about us
WHO ARE WE?
Ferske Scener is a Tromsø-based performing arts company led by Kristina Junttila, Kristin Bjørn and Bernt Bjørn.
We create performances with the audience's experience in the center, often through active participation, often in spaces where performing arts are not otherwise shown. The themes are northern and based on the meeting between Norwegian, Sami, Kven and Finnish culture. We try to surprise both the audience and ourselves; sideways glances and spoon kicks, sudden songs and laughter are part of the expression. The performances are multilingual and composed of different performing arts genres.
We like to play with quality concepts and dramaturgy. At the heart of it lies a serious ambition to influence both our personal history and contribute to social change through art. To achieve this, we constantly collaborate with others in and outside the performing arts community, within and outside Sápmi.
history
the people
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Artistic direction
Kristina Junttila is in artistic management and has been a member of Ferske Scener since 2012. She is an interdisciplinary performance artist and director with a Finnish and Norwegian background. The place, context and audience are often the starting point for Kristina's stage work and she is interested in creating new concepts and expanding the forms a performance can take. Kristina thrives best in chaos and when no one knows how the performance will end just before the premiere. Kristina is a trained stage instructor and performance artist from the Academy of Fine Arts in Turku (BA-2006) and the Theatre Academy in Helsinki, Finland (MA - 2010). She has a PhD in artistic research and art pedagogy from the Academy of Fine Arts in Tromsø, UiT The Arctic University of Norway (2023).
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Bernt Bjørn is in artistic management and is one of the founders of Ferske Scener. He is an actor with a Sami, Kven and Norwegian background. For him, improvisation and audience contact are important tools in the development of new performance ideas and stage texts. And you don't have to ask twice to get him to sing or joik. Bernt has extensive experience from stage, film and TV, and has had roles at Hålogaland Teater, Nordland Teater, Riksteatret, Åarjelhsaemien Teatere/Sydsamisk Teater, among others. He was previously a member of Totalteatret (1983 – 200 1). Bernt often works with new stage texts, and together with Kristin Bjørn he led the Stage Text Competition 2013 - 2025.
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Kristin Bjørn is the artistic director and one of the founders of Ferske Scener. Text and language are the starting point for Kristin's stage work, often in hybrid forms that mix fiction and fact. Kristin dives into research, and does not always come out again. Kristin has studied theatre studies and completed 3-year author studies. In Ferske Scener she works with all aspects of script development, and occasionally directing. In Blodklubb she is also a performer. Kristin Bjørn was previously part of Totalteatret (1983 – 199 9). Together with Bernt Bjørn she led the Scenetekstivalen 2013-2025.
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Marianne Siljuberg is the general manager and producer, and has been a permanent part of Ferske Scener since 2021. She is a creative performing arts producer who has worked with festivals, companies and institutions. Marianne stays close to the artistic processes and is just as happy to fill water balloons as she is to fill application forms. Often seen in a red suit during blood club performances. Marianne has a bachelor's degree in cultural project management from Innlandet University College.
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Eva Svaneblom focuses on marketing and visibility, and since the beginning of 2025 she has been a permanent part of Ferske Scener.
She is a dance artist from Northern Sweden, with a Tornedal background and based in Tromsø since 2020. In 2024, Eva was a choreographer and performer in Ferske Scener's "Blodklubb – Blodets dag".
Eva has created site-specific works for SoMe platforms, such as YouTube, Blogspot and TikTok. The knowledge she gained from exploring social media as a venue has led Eva to manage social media for other performing artists and projects.
Board Fredrik Forssman (chair) Jenny Svensson Ådne Sekkelsten Kjersti Vikør Kristin Bjørn
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