It works almost like opera! ScanMagazine sums up why you should see Elden this summer

While the play is performed primarily in Norwegian, plenty of preparations have been made to make it accessible to international visitors, including information about the history ahead of the play. “It works almost like opera,” Nes explains. “Even if you don’t understand every word, you understand the emotion.”

Every summer, as dusk settles over Røros, the dark ridges of the slag heaps come alive. These monumental mounds – consisting of cast-off stone from centuries of copper extraction – become a stage of light, shadow and music. Here, in one of Norway’s most atmospheric landscapes, Elden unfolds: a sweeping historical play, a community endeavour and one of the country’s most distinctive outdoor theatre traditions.

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Photos: Atle Auran