Norwegian Critics' Award 2007/2008

Excerpt from speech by Inger-Margrethe Lunde, held during the awards ceremony for Norwegian Critics' Award for dance 2007/2008, September 25 2008:

"I say it the sooner the better: Ina Christel Johannessen is the winner of this year's Norwegian Critics' Award for dance for her convincing choreography Ambra with Carte Blanche and Iceland Dance Company. The production had its Norwegian premiere during Bergen International Festival.

What makes this performance so special is the way the volume is handled. The abstract, yet expressive movement expression makes this a symphonic work that will remain standing. With 20 dancers Ina Christel Johannessen has had the opportunity to choreograph in the big format. Seeing it again some days ago in the culture centre of Bærum Kulturhus strengthened the impression that Ambra is a monumental work in a choreographic, musical and visual way."

The complete speech can be read at the webpage of Norwegian Critics' Association (link in Norwegian only).

Source:

Norwegian Critics' Association, kritikerlaget.no, 29.09.2011, http://www.kritikerlaget.no/pages/nor/352-dansekritikerprisen_20072008_til_ina_christel_johannessen

Excerpts from speeches by Elin Høyland and Therese Bjørneboe, held at the awards ceremony for Norwegian Critics' Award for theatre 2007/2008, September 25 2008:

Høyland: "It is a joy to see this year's award go to Vegard Vinge and Ida Müller for Ghosts. It is a joy that this production not just confirms that the A Doll's House revolution was far more than a lucky moment, but also that here we are witnessing an artistic integrity and a distinct aesthetic character, both of which are rare goods - in particular within the Norwegian theatre scene."

Bjørneboe: "Vegard Vinge and Ida Müller's Ibsen productions have been declared as off-off-off The Ibsen Festival productions. One may interpret this however one likes. I am not so sure that the Norwegian theatre institutions find their performance expression so strange - any longer. But on the other hand I would like to underline that Vinge and Müller have a lot to add to the field of so-called independent or alternative performing arts in Norway. Among other things because they contribute to increased interest for staging the classics, and working with text."

Read the speeches in full at the webpage of Norwegian Critics' Association (link in Norwegian only).

Source:

Norwegian Critics' Association, kritikerlaget.no, 29.09.2011, http://www.kritikerlaget.no/pages/nor/355-teaterkritikerprisen_20072008_til_vegard_vinge_og_ida_mller

Excerpts from speeches by Elin Høyland and Therese Bjørneboe, held at the awards ceremony for Norwegian Critics' Award for theatre 2007/2008, September 25 2008:

Høyland: "It is a joy to see this year's award go to Vegard Vinge and Ida Müller for Ghosts. It is a joy that this production not just confirms that the A Doll's House revolution was far more than a lucky moment, but also that here we are witnessing an artistic integrity and a distinct aesthetic character, both of which are rare goods - in particular within the Norwegian theatre scene."

Bjørneboe: "Vegard Vinge and Ida Müller's Ibsen productions have been declared as off-off-off The Ibsen Festival productions. One may interpret this however one likes. I am not so sure that the Norwegian theatre institutions find their performance expression so strange - any longer. But on the other hand I would like to underline that Vinge and Müller have a lot to add to the field of so-called independent or alternative performing arts in Norway. Among other things because they contribute to increased interest for staging the classics, and working with text."

Read the speeches in full at the webpage of Norwegian Critics' Association (link in Norwegian only).

Source:

Norwegian Critics' Association, kritikerlaget.no, 29.09.2011, http://www.kritikerlaget.no/pages/nor/355-teaterkritikerprisen_20072008_til_vegard_vinge_og_ida_mller

Excerpts from speeches by Elin Høyland and Therese Bjørneboe, held at the awards ceremony for Norwegian Critics' Award for theatre 2007/2008, September 25 2008:

Høyland: "It is a joy to see this year's award go to Vegard Vinge and Ida Müller for Ghosts. It is a joy that this production not just confirms that the A Doll's House revolution was far more than a lucky moment, but also that here we are witnessing an artistic integrity and a distinct aesthetic character, both of which are rare goods - in particular within the Norwegian theatre scene."

Bjørneboe: "Vegard Vinge and Ida Müller's Ibsen productions have been declared as off-off-off The Ibsen Festival productions. One may interpret this however one likes. I am not so sure that the Norwegian theatre institutions find their performance expression so strange - any longer. But on the other hand I would like to underline that Vinge and Müller have a lot to add to the field of so-called independent or alternative performing arts in Norway. Among other things because they contribute to increased interest for staging the classics, and working with text."

Read the speeches in full at the webpage of Norwegian Critics' Association (link in Norwegian only).

Source:

Norwegian Critics' Association, kritikerlaget.no, 29.09.2011, http://www.kritikerlaget.no/pages/nor/355-teaterkritikerprisen_20072008_til_vegard_vinge_og_ida_mller