The Norwegian Ibsen Award (Norwegian: Ibsenprisen) is awarded to promote Norwegian drama and is awarded only to playwrights.

Henrik Ibsen (1828–1906)

History

The prize is awarded by Skien municipality, the hometown of author and playwright Henrik Ibsen, and has been awarded every year since 1986. The prize is awarded to a Norwegian playwright who has published a new work in the past year which has been produced by a professional theater, radio theater, or on television. It may also be awarded for the cumulative work in authoring dramatic works.[1]

Formerly, the prize was awarded annually in Skien on March 20, in commemoration of the birthday of Henrik Ibsen. Since 2008 it has been awarded in September at the International Ibsen Conference held in Skien, together with the International Ibsen Award (Den internasjonale Ibsenprisen) established in 2008 and first awarded to British theatre and film director Peter Brook.[2][3]

Since 2005 the prize has consisted of a monetary award of 150,000 kroner and a statuette of Ibsen designed by Nina Sundbye.[4]

The jury consists of six members, one from each of these organizations:

The responsibility for public relations is handled by the firm Kulturmeglerne.[5]

Prizewinners

See also

References

  1. ^ "Henrik Ibsen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  2. ^ 2008 Ibsen Prize award (in Norwegian)
  3. ^ "Den internasjonale Ibsenprisen og Internasjonale Ibsenstipender". Regjeringen.no. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "Nina Sundbye". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  5. ^ Her er kulturlivets PR-byrå
  6. ^ "Harstad Ibsenprisen 2014". Archived from the original on 2018-09-02. Retrieved 2014-09-24.

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