Maja Bekken has a BA in Acting and Theatre Production from Nord University 2009-2012. Since then, she worked with visual theatre for the French theatre company Cie Philippe Genty on two world tours, before returning to Norway and settling in Otta, Gudbrandsdalen. Here she has been both an actress and producer for the free group The Great Pretenders / Marie og Fredriks Teaterlag. In the last year, she has in collaboration with Bekken Teaterverksted and Oppland County Municipality created two puppet theatre productions: Astrid Lindgren and Tommelise. She is currently on a DKS-tour with Astrid Lindgren and works as a producer for Kristin Lavransdatter 2021 at Jørundgard.