employees

Nikolai is an energy bomb of rhythmic joy! He's a drummer, historian and with 13 years of experience in the folk high school industry, he must start a funky groove and a stable rhythm for Højskolen Mors.
Nikolai teaches worldmusic.  

Phone: 21 39 49 62

Email: nikolai@hojskolenmors.dk

 “Seeing the individual develop humanly and artistically is what make sense in my work. The theater teaching must be exciting and surprising.” Pierangelo is a theater teacher, director, theater researcher and playwright. As a theater director, he has been in charge of the experimental theater, Altamira, since 2010, and for a number of years he was assistant director to the famous theater director Eugenio Barba at the Odin Theater. In addition, he has taught at theaters and universities in Rome, Grenoble, Tehran, Beijing, Aarhus and locally at Limfjordsteatrettalent course

Besides teaching Theatre and Performing Arts The Actor's ABC and Performance Pierangelo also teaches preparatory courses for entrance exams at Den Danske Scenekunstskole.

Email: pp@hojskolenmors.dk

Katrine Hedegaard is a journalist, author and podcast producer with 10 years of professional experience. She has worked for both Danmarks Radio and Radio4, where she has served as a host and producer. She has primarily worked with nationwide journalism, but currently (in addition to being a high school teacher) she is the responsible editor for the local newspaper on Mors, KunMors.

Katrine holds a BA in Danish from the University of Copenhagen. She is a TV and media producer from the Danish School of Media and Journalism and has a master's degree in personal storytelling from Stockholm University of the Arts.

Email: katrine.norild@gmail.com

Mette Hegnhøj teaches the creative writing course Creative writing. Mette ensures that a confident and safe space is created to explore the writing process. With Mette you'll find yourself in form experiments that is helping you challenge your understanding of what literature can be and you will get to know the possibilities of your own literary voice better. Mette is educated at the Danish Author School and has a large number of publications behind her.

In the award-winning "Ella er mit navn, vil du købe det?" Mette Hegnhøj also challenges the boundaries between visual art and children's literature. She has been nominated for the Nordic Council's children's literature prize and in 2014 she received the Ministry of Culture's Author Award. She manages to teach with great commitment, good humor and presence. In 2022, she is nominated for the Karen Blixen Prize.

Read more about Mette here:
http://www.mettehegnhoj.dk

Email: emil468a@gmail.com

Marie is in her third gap year and was previously a student at Højskolen Mors. Now she has returned and is ready to dive into the world of PR and social media as an intern at the school. Marie has a great love for folk high school songs, yarn, and other creative projects. She is often seen around the school with a huge smile, ready to capture the best moments of communal singing, bonfire gatherings, and other activities from the folk high school life.

Email: lykkegaardmarie@gmail.com

Else is dancer, historyteller and lecturer.
She took from the birth island of Mors out into the big world to dance and collect stories.
For the past 30 years, she has lived and worked as a teacher and principal at West Jutland University College. Now she has returned her dancing shoes to Mors, where she will hold short courses and teach storytelling.

Else is the head of the Storytelling Academy, which is also located at Højskolen Mors.

Email: elsemathiassen@mail.dk 

Homepage: www.elsemathiassen.dk

If you want to taste the world's best fishcakes, then you have to stick around when Nina is in the kitchen! Nina has worked with food for over twenty years, and you can taste it in all the nice food she prepares for us several times a day. Nina is a trained caterer and dietitian, and when she is not to be found in the school kitchen, you can find her in the garden, on walks in nature or with her two daughters.