Kilden
Kilden is one of three production departments atperforming arts centre Kilden performing arts centre is Agder’s largest professional theater institution.
Director, actors, musicians, and singers
Kilden performing arts centre a multi-year program for young, dedicated performing artists and musicians who wish to engage in interdisciplinary work.
The director of *Easter*: “Strindberg is something I can’t say no to”
When director Victoria Meirik takes on August Strindberg’s *Easter* at Kilden , she is tackling a work she herself describes as both unfamiliar and deeply familiar. The play lies at the intersection of realism and mysticism, and poses pressing questions about guilt, responsibility, justice, and mercy.
Sign Language in *The Tin Soldier*
"The Steadfast Tin Soldier" by Hans Christian Andersen will be staged at Kilden January, before the production embarks on an extensive tour. The production uses sign language.
Fact and Fiction in the Arendal Scandal
When Kilden a play about the Arendal crash, a dramatic chapter in the history of Southern Norway is brought to light. But what actually happened, and why does this story still make an impression 140 years later? Historian Håkon Haugland at KUBEN in Arendal explains why it happened, but also attempts to answer the question: Could it happen again?
From stage to screen
The short film *Small Talk* was adapted into a play at Kilden; now it’s also being made into a feature-length film
Meet the new uncle in Small Talk
The hit show *Small Talk* is about to premiere, and the Dvergsnes family has a new member—meet Uncle Bengt.
Ibsen plays on the main stage this fall
A dream team of inspiring artists, outstanding actors, and string players from the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra is ready to perform Ibsen’s most controversial play, *Ghosts*. The play sparked strong reactions when it was published in 1881, partly because it addressed taboo subjects such as adultery, incest, and mental health, and because it criticized duty-bound society and marriage while promoting ideas of freedom and the joy of life.
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