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Gittas ways

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“Walk with us, history is now!”

Meet a female leader, and those who were with her and against her!
«Don’t be afraid of menfolk. They are not at all more clever or better to find words than what you are yourselves.»

Theatre Walk about Gitta Jønsson, 1869-1950
Jønsson travelled all over Northern Norway, in order to create interest for socialism, the temperance movement and The Norwegian Labour Party. She was an advocate for better conditions at a time when welfare was something one could only dream of. And fight for..

When can I see the theatre walk

The Theatre Walk can be played on request.
Telephone: +47 48 04 99 24  Emailbooking@sadionor.com

 

Where can I see it

In Tromsø city centre

Starting point

The Main Square. The stairs by the fountain.

Hvem

Adults/young adults

Pris

350 NOK per person.

Norwegian version

An excerpt in norwegian.

In cooperation with

Universitetet i Tromsø, Norges Arktiske Universitet, Kvinnforsk

A big thanks to

Tromsø bibliotek og byarkiv

  • Britt May og Lars Hagerup
  • Gitta Amdahl
  • Gitta Larsen
  • Hilde Rustad og Hanne Marie Hagerup for gjestfrihet og samtaler

In the production we have especially utilized

  • Ytrebergs Tromsø bys historie, bind 2
  • Anna Jaklin: de første 50 år Tromsø Arbeiderpartis Kvinneforening
  • Dag Skogheim: Kvinner i nordnorsk arbeiderbevegelse: Gitta Jønsson
  • Audgunn Oltedal og Arnhild Skre: Formødrenes stemmer: Kvinneliv rundt stemmeretten
  • Asbjørn Jaklin: Nordlendinger til tusen!

People are saying ...

The performance made everything so alive and near. It became authentic - we walked with Gitta, toether with her. More close-to-reality theatre, is hard to find!

Randi Sælebakk, audience

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People are saying ...

The performance made everything so alive and near. It became authentic - we walked with Gitta, toether with her. More close-to-reality theatre, is hard to find!

Randi Sælebakk, audience

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