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<P align="justify">Theatre is a newc … <P align="justify">Theatre is a newcomer among the Saami arts. The intention of programming policy in the theatre is to create original methods of working based on Saami traditions, language, literature and music. The theatre has a strong idiom of its own, which enables it to evoke, maintain and build its own culture and identity. It has an important role in raising political and cultural awareness. The origins of the Saami theatre date back to the early 1970s. In 1971 the first Saami dramatic company called Dálvadis was founded in Jokkmokk in Sweden. Ten years later the Beaivváš company was founded in Kautokeino in Norway, the Rágvoš group in Outakoski in Finland, and a South Saami theatre company in Snåsa in Norway. Beaivváš and Dálvadis have become established amateur theatres. </P>
<P align="justify"> The Dálvadis theatre was founded on the initiative of the Saami actress Harriet Nordlund and the textile designer Maj Doris Rimpi. It is based in an area where Lule Saami is spoken, but because most of the members of the theatre and of its audience are North or South Saami speakers the theatre has been obliged to resort to other means of expression than the spoken word. In many of the works it has presented, like Rajden går (1979), it has used [[Joik - traditional song|<i>juoiggus</i>]] chanting and other theatrical effects to set itself in opposition to the threats presented to the Saami culture by the majority society. From the outset, it attached great importance to outdoor performances, movement in the natural environment and the rituals that are characteristic of Arctic peoples. This was manifested in its first productions, Min Duoddara Our Extents, Čuovga čiehka Eight Minutes from the Sun (1987) and Dálveniehku Winter Dreams. In the last mentioned play, which was performed outdoors on the ice of Lake Talvadis in 1982 and 1983, the actress and singer Åsa Simma used her distinctive voice and gestures to tell the story of the Ur-Mother and her daughters. Through Norman Charles the <i>Dálvadis</i> theatre has adopted influences from the culture of the North American Indians, such as the use of drums, dances and the portrayal of characters from nature with different Indian masks. The <i>Dálvadis</i> group has taken an active role in worldwide cooperation in the field of culture between indigenous peoples, for example in its collaboration with the Tukak Inuit Theatre. In its performances, this Saami theatre has vitalized traditional Western theatrical expression. In 1992 the company was reorganized, and it changed its name to Samiska Teatern. In 1992 and 1993 the Lama-Hado theatre realised a Saami theatrical event under the direction of Harriet Nordlund, Mai Doris Rimpi and Christer Helander. At the end of the 1990s, a permanent Saami theatre was established with assistance from the Saami Parliament.</P>
<P align="justify"> The <i>Beaivváš</i> company was accorded the status of a national theatre in 1995. It is based in Kautokeino in Norway, but it tours frequently throughout the Nordic countries, particularly to Saami areas. Beaivváš has produced about thirty play, focusing on the themes of language and Saami life. The most recent productions are <i>Dearvvuođat</i> (Regards, 1992), a monologue based on a script by Rauni Magga Lukkari dealt with suicide among young people, a subject that is very relevant to the Saami community, and John Gustavsen's <i>Gumpegoddi</i> (The Bear Slayer), which is about the life of the writer Johan [[Turi, Johan (engl. ver.)|Turi]]. <i>Åajelhsaemien teatere/Sydsamisk teater</i> (South Saami Theatre) is a group composed of theatre enthusiasts from the South Saami areas of Norway and Sweden. It staged ten productions between 1985 and 1996. A play about the life of the mother of the Saami Movement, Elsa Laula-Renberg, herself a South Saami, was first shown on television in 1997 and then performed at the 80th anniversary meeting of the Saami Movement in Trondheim. People of all ages, from children to the elderly, take part in the activities of this theatre. Most of the plays performed by the Rávgoš theatre in Finland have been written by Eino Guttorm, whose workfocuses on traumascaused to the people of his region by phenomena like religious fanaticism and human relations. The operational scope of the theatre is very local. <i>Sámi Teahtersearvi</i> (The Saami Theatre Association) was founded in 1980. It is an organization that represents the interests of Saami actors and other people working in Saami theatre across national frontiers.</P>eatre across national frontiers.</P> +
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