«The Trial of the Century» Wins the Norwegian Critics’ Association Prize for Theatre.

The Traavik.Info and Barents Spektakel «The Trial of the Century» Wins the Norwegian Critics’ Association Prize for Theatre.

September 28, 2017
 Barents Spektakel, Pikene News

The Norwegian Critics’ Association has awarded the Traavik.Info and Barents Spektakel project «The Trial of the Century» the 2017 Critics Prize for Theatre. The announcement came at the official press conference held on 28th September at Litteraturhuset in Oslo.

A section of the winning announcement reads;

“The strength of the Trial of the Century was that it transformed a significant and relevant political conflict into a form that addressed the individual’s responsibility, while succeeding in communicating the issue in a clear and immediate way. The Trial of the Century is a theatre project that sets its own agenda for one of the most burning questions of the day. The project used artistic means, such as an amphitheatre, in an innovative way that gives reason to believe that it will be one of the most important reference works in recent political Norwegian performing arts.”

«The Trial of the Century», with national and international media coverage during the 2017 Barents Spektakel, gave the people of Kirkenes a platform to have their voices heard regarding what is perhaps the most fateful choice of our time: between economy and ecology, prosperity and environment. The three-day trial, directed by Morten Traavik, took place in the 190-tonne ice arena designed by artists Peder Istad and constructed with the assistance of ice engineers Marius Engan Johansen and Fabian Probul, along with cooperation partners from Taibola Festival from Russia; Ilia Kuzubov, Aleksei Maklakov, Nikolai Terentev and Daniil Vlasov.

As expert witnesses for the prosecution and the defence, the Public Tribunal has summoned, amongst others:  Kari Elisabeth Kaski, Mimir Kristjanssson, Rune Rafaelsen,  Karl Eirik Schjøtt-Pedersen, Bjørn Samset, Niillas Aslaksen Somby, Terje Søviknes, Stine Østnor, Terje Traavik, Ingrid Skjoldvær, Jan Martin Nordbotten, Ole-Gunnar Rasmussen, and Luba Kuzovnikova.

Prosecutor: Hans Petter Graver, jurist lawyer and professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo.
Defence: Morten Grønvigh, senior lawyer specialised in offshore/maritime industry.

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