Association of Norwegian Theatres and Orchestras
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The Association of Norwegian Theatres and Orchestras is an employers' organisation in Norway
for theatre
and symphony orchestra institutions.
as well. This way the member bodies follow the trade and tariff agreements of Spekter, but negotiate with their relevant trade unions through the Association of Norwegian Theatres and Orchestras. The Association of Norwegian Theatres and Orchestras is itself a member body of the Performing Arts Employers Associations League Europe. Hans Heiberg
was chairman from 1962 to 1964. Arnljot Strømme Svendsen
chaired the association for 22 years, from 1970 to 1992. The current director general is Morten Gjelten, and chairman of the board is Bernt Bauge.
The association awards the Hedda Award. Their headquarters are located in Storgata near Oslo Cathedral
. The association is co-publisher of the online magazine
Scenekunst.no, together with the association for independent theatre groups, the Norwegian Association for Performing Arts. NTO earlier issued the paper magazine Scenen.
and Television
, and by independent professional groups (134 productions listed for 1993).
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
for theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
and symphony orchestra institutions.
Organization
It was founded in 1962 as the Association of Norwegian Theatres , an association for theatre institutions. Its name was changed after symphony orchestras were included in the organisation from 1989. The organisation has 42 member bodies. The member bodies are generally members of Arbeidsgiverforeningen SpekterArbeidsgiverforeningen Spekter
Arbeidsgiverforeningen Spekter is an employers' organisation in Norway.It was established in 1993 as the Norwegian Association of Publicly Owned Companies . The name was shortened to Arbeidsgiverforeningen NAVO in 1999, and Arbeidsgiverforeningen Spekter in 2007...
as well. This way the member bodies follow the trade and tariff agreements of Spekter, but negotiate with their relevant trade unions through the Association of Norwegian Theatres and Orchestras. The Association of Norwegian Theatres and Orchestras is itself a member body of the Performing Arts Employers Associations League Europe. Hans Heiberg
Hans Heiberg
Hans Heiberg was a Norwegian journalist, literary critic, theatre critic, essayist, novelist, playwright, translator and theatre director.-Early and personal life:...
was chairman from 1962 to 1964. Arnljot Strømme Svendsen
Arnljot Strømme Svendsen
Arnljot Ole Strømme Svendsen is a Norwegian economist and politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Kristiania as the son of Ole A. Strømme Svendsen and Dagmar Bærem . He finished his secondary education in 1941 and took the cand.oecon. degree in 1946...
chaired the association for 22 years, from 1970 to 1992. The current director general is Morten Gjelten, and chairman of the board is Bernt Bauge.
The association awards the Hedda Award. Their headquarters are located in Storgata near Oslo Cathedral
Oslo Cathedral
Oslo Cathedral — formerly Our Savior's Church — is the main church for the Oslo bishopric of the Church of Norway, as well as the parish church for downtown Oslo. The present building dates from 1694-1697....
. The association is co-publisher of the online magazine
Online magazine
An online magazine shares some features with a blog and also with online newspapers, but can usually be distinguished by its approach to editorial control...
Scenekunst.no, together with the association for independent theatre groups, the Norwegian Association for Performing Arts. NTO earlier issued the paper magazine Scenen.
Statistics and documentary work
From 1987 to 1994 published an annual yearbook, containing a detailed record of productions and performances on Norwegian stages. The yearbook listed production details such as names of stage directors, set designers, actors and technical staff, date of first night, and number of performances. In 1986 the association represented thirteen subsidized theatres (including Den Norske Opera), which showed a total number of 4,800 performances for 1,130,000 spectators. In 1993 the association represented twenty subsidized theatres and six symphonic orchestras. The theatres had a total number of 353 productions, and the 7,600 performances were viewed by 1,490,000 spectators. In addition to the institutional theatres, the yearbook covered theatre productions for RadioRadioteatret
Radioteatret is a department of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation which produces audio plays for radio broadcasting. It was established in 1927.-Directors:...
and Television
Fjernsynsteatret
Fjernsynsteatret was a department of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation which produced plays for television broadcasting. It opened in 1960 , and operated until 1990, when a major reorganisation of NRK took place.Its first leader was Arild Brinchmann, who headed the theatre from its start...
, and by independent professional groups (134 productions listed for 1993).