In this enchanting tale, a grown man finds himself in one predicament after another, navigating dangers involving axes, perilous journeys, and furious trolls. This is a world teeming with wonder and ...

There is no way in hell to stage "Peer Gynt" in a way that would make Ibsen's monumental epic drama accessible to anyone who didn't grow up on the fabulous legend of this Norwegian folk hero. But ...

Find out more about composer Grieg and his piece In the Hall of the Mountain King in this animated film using the piece and film of a full orchestral performance.

Alberta Ballet will be bringing in Romanian choreographer Edward Clug for its production of Peer Gynt, one of the highlights ...

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Peer Gynt is bad news. The protagonist of Henrik Ibsen’s iconic 19th-century play abducts a bride from her groom and consumes cow-pie, if served in a gold bowl. A Norwegian trader without scruples, he ...

Grieg's 'Peer Gynt Suite' tells the story of a young boy – Peer Gynt, who falls in love with a girl but is not allowed to ...

Thought impossible to stage, the original Peer Gynt is Henrik Ibsen‘s 1867 5-act masterwork of poetic indulgence, combining trolls, demons, storms, even a pack of apes. Thought to be a deliberate ...

The Scandinavian fascination with the Middle East probably goes back to pre-history when Norwegian Myth placed Aasegard, the home of the gods, somewhere in the Mediterranean Basin. In order to ...