Marit Wergeland is Associate Professor in Theatre, and she is also trained as a teacher. Wergeland works mainly with theatre for Young Audiences. Within her job she teaches practical work as well as theoretical theatre work. She works with directing, both making performances with theatre students, but also with professional actors. Wergeland holds a master’s degree in dramaturgy.
Over a long period Wergeland has worked with the Danish Theatre Company ”Teater Møllen”. She has been working as assistant director, as tutor and she also has written the official history of the Theatre Company. Wergeland is currently the artistic director of Theatre via Alma.
Artistic research/artistic experience
2014: Annas himmel (Anna’s heaven)Devising and directing a performance with Theater via Alma for young kids, based on the book with the same name of the author Stian Hole.
2014: Med bøtter og sånn… (With buketts…)Devising and directing a touring performance with Theatre ABU for young kids, based on stories created by children
2013: Bølgende spill (Playing waves)Directing and acting in performance for toddlers.
2012: Utsikt fra en stige, eller 324m (View fromthe top ofa ladder)Devising and directing a touring performance with Theater via Alma about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
2012: Garmann (Garmann)Directing a touring performance for youth. Actors were students at the Specialist Teacher education at the University of Agder.
2007: Løbetid(In heat)Assistant director and dramaturge in a devised musical based woman at the gym.
2006: Danseshow (Dance show)Directing dance performance with 150 participants.
2006; Mingle (Mingle)Acting with Circle Crew
2006: Tidevann (Tide)Acting with Circle Crew
2006: Med livet i lomma (Life in a pocket)Devising and directing a performance with Kompani Duett
2005: Temmelig hemmelig (Rather Secret)Directing a touring performance for youth.Actors were students at the Specialist Teacher education at the University of Agder (artistic director with Jorunn Seljeset)
2004: Historier i et hvitt landskap (Stories in a white landscape)Devising and directing a performance with Kompani Mellizo (artistic director with Merete Elnan)
2004: Tribunehelte (Heroes of the stadium)Assistant director and dramaturge in a devised musical based men’s love to women. Won price for best touring performance in Denmark.
2003: Si at du vil (Say you will)Devising and directing a performance with Kompani Mellizo (artistic director with Merete Elnan)
2002: Ali Baba (Ali Baba)Dramaturge in performance with Brage Teatret
2001: Navlelo og litt til (And then some)Directing and devising a touring performance for kids with Pergola P.
Publications
2014: Innsikt gjennom scenisk utrykk, Agder Vitenskapsakademi årbok 2013, Portal Forlag
2013: Pangstart, Nordisk drama-pedagogisk tidsskrift nr. 4, Oslo
2013: Bølgende spill, Barnehagefolk nr. 4, Oslo
2011: Stille – dette er et bibliotek, Nordisk drama- pedagogisk tidsskrift nr. 4, Oslo
2011: Teatret Møllen mange rum, Teatret Møllen 2011
2009: UiA/ASSITEJ/ITYARN symposium: PaperResearching theatre performances from”the inside” and from”the outside”
2009: Dramaturgi, kapittel i boken Lek møter teater, form møter form, red. Ragnhild By, Cappelen Akademiske Forlag
2009: Skapende teater, kapittel i boken Lek møter teater, form møter form, red. Ragnhild By, Cappelen Akademiske Forlag
2007: Fra manus til skapende teater, kapittel i boken Drama Boreale 2006 - Aktuell forskning i drama og teater, Tapir akademiske forlag, Trondheim 2007
2006: Temmelig hemmelig i den kulturelle skolesekken, Nordisk drama- pedagogisk tidsskrift nr. 3, Oslo
2006: Nordisk Boreale i Trondheim: Practical essayfra manus til skapende teater
2006: Ha en klovnenese i lomma, Nordisk drama- pedagogisk tidsskrift nr. 2, Oslo
2004: Med rød nese ser verden annerledes ut, Nordisk drama- pedagogisk tidsskrift nr. 4, Oslo
2004: SLAKT, Nordisk drama- pedagogisk tidsskrift nr. 1, Oslo
2003: Den medforskendelæreren, Nordisk drama- pedagogisk tidsskrift, Oslo
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