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Øystein Johansen is a theatre director, dramaturg, and pedagogue working with text-based and physical theatre.

He has a background from the Amsterdam University of the Arts, with training in movement-based performance, physical dramaturgy, and devised theatre practices. His work is grounded in an embodied approach to text and collaborative creation.

Øystein develops projects through Bunnyhead Productions, where he has worked as artistic director since 2013. His work has been presented in Norway and internationally, across both independent and institutional contexts.

 

Selected Directing & Performance Work

25. June — Director, Friscena Gjøvik (2025)
Cute Aggression — Director, Friscena Gjøvik (2022)
Eit Vintereventyr — Director, Otta Cultural House (2020)
The Dahmer Syndrome — Director, Black Box Theatre, Oslo (2014)
A Thing of Beauty — Director, Black Box Theatre, Oslo (2013)
Skadeskutt — Director, Teatret Vårt, Molde (2018)
Albert Herring (B. Britten) — Director, Opera Academy, Oslo (2018)

 

Dramaturgy

Shergar by Simon Kavanaugh — Workshop leader / Dramaturg, Dramatikkens Hus (2023)
Dusjene (documentary film) — Dramaturg, StrayDogs Production (2020)

 

Teaching & Academic Practice

Associate Professor in Physical Theatre (guest position), Nord University (2025–2026)
Lecturer, Forstudium Teater, Oslo Municipality (2025–2026)
Lecturer, NSKI – Norsk Skuespillerinstitutt (2014–2022)
Guest lecturer, Opera Academy, KHIO (2016–2018)
Advisor, Mime Department, Amsterdam University of the Arts (2014–2015)

Awards & Recognition

The Dahmer Syndrome — Winner of the Amsterdam Fringe Silver Award
Recipient of the Top Naeff Award, awarded for outstanding artistic achievement within Dutch theatre education
Recipient of the Oslo Prisen
Statens kunstnerstipend
Tom Wilhelmsen Foundation Scholarship

Education

Amsterdam University of the Arts — Theatre (Mime Department), 2006–2010
School of Contemporary Dance, Oslo, 2003–2004
Bårdar Academy, Musical Theatre, Oslo, 2002–2003