K:13 is nominated for GULLJERVEN 2024 as:
OLD COMER OF THE YEAR
The award goes to an artist or group who has worked with performing arts for children and young people for a long time, and who through their artistic work has provided many good artistic experiences to the young audience.
In 2019, Scenekunstbruket established this award, which will honor all those who ensure that performing arts for children and young people reach every corner of the country. Since then, the award has been presented annually.
RATIONALE:
K:13 Performing Arts
Steinar Thorsen and Jorunn Lullau have more than 25 years of experience in the performing arts. Their company K:13 was founded in 2013, where they have had a particular focus on interactivity and participation in theater for children and young people and in creating theater that reflects social and political conditions. Thorsen and Lullau have been involved in several international projects, including through the network Participate in your life, and have been dedicated to developing their own method in interactive theater. Their innovative staging of Romeo & Juliet has toured DKS with good feedback from young people. The company is based in Bergen and wants to contribute positively to the art scene in the city.
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