BACK FOR ITS 13th YEAR – with a new twist!
La MaMa presents NORWAY NOW 2025, organized by PAHN – Performing Arts Hub Norway, in collaboration with The Royal Norwegian Consulate General in New York.
WHEN: January 13th, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM EST
WHERE: The Club at La MaMa, La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, 74A East 4th Street, New York, NY 10003
We invite you to join us on January 13th, 2025, as we present some of the best performing artist and playwrights from Norway with a dynamic program that includes:
A pitch session featuring 10 selected performing arts companies and projects ready for touring.
A new addition: a dedicated reading session and conversation with three of the country’s most influential playwrights.
NORWAY NOW 2025 - Showreel pitch session
NORWAY NOW PITCH SESSON
Presentation of performing artists from Norway (13 January 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM EST)
11:00 am - PITCH SESSION
Introduction and opening remarks from PAHN, The Royal Norwegian Consulate General and La MaMa.
Carte Blanche & Tori Wrånes – dans
RYA dansekunst – dans
71BODIES – dans/performance
Haugen Produksjoner – dans
Jo Strømgren Kompani – dans/ teater
Spreafico Eckly – teater
winter guests – dans
NIE (New International Encounters) – teater
Guildenstern Studios – teater
Verdensteatret – teater/ performance
12:30 pm - Lunch & mingle
FROM IBSEN TO FOSSE - TO NEW VOICES
Readings and presentation of Norwegian playwrights (13 January 1:30 pm – 3:00 PM EST)
1:30 pm - From Ibsen to Fosse to New Voices
Introduction by the acclaimed journalist, author, and literary critic Merve Emre. She will explore the trajectory of Norwegian playwriting, from Henrik Ibsen’s groundbreaking contributions, through Jon Fosse’s distinctive voice, recently honored with the Nobel Prize in Literature, to the rising voices of Fredrik Brattberg and Kathrine Nedrejord.
Readings from the selected plays by Jon Fosse, Kathrine Nedrejord and Fredrik Brattberg.
Inside the Black Forest by Jon Fosse
Break of Day by Fredrik Brattberg
Almost Human by Kathrine Nedrejord
Conversation led by Merve Emre, featuring Fredrik Brattberg and Kathrine Nedrejord. Jon Fosse will be represented by his literary agent, Gina Winje.
The readings are directed by William Burke.
Actors: TBA
3:00 pm - Mingle and wine
*If you are unable to join on January 13th, we will be recording the event and uploading it to PAHN’s Vimeo directly after the event.
NB! By invitation only. If you are interested in attending, please send an email to post@pahn.no.
Norwegian cocktail party!
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Join us for an informal drink at Holiday Cocktail Lounge.
Dead as a Dodo by Wakka Wakka
Presented at Baruch Performing Arts Center in partnership with Under the Radar Jan 8 - Feb 9
https://utrfest.org/program/dead-as-a-dodo/
Reception on Jan 12 at 6:30 pm (after the 5pm show)
Information about other participants in the Norwegian delegation
*Will be updated continously
PARTNERS
ABOUT PAHN
Performing Arts Hub Norway (PAHN) is a Norwegian national competence centre promoting professional performing arts domestically and abroad, with a special emphasis on independent performing arts. PAHN functions as a performing arts advisor for The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and manages the Ministry’s travel grant system for Norwegian performing artists performing abroad. PAHN is also a part of Norwegian Arts Abroad, a network of organizations including Office of Contemporary Art Norway (OCA), Music Norway, Performing Arts Hub Norway (PAHN), Norwegian Crafts, DOGA, Norwegian Film Institute (NFI) and Norwegian Literature Abroad (NORLA). Performing Arts Hub Norway is supported by the Ministry of Culture & Equality and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
QUESTIONS?
Contact PAHN - Performing Arts Hub Norway:
Luba Kuzovnikova, Senior Adviser - International relations & Project manager | luba@pahn.no
Anders Rohlan Småhaug, Executive Producer & Adviser - International relations | anders@pahn.no
Lisa Reynolds, Local coordinator in NYC | lisareynoldsrs@gmail.com
Will Wade Pentel, Technical Manager in NYC, will.wadepentel@gmail.com
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