The International Ibsen Award
The world’s most prestigious theatre awards aims to honour an individual, an institution or organisation that has brought a new artistic dimension to the world of drama or theatre.
The winner is decided by a committee and announced every two years on Ibsen’s birthday. The award ceremony takes place during the International Ibsen Festival at the National Theatre in Oslo in September. The winner is invited to take part in a symposium at the National Theatre during the festival.
The prize and nominations
The Norwegian government founded the award in 2007 and funds it. The winner receives 2,5 million Norwegian kroner (approx. 300.000 US Dollars). There are no conditions attached to accepting the prize, and anyone can nominate candidates for the International Ibsen Award. Nominations are strictly confidential both before and after the prize winner is announced.
Previous winners
The International Ibsen Award was first awarded to the veteran theatre director Peter Brook in 2008. The prize has since been given to Ariane Mnouchkine of Théâtre du Soleil (2009), Jon Fosse (2010), Heiner Goebbells (2012), Peter Handke (2014), Forced Entertainment (2016), Christoph Marthaler (2018), Taylor Mac (2020) and Back to Back Theatre (2022).
Contact
The International Ibsen Award, c/o Nationaltheatret, Postboks 1225 Vika, 0110 Oslo, Norway
elisabeth.sodal@nationaltheatret.no | TLF: +47 416 71 280
oystein.christensen@nationaltheatret.no | TLF: +47 480 30 073
Collaborators
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The Norwegian Ibsen Award
The Norwegian Ibsen Award aims to promote Norwegian Drama.
Visit ibsenawards.com and read more about The Norwegian Ibsen Award, The Ibsen Scholarship and Skien International Ibsen Conference.
