 2004 | Stage design |
| Figaro (The National Theatre) | March 19, 2004 | Stage design, Costume design |
| The Glass Menagerie (The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret)) | February 15, 2004 | Stage design, Costume design |
| La Cage aux Folles (Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre)) | January 29, 2004 | Stage design |
| Fully Committed (StagewayThalia Teater AS) | 2004 | Stage design, Costume design |
| The Celebration (The National Theatre) | September 12, 2003 | Stage design, Costume design |
| My Fair Lady (Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre)) | January 30, 2003 | Stage design |
| The Importance of Being Earnest (The National Theatre) | Navember 30, 2002 | Costume design, Stage design |
| Fiddler on the Roof (The Arctic Theatre) | September 19, 2002 | Costume design, Stage design |
| Copenhagen (Thalia Teater AS) | September 12, 2002 | Stage design |
| Hedda Gabler (The National Theatre) | April 27, 2002 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Den glade enke (The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet) | April 24, 2002 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Antons Villfaring* (Anton's Deviation) (The Norwegian Theatre) | April 20, 2002 | Stage design |
| The Homecoming (Rogaland Theatre) | January 15, 2002 | Stage design |
| Bør Børson (The Norwegian Theatre) | October 13, 2001 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Enigma variasjoner (Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre)) | August 28, 2001 | Lighting design, Costume design, Stage design |
| 40 (Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre)) | May 9, 2001 | Lighting design, Costume design, Stage design |
| Woyzeck (The National Theatre) | March 1, 2001 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Falstaff (The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet) | January 20, 2001 | Stage design, Costume design |
| West of Eden (Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre)) | September 16, 2000 | Costume design, Stage design |
| Carousel (The National Theatre) | May 6, 2000 | Stage design |
| Tater!* (Gypsy!) (Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre)) | February 11, 2000 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Teatermakeren (Rogaland Theatre) | Navember 11, 1999 | Stage design |
| Bergfrue og Asfaltdronning (Teater Vestland) | October 29, 1999 | Stage design |
| A Doll's House (The National Theatre) | October 14, 1999 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Erasmus Montanus (Teater Vestland) | October 9, 1999 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Hver sin Lyst (Trøndelag Theatre) | September 4, 1999 | Costume design, Stage design |
| Tørres Snørtevold (Rogaland Theatre) | May 15, 1999 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Juleoratoriet (Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre)) | Navember 20, 1998 | Stage design |
| Pinocchio (The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet) | September 11, 1998 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Hamlet (Trøndelag Theatre) | September 2, 1998 | Stage design |
| The Nerd (The National Theatre) | April 30, 1998 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Gilles (Rogaland Theatre) | March 20, 1998 | Stage design |
| Closer (Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre)) | February 19, 1998 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Benoni and Rosa (Nordland Theatre) | 1998 | Stage design |
| Killer Joe (Rogaland Theatre) | Navember 14, 1997 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Peer Gynt (The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret)) | September 10, 1997 | Stage design |
| Peer du lyver!* (Peer, you're lying!) (The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret)) | September 10, 1997 | Stage design, Puppetry Design |
| Peer Pressure (The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret)) | August 22, 1997 | Stage design |
| Oppvokst i fangenskap (The National TheatreThe Torshov Theatre) | January 18, 1997 | Stage design, Costume design |
| People Annihilation or My Liver is Senseless (The National TheatreThe Torshov Theatre) | October 5, 1996 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Først blir man jo født (Teatergruppen FallskjermThe Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret)) | 1996 | Stage design |
| Helligtrekongersaften eller Hva du vil (Rogaland Theatre) | Navember 4, 1995 | Stage design |
| Extremities (The Arctic Theatre) | March 16, 1995 | Stage design |
| A Night's Lodging AKA The Lower Depths (The Arctic TheatreMurmansk Regional Drama Theatre) | March 8, 1995 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Uncle Vanya (The National Theatre) | Navember 26, 1994 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Oleanna (The National TheatreThe Torshov Theatre) | Navember 5, 1994 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Engler i Amerika - Del 2 - Perestroika (Rogaland Theatre) | October 8, 1994 | Stage design |
| Engler i Amerika - Del 1 - Tusenårsriket nærmer seg (Rogaland Theatre) | September 2, 1994 | Stage design |
| When we dead awaken (The National Theatre) | August 26, 1994 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Opening and Closing Ceremonies (Lillehammer OL) | February 12, 1994 | Stage design |
| Kristin Lavransdatter (Visjoner TeaterThe Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret)) | January 30, 1994 | Stage design |
| Frost Flower (The Arctic Theatre) | January 13, 1994 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Peer Gynt (Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation's TV drama division) | December 28, 1993 | Stage design |
| Døden og piken (The National Stage) | March 5, 1993 | Costume design, Stage design |
| Lady Inger (The National Theatre) | August 28, 1992 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Jeppe of the Hill (The National Theatre) | March 20, 1992 | Stage design |
| Dagen dør i søvn (The National Theatre) | February 12, 1992 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Du e´kje redd vel? (The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret)) | Navember 25, 1988 | Stage design |
| En tur i det fri (The National Theatre) | Navember 3, 1988 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Det regner ikke mer, eller Hjertet er en pil i øyet - Dialog kring ein deig - Hos logoterapyton - Suite med døden andante - Vegen fram - Var jeg en hopper (The National Stage) | Navember 6, 1987 | Costume design, Stage design |
| De tre flosshattene (The National Stage) | February 14, 1987 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (The Norwegian Theatre) | Navember 22, 1986 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Pantagleize (The Norwegian Theatre) | Navember 5, 1986 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Uncle Vanya (Trøndelag Theatre) | March 1, 1986 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Faust (The Norwegian Theatre) | December 21, 1985 | Stage design, Costume design |
| The Good Person of Szechwan (Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation's TV drama division) | Navember 6, 1984 | Stage design |
| Life of Galileo (The Norwegian Theatre) | Navember 1, 1984 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Woyzeck (The National TheatreThe Torshov Theatre) | October 4, 1984 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Kaos er Guds nabo (Trøndelag Theatre) | March 10, 1984 | Costume design, Stage design |
| Saga of the Sea (Trøndelag Theatre) | February 3, 1984 | Costume design, Stage design |
| Richard II (The National TheatreThe Torshov Theatre) | January 5, 1984 | Stage design, Costume design |
| King John (The National TheatreThe Torshov Theatre) | December 10, 1983 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Medea (Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation's TV drama division) | Navember 15, 1983 | Stage design, Costume design |
| De ville svanene (The National TheatreThe Torshov Theatre) | April 26, 1983 | Stage design |
| Lille Eyolf (Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation's TV drama division) | April 12, 1983 | Stage design |
| A Doll's House (The National TheatreThe Torshov Theatre) | February 26, 1983 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Svartedauen (Maridalsspillet) | 1983 | Consultant |
| Kan du elske? (Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation's TV drama division) | December 14, 1982 | Stage design |
| Trumpets and Raspberries (The National TheatreThe Torshov Theatre) | September 29, 1982 | Stage design, Costume design |
| OO DJA NA (The National Theatre) | September 10, 1982 | Assistant Stage Designer |
| Camino Real (The National Theatre) | August 21, 1982 | Stage design |
| Richard III (Trøndelag Theatre) | March 10, 1982 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Anarkistens tilfeldige dødsfall (The National Stage) | March 4, 1982 | Costume design, Stage design |
| Kirkebyggeren (Maridalsspillet) | 1982 | Consultant |
| The Dumb Waiter (The National Stage) | Navember 17, 1981 | Costume design, Stage design |
| Terra Nova, Kampen om Sydpolen (The National Stage) | Navember 14, 1981 | Playwright, Playwright |
| Barabbas (The Norwegian Theatre) | September 22, 1981 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Faderen (Trøndelag Theatre) | September 5, 1981 | Costume design, Stage design |
| Kjærtekt (The National Stage) | May 20, 1981 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Betrayal (The National Theatre) | March 30, 1981 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Da er jeg en klingende bjelle (The National Stage) | February 19, 1981 | Stage design |
| Dødsfellen (The National Stage) | 1981 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Can't Pay? Won't Pay! (The National Stage) | December 18, 1980 | Costume design, Stage design |
| Hvite netter (The National Stage) | Navember 29, 1980 | Stage design |
| Antigone (The National Theatre) | September 11, 1980 | Theatre masks, Stage design, Costume design |
| Mascarade (The National Theatre) | June 2, 1980 | Stage design |
| Hamlet (Trøndelag Theatre) | March 14, 1980 | Costume design, Stage design |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream (The Norwegian Theatre) | February 16, 1980 | Stage design, Costume design |
| King Ubu (The National TheatreThe Torshov Theatre) | Navember 3, 1979 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Parløp (Trøndelag Theatre) | Navember 1, 1979 | Costume design, Stage design |
| Noen må begynne - Over ævne II (Trøndelag Theatre) | September 5, 1979 | Stage design |
| Romeo and Juliet (The National Stage) | May 23, 1979 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Moren (The National TheatreThe Torshov Theatre) | May 7, 1979 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Haren og hauken (The Norwegian Theatre) | February 22, 1979 | Stage design, Costume design |
| A Delicate Balance (The National Stage) | January 16, 1979 | Stage design |
| Utviklinger (The National Stage) | 1979 | Stage design |
| Det lykkelige valg (The National Stage) | Navember 14, 1978 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Fellow Man (Rogaland Theatre) | September 16, 1978 | Stage design |
| Hedda (The National Stage) | May 24, 1978 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Ingenmannsland (Trøndelag Theatre) | April 7, 1978 | Stage design, Costume design |
| King Lear (The National Stage) | April 5, 1978 | Stage design, Costume design |
| Sengekammerspill (The National Stage) | January 28, 1978 | Stage design |
| Ballerina (Rogaland Theatre) | Navember 2, 1977 | Stage design |
| Kvinner (The National Stage) | October 5, 1977 | Stage design |
| Brann i brønnen (The National Stage) | September 1, 1977 | Stage design |
| Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (The National Stage) | February 3, 1977 | Stage design |
| Candide (The National Stage) | January 8, 1977 | Costume design, Stage design |
| Elskeren (Scene 7) | 1968 | Stage design |
| Snø og Ild* (Snow and Fire) (Teaterfabrikken 70N 30ØMusikk i Finnmark) | Stage design | |
| Hyrdehistorier () | Stage design, Costume design |