Hvit som snø* (White as Snow)
Hvit som snø * (White as Snow) (1985) was a puppetry production by Petrusjka Teater, loosely based on Alexander Pushkin's fairytale poem about Snow White, The Tale of the Dead Princess.
Ole Bruun-Rasmussen and Anne-Grete Bergsland directed it.
Hvit som snø was about a young girl's dawning idea of herself as a woman, about jealousy between mother and daughter, about feeling rejected by one's parents, and about maturing to take responsibility for oneself.
*Not yet translated into the English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.
Information
(Objekt ID 24007)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | Navember 1, 1985 |
| Produced by | Petrusjka Teater |
| In collaboration with | The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret) |
| Based on | Tsardatteren by Aleksandr Sergejevitsj Pusjkin |
| Audience | Children (from 6) |
| Number of events | 72 |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Puppetry, Performance for children, Fairytale |
| Running period | Navember 1, 1985 |
Requirements to venue
| Blackout | Yes |
SOURCES:
Buresund, Inger and Anne-Britt Gran (1996): Frie grupper og Black Box Teater. 1970-1995 (literally: Independent companies and Black Box Teater. 1970-1995), adNotam Gyldendal, Oslo
Performing Arts Hub Norway, The catalogue of Performing Arts Hub Norway 86, 15.10.2013
Performing Arts Hub Norway, The Catalogue of Performing Arts Hub Norway 1987, 11.12.2013
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Aleksandr Sergejevitsj Pusjkin | – Author |
| Anne Grethe Bergsland | – Dramatised by |
| Tor Gunnar Heggem | – Translation |
| Anne Grethe Bergsland | – Direction |
| Ole Bruun-Rasmussen | – Direction |
| Jaap den Hertog | – Music |
| Tatjana Zaitzow | – Stage design |
| Jan-Emil Indergaard | – Sound |
| Eirik Lie | – Light |
| Trygve Olsen | – Light |
| Anne Grethe Bergsland | – Puppeteer (Kongen / Prinsen / Hunden / Sju riddere) |
| Jaap den Hertog | – Puppeteer (Prinsesse Zinajd) |
| Tatjana Zaitzow | – Puppeteer (Dronningen / Sju riddere / Tsjernavka) |
| Tatjana Zaitzow | – Puppet maker |
| June 15, 1986 – Lille scene (Vika), Black Box teater | Show |
| June 15, 1986 – Lille scene (Vika), Black Box teater | Show |
| June 14, 1986 – Lille scene (Vika), Black Box teater | Show |
| June 14, 1986 – Lille scene (Vika), Black Box teater | Show |
| 1986 – Riksteatret, The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret) | Tour Premiere |
| Navember 1, 1985 – Teaterloftet, Trøndelag Theatre | Worldwide premiere |
Writer and date unknown, Aftenposten [Oslo]:
"Here, it is about a fairytale of the good old kind - The Tale of a Dead Princess by Pushkin, near indistinguishable from the story of Snow White. The form is different than the usual, as it is told without words. The music and the stage design, and obviously also the expressive puppets floating around the room, are to talk in their own fairytale-like language. As all good productions for children, the action also relates to a reality the children can recognise."