STUDIA UBB PHILOLOGIA, LXV, 3, 2020, p. 31 - 48 (RECOMMENDED CITATION) DOI:10.24193/subbphilo.2020.3.03 MELLOM SNORRES KONGESAGAER OG JOIKENS RYTME. OM BEAIVVÁŠ SÁMI NAŠUNÁLATEÁHTERS SNØFRID (2018) MARIA SIBINSKA 1 ABSTRACT. Between Snorre's King Sagas and the rhythm of the joik: On The Sami National Theatre's Snøfrid (2018). “Beaivváš” is a Sami theatre having the status of a national theatrical institution in Norway. In 2021 it celebrates its 40 th anniversary. The article focuses on the performance of Snøfrid which was staged by the Sami National Theatre in 2018. The performance is based on the story about the marriage between King Harald Fine-Hair and a young Sami woman. The story is known thanks to Snorri Sturlason. His Heimskringla was instrumental in forming ideas concerning the founding of the Kingdom of Norway and became a significant point of reference for the definition of Norwegian national identity in the 1800's. The author of the article wishes to show the dual function of the performance: both as a correction of preconceptions of minority culture and as an expansion of the discourse on the state and nation of Norway. Snøfrid is interpreted from a postnationalistic perspective and viewed as a correcting voice compared to the mythology of national unification, and it is emphasized that the corrective voice of the performance is not a critique of Norse narrative tradition; rather, it is a critique of the 19 th century version of that tradition. The author of the article identifies the individualization of the main character as the correcting strategy of the performance. The article throws light on those selective elements of performance aesthetics that contribute to the process of individualization. Keywords: Beaivváš Sami Theatre, Old Norse literature, the unification of Norway, postnational discourse, Sami culture. REZUMAT. Între scrierile saga despre regi ale lui Snorri Sturlason și ritmul joik‐ului: despre spectacolul Snøfrid al Teatrului Național Lapon (2018). „Beaivváš” este un teatru lapon având statutul de instituție teatrală națională în Norvegia. În 2021 sărbătorește 40 de ani de la înființare. Articolul se concentrează pe spectacolul Snøfrid, care a fost pus în scenă de Teatrul Național Lapon în 2018. Spectacolul se bazează pe povestea despre căsătoria dintre regele Harald Hårfagre (Harald cu Păr Frumos) și o tânără laponă. Povestea este cunoscută datorită lui Snorri Sturlason. Scrierea sa, Heimskringla, a contribuit la formarea 1 Professor at the University of Gdansk, Institute for Scandinavian and Finnish Studies; has published books and articles on Norwegian literature, Nordic theatre history (among others on Ludvig Holbergs theatre tradition), Sami culture. E-mail: films@univ.gda.pl