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Abstract

This volume of Teatervitenskapelige Studier contains one peer reviewed article and three non-peer reviewed essays in a themed section based on lectures given at the conference JOIN IN, about interactivity and audience participation in performing art for children and youth, which took place at Cornerteateret in Bergen, Norway, 30. Sept. -1. Oct. 2021. Additionally, in the open section, we present the peer reviewed article, "Noras utvikling mot 'jaevn natursandhed'" by Agnete Haaland. In her article, Haaland discusses the influence of Ibsen's play, "A Doll's House", and especially the main role, Nora, on the development of realist acting in Norwegian theatre.The conference JOIN IN was organized by the theatre network "Participate in your life" established in 2018 by the Norwegian theatre company Kompani 13 together with the Hungarian company Káva Kulturális Mühely. Four other theatre companies from Nordic-Baltic countries also participate in this network. The intention of the network is to explore interactivity in theatre for children and youth audiences through discussions and workshops and to develop possible coproductions. In august 2022 three of the co-working companies together with the National Kaunas Drama Theatre, and under direction of Hilde Brinchmann, premiered with the interactive performance "Tower of Babel" in Kaunas.The conference in Bergen embraced a wide range of themes within the field of theatre for children and youth audiences, with a focus on exemplifying, discussing and problematizing interactive and audience participation. This happened through lectures, workshops, panel discussions, performances etc.