Johanne Dybwad (actress)
Johanne Dybwad , born in Johanne Juell , (born August 2, 1867 in Christiania , Norway , † March 4, 1950 in Oslo , Norway) was a Norwegian actress and director .
Life
Johanne Dybwad's parents from Bergen , Johanne and Mathias Juell, were well-known actors.
She made her own debut as an actress in 1887 at the Den Nationale Scene theater in Bergen. From 1888 to 1899 she worked on a large repertoire at the Christiania Theater in Oslo . When the Nationaltheatret in the Norwegian capital opened on September 1, 1899 and she moved there, she was already one of the country's leading actresses. Among other things, she had great success as an Ibsen interpreter. She embodied all of the poet's major female roles, such as the title role in the emancipation drama Nora and the part of Frau Alving in Ghosts .
In 1891 Johanne Dybwad married the writer and lawyer Vilhelm Dybwad ; the marriage was divorced in 1916.
In 1908 she was on tour in Berlin and Hamburg , 1937 in Paris . After numerous guest appearances throughout the Scandinavian region, she defended her reputation for decades as the most important actress in the north. By the end of her career, she could be seen in no less than 165 different roles at the Nationaltheatret alone .
She also made a name for herself as the director of classic theater texts such as Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice and King Lear . Her rehearsals of ancient pieces such as Medea (by Euripides ) and Lysistrata (by Aristophanes ) were considered groundbreaking at the time .
In 1947, on the occasion of her sixtieth anniversary of service, she was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Olav . In the same year she was on stage for the last time (as mother Åse in Peer Gynt ). A statue of the artist by the sculptor Per Ung has stood in front of the Nationaltheatret since 1962 . The square in front of the theater has been named after her since 1989.
literature
- Kristian Elster, Skuespillerinden Johanne Dybwad. Til belysning av realismen i skuespilkunsten , Oslo 1931.
- Axel Otto Normann, Johanne Dybwad. Liv og kunst , Oslo 1937 (2nd edition 1950).
- Carla Rae Waal, Johanne Dybwad. Norwegian Actress , Oslo 1967.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dybwad, Johanne |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Juell, Johanne (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian actress and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 2, 1867 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Christiania , Norway |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 4th 1950 |
| Place of death | Oslo , Norway |