Grethe Melby
@lektormelby.bsky.social
PhD-candidate in Theatre studies at University in Bergen, Norway. Diving deep into the news archives for BIT Teatergarasjen since 1984. Theatre reviewer in the regional newspaper Bergens Tidende.
And at Here & Beyond:
https://hereandbeyond.substack.com/
And at Here & Beyond:
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Grethe Melby
@lektormelby.bsky.social
· Oct 2
Transiteateret Bergen: The Act of Hearing Our States of Emergencies
To cope with the weight of the Utøya terror attacks and the climate crisis, the Norwegian theatre director Tore Vagn Lid insists that theatre must be a living process.
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METABOLISM IN THEATRE: Theatre director Tore Vagn Lid on the weight of the Utøya terror attacks and the climate crisis.
Hey, #NewYork! Good luck with todays election! For tomorrow I am recommending some fascinating, horrorshow #theatre from Norway.
nyuskirball.org/events/burnt...
nyuskirball.org/events/burnt...
Susie Wang: Burnt Toast | NYU Skirball Center
SUPPORT Co-production: Black Box Theatre Supported by: Arts Council Norway, The Audio and Visual Fund and Visual Artists Fund This project is made possible with the support of the Norwegian Consulate ...
nyuskirball.org
November 4, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Hey, #NewYork! Good luck with todays election! For tomorrow I am recommending some fascinating, horrorshow #theatre from Norway.
nyuskirball.org/events/burnt...
nyuskirball.org/events/burnt...
METABOLISM IN THEATRE: Theatre director Tore Vagn Lid on the weight of the Utøya terror attacks and the climate crisis.
Transiteateret Bergen: The Act of Hearing Our States of Emergencies
To cope with the weight of the Utøya terror attacks and the climate crisis, the Norwegian theatre director Tore Vagn Lid insists that theatre must be a living process.
open.substack.com
October 2, 2025 at 8:15 AM
METABOLISM IN THEATRE: Theatre director Tore Vagn Lid on the weight of the Utøya terror attacks and the climate crisis.
A beautiful essay an Anselm Kiefer in Vagant, by poet Øyvind Berg. Yes, it is in Norwegian, but any translation tool will give you a well worth glimpse of it. Thanks to editor @audunlindholm.bsky.social for keeping the Norwegian discourse alive and kicking.
www.vagant.no/anselm-kiefe...
www.vagant.no/anselm-kiefe...
Anselm Kiefer i Amsterdam | Vagant
Da vi valfartet karbonintensivt til samtidskunstens aller helligste.
www.vagant.no
May 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
A beautiful essay an Anselm Kiefer in Vagant, by poet Øyvind Berg. Yes, it is in Norwegian, but any translation tool will give you a well worth glimpse of it. Thanks to editor @audunlindholm.bsky.social for keeping the Norwegian discourse alive and kicking.
www.vagant.no/anselm-kiefe...
www.vagant.no/anselm-kiefe...
April 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
CREATIVITY IN ACADEMIC WRITING:
Really enjoyed moderating today's event at Bergen Global/CMI: "Where is the freedom and creativity in academic writing?" For anyone who understands Norwegian the session was recorded and will be accessible online.
bergenglobal.no/events/spraa...
Really enjoyed moderating today's event at Bergen Global/CMI: "Where is the freedom and creativity in academic writing?" For anyone who understands Norwegian the session was recorded and will be accessible online.
bergenglobal.no/events/spraa...
Språk som verktøy: å utfordre språklige konvensjoner i akademia - Bergen Global
bergenglobal.no
April 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
CREATIVITY IN ACADEMIC WRITING:
Really enjoyed moderating today's event at Bergen Global/CMI: "Where is the freedom and creativity in academic writing?" For anyone who understands Norwegian the session was recorded and will be accessible online.
bergenglobal.no/events/spraa...
Really enjoyed moderating today's event at Bergen Global/CMI: "Where is the freedom and creativity in academic writing?" For anyone who understands Norwegian the session was recorded and will be accessible online.
bergenglobal.no/events/spraa...
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Velkommen til debatt og workshop om språk som verktøy i akademia m/ Randi Brodersen, Iben Brinch, Anders Johansen og @lektormelby.bsky.social. Alle interesserte er velkomne, men workshop har begrenset plass, så meld deg på!
➡️ ons 9. april 🕦 09:15 - 13:15 📍 Jekteviksbakken 31 ☕🥐
➡️ ons 9. april 🕦 09:15 - 13:15 📍 Jekteviksbakken 31 ☕🥐
Språk som verktøy: å utfordre språklige konvensjoner i akademia - Bergen Global
bergenglobal.no
April 2, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Velkommen til debatt og workshop om språk som verktøy i akademia m/ Randi Brodersen, Iben Brinch, Anders Johansen og @lektormelby.bsky.social. Alle interesserte er velkomne, men workshop har begrenset plass, så meld deg på!
➡️ ons 9. april 🕦 09:15 - 13:15 📍 Jekteviksbakken 31 ☕🥐
➡️ ons 9. april 🕦 09:15 - 13:15 📍 Jekteviksbakken 31 ☕🥐
SERBIA: Students are supported by their teachers, the farmers, pensioners and taxi drivers. Fascinating to see how well organized and disciplined the protesters are. Sad to see the state leaders suspect liberal and democratic forces. Autocratic and depressing.
March 21, 2025 at 12:21 PM
SERBIA: Students are supported by their teachers, the farmers, pensioners and taxi drivers. Fascinating to see how well organized and disciplined the protesters are. Sad to see the state leaders suspect liberal and democratic forces. Autocratic and depressing.
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About 1/6 of the total population of Serbia protested government malfeasance today. In the US that would be more than fifty million people.
March 16, 2025 at 3:00 AM
About 1/6 of the total population of Serbia protested government malfeasance today. In the US that would be more than fifty million people.
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🇷🇸👊 Serbia
March 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
🇷🇸👊 Serbia
Here we have a man who came to the White House inappropriately dressed in the middle of a war.
March 2, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Here we have a man who came to the White House inappropriately dressed in the middle of a war.
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Alle som irriterer seg over mediene, bør for øvrig lese og støtte @filternyheter.no
February 20, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Alle som irriterer seg over mediene, bør for øvrig lese og støtte @filternyheter.no
UNGE FOLK som lager revy på skolen, altså, det er så fint, det.
February 20, 2025 at 8:28 AM
UNGE FOLK som lager revy på skolen, altså, det er så fint, det.
❤️ Jeg elsker å bli invitert med i kunstneriske prosesser. Det er ikke alltid det som er "ferdig arbeid" som er mest gøy.
www.bt.no/btmeninger/k...
www.bt.no/btmeninger/k...
February 19, 2025 at 6:46 AM
❤️ Jeg elsker å bli invitert med i kunstneriske prosesser. Det er ikke alltid det som er "ferdig arbeid" som er mest gøy.
www.bt.no/btmeninger/k...
www.bt.no/btmeninger/k...
ARGENTINA, don't cry for Milei.
February 18, 2025 at 11:43 AM
ARGENTINA, don't cry for Milei.
Fredrik Skavlan in the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten.
February 11, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Fredrik Skavlan in the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten.
IN THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE, they of course speak with a Norwegian accent and have som nice advice and suggestions:
youtu.be/70et01T2O_E?...
youtu.be/70et01T2O_E?...
Social media alternatives for artists and music nerds - How to replace Facebook, Instagram etc!
YouTube video by Center of the Universe
youtu.be
January 28, 2025 at 8:16 PM
IN THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE, they of course speak with a Norwegian accent and have som nice advice and suggestions:
youtu.be/70et01T2O_E?...
youtu.be/70et01T2O_E?...
Are these people adults? Elon Musk asked CEO Nicolai Tangen, managing the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund, for a favour: To vote for a gigantic pay package for Musk. Tangen declined, but invited him to dinner in a very "cool" way. Or cringy way, I would say. And Musk responed:
January 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Are these people adults? Elon Musk asked CEO Nicolai Tangen, managing the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund, for a favour: To vote for a gigantic pay package for Musk. Tangen declined, but invited him to dinner in a very "cool" way. Or cringy way, I would say. And Musk responed:
HEY, NEW YORKERS! - make sure to bring your kids to see some lovely Norwegian visual theatrical imagination, Wakka Wakka. There is nothing like the art of puppet theatre. Last time I saw them was at the Fjaler-festival, in Norway. #TheatreSky
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REVIEW: Wakka Wakka's “Dead as a Dodo”
Futuristically original yet deeply historic, we feel this hero’s journey in our bones
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January 24, 2025 at 12:28 AM
HEY, NEW YORKERS! - make sure to bring your kids to see some lovely Norwegian visual theatrical imagination, Wakka Wakka. There is nothing like the art of puppet theatre. Last time I saw them was at the Fjaler-festival, in Norway. #TheatreSky
open.substack.com/pub/broadway...
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Yeah – SANCTA goes Theatertreffen! Florentina Holzingers Opernperformance ist zum Berliner Theatertreffen eingeladen und wird damit als eine der zehn bemerkenswertesten Inszenierungen der Saison ausgezeichnet. Herzlichen Glückwunsch allen Beteiligten! www.berlinerfestspiele.de/theatertreff...
January 22, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Yeah – SANCTA goes Theatertreffen! Florentina Holzingers Opernperformance ist zum Berliner Theatertreffen eingeladen und wird damit als eine der zehn bemerkenswertesten Inszenierungen der Saison ausgezeichnet. Herzlichen Glückwunsch allen Beteiligten! www.berlinerfestspiele.de/theatertreff...
OBITUARY: Professor Asbjørn Grønstad in my research group have written so beautifully about dear, dear professor Øyvind Vågnes (1972–2025). I am so grateful to have Øyvind in my memories.
journalofvisualculture.org/news/oyvind-...
journalofvisualculture.org/news/oyvind-...
Øyvind Vågnes obituary - Journal of Visual Culture
Øyvind Vågnes (1972–2025) It is with profound sadness that we must acknowledge the passing of Professor Øyvind Vågnes after a short illness. Although he only lived to be 52 years old, within the short...
journalofvisualculture.org
January 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
OBITUARY: Professor Asbjørn Grønstad in my research group have written so beautifully about dear, dear professor Øyvind Vågnes (1972–2025). I am so grateful to have Øyvind in my memories.
journalofvisualculture.org/news/oyvind-...
journalofvisualculture.org/news/oyvind-...
Ja. Sånn hvis noen lurer.
January 17, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Ja. Sånn hvis noen lurer.
For me, going to the #IFTR conference in Ghana and the Philippines was extremely educational. Getting a visa to Ghana was a bit of a hassle, but I think my colleagues from the global south will have some challenges travelling to this year's IFTR conference in Cologne, Germany. I am #priveliged
January 16, 2025 at 4:50 PM
For me, going to the #IFTR conference in Ghana and the Philippines was extremely educational. Getting a visa to Ghana was a bit of a hassle, but I think my colleagues from the global south will have some challenges travelling to this year's IFTR conference in Cologne, Germany. I am #priveliged
The theatre may be a dangerous space: No one knows if you're disobedient and stop reading in your cubicle. If you get up and leave in the middle of a performance, you will be seen by others. #TheatreSky hereandbeyond.substack.com/p/coming-soon
On books and theatre
Theatre is the most transient of all art forms. Thats why we need books on theatre.
hereandbeyond.substack.com
January 16, 2025 at 7:17 AM
The theatre may be a dangerous space: No one knows if you're disobedient and stop reading in your cubicle. If you get up and leave in the middle of a performance, you will be seen by others. #TheatreSky hereandbeyond.substack.com/p/coming-soon