Mimesis Heidi Dahlsveen has worked as a storyteller since 1996 both at national and abroad. Her artistic projects are often developed through working interdisciplinary with other artists, where she combines traditional and autobiographical narratives with theory. She has participated in international festivals and in three EU projects that deal with oral storytelling. She has toured nationally and internationally.

She is the associate professor in oral storytelling at Oslomet – metropolitan university in Oslo, Norway. Her research focus is on how the traditional narratives shed light on contemporary themes, and the poetic aspects of artistic processes. She has written several academic articles on oral storytelling, where she uses artistic research as an input to understand oral storytelling and narratives.