The Ibsen Festival
Since its inauguration in 1990, the Ibsen Festival has proven an international success. Bolstered by one of the world’s most frequently staged playwrights, little Norway became an attractive arena for the greaters directors in the world.
Read about the festival's history
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About The Ibsen Festival
Through exciting performances, discussions, artist encounters, children’s events, and much more, The Ibsen Festival lets us look at Ibsen, humanity, and society in new and different ways.
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Henrik Ibsen and The National Theatre
For years, Henrik Ibsen advocated zealously for building a National Theatre in Norway. Now, 150 years later, he is by far the theatre’s most performed playwright.
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Twenty years of The Ibsen Festival
On the occation of The Ibsen festival's 20-year mark, associate professor of theater science Keld Hyldig gives us the highlights of The Ibsen Festival's history.
Where the starting-point’s crazily minimal, the outcome is often highly original.