Press

Is there anything we can help you with? On this page you will find information on accreditation, press contacts, delegate programme and available press material.

The 2025 Bergen International Festival starts Wednesday 21 May, and we welcome media representatives.

International delegate programme

The Bergen International Festival offers a unique opportunity for international media representatives to join our delegate programme.

Send us an e-mail if you wish to attend our delegate programme.

Press contacts

Silje Vestvik, communications manager
+47 94 31 94 39 / siljev@fib.no

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Ragnhild Hemsing, Mathias Eick & Mats Eilertsen. Foto: Thor Brødreskift

A Festival for more people: 'A reminder of what we mean to each other'

More than 80,000 visits at the 2024 Bergen International Festival.

God, Goethe and the eternal-feminine

Article on Mahler's 8th Symphony by Frode Skag Storheim

Ragnhild Hemsing, Mathias Eick & Mats Eilertsen - Festallmenningen

Straddling two traditions

With Ole Bull's Hardanger fiddle in one hand and the classical violin in the other, Ragnhild Hemsing has sparked international interest in Norwegian folk tunes. During the 2024 Bergen International Festival, she will perform seven times.

Lars Petter Hagen. Foto: Thor Brødreskift

To be greater than oneself

A foreword by Festival director Lars Petter Hagen for the 2024 Bergen International Festival programme.

Speech by the Prime Minister at the opening of the Bergen International Festival

Speech by Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre at the opening of the 2024 Bergen International Festival.

Syng med – Sommerfavoritter - Festallmenningen

Stop by the Festival square

Control a five-meter-tall puppet hand, catch a dance with duct tape, or listen to reinterpreted national treasures, as Torgallmenningen is transformed into the Festival square. 

The power of thought

Tim Crouch is often depicted as a magician of the theatre. He encourages his audience to let go of all expectations and just show up.

Meet the company behind The possibility of tenderness

What is masculinity? Four members of the Chilean company La Re-Sentida respond.