About
I am a Docent/professor in Oral Storytelling at the Department of Art, Design and Drama, OsloMet. My research takes the form of artistic research in which I examine how Nordic myths and folktales can be mirrored in personal narratives, memory, care and grief. Through stage formats, text and performance, I develop, document and reflect in order to produce artistic and experiential knowledge.
I teach and supervise at bachelor’s and master’s level. I have been course coordinator for Oral Storytelling since 2001 and I am responsible for the BA project in Drama and Theatre, as well as teaching and supervision in the master’s programme in Aesthetic Studies since 2013. In my teaching I combine artistic research, performative methods, ethics and documentation. In addition, I run courses, provide supervision and contribute to professional development nationally and internationally for storytellers, teachers and institutions.
I participate in projects that trial storytelling practices in artistic and societal contexts, including projects like Imagine and Convivium.
I publish peer-reviewed articles and book chapters nationally and internationally, and I also edit scholarly books and disseminate research through a range of media. As a performing storyteller since 1996, I develop new performances in collaboration with institutions and artists, with support from Dramatikkens hus, the Norwegian Directorate for Culture and Arts Council Norway. I am a member of the research group Art – practice – research, where I continue to develop methods for performative practice, ethics and documentation.
Field of study
Narrative theory Myths Life Stories/ narratives Aesthetics Care-taking Mythology Beravement Digital Storytelling Narratives Memory Performativity Cultural heritage Storytelling Folktales Storyteller Storyteller Oral Autobiography Methodology Art Oral tradition Performance Narratology Art apretiation Artistic research Intangible cultural heritage Narrative research Narrative strategy Fairy Tale Reseach Dramatic writing Devising / Artistic Production
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Holm, Henrik
;
Alexeeva, Anastasiya
;
Berg, Lise-Kari
;
Berg, Arild Skarsfjord
; Bernhardt, Emil;
Blålid, Kersti Fosse
;
Dahlsveen, Mimesis Heidi
;
Evang, Hanne Kihlman
; Gjernes, Liv Mildrid;
Haakonsen, Peter
;
Halvorsen, Line
;
Kristiansen, Ida
;
Kunnikoff, June Oline
;
Mathiesen, Ilmi Gutzeit
;
Ringvold, Tore Andre
; Skjelbred, Bente Helen; Stenersen, Arnhild Liene; Stjernø, Lisa Bonnár;
Strand, Ingri
;
Strand, Kari Saasen
;
Sunde, Dag Johannes
;
Thelle, Notto Johannes Windju
;
Vanebo, Guro
; Varkøy, Øivind;
Vida, Lena
;
Øyan, Petter
(2025).
Estetiske fag i samfunnet.
ISBN: 9788202868673.
284 p.
Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
https://doi.org/10.23865/cdf.261
Dahlsveen, Mimesis Heidi
(2025).
Om omsorg som estetiske mønstre, fornemmelser og erfaringer.
Holm, Henrik; Alexeeva, Anastasiya; Berg, Lise-Kari; Berg, Arild Skarsfjord; Bernhardt, Emil; Blålid, Kersti Fosse (Ed.).
Estetiske fag i samfunnet. p. 265-282.
Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
https://doi.org/10.23865/cdf.261
Dahlsveen, Mimesis Heidi
(2024).
Chapter 13 The Minotaur Myth, Mimesis and Me.
Lyngstad, Mette Bøe; Schei, Tiri Bergesen; Ødegaard, Elin Eriksen (Ed.).
The Shaping of Professional Identities
Revisiting Critical Event Narrative Inquiry. p. 197-209.
Brill | Sense.
https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004699236_013
Kvellestad, Randi Veiteberg
;
Dahlsveen, Mimesis Heidi
;
Bryhn, Anne
(2023).
Coming together - extended artistic dialog.
Culture crossroads.
Vol. 22.
https://doi.org/10.55877/cc.vol22.436
Dahlsveen, Heidi
(2023).
Mimesis i digital praksis.
Bjørnstad, Gunhild Brænne; Ellinggard, Stine (Ed.).
Performative innganger til undervisning - perspektiver på skapende læring med tverrfaglige tema.
Universitetsforlaget.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4541344
Dahlsveen, Mimesis Heidi
(2023).
TO REMEMBER IS A RISK OF FORGETTING – MIMESIS AND CHRONOTOPE IN ARTISTIC PROCESS.
Culture crossroads.
Vol. 22.
https://doi.org/10.55877/CC.VOL22.446
Dahlsveen, Mimesis Heidi
;
Aure, Venke
(2022).
The Third Site: Blending Polyphonic Methodology
and Epistemology.
Nordic Journal of Art & Research (A & R).
Vol. 11.
https://doi.org/10.7577/information.5061
Dahlsveen, Heidi
; Lyngstad, Mette Bøe
(2022).
En kollektiv fortellerutforskning av et folkeeventyr.
Haugen, Torgeir (Ed.).
Overindividuelle kulturformer. Tradisjon og erfaring for barn og unge i individualismens tidsalder. p. 289-315.
Solum.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5049889
Dahlsveen, Heidi
(2022).
Å fortelle for barn.
Haugen, Torgeir (Ed.).
Overindividuelle kulturformer. Tradisjon og erfaring for barn og unge i individualismens tidsalder. p. 225-239.
Solum.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4683471
Dahlsveen, Mimesis Heidi
(2022).
Hjemmet i lys av
kronotopen
– et sted for forflytning fra
fysisk til digital praksis.
DRAMA – Nordisk dramapedagogisk tidsskrift.
Vol. 2.
https://doi.org/10.18261/drama.59.2.4
