Medea

Information

(Objekt ID 144586)
Object type Production
Premiere 1956
Produced by Ny Norsk Ballett
Based on Medea by Birgit Cullberg, Béla Bartók
Audience Adults
Keywords Dance, Classical ballet
Running period 1956  
Contributors (20)
Name Role
Evripides – Playwright
Birgit Cullberg – Choreography
Béla Bartók – Composer
Arnulf Hegstad – Conductor
Alvar Granström – Costume design
Herbert Sandberg – Musical arrangement
Jon Berle – Dancer (Jason)
Anne Borg – Dancer
Grete Brunvoll – Dancer
Rolf Daleng – Dancer
Hans Arild Eng – Dancer
Henry Hågensen – Dancer (Kreon)
Jorunn Kirkenær – Dancer (Kreusa)
Edith Roger – Dancer (Medea)
Mette-Marit Sem – Dancer
Randi Thorvaldsen – Dancer
Aloysius Valente – Dancer
Egil Åsman – Dancer
Birgit Cullberg – Dance Instruction
Helene Furunes – Tailoring
Performance dates
March 1, 1957Hovedscenen, Nationaltheatret, The National Theatre Show
1956 National premiere, Norway