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The Opera Director on This Fall's Major Production
It has been four years since the last major opera premiere in Kristiansand. With an artistic team from England and stylish costumes, this modern interpretation of Mozart’s masterpiece *Don Giovanni* is sure to be the event of the fall!
Brings together Nordic performing arts professionals at Kilden
Representatives from 30 theater institutions, festivals, cultural centers, and companies from across the Nordic region are currently gathered in Kristiansand. The goal is to promote the widespread distribution of Nordic performing arts.
‘- A form of theater facing extinction’
Anton Chekhov’s *The Cherry Orchard* is currently being restaged at Kilden . Dramaturg Endre Sannes Hadland believes the production represents a form of theater that is on the verge of extinction.
Rosmersholm Nominated for the Hedda Award!
Kilden production of *Rosmersholm* by Henrik Ibsen has been nominated for the Hedda Award for Best Set Design and Costume Design. The news was received with pride and joy. And chocolate cake.
Honors his father with a watch presentation
The concert on Wednesday, May 25, will be a special occasion for KSO’s own Louissine Azizian Idsøe. The violinist will take center stage as the soloist in the world premiere of the piece *Out of This Woods*, a tribute to her late father.
Get ready for the Boulanger tribute on Thursday
On Thursday, May 12, get ready for a concert like no other, as Swedish actress and singer Evelyn Jones joins the KSO to present music by some of the most popular composers of modern times.
The Story of Mary in the Quran: Ready for Agder
The critically acclaimed storytelling performance *The Story of Mary in the Quran* will be performed in six different municipalities in Agder over the coming weeks. The first stop is Risør on April 23.
Ready for its second premiere at Kilden
She loves the unresolved nature of *Rosmersholm*. On April 30, director Mari Vatne Kjeldstadli is set to premiere Henrik Ibsen’s most mysterious play at Kilden .
Paal-Helge Haugen on the world premiere of the novel *Anne*
Paal-Helge Haugen’s novel *Anne* was published in 1968 and is considered a modern classic of Norwegian literature. It is now being staged for the first time, with the premiere set for May 6. We sat down for a chat with the author.
More than 10,000 people watched Heimanifrå!
A total of 10,156 people saw Kilden major production about emigration from Agder to America in the 1950s and 1960s. This is the highest attendance since *De Stundesløse* drew more than 12,000 people to its season premiere back in 2013.
Andrea Bocelli is coming to Kristiansand in June
We are delighted to announce that one of the world’s most famous tenors, Andrea Bocelli, will perform with the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra at Bystranda in Kristiansand on June 29. The concert will be one of the highlights of Kilden’s 10th-anniversary celebrations in 2022.
SEPARATE BUT EQUAL
This text was written by Lisa Cooper and her father, Glennon Cooper. On March 23, Lisa Cooper will give a talk titled “The Dream of a Just America” in the Kilden foyer, in connection with the performance *Heimanifrå*, in which Inger travels from Agder to America and encounters racism for the first time.
The Stage Is Set for Ibsenfest 2022
Several guest performances, lectures, food, Ibsen for children, Ibsen for teens, and the premiere of Kilden *Rosmersholm*. From April 27–30, there will be something for everyone at Kilden.
Ready for Young Classical
March 17 marks the start of Ung Klassisk 2022. We spoke with the two soloists, singer Pauline Reidun Strand Aase (24) and violinist Catherine Lifei Thibault (15), just a few days before they take the stage for the first time with the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra.
Thank you to everyone who has shared their American history
We created the Facebook group “From Agder to America – Photos and Stories” to provide a space where anyone who wanted to share their American story could do so. The group has now grown to over 500 members who regularly share touching, interesting, and personal memories from their time in the United States.
KSO and Gregory Porter at the Opera House
The Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra will bring star performer Gregory Porter to the Oslo Opera House on September 4, the day after their major concert atperforming arts centre Kilden performing arts centre.
What is a point novel?
This May, we’ll be premiering the play *Anne* at Kilden, a musical adaptation of Paal-Helge Haugen’s “dot novel” of the same name. Haugen himself coined the term “dot novel,” which has since become part of literary studies. But what does the term actually mean?
Kilden performances featuring Russian artists
In solidarity with the Ukrainian people,performing arts centre Kilden performing arts centre has decidedperforming arts centre evening to cancel the scheduled performances of the ballet *Swan Lake* on May 18 and 19.
New date for SuperMegaFest
August 27 is the new date for SuperMegaFest, where all children are invited to celebrate Kilden, which turns 10 in 2022.
Solidarity rally for Ukraine at 4:30 p.m.
We invite you today, Friday, February 25, at 4:30 p.m., to a solidarity rally for Ukraine. The rally will take place atperforming arts centre Kilden performing arts centre.
Gregory Porter is coming on September 3
The gala evening featuring Gregory Porter and the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra has been rescheduled. We look forward to inviting you to the gala evening on September 3.
