Knut Ove Arntzen

Born7 Oct. 1950
FunctionsWriter, Researcher, Critic, Professor, Theatre critic
NationalityNorwegian
GenderMale
EmailKnut.Arntzen@lle.uib.no
WebsiteUniversity of Bergen

About Knut Ove Arntzen

Knut Ove Arntzen (born 1950) is a Norwegian theatre theorist and professor at The Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies at The University of Bergen. Arntzen has published a number of articles and books and is in particular known for his work with newer performing arts forms, in particular related to the terms non-hierarchical and visual dramaturgy. Arntzen prefers the term "a visual kind of dramaturgy", which he defines as follows: "It indicates  that elements or means of expression, such as space, frontality, textuality and visuality, are no longer arranged in the traditional sense of organic or hierarchic systems, but are equivalent, on an equal footing".

Arntzen also has a past as a theatre critic for the newspaper Arbeiderbladet and has been a visiting lecturer at several universities abroad.

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At the occasion of Knut Ove Arntzen's 60th birthday in 2010 a celebratory book was published, under the title of Når teori og praksis likestilles: Festskrift til Knut Ove Arntzen (literally: When theory and practice are put on equal footing: Tribute to Knut Ove Arntzen). The book was edited by Hallfrid Velure, Melanie Fieldseth, Ole Klemsdal and Kristian Seltun.

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Arntzen, K. O (1991). "A Visual kind of Dramaturgy: Project
Theatre in Scandinavia", in C. Schumacher og D. Fogg, ed., Small Is
Beautiful. Small Countries Theatre Conference, Glasgow: Theatre
Studies Publications. p. 43-48.

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