Ibsen-prize for 2008 to English director
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Published under: Stoltenberg's 2nd Government
Publisher: Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs
Press release | No: 97/08 | Date: 18/08/2008
The first International Ibsen Prize goes to English theatre and film director Peter Brook. “The International Ibsen Prize 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”, the jury says.
The first International Ibsen Prize goes to English theatre and film director Peter Brook.
“The International Ibsen Prize 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”, the jury says.
During sixty years, Brook has directed a vast number of plays and several film- and TV productions. He has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal Opera House in London for several years.
Brook comes from a Russian-jewish background. He was born in London in 1925. Since 1970, he has been living and working in Paris.
The prize will be presented to Brook at the National Theatre’s main stage on 31 August at 5 p.m.
Enclosed is the jury’s decision and Peter Brook’s CV.
A lecture by Peter Brook will be held at The Ibsen House in Skien 1 September at 3.15pm. For more information see Ibsenawards.com.
Contact: Hanne Gjørtz, tel. +47 95 75 52 13
Photo: Peter Brook / ©Gilles Abegg
Photo of Head of the jury Liv Ullmann and member of the jury Ghita Nørby: Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs