Open AccessKomiske og historiske pantomimer rundt 1800
Author(s) -
Ellen Karoline Gjervan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
teatervitenskapelige studier
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2535-7662
pISSN - 0801-8294
DOI - 10.15845/tvs.v3i0.2925
Subject(s) - historiography , norwegian , entertainment , history , literature , art , visual arts , philosophy , archaeology , linguistics
Between 1750 and 1850, several itinerant troupes visited Norway. The theatrical plays they presented belonged to popular entertainment genres. In this article I examine the pantomimes these troupes performed in Norway: comical and historical pantomime. The aim of this examination is to provide a broader understanding of the two kinds of pantomimes presented by itinerant troupes in Norway around 1800. I end the article by looking at historiographical reasons as to why these performances have been more or less excluded from written, Norwegian theatre histories.