New committee and call for nominations

A new committee was appointed by the Norwegian Minister of Culture Department Anniken Huitfeldt at the National Theatre in Oslo January 28. 2011. The call for nominations to The International Ibsen Award 2012 is now out with deadline for nominating May 1. 2011.


New committee members are:
Per Boye Hansen - (chairman) Norway, leader of Bergen International Festival, former director of Comische Oper, Berlin
Therese Bjørneboe - Norway, theatre critic and editor of Norsk Shakespeare-og teatertidsskrift
Sir Brian McMaster – Great Brittain, former leader of The Edinburgh International Festival
Christiane Schneider – Germany, director of artistic planning at the Münchener Kammerspiele
Hanne Tømta – Norway, director and artistic leader of The National Theatre, ICON and The International Ibsen Festival
Members that continue their engagement in the committee:
Kamaluddin Nilu – Bangladesh/Norway - theatre director, actor and Ibsen researcher
Øyvind T. Gulliksen – Norway - professor of American Literature and Culture at Telemark University College
Consultant for the prize: Einar Björge – Norway, Master of Arts from University of Oslo
The call for nominations to The International Ibsen Award 2012 is now out with deadline for nominating May 1. 2011.
The International Ibsen Award honors an individual, institution or organization that has brought new artistic dimensions to the world of drama or theater. The winner of the 2010 award was the internationally renowned playwright Jon Fosse. In 2009 Ariane Mnouchkine, founder and leader of Théâtre du Soleil was given the prize.

The award of 300.000 Euros will be presented to the winner at the International Ibsen Festival in September 2012 at The National Theatre in Oslo, Norway. Anyone is free to nominate.

For more information about the International Ibsen Award and the nomination procedure, please visit www.ibsenawards.com or contact International Ibsen Award directly:

e-mail einar.bjorge@nationaltheatret.no / phone +47 95911799


Ny komité og utlysning av nominasjoner

Ny komité for Den Internasjonale Ibsenprisen ble offentliggjort av kulturminister Anniken Huitfeldt 28. januar. Fristen for å nominere kandidater til å vinne prisen i 2012 er 1. mai 2011.

Den nye komitéen består av Per Boye Hansen, Therese Bjørneboe, Sir Brian McMaster, Christiane Schneider og Hanne Tømta. Komitémedlemmene Kamaluddin og Øyvind T. Gulliksen, samt konsulent Einar Bjørge, fortsetter i eine engasjement.
Den Internasjonale Ibsenprisen er på 2,5 millioner kroner, og skal honorere en person, institusjon eller organisasjon som har tilført verdensdramatikken eller teatret nye kunstneriske dimensjoner. Alle kan foreslå kandidater for komitéen. Fristen er 1. mai.
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