Liv Gulbrandsen
Keynote speaker at the opening concert, Røter
Liv Gulbrandsen is a mediator, storyteller and author with extensive experience from stage, TV and radio. For many years, she was the leader of the organization 'Reader Seeks a Book'.
She has worked with the joy of reading and the dissemination of literature for a number of years, has traveled the country and the sea with presentations, lectures and courses, and has even received the occasional award. Among them the highly regarded Gullegget award from the Norwegian Writers' Association in 2019. Gulbrandsen has published three books for children and young people, and writes and performs literary retellings of well-known books.
Liv Gulbrandsen is particularly known for her humorous summaries of literary collections such as Knausgård's 'My Struggle' and '50 Shades in 90 Minutes'. Her latest achievement is 'Shut Up, It's Ibsen', which has been performed at the National Theatre and toured throughout the country. In March, the performance was shown in Førdehuset .
"Can someone please canonize Liv Gulbrandsen? One can only hope that these performances are stored, in hearts, heads and clapping hands." - The Class Struggle about Knausgård in 90 minutes
“She takes us on an Ibsen journey that is really the journey of the entire country. And along the way we laugh so hard we laugh.” - shakespearetidsskrift.no