• Hedda has the power
• The International Ibsen Award - Call for nominations
• Harrison’s History back in place in the garret
• Prizewinners and provocations in Skien
• Peter Brook named winner of the International Ibsen Award
• Gatas Gynt ("Peer Gynt from the Streets")
• Skien International Ibsen Conference 2008
• A New Hartmann at the Ibsen Festival
• When Film Stars Awaken
• Two new Ibsen films!
• Play Ibsenbingo and get a full house!
• Suzannah Ibsen´s life between two covers
• Ibsen art exhibition from Bangladesh in Skien
• The Ibsen Award to be an Arts Award
• Ibsen´s journey from human being to mask
• Still hope for Eyolf film
• Walk in Ibsen´s steps in Oslo this summer!
• Bangladesh Ibsen Society got under way
• Peer Gynt becomes a mural
• Ibsen.net is moving to the National Library
• The Ibsen year from A to Z
• Terje in Yokohama
• Ibsen´s virtual stroll
• International Gala performance of Peer Gynt in Giza
• The Pyramidal Peer Gynt
• Ibsen under the Scrutiny of Scholars
• Worldwide Peer
• H.M. the Queen opens the new Ibsen Museum in Oslo
• Ibsen x 100 during the Ibsen Festival
• Ibsen comes to Zimbabwe
• First-ever international Ibsen conference in México
• The Eternal City commemorates Ibsen
• Ibsen Centennial Award for Cate Blanchett
• Freedom and responsibility in the spirit of Ibsen
• One million hits, one hundred thousand visits
• Photos from the opening ceremony
• Opening of a film exhibition with a newly restored Terje Vigen
• The Opening of the National Library´s Ibsen Exhibition
• The first volumes of Henrik Ibsen’s Writings launched
• International Gala performance to open Ibsen Year
• Ibsen in 18 languages on a new web portal
• Ibsen Commemoration in Bangladesh
• Programme presentation IBSEN YEAR 2006
• Ibsen in the theatre
• Dramatists in 10 countries write short texts
• 100 AND NOW
• New launching of ibsen.net
• Musical Terje Vigen
• An enemy of the people of today
• Call for papers - The 11th International Ibsen Conference in Oslo 2006
• New Ibsen film
• International Ibsen Conference in Wuhan (China) - Call for papers
• The Dark Side of Ibsen
• Ibsen's collected works on the Web
• Master's Degree in Ibsen Studies
• A Doll's House across the world
• Ibsen Conference in Athens
• The International Ibsen Stage Festival 2002
• The Ibsen Factor
• The Relevance of A Doll's House - Translation and Adaptation
• 10th International Ibsen Conference
• Ibsen on screen

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Ibsen Centennial Award for Cate Blanchett

Sydney Theatre Company had its premiere of "Hedda Gabler" in Sydney in 2004 and have resumed for four weeks at the BAM´s Harvey Theatre with the original cast. In addition to Cate Blanchett, the performance musters Hugo Weaving of Matrix and Lord of the Rings fame in the role of Judge Brack. The stage production is by Robyn Nevin. The play has been adapted by Ms Blanchett´s husband, Andrew Upton.

Cate Blanchett (Hedda) og Aden Young (Løvborg). Foto: Heidrun Lohr

Anthony Weigh (Tesman) og Blanchett. Foto: Heidrun Lohr

The event at BAM on 1 March was completely in the spirit of Ibsen. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs´ Ibsen exhibition "To be a poet is to see - Ibsen in our time", was on show in the theatre´s lobby. Norway´s Consulate General in New York, which was responsible for the event, took the opportunity of launching a series of seminars entitled "Nora´s Sisters" in which the aim is to focus on women and equality by putting Ibsen´s female profiles in a contemporary political framework and a development political female perspective. At the same time as this in New York the annual meeting of the United Nation´s Commission on the Status of Women was being held. Many central United Nations figures, feminists as well as Ibsen scholars (among them Toril Moi from Duke University) were present during the event. Minister of Equality Karita Bekkemellem who was also present at the UN meeting, had the honour of presenting The Ibsen Centennial Award to Cate Blanchett.

Sydney Theatre Company´s production of "Hedda Gabler" marks the opening of the highly renowned BAM´s impressive celebration of Ibsen Year. In April the theatre will be host to a visiting performance of Robert Wilson´s production of "Peer Gynt" from 2005. In October the National Theatre´s staging of "The Wild Duck", produced by Eirik Stubøs will be shown during the Next Wave Festival.

Photos and links to reviews of the production of "Hedda Gabler" on the BAM web-page Ibsen in the United States.