Helge Reistad (born 1942) has had a diverse career in Norwegian theatre. He has worked as a director, theatre pedagogue, photographer, and writer. You may read more about him here.

Helge Reistad's private archive includes much material from the ten first years of Musidra Teater (1971-1981). Reistad took part in establishing the theatre company, and he has written a longer article about this period, which can be read here. He has staged approximately 20 professional theatre productions, including Tilfellet Torgersen* (The Case of Torgersen) (1973), written by Jens Bjørneboe, on request. He also instructed seven TV productions for children for Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.

Reistad has long experience as a photographer, and his private archive includes a large number of photos from companies including Dansdesign and Klomadu Theatre, for the latter of which he also worked as a director on four productions. In addition, the archive includes a large number of texts; preview articles, interviews, reviews, essays, longer articles, and academic books, plus posters and programs for most of the productions he has taken part in.

*Not yet translated into the English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.