Hologaland Theatre is staging its success again. The play Sálva/Håndtak is about identity and the after-effects of Norwegianization. Tour from Finnmark to Trøndelag in 2026.
With different Sami identities, Line and Anders fall in love.
Anders is from a Sea Sami village. Line is Tromsø Sami. Can they tolerate being different without their self-esteem being threatened? What happens to the relationship when a child is on the way and Anders continues to get high?
Playwright Siri Broch Johansen/Juho-Sire gets close to the characters, without embellishing the forces that are triggered when two people, a woman and a man, fight to be understood by the other.
Sálva/Håndtak premiered in 2023. Now audiences from Vardø to Snåsa will be able to experience the play by the award-winning playwright from Tana.
Quoted from the newspapers:
Northern Lights (+): "It's expressive and playful, humorous and moving."
iTromsø (+): "He doesn't hit. Yet it hurts so much."
Music and sound are by Anders Rimpi. He has composed for several of Siri's plays. Mette Brantzeg, with a long career at both HT and Beaivváš Sámi Našunála Teáhter, directs.
The production is a collaboration between Bjørn Film & Story, Hålogaland Teater and Åarjelhsaemien Teatere/Sydsamisk Teater.
On stage:
Kristin Solberg
Stone Bear