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2011

The Name by Jon Fosse

The Norwegian Playwright, Jon Fosse, was introduced to China for the first time in 2010 with the production Someone is Going to Come, translated by Lulu Zou.

Venue: The International Experimental Festival, Shanghai, 23 and 24 September

International Seminar: Staging Ibsen Today

The seminar “Staging Ibsen Today” was conducted at the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing 31 October – 4 November 2011. Theatre makers from China, Russia, Brazil, India, and Norway shared their experiences and thoughts.

Workshop – The Lady From the Sea

Workshop collaboration between National Ballet of China and Ibsen International presented on April 23 and 24 at Tianqiao Theatre Beijing

Masterclass – Choreographer Ingun Bjørnsgaard based on her work The Sea

Choreographer Ingun Bjørnsgaard has loosely based her work The Sea on Henrik Ibsen’s world famous The Lady from the Sea (1888)



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    • Children of Ginko – Preview

      31 October, Shanghai

    • Children of Ginko – Premiere

      7-8 November, Shanghai,

    Calendar 2019

    • Dance Dramaturgy 2.1

      23-23 April, Aosai Space, Dali

    • New Text New Stage – “A Deal” Australian Premiere

      23-31 August, Sydney

    Calendar 2018

    • Web Traffic — A Multimedia Dance Theatre

      Jan.5-7th , Shanghai International Dance Center

    • China ComingOUT – Creative Writing for LGBTQ Youth

      31st Jan.-4th Feb. , Destination, Beijing.

    • SPEAK OUT: #1 LGBTQ&Perfromance BJ

      7th, April , Italian Institute of Culture, Beijing

    • SPEAK OUT: #2 Performance&Performativity

      8th, April , Xiaozhong Bookstore, Beijing

    • SPEAK OUT: #1 LGBTQ&Perfromance SH

      10th, April , NEXTMIXING, Shanghai

    • SPEAK OUT: #1 LGBTQ&Perfromance GZ

      12th, April , Ergao Dance Production Group, Guangzhou

    • SPEAK OUT : #3 Gender, Documentary and Activism

      19th, May, Bookworm, Beijing

    • China ComingOUT – Creative Writing for LGBTQ Youth

      23rd, May-26th, May , Zizai Studio, Shanghai

    • LookOUT- Arts Festival on Gender

      July 6-15, 2018, Beijing, 798 Art District

    • Let You Be rerun in Beijing Penghao Theatre

      26-27th, July , Penghao Theatre, Beijing

    • I Disappear Premiere in Beijing

      28th, 29th, July , Penghao Theatre, Beijing

    • Dance Dramaturgy Workshop I

      27th,Aug.-2nd, Sep., Free Theatre Alliance Rehearsal Center, Beijing

    • China ComingOUT——Creative Writing for LGBTQ Youth

      25th-28th, October , There Art Center, Guangzhou

    • Dance Dramaturgy Workshop II

      30th, Oct.-1st, Nov. , Free Theatre Alliance Rehearsal Center

    • MOVING WOR(L)DS – International forum on theatre & migration

      7-17th December , Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China

    Calendar 2017

    • “When Swallows Cry” South African Premiere Reviews

      January, Market Theatre Complex, Newtown Johannesburg Gauteng South Africa

    • Frozen Songs Excerpts Presented at Shanghai Project Chapter 2 Opening

      April , Shanghai Himalayas Museum

    • The Returning/ Winterreise with Chinese Cast Premiere in Shanghai

      21st-23th, July, Shanghai Huangpu Theatre; 28th-29th, July, Penghao Theatre Beijing

    • I Disappear Stage Reading in Penghao Theatre Beijing

      July 26th, 14:30/19:30 Penghao Theatre

    • Frozen Songs Premiere at The Arctic Theatre

      September,7th, Tromsø, Norway, Arctic Theatre(Hålogaland Teater )

    • Disco-Teca at STOFF – Stockholm Fringe Festival

      9th, September, Teater Tre, Stockholm, Sweden

    • Let You Be Premiere in Beijing

      September, 25th-26th, 7:30pm Qinglan Theatre

    • Let You Be Tour in Hangzhou Contemporary Theatre Festival

      28th, September, Zhejiang Province Culture Center Small Theatre.

    • Disco-Teca at We Festival of Future Shanghai

      October, 7th-8th, No.6 Space, West Bund Camp 3399, Shanghai

    • New Text New Stage II Tatarstan Production Premiere

      14th, 15th, 17th, October, 2017, Galiaskar Kamal Tatar National Academic Theatre, Tatarstan

    • New Text New Stage II Chinese/American Production Coming Up

      Nov 15th-Dec.10th, Urban Stages Theatre, New York. Sep.24th-30th, Nanjing University, Jiangsu, China.

    • About My Parents and Their Child Touring in Shanghai

      December, 9th-10th, Shanghai Dramatic Art Center 1933 Micro Theatre.

    • Contextualizing Dance Dramaturgy – Workshop Series BJ

      Dec. 22nd , Goethe Institut China, Beijing

    • Contextualizing Dance Dramaturgy – Workshop Series GZ

      Dec. 25th , Ergao Dance Production Group, Guangzhou

    • Contextualizing Dance Dramaturgy – Workshop Series SH

      Dec. 30th , Camp 3399 #6 Space, Shanghai

    Calendar 2016

    • Night Shift, Beijing rerun

      8-9 January, Qinglan theatre, Beijing

    • Ghost 2.0, Beijing rerun

      21st-24th, Jan. , Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center

    • SEEDS – A Global Art and Media Project

      1-11th, March, Drum Tower West Theatre, Beijing, China

    • Sleeping Beauties—Dancing & Multimedia Workshop Demonstration

      6th, March, Drum Tower West Theatre, BJ

    • NEW TEXT, NEW STAGE II – Session 3

      20th-26th, March , Guangzhou Dramatic Art Center. There Art Space in GZ

    • Free Theater Alliance – Launch of 1-2-3 Theatre

      April, 18th, Qinglan Theater, Beijing

    • Jon Fosse’s Dream of Autumn BOOK LAUNCH

      23 April, JEWELVARY Art & Boutique

    • PRACTICAL RETHORIC Workshop (SH)

      6月19日, Internet Education Plaza, Shanghai

    • PRACTICAL RETHORIC Open Demonstration (GZ)

      July 2, There Art Space, Guangzhou

    • Disco-teca Open Presentation (GZ)

      July 9, Guangdong Times Museum, Guangzhou

    • PRACTICAL RETHORIC Open Demonstration(SH)

      July 10, RSDBT. Shanghai

    • DISCO-TECA in Shanghai

      July 12-13, 1933 Micro Theatre

    • Disco-teca Open Presentation (SH)

      July 15, RSDBT, Shanghai

    • In the Field of Hope

      July 18-19, Gulou West Theatre

    • About My Parent and Their Child

      July23-24, Gulou West Theater · Beijing

    • DISCO-TECA in Beijing

      July 23-24, Gulou West Theatre

    • Ghost 2.0 at Wuzhen Theatre Festival

      13th, 14th October , Wuzhen, China

    • Workshop by Jon Tombre

      12th-13th, November, FTA Rehearsal Space, Beijing

    Calendar 2015

    • Practical Rhetoric – Workshop 1

      13-18 March, Beijing, Here&Now Studio

    • New Takes on IBSEN

      April, 22nd-26th, Shanghai, China

    • Ibsen in One Take – Shanghai 2015

      23-24 April, Himalaya Center, Shanghai

    • Night Shift – Norwegian Tour

      May 27, 30, Lilehammer, Oslo

    • Practical Rhetoric – Workshop 2

      24-28 June, Beijing, Here&Now Studio

    • NEW TEXT, NEW STAGE II – Session 1

      13-18 July 2015, Pioneer Theatre, Beijing

    • GHOSTS 2.0

      7-9 August, McaM Museum, Shanghai

    • Comedy of Love, Premiere

      30th, Sept.-4th, Oct., Penghao Theater, BJ

    • Practical Rhetoric – Workshop 3

      3-7 October, Here&Now Studio, Beijing

    • Workshop on Jon Fosse

      Oct. 5th-10th , Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, HK

    • Practical Rhetoric: Launch at Norwegian Embassy

      8 October, Norwegian Embassy, Beijing

    • DISCO-TECA, open workshops

      10-14 October, Guangzhou

    • Practical Rhetoric:Workshop at Bernard Controls

      10 October, Bernard Controls China, Beijing

    • NORA – Norwegian Tour 2015

      October 28 - November 3, Bodø; Tromsø; Trondheim

    • DISCO-TECA, premiere

      4-5 November, Gender Bender Festival, Bologna

    • Night Shift Guangzhou Tour

      13-15th, November, Guangzhou Dramatic Art Center

    • NEW TEXT, NEW STAGE II – Session 2

      Nov. 15th-22nd, Shanghai Ming Contemporary Museum, Shanghai Dramatic Art Center

    • Night Shift Shanghai Tour

      21-22, November , Shanghai Dramatic Art Center

    • DISCO-TECA: live performances & media feedback

      December, 17th, DPAC, Malaysia

    Calendar 2014

    • Artists’ Talk Series 1: Architecture and Scenography

      January 21 - 27th, Ibsen International Office, Beijing

    • Artists’ Talk Series 1: New Media and Theatre

      29th March, Ibsen International Office, Beijing

    • New Texts, New Stage – Session 3

      5th - 10th May 2014, Pioneer Theatre, Beijing

    • HEDVIG from the Wild Duck – Oslo

      14-16th August, Oslo Opera House, Norway

    • GHOSTS 2.0

      6-7 September, Beehive theatre, Beijing

    • Artists’ Talk Series 1: Drama, Communication and Society

      7th September, Ibsen International Office, Beijing

    • Ibsen in One Take – Ibsen Festival Oslo

      12th September, Oslo,

    • Night Shift – Beijing Fringe Festival

      16th-17th September, Beijing Fringe Festival

    • Ibsen in One Take – OzAsia Festival

      16-17th September, Adelaide,

    • The phenomenon: Hedda Gabler

      11th-12th October, Penghao Theatre, Beijing

    • Night Shift – Beijing Rerun

      13th October, Gulou West Theatre. Beijing

    • NORA – World premiere

      30-31 October, Tianjin Grand Theatre, Tianjin

    • Jo Strømgren Kompanis at Guandong Modern Dance Festival

      November 10-12,2014, Xinghai PA Garden,Guang Zhou, China

    • Jon Fosse’s Blossoms In Shanghai International Contemporary Theatre Festival 2014

      November 21-29,2014, Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre, China

    Calendar 2013

    • New Texts, New Stage – Session1

      16th - 20th April, Star Theatre, Beijing

    • HEDVIG from the Wild Duck

      28-29th June, Kwai Tsing Theatre Auditorium, Hong Kong

    • HEDVIG from the Wild Duck – Beijing

      23rd July, People Liberation's Army Theatre, Beijing

    • Carcass

      26th July 2013, Star Theatre, Beijing

    • Ibsen in One Take – Netherlands

      27 - 28th September, Rotterdam

    • Ibsen in One Take – China tour

      13 - 16 November, Guangzhou and Shanghai

    • New Texts, New Stage – Session2

      23rd November - 1st December, Penghao Theatre, Beijing

    • The Name – Jon Fosse

      28 November - 15 December, Shanghai

    Calendar 2012

    • The Jon Fosse Project in China

    • The Name

      7-11 March, 2012, New Space Theatre, Shanghai

    • Dance Workshop in Beijing with Johannessen for LDTX

      13 - 25 April 2012, Beijing

    • Writing Text for Opera

      October 11th - 13th 2012, Bergen

    • Field Works

      November 22nd - 30th, Macau, Guangzhou, Shenzhen

    • Ibsen in one take

      28th November - 1st December, Beijing

    • RETURN _ a devised dance piece

      27th November - 6th December, Guangzhou Modern Dance Festival; Singapore Connect Festival.

    Calendar 2011

    • Workshop collaboration

      23-24 April, Tianqiao Theatre Beijing

    • Masterclass by choreographer Ingun Bjørnsgaard

      25 July, Guangzhou

    • Building International Network – seminar Guangdong Moderne Dance Festival

      26 July at 11.00, Guangzhou

    • The Name by Jon Fosse, production The New Norwegian Theatre

      23 September at 19.15, Venue: The New Stage at Shanghai Theatre Academy, 630 Huashan Rd, Shanghai

    • The Name by Jo Fosse, production The New Norwegian Theatre

      24 September at 15 and 19.15, Venue: The New Stage at Shanghai Theatre Academy, 630 Huashan Rd, Shanghai

    • The second Ibsen Festival for Students in China

      21 – 23 October, Nanjing

    • The Jon Fosse Project in China

      November 4, 2011, 20:00 , The New Space at Shanghai Theatre Acedemy, 630 Huashan Rd., Shanghai, in collaboration with TTS Group

    • International Seminar: Staging Ibsen Today

      31 October – 4 November, Beijing

    Calendar 2010

    • Ibsen live in China – an exhibition

      5 October - 4 November, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Nanjing and Beijing

    • The Lady From the Sea

      5 and 6 October 2010, Hangzhou

    • The Lady From the Sea

      14 and 15 October, Yi Fu Stage, Shanghai

    • Symposium on Ibsen and Interculturalism in China

      15 October, Shanghai Theatre Academy

    • A Doll’s House

      22, 23 and 24 October, Capital Theatre, Beijing

    • China International Ibsen Festival for Students

      22, 23 and 24 October, Nanjing University

    • Workshop based on Jon Fosse’s work

      25 - 29 October, Shanghai Theatre Academy

    • Someone Is Going to Come by Jon Fosse

      26 October to 4 November 2010, New Theatre Stage, Shanghai Theatre Academy

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