Ibsen commemoration in Khulna

04/09/2008 :: The first International Ibsen Prize was presented to the British director Peter Brook (83) at the National Theatre in Oslo on Saturday. The prize is worth NOK 2.5 million. + More

Following the Ibsen commemoration events in several districts in Bangladesh, the main event, International Ibsen Conference and Theatre Festival, orgainsed by Center for Asian Theatre in co-operation with Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy and the Norwegian Embassy, was inaugurated by Ambassador Aud Lise Norheim on 11 May 2006. ATM Ataur Rahman, Secretary, Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, was present as Guest of Honour. After the inauguration, Key Note Speaker for the conference Norwegian author Merete Morken Andersen, gave a lecture on Ibsen's famous play An Enemy of the People. + More

An exhibition highlighting the universal themes of Henrik Ibsen’s work visited Dhaka 11 - 20 May as part of the Ibsen Commemoration 2006, Bangladesh + More

28/05/2006 :: Precisely one hundred years after Henrik Ibsen passed away quietly in his apartment at Arbins gate 1 in Oslo, the playwright's last home is opened in its original state to the public. Concurrently, the book "Things about Ibsen" is launched and the exhibit "Henrik Ibsen: On the contrary!" opens, providing an exploration of Ibsen's literary challenge to the status quo. + More