Henry Haagensen Career and Photo Gallery

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This page contains selected images from Henry Haagensens scrapbook, showing his career and ballet school. This page is being constantly updated and will eventually include all Henry Haagensen’s performances.

Henry Haagensen, Studioteateret, 1949, aged 24
Henry Haagensen, centre, performed in the role, 2nd servant (2. tjener)
Lille rislende kilde (1949) was a theatre production by Studioteateret that was based on an old Chinese play. Opening night was 19th February, 1949 – at Carl Johan Theatre (Carl Johan Teatret) – Norwegian premier.
Henry Haagensen, right, performed in the role Indian (also soldier and citizen) in Knickerbockers Holiday, entitled Manhattan Studioteateret, at Carl Johan Theatre (Carl Johan Teatret) 28th March 1949. By Maxwell Anderson, music by Kurt Weill, and translation by Eivind Hauge
Lille rislende kilde Henry Haagensen center, in the role 2nd servant (2. tjener) Studioteateret, 19th February 1949. Carl Johan Theatre (Carl Johan Teatret) , Karl Johans gate 39, Oslo. Source: P5 Henry Haagensen’s scrapbook
Henry studied classical ballet with Trygve Normann, a professional dancer and teacher with a classical ballet background from Paris, 1949
Cinderella to the music of Mendelsohn choreography Louise Browne the Norwegian Theatre’s (Det Norske Teatret) Christmas concert 1949. Bergljot Clausen as Cinderella and Henry Haagensen as the prince. Source; Hansteen, 1989 P106 and P5 Henry Haagensen’s scrapbook
Julekveld (Christmas Eve) 1949, Henry Haagensen, centre stage, 2nd act as husband. Choreography and costumes by Gerd Kjølaas, Det Norske Teatret. P5 Henry Haagensen’s scrapbook

Ny Norsk Ballett Departure 12th September 1949 first tour top left, Henry Haagensen center. Ny Norsk Ballett beside their poster, Harrogate, London, England, second nine weeks tour in 1950, bottom left, with Henry Haagensen mid right. Bottom right, Royal Hall, Harrogate. Photo: (Kjølaas, 1998 p111)
Riksteateret tour of Norway with Haagensen as Hoffmann in Henry VIII with Ny Norsk Ballett, 1951. Photo: Henry Haagensen’s scrapbook

Louise Browne as Markisen in a ballet of the same name, together with (l) Henry Haagensen, (c) Ulf Wengaard and (r) Aloysius Valente. On the occasion of the farewell concert for Louise Browne. 1950 Photo: Sturlason (Kjølaas, 1998 p108)

Himlen har ingen takrenne ( (Heaven doesn’t have gutters, 1951), Narvik Vel’s Teaterlag Henry Haagensen (26), in the role of an old fisherman Rasmus staged at Kinoteateret in Frydenlund, Narvik. A two act play by the Dane P. Tolderlund-Hansen. Henry also had responsibility for decorations and scenography. From the left, Esther Jervan, Nils K.. Olsen, Bertha Aanes, Reidar Johnsen, Anne-Marie Sivertsen, Inge Kristiansen, Erna Halvorsen, Henry Haagensen og Arnt Dahl.

Sources

Sceneweb 05.07.2019
Else Martinsens privatarkiv. Kopi i brev 16.01.2019.
Arne Thomas Olsen og Else Martinsen. “Studioteatret. Frihet og fornyelse”. Universitetsforlaget AS 1995.

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