| Title | File type | Publiseringsdato | Download |
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| Norske fjernsynsdukker: Article in Norwegian about the history of NRK’s (Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation’s) television puppets. | September 4, 2024 | Download |
Maurora
From the production "Fantorangens verden" ("Fantorangen’s world"), produced by NRK Super.
Maurora is a courageous girl character, philosophical at the level of a 4-year-old. She has a quick answer for everything and speaks New Norwegian.
Maurora first appeared in "Fantorangen’s world" in 2023. She is a flying ant. She mostly stands upright on two legs, but can also fly.
Information
(Objekt ID 146897)| Object type | Puppet |
| Production date | 2022 |
| Category | Muppet |
| Themes | Children, Television figure |
| Size | 60 cm with antennae and legs |
| License | ©NRK |
| Last changed | 28.07.2025 |
| Create date | 14.03.2024 |
Teaterfigur
Teaterfigurer, bedre kjent som teaterdukker, har spilt på norske scener i generasjoner, til stor glede for publikum i alle aldersgrupper.
NRK developed the concept for the character Maurora. Marit Sætren supervised the creation of the figure, and designed it in collaboration with Christina Espedal, who also made the puppet.
Maurora was performed on television by Tora Dietrichson
Maurora exists both as a TV puppet and as a theatre puppet. Maurora has also been made into a soft toy for general sale, and appears as a character in books and games based on "Fantorangen’s world", produced on licence from NRK.
Sources: Helgesen, Anne: Descriptions for the TV puppet exhibition "Alle tiders barndomshelter" ("Childhood heroes through the generations"), Slottsfjellsmuseet/Figurfestspillene, 19–28 January 2024.
Ownership: On loan from NRK Super.
Registered on Sceneweb: 20.03.2024.
Link to the series "Fantorangen’s world" (in Norwegian): https://tv.nrk.no/serie/fantorangens-verden
Maurora’s head and body are made of foam. The surface material is stretch velvet in a burgundy red colour. The arms and legs are thin. Maurora’s wings and skirt are in nuances of pink and yellow, and are made of pineapple fibre.
Maurora’s head is well-proportioned in relation to the body, with clearly feminine characteristics. The eyes are large and black, made of glass. Two long antennae are fixed to the top of the head. The arms are thin, and the hands, each with four fingers, are relatively large,
Maurora is categorised as a muppet, with a large movable mouth. The performer controlls the mouth with one hand and the arms/hands (which have rods fixed to them) with the other. The legs can hang loosely, or they may also be controlled with rods. Do do this, two performers are needed. Maurora is constructed to be performed either vertically or horizontally (flying).
In 2024, Fantus moved to the puppetry stage in the play «Fantorangen på teater» ("Fantorangen at the Theatre"), written in collaboration with Oslo Nye Teater. The piece was performed at Oslo Nye Trikkestallen and on tour with The Norwegian Touring Theatre. Two sets of theatre puppets of Fantorangen, Fantus, Pivi and Maurora were made for this production. The puppets were created by Anna Granberg and Anna Marie Heinsdatter (The Norwegian Touring Theatre) and consultant Christina Espedal (NRK).
| Marit Sætren (person) | – Designer |
| Christina Espedal (person) | – Designer, Puppet Maker |
| NRK (organization) | – Creator |
| Fantorangens verden (production) | – Muppet |
| Fantorangen på teater (production) | – Muppet |