Used by permission. On October 9 he would have been 75, and the anniversary is being celebrated with seminars, book publications and exhibitions. The author, the visual artist and the human being are receiving attention and being debated in the columns. When he was alive, most established institutions considered him a hair in the soup, and in theatrical circles the myth was created that he was difficult to work with.
Most artists have problems with group dynamics.
Yet matters were not so bad as to prevent him from making all the dramas he wrote into collaborative projects. He didn't let go of a single dramatic work before several professional theater folk had been involved in the artistic process and had been allowed a decisive influence on the result. What is particularly striking is that most of his collaborative partners were foreigners. The collaboration ceased with Krog's death in 1962, but some of his suggestions were included in the final version. Sometimes one needs a kick in the rear to actually venture into the water.