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1 August 30 September 1 the international ibsen conference 2008 NORA S SISTERS International ibsen award ARTISTIC FREEDOM myths and realities Catilina, Teater Ibsen. Photo: Dag Jenssen

2 Nora s sisters August Venue The National Theatre, Oslo Nora s Sisters is a series of seminars initiated by The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Their point of departure and inspiration is Ibsen s Nora in A Doll s House, and they will serve as a basis for dealing with current questions of equal rights in a broad sense, in various countries and various cultures. Nora s Sisters was introduced in New York during the Ibsen Year of 2006 and has since been held in Egypt, India (New Delhi and Pune), Mozambique, Malawi, China, Israel, Spain, the Palestinian areas, Hungary and Russia. In the autumn of 2008, Vietnam, Brazil, Turkey and Afghanistan are next in line. The seminars are high profile proceedings with participants from politics, social studies, the theatre, literature studies, and the media. These seminars have been very well received, both in regard to content (Ibsen and equal rights) and attendance. For Nora s Sisters at the National Theatre, many of the voices from the seminars all over the world will congregate. The deliberations will focus on subjects like the terms of women in art. Nora s Sisters including lunch NOK Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen. Stockholm City Theatre, directed by Alexander Mørk Eidem. NOK 300. Detail artwork Nora s Sisters by Marianne Heske

3 International Ibsen Award August Venue The National Theatre, Oslo The International Ibsen Award honours an individual, organisation or institution within arts and culture for exceptional achievements defined within the spirit of Ibsen s work. The Award shall initiate a critical debate about essential social, existential and aesthetic topics. The International Ibsen Award was established by the Government of Norway in 2007, and is awarded for the first time on August 31, 2008 at the National Theatre in Oslo. The Prize amount is 2,5 million Norwegian Kroner (equivalent to Euro or US Dollars). The awarding ceremony will be followed by Brand by Henrik Ibsen, directed by Calixo Bieito, the National Theatre. International Ibsen Award and Brand NOK 400 When We Dead Awaken, The National Theatre. Photo: Leif Gabrielsen

4 Artistic Freedom myths and realities September Venue The Ibsen House in Skien Changes in the program may occur! The conference will look at artistic freedom from different perspectives, including censorship and constraints imposed by legislation as well as restrictions based on in 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 be led by Hans Rossiné, head of Drama, Norwegian National Broadcaster (NRK) Registration and coffee Artistic presentation Welcome address by the Mayor of Skien, Rolf Erling Andersen Introductory speech by a minister in the Government of Norway Presentation of an artistic collaboration between The Hanoi Academy of Theatre and Cinema and The Norwegian Association for Performing Arts, supported by Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Norway. The project involves many artists such as film and theatre director Petter Næss, playwright Axel Hellstenius, film director John Sullivan and theatre director Morten Krogh. The Norwegian artists will meet the Vietnamese visual artist, local curator and organizer Tran Luong. Hunting for Nora, (Beijing) Teater Ibsen

5 Artistic Freedom myths and realities September Venue The Ibsen House in Skien Jamil Osman, Secretary, Ministry of Information, and Chairman of the Bangladesh Censor Board, Government of the People s Republic of Bangladesh, will give a presentation on the censorship system in Bangladesh, with emphasis on international and local films. He will also touch upon nonformal constraints embedded in socio-political and cultural norms and values within other fields of art. Followed by discussion Lunch Dr. Nguyen Thi Minh Thai, Vietnamese art and theatre expert whose primary focus is on Ibsen, will lecture on problems of translation. Lecture on translation problems from a feminist perspective. How may translations and mistranslations affect further work on Ibsen? Followed by discussion Lecture by the winner of the International Ibsen Award Break Peer Gynt, Teater Ibsen. Photo: Dag Jenssen

6 Artistic Freedom myths and realities September Venue The Ibsen House in Skien A Panel Discussion on Cross-Cultural Aspects of Art. This section of the conference will deal with the relevance to the present world of cross-cultural endeavours within fields of art, and explore some possibilities and challenges within such encounters. Participants: The winner of the International Ibsen Award; Waheed Warasta, writer and head of Pen Afghanistan; Amal Allana Chairperson of National School of Drama, and theatre director, India; Kate Pendry, actor, performance artist and writer, Norway; Cecilie Broch Knudsen, Rector of The Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Norway; Øyvind T. Gulliksen, Professor of American Literature and Culture, Telemark University College, Norway; and representatives from international Ibsen projects Artistic presentation by Kate Pendry Closing speech by Inger Buresund, Director Ibsen Awards dinner, including performance and presentation of the recipients of the grants for international Ibsen projects and the Ibsen Award (the only award given to Norwegian playwrights). Artistic Freedom myths and realities including lunch NOK 600 Dinner, including performance NOK 600 Ibsen s Venstøp September A visit to Venstøp, the farmhouse where Henrik Ibsen lived with his parents and siblings from 1835 to Venstøp. Photo: Dag Jenssen

7 registration August Nora s Sisters including lunch NOK 450 August The International Ibsen Award and Brand NOK 400 September Free Buses from The National Theatre in Oslo to Skien Artistic Freedom myths and Realities including lunch NOK Conference Dinner/Performance NOK 600 September Visit to Venstøp NOK 100 The bus continues to Oslo NOK 200 Registration: Final date for registration: June 27! Practical informations: Hotels in Skien: Single room: From NOK Double room: From NOK Booking: Mette Lilleberg Furubotn mette@grenland.no Phone: Faks: Mobil: Skien municipality Design: Gunn Astrid Eidesen/Wera as

SYMPOSIUM MUSIC AND IDENTITY

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