Henrik Ibsen was at this time the stage director at the Norwegian Theatre (Det Norske Theater) in Bergen. The two had been childhood friends and met each other for a second time at a ball where they did nothing but talk for the entire night instead of dance.
Henrik Ibsen was at that time the stage director of the Norwegian Theatre (Det Norske Theater) in Bergen. The two had been childhood buddies and met each other again at a ball where they merely conversed all night without dancing.