The Norwegian Ibsen Award (

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

: ) is awarded to promote

drama and is awarded only to playwrights. Henrik Ibsen

History

The prize is awarded by

Skien Skien () is a city and municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county in Norway. In modern times it is regarded as part of the traditional region of Grenland, although historically it belonged to Grenmar/Skiensfjorden, while Grenland referred the Norsj ...

municipality, the hometown of author and playwright

Henrik Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and one of the most influential playw ...

, 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. Formerly, the prize was awarded annually in Skien on March 20th, 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 The International Ibsen Award (Norwegian: ''Den internasjonale Ibsenprisen'') honours an individual, institution or organization that has brought new artistic dimensions to the world of drama or theater. The committee consists of figures in the the ...

() established in 2008 and first awarded to British theatre and film director

Peter Brook Peter Stephen Paul Brook (21 March 1925 – 2 July 2022) was an English theatre and film director. He worked first in England, from 1945 at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, from 1947 at the Royal Opera House, and from 1962 for the Royal Shak ...

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

Nina Sundbye Nina Sundbye (born 4 August 1944) is a Norwegian sculptor, born in Oslo. Her debut was a bust of illustrator Finn Graff from 1967. Among her other works is a bronze statue of Aasta Hansteen placed at Aker Brygge, and busts of resistance fighter Gre ...

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

Norwegian Critics' Association The Norwegian Critics' Association (''Norsk litteraturkritikerlag'') is an organization for Norwegian critics in the newspaper and broadcasting professions. Former independent critic teams merged into Norwegian Critics Association in 1998. The o ...

() *Norwegian Drama Forum () * Norwegian Stage Instructor Association () *Norwegian Theater Directors' Association () *

Oslo National Academy of the Arts The Oslo National Academy of the Arts ( no, Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo, ''KHiO'') is a university college in Oslo, Norway, that provides education in visual arts, design and performing arts. It is one of two public institutes of higher learning in ...

University of Oslo The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universit ...

() *

Skien municipality Skien () is a city and municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county in Norway. In modern times it is regarded as part of the traditional region of Grenland, although historically it belonged to Grenmar/Skiensfjorden, while Grenland referred the Nors ...

with Theatre Ibsen () The responsibility for public relations is handled by the firm Kulturmeglerne.

Prizewinners

* 1986 –

Arne Skouen Arne Skouen (18 October 1913 – 24 May 2003) was a Norwegian journalist, author, film director and film producer. Biography Arne Skouen was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. His parents were Peder Nikolai Skouen (1883-1978) and Jenny ...

for overall dramatic contributions * 1987 – Peder Cappelen for * 1988 –

Odd Selmer Odd Selmer (born 7 February 1930) is a Norwegian journalist, novelist, crime fiction writer and playwright. In 1977 he wrote a historical novel about the eccentric "Lady" Barbara Arbuthnott. His audio plays have been translated into fifteen languag ...

for * 1989 – Julian Garner for * 1990 – Edvard Rønning for * 1991 –

Marit Tusvik Marit Tusvik (born 13 March 1951, in Høyanger) is a Norwegian author, poet and playwright. Tusvik's works have been translated into multiple languages. Bibliography *''Reisa til mandarinlandet'' – poetry (1979) *''Mellom sol og måne'' &n ...

for * 1992 –

Bjørg Vik Bjørg Vik (11 September 1935 – 7 January 2018) was a Norwegian novelist, short story writer, playwright, and journalist. Biography Bjørg Turid Vik was born in Oslo, Norway. Her parents were Sverre Thorbjørn Johansen (1903–1958) and Anna So ...

for * 1993 – Norvald Tveit for overall dramatic contributions * 1994 –

Eva Sevaldson Eva or EVA may refer to: * Eva (name), a feminine given name Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Eva (Dynamite Entertainment), a comic book character by Dynamite Entertainment * Eva (''Devil May Cry''), Dante's mother in t ...

for * 1995 – Terje Nordby for * 1996 –

Jon Fosse Jon Olav Fosse (born 29 September 1959) is a Norwegian author and dramatist. Biography Jon Fosse was born in Haugesund, Norway. A serious accident at age seven brought him close to death; the experience significantly influenced his adulthood wr ...

for '' Namnet'' * 1997 – Jesper Halle for * 1998 – Petter S. Rosenlund for * 1999 –

Cecilie Løveid Cecilie Løveid (born 21 August 1951) is a Norwegian novelist, poet, playwright, and writer of children's books. Personal life Løveid was born in Mysen to ship's captain Erik Løveid and actress Ingrid Cecilie Meyer. She had a cohabiting relatio ...

for and for overall dramatic contributions * 2000 –

Tor Åge Bringsværd Tor Åge Bringsværd (born 16 November 1939 in Skien, Norway) is an author, playwright, editor and translator. He is perhaps best known for his speculative fiction. Together with long-time partner Jon Bing, he is also considered as the first Nor ...

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 Liv Heløe (born 3 February 1963) is a Norwegian actress and writer. Working as a professional actor from the age of 11, playing several significant parts on film and in the theatre in both classical and contemporary drama, she made her debut as ...

Finn Iunker Finn Iunker (born 27 March 1969) is a Norwegian playwright born in Arendal. He lives in Oslo. Finn Iunker made his debut as a dramatist in 1994 with ''The Answering Machine''. He is amongst the Norwegian dramatists whose plays are most frequently ...

* 2007 – Christopher Grøndahl for ''Tundra'' and for ''Silent Winds of Blackpool'' * 2008 –

Edvard Hoem Edvard Hoem (born 10 March 1949) is a Norwegian novelist, dramatist, lyricist, psalmist and government scholar. He made his literary debut in 1969, with the poetry collection ''Som grønne musikantar''. He was awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize f ...

for * 2009 –

Christopher Nielsen Christopher Nielsen (born 20 April 1963 in Oslo) is a Norwegian comics artist. He is especially known for his subcultural depictions. Nielsen got his first comics printed in 1980 after entering a competition in the Norwegian anarchist magazin ...

for * 2010 – Kate Pendry for * 2011 – Lennart Lidström for * 2012 - Fredrik Brattberg for * 2014 -

Johan Harstad Johan Harstad (born 10 February 1979) is a Norwegian novelist, short story writer, playwright and graphic designer. He lives in Oslo. __TOC__ Writing career Fiction Harstad was born in Stavanger. He made his literary debut in 2001, with a collec ...

for ''

Osv. ''Osv.'' (Norwegian abbreviation meaning 'And so on'. English title is ''Etc.'') is a two-part play by Johan Harstad from 2010. It was published as a book on November 1, 2010, and was nominated for the Brage Prize the same year. With a length of ...

'' * 2015 -

for * 2016 - Mette Edvardsen for ''We to be'' *2017 –

Tore Vagn Lid Tore Vagn Lid (born 20 April 1973, in Bergen) is a Norwegian theatre director, playwright, musician, Bertolt Brecht enthusiast and artistic director of Transiteatret-Bergen. Tore Vagn Lid holds a professorship in dramaturgy at the National Academy ...

and

Nordahl Grieg Johan Nordahl Brun Grieg (1 November 1902 – 2 December 1943) was a Norwegian poet, novelist, dramatist, journalist and political activist. He was a popular author and a controversial public figure. He served in World War II as a war corresponde ...

for *2018 – Malmfrid Hovsveen Hallum for *2019 – Demian Vitanza for *2020 – Lisa Charlotte Baudouin Lie for

References

External links

International Ibsen Conference website
{{Henrik Ibsen Norwegian literary awards Skien Awards established in 1986 Henrik Ibsen el:Διεθνές βραβείο Ίψεν

History

Prizewinners

See also

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