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PHOTO: HOLTERMANN/ASKELAND/GUILLARD2006 marks the 100th anniversaryof the death of the Norwegianplaywright Henrik Ibsen. His lifeand work will be commemoratedthroughout the year, which inNorway has been named the“Ibsen Year.” For updated informationabout plays and festivals, seewww.norway.orgu.s.playsHedda GablerOLNEY, MD., Through July 23Info: 301-924-3400GhostsNAPERVILLE, ILL.Through August 6Info: 630-357-6509Ibsen/Fosse 2006: Two MasterNorwegian Playwrights –100 Years ApartNEW YORK, Aug. 5 - Sept. 9Oslo Elsewhere presents this double-header,uniting Norway's twomost lauded theatrical innovators– past and present – in two newidiomatic American translations:Ibsen's Rosmersholm and Fosse'sdeathvariationsInfo: 212-279-4200PHOTO BY PEER GYNT ASLittle EyolfSAN DIEGO, CALI.August 17 - September 10Info: 619-246-4854An Enemy of the PeopleWASHINGTON, D.C.August 29 - October 22.Shakespeare Theatre Company,Washington DC.Info: 202-547-1122(See page 16 for more)Peer Gynt in Central ParkNEW YORK, October 6-7A musical performance of HenrikIbsen's Peer Gynt with Norwegianactors from the Vinstra production,directed by Svein Sturla Hungnes.Edvard Grieg's Peer Gynt Suiteperformed by The AmericanSymhony Orchestra.Delacorte Theater, Central Park,Info: 212- 534-1241www.ticketcentral.com(See page 16 for more)Peer GyntNEW YORK, October 6 - 9BLUE LAKE, CALI., Sept. 8-17SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21-24MINNEAPOLIS, MN. Sept. 29-Oct. 2The American theatre companyDell'Arte collaborates with theDanish Jomfru Ane Teatret in anew production of Peer Gynt.Info: 707-668-5663The Master BuilderGLENDALE, CALI.October 10 - December 11Info: 818-240-0910Hedda Gabler at BAMNEW YORKNovember 28 - December 2Info: 718-636-4100Rolf Stang as IbsenMINOT, N.D., October 11 - 14Actor Rolf Stang performs daily asIbsen for visitors at NorskHøstfestPHOTO BY L.P. LORENTZInfo: 701-852-2368.The Wild Duck at BAMNEW YORK, October 25 - 29Directed by Eirik Stubø. Thestandout cast of Norway'sNationaltheateret brings a richhumanity to Ibsen's highlymetaphorical drama in a distinctlynuanced performance. BAMHarvey Theater, Brooklyn, NY.Info: 718-636-4100tourTour Norway in Ibsen's FootprintsNORWAY, July 26 - August 9Info: 507-467-2905 ext 208 oradrienne@commonwealtheatre.orgor visit http://vesterheim.org/travel/Tours_Norway.phplecturesEvenings with Ibsen at theNorwegian Seamen's ChurchNEW YORK, Last Tuesday ofevery monthSelected works by Ibsen will beread, followed by discussion.Info: 212-319-0370Toril Moi: Henrik Ibsen'sRemarkable ModernityNEW YORK, October 18Ibsen scholar Moi will lecture atthe New York Public Library.Info: 212-340-0874(See page 13 for more about Moi)Toril Moi: Hedda Gabler: Modernity,Marriage and the EverydayNEW YORK, Oct. 19Moi will lecture at Deutches Haus,Columbia University.Info: 212-854-4015(See page 13 for more about Moi)BAMtalk: Ibsen in the 21st CenturyNEW YORK, Oct 28With a panel consisting of directorEirik Stubø, professor JoanTempleton and others at the BAMHillman Attic Studio, Brooklyn, NYInfo: 718-636-4100or tickets@BAM.orgProfessor Joan Templeton: TwoGreat Norwegian Modernists:Edvard Munch's Illustrations ofHenrik Ibsen's Plays.NEW YORK, Nov. 8Templeton lectures at the NewYork Public Library.canadaInfo: 212-340-0874festivals & playsRosmersholmAt the Shaw Theatre FestivalNIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKES,ONTARIO, July 15 - October 7The production is part of the 2006festival season and the InternationalIbsen Centennial.Info: 905-468-2172Ibsen Focus Weekend at theShaw festivalNIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKES,ONTARIO, August 12-13Reading directed by Lorne Pardyof Ibsen's poems will be given.Lecture by Kjetil Bang-Hansen onthe 13th. Concerts by mezzosopranoIngebjørg Kosmo accompaniedby Paul Sportelli bothdays.Info: 905-468-2172Ghosts at the Stratford TheatreFestivalSTRATFORD, ONTARIO,August 12 - September 24Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts, directed byStephen Ouimette will be playingat the Tom Patterson Theatre thisseason featuring Martha Henry asMrs Alving. The Festival alsoincludes an Ibsen Poster Exhibit.Info: 519-271-4040Peer Gynt, Blackbird TheatreVANCOUVER, B.C., Sept. 8 - 27John Wright directs this productionof Peer Gynt translated intoEnglish by Errol Durbach,renowned Ibsen scholar andProfessor at UBC in Vancouver.The production also has an educationalpurpose in that HighSchool drama students are understudiesfor the production and willpresent their own staging of theplay during the run of it.Info: 604-734-5273lecturesIbsen Centenary Lecture atUniversity of CalgaryCALGARY, October 16Visiting Professor Katherine E.Kelly (Texas A&M University)gives lecture entitled "Pandemicand Performance: The IbsenVirus."Info: farfan@ucalgary.caLittle Eyolf, University ofSaskatchewanSASKATOON, November.Seminar on Ibsen at theDepartment of Drama.Info: dwayne.brenna@usask.ca14 | news of norway | summer 2006