Winners of Gulljerven 2022

Newcomer of the year:

Emma Sofia Joma Rustad

This year's newcomer is a newly qualified performing artist who, after only one year as a professional, has chosen to go in a direction to highlight what she comes from. The winner wants to work for a culture that is currently very vulnerable and aims to start her own performing arts company in the middle of Norway. The company will represent the South Sami art field. The winner is a hard-working artist we will be hearing more from.   

Nominees:

Stories about (not) coming home by Historias (Issa/Lopez/Gato)
Tani Dibasey
Ornilia Ubisse
Sacha Slengesol Balgobin
Emma Sofie Joma Rustad

Oldcomer of the year

Karstein Solli

This year's oldest citizen goes to a person with a long, unique artistic and educational career in dance and performance theater. In his artistic work, the winner has explored our understanding of what dance, movement and performing arts can be, especially for the youngest. He has been a pioneer of both artistic innovation and queer dance art since the 1980s, and has promoted, helped and shared his expertise with new generations of performing artists for a number of years. This dance artist is also a significant player in the research field of art for children and young people, and has always aimed to increase the quality of art production for young people through projects such as Klangfugl, Glitterbird and today; Seanse.   

Nominees:

Teater Joker
Robsud&DeaN
Karstein Solli

Cable puller of the year

Linda Nikolaisen

They wear dark clothes so as not to be seen, they are the last to leave and the first to arrive. This year's cable puller is one of those people who stays in the background but makes everything run smoothly, the contractor who never says no and always gets things done. As well as being reliable and steady, this cable puller always makes sure that the actors and others in the production are doing well.Steady and good, he doesn't get rattled in a male-dominated industry.   

Nominees:

Linda Nikolaisen
Sondre Erenstsen

Partner of the year, at home alone

Ane Evjen Gjøvåg

Being with a successful dancer can be demanding. We can almost only imagine being with a dancer who is successful with tours in DKS . And when you're a dancer yourself? The winner is herself a performing dancer who mostly has to balance her family life with a perpetually touring boyfriend. She takes the challenges of freelance life and dancer life in her stride.  

Nominees:

Ane Evjen Gjøvåg
Pauline Issa

Host of the year

Nordic Black Theatre

This year's host has established itself as an important and distinct institution in the independent field. Like the other nominees in the category, you are always welcomed here, with a generosity all of its own. The winner has educated and supported a whole new generation of performing artists who have become an essential part of the Norwegian performing arts landscape - also in DKS. The host company succeeds in outreach to new audiences and new artists, largely by virtue of being who they are and operating as they do. They have built up their institution and hosting role over three decades, and Gulljerven 2022 is thus helping to celebrate the winner's 30th anniversary.

Nominees:

Cultural contact and teacher Wenche Veivåg Tveit
Røyslimoen school in Lillehammer
Indre Østfold prison w/ cultural contact Simen Rem
Nordic Black Theatre

Sustainability hero of the year

Silje Sandodden Kise

To be an artist is not to choose the path of least resistance. The winner of this category goes to someone who has tackled something that has been overdue, and she has not only tackled it, but also taken structural and artistic action to bring about real change. The award goes to someone who not only creates environmentally friendly art, but also highlights the artistic aspects of this work. In addition, she works at a higher level with the development of sustainable scenography, and through her personal work she will have a major impact on the green shift in the cultural industry.   

Nominees:

An enemy of the people by Teaterkjøkkenet
Maya Mi Samuelsen
Animalium by Teater Fot
Silje Sandodden Kise 

SPECIAL ARTISTIC EFFORT 

Cirka Theater

The award for special artistic achievement goes to a group that has produced more than 40 performances with a playful, physical and visual theatrical expression that has left a clear artistic imprint on the independent field for many decades. This is a group that is constantly working towards new formats, expressions and concepts, and which therefore never becomes boring and predictable. They have a solid foundation that permeates everything they do with a clear artistic signature.They have recently been on tour with the shows Løve and Garage , both of which are good examples of how the group never ceases to surprise with a strong presence, great energy and a stage space with fantastic visual expressions, and with warm and direct contact between performer and audience.  

Nominees:

Ravdeep Singh Bajwa
Cirka Teater
Therese Slob and Halvard Bjørkås' Friminutt
Konstellasjonens forestilling Våkenatt
Panta Rei Danseteater
Nils Petter Mørland

THIS YEAR'S (D)JERVESTE 

Hans Martin Austestad

This year's (d)jerveste is a person who in recent years has used clear speech to clarify the connections between politics, working conditions and language. The winner has presented the history of the art field in a good way in order to highlight what is at stake, and has always had an overview of the details and the big picture. Through various methods, such as petitions and responses in the media, he has highlighted his concerns and the consequences that the changes have for those who come behind him and will make a living from communicating art to children and young people. The winner is tonight at a gig in Ulvik, and unfortunately did not make the trip across Hardangervidda.  

Nominees:

Siri Dybwik and Nils Christian Fossdal - Elefantteatret
Amund Sjølie Sveen
Grace Tabea Tenga
Hans Martin Austestad
Kristine Karåla Øren

The Golden Wolverine Honorary Award

Billy Easy

Over the past 20 years, Scenekunstbruket has seen a fantastic development in Norwegian performing arts for young audiences.Much of this is due to better financial conditions, especially through nationwide dissemination, good organizers and opportunities within the Cultural Rucksack. The Gulljervens Honorary Award 2022 goes to a person who for many years has worked with the dissemination of performing arts with great commitment.   

The award winner has worked with the dissemination of performing arts since 2000, and has always shared her knowledge with joy and broad relevance, and has been a driving force for the work that all of the country's counties do in the dissemination of performing arts to be developed - on behalf of performing artists, organizers, school students and art. Since its inception, the recipient of the honorary award has raised the specific challenges of touring performing arts for discussion, which has contributed to performing arts having the central place in DKS that it has.   

The award goes to a person who doesn't let the challenges the rest of us tear our hair out over lie, and who has courage and good humor.With knowledge and curiosity, he delves deeper into history than most people are able to keep up with, and his expertise and commitment have been more important than we think he realizes. When Scenekunstbruket in the early 2000s developed a price calculation system to ensure good touring conditions for performing arts companies, he was an important player in this work.    

Knowledge, commitment and humor in beautiful union characterize this year's honorary award winner who has also seen countless performances and participated in more professional meeting places and discussions about performing arts for young people than most others. He has also participated in every Showbox since the festival was first organized, and this year he will also participate in what will be his 18th Showbox - which is probably a world record!    

So, on behalf of several generations of school pupils, performing artists and not least those of us who work with the development and dissemination of performing arts to young people, a big thank you to long-time advisor and producer for DKS in Telemark,Billy Lätt.