SCENATET has from the outset carried out pioneer work experimenting with music and art in various untraditional rooms.

The artistic duo Elmgreen and Dragset has produced a performance reflecting their work, relationship and friendship, taking a sideways glance at the artistic world in which they live.

‘Few artists today publicly express an opinion on anything other than subsidy schemes and cultural politics. I want to counteract the prevalent trend that we see far too much of in popular culture of revealing private details and revelling in self-adulation’, writes Maja K Ratkje, who has curated the concert series Voices that Matter.

The Dane Anders Beyer (53) will be the new Director of the Bergen International Festival from August 2012. He is well-known for his multifarious work within the field of Arts and Culture in Denmark and the Nordic countries, as well as internationally.

Bergen International Festival (23 May – 6 June 2012) celebrates Diamond Jubilee season with winning mix of new productions, imaginative interpretations and unique events

Composer Edvard Grieg and dramatist Henrik Ibsen both had links to the city of Bergen and are central to the Bergen International Festival programme. In 2012 we present two versions of Peer Gynt. The Peer Gynt character has shaped the Norwegian culture and self-image for more than a century.

EFA, the European Festivals Association, celebrates the 60th anniversary of its founding at the 2012 Bergen International Festival.

The Bergen International Festival, the largest arts festival in Scandinavia, celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2012 with a fortnight of music, theatre, dance, opera and visual art.

Entering its 60th year in 2012, the Bergen International Festival is the largest of its kind in the Nordic countries and presents music, theater, dance, opera and visual art. One of the highlights in 2012 will be a concert version of Berlioz’ The Damnation of Faust with Festival favourite Bryn Terfel and conductor Sir Andrew Davis.

Stefan Herheim is regarded as one of the most significant and innovative opera directors of our time. Next year he will be opening the Bergen International Festival with the love drama Xerxes by Handel.

The concert with the great youth orchestra from El Sistema was decidedly the highlight of this year’s festival for Director Per Boye Hansen. The collaboration with the unique Venezuelan music programme will be further strengthened next year.

Bergen International Festival 2011 takes place between 25 May and 8 June with more than 100 different performances. The full programme will be launched on 13 January and tickest are on sale from 17 January.

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