About
The Bergen International Festival (Festspillene i Bergen) was established in 1953 and is the largest of its kind in the Nordic countries. It is the longest standing and the foremost music and theatre festival in Norway.
With a combination of dramatic landscapes, local colour and imaginative programming, the festival is well established as a centre for the northern European arts scene, presenting premieres and new productions in the spheres of music, opera, theatre and dance. Each year over 400 events are staged in the course of 15 days in over 70 venues, including the homes of Edvard Grieg and Ole Bull. Bergen International Festival is Scandinavias largest and most important festival of its' kind.
Classical music and the theatre are cornerstones of the festival, and every year new productions are presented in collaboration with international partners. The festival also gives priority to new music, commissioning several works every year. The festival welcomes over 100.000 visitors each year and receives governmental funding on both regional and national level, in addition to corporate sponsorships.
The Bergen International Festival has something for every taste and occasion, and by arranged the events under the three terms Festivities, Foundations and Friction, to make it easier to find what you are looking for.
Essentials
Director
Lars Petter Hagen
Contact
E: info@fib.no
T: +4755210630
Vaskerelvsmauet 6,
5014 Bergen
https://www.fib.no/en/
Ticketing Website
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Videos
Block makes a commotionThe world's favourite wooden log makes a commotion. Block ("Kubbe" in Norwegian) has caused a racket on most things in this world, and is delighted...
Idyll and Abyss w/ Welde, Gudim, Ringstad, Stalheim & AndsnesSpesialprodusert TV-serie i tre deler om arkitekturen etter kapitalismens fall. Under Festspillene 2020 presenterer Joar Nango en TV-serie i tre...
Velkommen til FestallmenningenVi er halvveis inn i festivalen ⭐️ Se hvor god stemning det har vært hittil på Festallmenningen! Værmeldingen fremover viser sol og fint vær...
News
Festivals and Cities meeting together on 27 May31 May 2021Some Notable Points Arising from the Festival Cities (a)Live Workshop / Bergen 27 May 2021The workshop was held in the context of the Bergen International Summit and the Bergen International...
The Bergen International Festival's re-imagined 2020 programme15 May 2020"An extraordinary festival in an extraordinary year."The Bergen International Festival launches a re-imagined programme for 2020.In six weeks time, the team has worked on an online programme to...
Festival Dreamscapes in Bergen14 May 2019‘Art is society’s way of dreaming,’ says Anders Beyer, artistic director of the Bergen International Festival, launching its 67th edition. This year’s festival in Bergen, Norway, will...