Tonight there was great pomp when the Hedda Prize was awarded at Oslo Nye Teater. Of the nominees, there are a handful of shoe dancers who have attended Det Norske theatret’s bachelor’s program Det Multinorske, among others Mimmi Tamba who won the award for best music presentation for “Semper Eadem”. The award for best musical theater presentation went to “Semper Eadem” by Mimmi Tamba (left) directed by Belinda Braza during the awarding of the Hedda prize 2023 at Oslo Nye Teater. Photo: NTB This was emphasized by director Belinda Braza when they accepted the award as a team. She also had a message for actors with a multicultural background: – We can’t shove it under a chair either, Norwegian theater history is changing, and it’s not because they check some boxes or fill some quotas, but because they’re damn good, said Braza. Shoemaker Sara Khorami is also a former student, and she took home the award for best female shoemaker for the lead role in “Kristin Lavransdotter.” Khorami used some of the speaking time to thank the theater manager at Det Norske Teatret, Erik Ulfsby. – Thank you very much for being so impatient and starting Det multinorske eleven years ago. Photo: NTB – Representation matters, even though today I feel that there are starting to be a bit too many of us, so maybe I should stop now, she joked from the stage. Won honorary award: – We believed that Norway trusted us The Hedda committee’s honorary award was awarded to Cliff Mustache. In the foundation, the jury writes that the award goes to “a person who has opened the door to the performing arts for many people, and who over 30 years has contributed to Norwegian theater growing in perspective, attitudes, scope and artistic content.” Mustache started the Nordic Black Theater in 1992, which was the Nordics’ only transcultural theatre. – Nobody believed in us, but I believed that Norway believed in us, said Mustache after he accepted the award. One of his most important motivations was to create a space where young, multicultural artists could feel welcome. Gradually he also established his own theater school with the aim of building a positive self-image for children and young people with roots in several cultures – We must do what we can for the future generation, if we don’t do it then we fail, he said about the start of Nordic Black Theatre. Throughout his life, Mustache has been an active director, playwright and actor. Furthermore, the jury writes: – His work has been of inestimable importance to many, and he has contributed directly to several of our strong artistic voices finding their way into the performing arts, a press release states. He has previously won the Culture Council’s honorary prize in 2020. Mustache was born on the island state of Seychelles in the Indian Ocean, east of the African mainland. He has previously bid in England before moving to Norway. The Hedda awards go to Norwegian performing artists who have distinguished themselves in the past year. The prize is awarded annually and is a collaboration between NTO and the performing arts members of the association. These won the Hedda awards Winners of the award for best female shoe player/lead role: Sara Khorami for the role of Kristin in “Kristin Lavransdotter”. Emil Johnsen for the role of Édouard in “A woman’s struggles and transformations”. Winners of the award for best actress/co-star: Maria Kristine Hildonen Maria Kristine Hildonen for her role as Nina in “Døden på Oslo S”. Svein Harry Schöttker-Hauge for the role of Ammen in “Romeo and Juliet”. Award for best theatrical presentation: Death in Oslo S by Ambjørnsen/Hellstenius/Hammersland with Simen Formo Hay directed by the Nationaltheatret. Best direction: The winner is Kjersti Horn for Romeo and Juliet at Den Nationale Scene. Best Costume Design: Eszter Salamon for “Monument 0.10: The Living Monument” by Eszter Salamon at Carte Blanche. Best audiovisual design: Mads Sjøgård Pettersen for video direction, Erik Hedin for sound design, Oscar Udbye for lighting design and Michaela Vyskocil Gettwert for camera direction to Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare with Kjersti Horn directing at Den Nationale Scene. Best script: Mine Nilay Yalcin for script for Ivars kro, directed by Cici Henriksen. My Nilay productions in collaboration with SPKRBOX and Nordic Black Theatre. Best Musical Theater Presentation: Semper Eadem by Mimmi Tamba. Director: Belinda Braza at Det Norske Teatret. Best dance presentation: Batty Bwoy by Harald Beharie. Co-production: Huset til Dansen and Regional arena for contemporary dance (RAS) at Sandnes Kulturhus. Best children’s vision: Nordpolen magical tram transport by Vilde Johannessen and Sebastian Skytterud Myers, directed by Vilde Johannessen and Sebastian Skytterud Myers at Feil Teater in collaboration with Kloden Teater. Best foresight for young people: Warm milk with honey by Maiken Schjøll Frisch. Director: Kristi-Helene Engeberg and Maiken Schjøll Frisch in collaboration with Andrea Therese. Special artistic effort:
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