Peer Gynt directs Southampton Philharmonic Choir) reprised the earlier performance by their colleagues in Southampton. At Vinstra in the Gudbrandsdalen valley, Henrik Ibsen and Peer Gynt have been celebrated with an annual festival since 1967. The festival is one of Norway’s largest cultural festivals, and is recognized by the Norwegian Government as a leading institution of presenting culture in nature. The festival has a broad festival program with theatre, concerts, an art exhibition and several debates and literature seminars. The main event in the festival is the outdoor theatre production of "Peer Gynt" at Gålå. The play is staged in "Peer Gynt"s
Per Gynt Per Gynt "Per Gynt" () is a Norwegian fairy tale which originated in the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. It encompasses the themes of identity and relationship. "Per Gynt" tells the folktale of the eponymous Per Gynt and his various exploits. Per Gynt was a hunter from Kvam in Oppland. He rescues three dairy-maids from trolls and shoots the Bøyg, a troll which takes the form of a gigantic serpent and stands as a hindrance to travellers. The fairy tale is most famously recorded by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe in "Norwegian Folktales" ("Norske Huldre-Eventyr og Folkesagn") which was first