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Dance about the Kautokeino uprising to Venice

Trine Jonassen
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In July 2026, the Norwegian National Ballet will take the work about the Kautokeino uprising to the Venice Dance Biennale, one of the world's most prestigious arenas for contemporary dance, reports The Norwegian Opera and Ballet.

When Láhppon/Lost premiered in October 2025, it was the first time the Norwegian National Ballet presented a work with a Sami theme on the Main Stage in Bjørvika. The performance was well received by the press at home and abroad and attracted strong audience reactions in Oslo and in Kautokeino, where it was danced to full houses at the Sami National Theatre Beaivváš later that autumn.

This summer, the work will have its international premiere, when the Norwegian National Ballet performs Láhppon/Lost during the Venice Dance Biennale.

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    The nominees for the Nordic Council Literature Prize include novels, collections of poems and a short story collection.

    Denmark:

    Mette Moestrup with the poem collection Butterfly Nebula and Charlotte Weitze with the novel Ulvemælk.

    Finland:

    Pirkko Saisio with the novel Suliko and Quynh Tran with the novel När andra njuter.

    Faroe Islands:

    Marjun Syderbø Kjelnæs with the novel Marta, Marta.

    Greenland:

    Debora H. Kleist with the novel Sarsuatitat.

    Iceland:

    Eva Rún Snorradóttir with the novel Eldri konur and Jón Kalman Stefánsson with the novel Himintungl yfir heimsins ystu brún.

    Norway:

    Dag Johan Haugerud with the novel Sjelesorg.

    Norway/Sami language area:

    Sigbjørn Skåden with the novel Planterhaug / Láŋtdievvá.

    Sweden:

    Anna Hallberg with the poetry collection AN and Linda Örtenblad with the collection of short stories Kartotek över döda och återuppståndna.

    Åland:

    Sebastian Johans with the novel Svanhopp. Roman om död far.

    The winner of the 2026 Nordic Council Literature Prize will be announced on 20 October. The prize statuette will be presented to the winner at the Session of the Nordic Council in Helsinki on 27 October. The prize is worth DKK 300,000.

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