Ibsen’s little devils (NO)

Henrik Ibsen was a secluded person, a reserved man, a sphinx. Many people are familiar with his plays, but his poems are maybe not as well known. Ibsen himself called his poems «little devils».

Now these «devils» are being scrutinized by Lise Fjeldstad, one of the leading actresses on the Norwegian theatre scene, who sees Ibsen's poems through three pairs of glasses: scientific ones, empathic ones and fantasy ones. And what has she found? Can we come closer to Ibsen as a human being through his poems?

Fjeldstad does not approach the «little devils» on her own – with her is pianist Håvard Gimse, also an avid poetry aficionado. Together, perhaps they can come up with some answers as to who Ibsen really was. And what can a piano player find exciting in our great playwright's deeper resonance?

The result is a performance that can inspire further reading, resentment or joy. We hope the last is the case! Welcome to Ibsen's «hidden heart».

On stage: Lise Fjeldstad and Håvard Gimse.