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News The 2008 Bergen International Festival 29/05/2008 :: This year’s Bergen International Festival, Nordic Impulses, is currently unfolding with a rich programme, running from its opening on 21 May until it closes on 4 June. The Bergen International Festival spans the entire spectrum of cultural expression, from music, theatre, literature and dance to the visual arts. + More
Culture Queen of the Alaskan wilderness 01/04/2008 :: Sigrid Ekran of Norway is one of only a few women who have embarked on the world’s longest and most difficult sled dog race, Alaska’s Iditarod. She finished 24th in this year’s race. + More Culture Europe’s capital of culture 2008 13/01/2008 :: Stavanger is this year’s European Capital of Culture. The Norwegian oil city kicks off the cultural festival in an opening ceremony with local and international artists alike on 12 January. + More		Culture Ibsen Year 2006 17/11/2005 :: The year 2006 will mark the 100th anniversary of the death of the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. The Norwegian Ministry of Cultural Affairs has decided that this is to be commemorated as the Henrik Ibsen Year all over the world. + More Culture International Research Prize in Memory of Ludvig Holberg 26/04/2004 :: The Board of the Ludvig Holberg Memorial Fund is now inviting nominations for the Holberg International Memorial Prize for outstanding scientific work in the areas of the arts and humanities, social sciences, law and theology. The prize, which has a value of NOK 4.5 million (approx. € 520,000/ $ 640,000), will be awarded for the first time on 3 December 2004. + More
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