The International Ibsen Conference 2008

Nora’s Sisters: Oslo, August 30
The awarding of the first International Ibsen Award, Oslo, August 31
Artistic Freedom – myths and realities, Skien, September 1

The International Ibsen Conference 2008 will focus on artistic freedom from different perspectives, including censorship and constraints imposed by legislation as well as restrictions based on socio-political and cultural norms and values. A separate section will explore challenges and opportunities in cross-cultural endeavours within fields of art. The conference will this year also include Nora’s Sisters, a series of seminars initiated by The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs that serve as a basis for dealing with current questions of equal rights in a broad sense, in various countries and various cultures.

Ibsen Awards was established in 2008 in Skien, Henrik Ibsen’s birth town, as a Secretary for The International Ibsen Award, Stipends for international Ibsen projects and an annual International Ibsen Conference.

The Conference will also be part of the International Ibsen Festival at The National Theatre in Oslo with the awarding of the International Ibsen Award for the first time on August 31. The presentation of the recipients of the international Ibsen stipends and the Ibsen Award, the only award given to Norwegian playwrights, will be awarded in Skien on September 1.


Final date for registration: August 22!