The International Ibsen Award 2010 goes to Jon Fosse

The International Ibsen Award for 2010 has been given to the Norwegian playwright Jon Fosse. The award will be presented on 10 September during the Ibsen Festival at the National Theatre in Oslo.

La justification du comité en français

Le Prix international Ibsen 2010 est attribué à Jon Fosse pour son œuvre théâtrale exceptionnelle qui a ouvert la scène aux mystères indicibles qui accompagnent l’homme de sa naissance jusque dans sa tombe.

Die grundgebung des Komitees in Deutsch

Jon Fosse ist der International Ibsen Award 2010 (Internationaler Ibsen-Preis 2010) für sein einzigartiges dramatisches Werk verliehen worden, das die Tore der Bühne zu den ungelösten Mysterien öffnet, die den Menschen von der Wiege bis zur Bahre begleiten.

Komitéens begrunnelse på norsk

International Ibsen Award 2010 tildeles dramatikeren Jon Fosse for et unikt forfatterskap som åpner teaterscenens porter inn til de ordløse mysterier som forfølger mennesket fra fødsel til grav.

The Committee´s Reason in english

The 2010 International Ibsen Award goes to Jon Fosse for his uniquely dramatic authorship, one that opens scenic gates to the wordless mysteries that pursue humans from birth to death.

The handing out of The International Ibsen Award 2009

The International Ibsen Award for 2009 were handed out to Ariane Mnouchkine at the National theatre in Oslo on September 10th.

Meet the winner of The International Ibsen Award

Ariane Mnouchkine will be meeting the press at 10 am on Thursday, 10 September, at the National Theatre in Oslo.

Winner of the International Ibsen Award 2009

The International Ibsen Award for 2009 is given to Ariane Mnouchkine. The committee’s reason is as follows: Everyone who has seen one of Ariane Mnouchkine’s productions at the Théâtre du Soleil in Paris leaves with the feeling of having been part of a tale of enchantment. A tale that is larger than life but at the same time reveals life. A fantastic journey that throws fresh light on history and contemporary society, that enriches thought and feeling and in dramatic language inspires an apparently paradoxical faith in the future.

About Ariane Mnouchkine

Ariane Mnouchkine was born on 3 March 1939 in Boulogne-sur-Seine. While studying at the Sorbonne, she set up her own theatre ensemble, L’Atelier Théâtral des Etudiants de Paris, which became the Théâtre du Soleil in 1964.

Exclusive video from Théâtre du Soleil in Paris!

Watch exclusive video footage from Théâtre du Soleil in Paris, made especially for The international Ibsen Award.

The International Ibsen Award 2009

When the deadline for nominations to The International Ibsen Award 2009 were reached 1.st December 2008 the jury had recieved numerous suggestions from all over the world.

Winner of the International Ibsen Award 2008

The International Ibsen Award for 2008 is given to Peter Brook for his successful demonstration that all significant theatre has a unique ability to bring people together, that culture is something everyone can appreciate, and that no group or nation can claim ownership of a work of literature, either in the form of words or as performed on stage.