Korsvika is located in the Østbyen borough in Trondheim Municipality.

Håkon og Kark is a play which is performed bi-annually at the festival.

In 1995, Idar Lind wrote a new manuscript for the play with music is composed by Frode Fjellheim.

The plot of the play is the life of earl Håkon Sigurdsson who was the de facto ruler of Norway during the end of the 10th century.

In the play, the story is told by a skald named Einar Skåleglam.