Norwegian Ibsen Award Explained

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

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 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:

• Norwegian Critics' Association
• Norwegian Drama Forum
• Norwegian Stage Instructor Association
• Norwegian Theater Directors' Association
• Oslo National Academy of the Arts/University of Oslo
• Skien municipality with Theatre Ibsen

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

Prizewinners

• 1986 – Arne Skouen for overall dramatic contributions
• 1987 – Peder Cappelen for
• 1988 – Odd Selmer for
• 1989 – Julian Garner for
• 1990 – Edvard Rønning for
• 1991 – Marit Tusvik for
• 1992 – Bjørg Vik for
• 1993 – Norvald Tveit for overall dramatic contributions
• 1994 – Eva Sevaldson for
• 1995 – Terje Nordby for
• 1996 – Jon Fosse for Namnet
• 1997 – Jesper Halle for
• 1998 – Petter S. Rosenlund for
• 1999 – Cecilie Løveid for and for overall dramatic contributions
• 2000 – Tor Åge Bringsværd for overall dramatic contributions
• 2001 – Nina Valsø for
• 2002 – Niels Fredrik Dahl for
• 2003 – Wetle Holtan for
• 2004 – Per HV Schreiner for
• 2005 – Maria Tryti Vennerød for
  • 2006 – Liv Heløe og Finn Iunker 2007 – Christopher Grøndahl for Tundra and for Silent Winds of Blackpool
• 2008 – Edvard Hoem for
• 2009 – Christopher Nielsen for
• 2010 – Kate Pendry for
• 2011 – Lennart Lidström for
• 2012 - Fredrik Brattberg for
• 2014 - Johan Harstad for Osv.^[6]
• 2015 - Cecilie Løveid for
• 2016 - Mette Edvardsen for We to be
• 2017 – Tore Vagn Lid, Cecilie Løveid and Nordahl Grieg for
• 2018 – Malmfrid Hovsveen Hallum for
• 2019 – Demian Vitanza for
• 2020 – Lisa Charlotte Baudouin Lie for

See also

• International Ibsen Award

External links

• International Ibsen Conference website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Henrik Ibsen . Store norske leksikon. October 1, 2020.
2. http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_sogn_og_fjordane/1.6202476 2008 Ibsen Prize award (in Norwegian)
3. Web site: Den internasjonale Ibsenprisen og Internasjonale Ibsenstipender . Regjeringen.no. October 1, 2020.
4. Web site: Nina Sundbye. Norsk Biografisk Leksikon. October 1, 2020.
5. http://www.dagsavisen.no/kultur/her-er-kulturlivets-pr-byra/ Her er kulturlivets PR-byrå
6. Web site: Harstad Ibsenprisen 2014 . 2014-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180902151835/http://www.ibsenawards.com/nyheter/johan-harstad-fikk-ibsenprisen-20141 . 2018-09-02 . dead .