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.
At the time, Henrik Ibsen held the position of stage director for the Norwegian Theatre (Det Norske Theater) in Bergen. They were childhood friends who reconnected at a ball where they spent the entire evening talking instead of dancing.