Norwegian Critics' Award 2002/03

Marit Strømmen said the following, among other things, in her award ceremony speech on behalf of Norwegian Critics' Association:

"This year the award winner is a female dancer who is in possession of enough stage charisma and technical abilities. Enough to carry the main focus of the audience through a full performance.

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The American choreographer Amanda Miller's work Pretty Ugly will never be the same again after this particular dancer's involvement. As the only woman among four boys she delivered a harmonic and searching, but also bone tough, self-confident and demanding role interpretation.

I quote from the dance critic Fredrik Rütter's review in Aftenposten May 24: 'She moves very challenging in the same overdone style as the boys with long steps and forward-looking eyes. With a long, red skirt, a black, see-through top, pitch black hair and a dramatic expression in her movements, plus an expressive face, she is very visible in the landscape. If that shouldn't be enough, she dances almost divine.' End of quote.

Her memorable efforts in the abovementioned performance decided the allocation of this year's award. But it is with great gratitude for many performances, in which this dancer has taken part, that I stand her today."

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

Source:

Norwegian Critics' Association, kritikerlaget.no, 29.09.2011, http://www.kritikerlaget.no/pages/nor/27-dansekritikerprisen_til_henriette_slorer

Yngve Kvistad said the following, among other things, in his award ceremony speech on behalf of Norwegian Critics' Association:

"Without looking at famous predecessors, he made the characters definitely his: If the worn-down professor he played never became leader of the institute, he at least achieved a doctorate in sarcasm, in eternal dispute with his regular opponent, Martha - in this production passionately brought to life by Anne Krigsvoll.

With discipline and controlled acting he developed a person who had gone wrong, but remained vulnerable; there was massive love in the bottom of it. Thus this version of the play gave us more than just verbal warring, something deeper than wit with a dark undertone. At Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre) the most famous afterparty of theatrical history became a true hell."

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

Source:

Norwegian Critics' Association, kritikerlaget.no, 29.09.2011, http://www.kritikerlaget.no/pages/nor/28-teaterkritikerprisen_til_dennis_storhoei