Dirk Gindt, Professor of Theatre studies at Stockholm University, has written a tribute to the theatre pioneer Harriet Nordlund and the cultural labour performed by Sámi women.
Harriet Nordlund passed away earlier in 2023. She was one of the founders of Dálvadis 1971, today's Giron Sámi Teáhter, the Sámi National Theatre. Harriet Nordlund worked as an actress at several theaters around Sweden, and as a playwright, artistic director and author.
She created genuinely intercultural productions that always kept Sámi traditions, beliefs and expressions centre-stage.
Dirk Gindt is Professor of Theatre Studies at the Department of Culture and Aesthetics. His research attends to post-war and contemporary queer theatre and performance from an international and intercultural perspective. He is serving as Head of Research in Theatre Studies and as Director for the International Master's Programme in Performance Studies.
Circumpolar Performance Cultures, financed by a four-year grant from the Swedish Research Council, analyses the history and decolonial labour of contemporary Sámi performance in the Swedish part of Sápmi. It is conducted in consultation and close dialogue with Giron Sámi Teáhter in Kiruna/Giron.
