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Age Against the Machine Festival Holstebro

- A celebration of life, community and aging, 7 - 9 November, 2024 We are on the threshold of something very special. Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium is proud to present the very first **Age Against...

Young talents must also be involved in the decision-making process

Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium in Holstebro is breaking new ground when it comes to selecting works for the coming seasons as the primary network stage in Denmark, as it has teamed up with the Danish...

Play Lab Project: A Cross-Cultural Collaboration Between Play Roots Hub and Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium-Odin Teatret supported by VAHA

We are excited to share the latest developments in the VAHA Project Play Lab, a collaboration between Play Roots Hub (comprising Dîwan Academy and Batman Yenisahne in Turkey) and Nordisk...

Appointed as primary network theatre in Turnénetværk Danmark

Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium (NTL) in Holstebro is proud to announce that we have been accepted as a primary network stage in Turnénetværk Danmark. This appointment is a recognition of our many...

Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium changes the Board of Directors

Danish Consul General in Flensburg and former member of the Danish Parliament Annette Lind joins the Board of Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium - Odin Teatret and replaces Arne Lægaard, who has been a...

Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium changes course

After a couple of years of significant growth in operations and artistic activities both locally and internationally, the director and the board of Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium have now decided to...

Age Against The Machine

Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium – Odin Teatret launches “Age Against The Machine” Project to Combat Ageism In observance of World Elder Abuse Day, Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium – Odin Teatret is proud...

Launch of MEETING POINT

A Groundbreaking Residency Exchange for Performing Artists Holstebro, Denmark – MEETING POINT, an innovative residency exchange program, is thrilled to announce its launch, set to take place from...

Young authors come together to create a literary neighborhood

Writers from the Danish Talent Academy (DTA) have been given a completely unique task: they must immerse themselves in the role of residents in the neighborhood of Særkærparken in Holstebro and...

Roundtable - Closing the Gap, Holstebro

The third Closing the Gap roundtable will take place in Holstebro, Denmark, hosted by our member the Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium. The third Closing the Gap roundtable took place in Holstebro,...

The International Theatre Laboratory delves into past superstitions

Several nationalities have come together to build a narrative based on folklore creatures from the participants' individual countries. The result of their collective research provides insight into...

OPEN CALL for artists - paid residency

Artists can apply for Landsby Akademiet (The Village Academy) - paid residency at Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium is looking for 12 artists from different backgrounds and...

Collaboration with students from The Jutland Conservatory of Music

Five students from the Bachelor's program in Rhythmic Music and Co-creation at the Jutland Conservatory of Music have collaborated with five international actors from NTL over a period. Together,...

We are going live with the next artistic neighborhood event

In Særkærparken, neighbors come together to create artistic experiences for each other A pilot project in Holstebro will form the basis for new ways of strengthening neighboring communities...

NTL will visit Beijing

Theatre Director Per Kap Bech Jensen is to visit China, old friends and taking part in a talk hosted by the Danish Culture Institute China. Per Kap Bech Jensen will embark on a journey to China...

Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium and SangSangMaru join forces

With this announcement Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium and SangSangMaru mark a new milestone in how Denmark and South Korea can work together.

OPEN CALL – Artistic Neighborhood Communities

Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium and Særkærparken in Holstebro are looking for 9 artistic formats lasting 60 minutes in the period from October 2023 – June 2024.

NTL is part of Holstebro Pride

The first ever pride in Holstebro will be held on Saturday 9 September 2023

INUNA Podcast: Growing popularity

INUNA, the by now well-known podcast for Greenlanders in Denmark, continues its journey with an ever-growing listenership and remarkable milestones.

We are launching ARTISTIC NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITIES

Hold on to your coffee cup - because we are ready to kick off something completely unique!

Roberta Carreri turns 70 today

Today we celebrate Roberta Carreri and her unique contribution to theater and theater anthropology.

The international theater conference IETM visits the theatre

IETM - International network for contemporary performing arts held the pre-meeting of the conference at Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium

NTL appointed for new musical drama arrangement

The Statens Kunstfond has appointed NTL to be one of seven network stages in a new musical drama arrangement.

The Island of Morel: An engaging and fascinating exchange week has come to an end.

Colombian students from the Colegio Hacienda Los Alcaparros spent a week here at the theater with lots of training, learning, meetings with local youth and a great strengthening of their unity.

NTL brings sound and play to Greenland

INUNA Podcast and actors from Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium in Holstebro have traveled to Greenland to be part of the Nuuk Nordic Culture Festival.

NTL has become a member of the Nordic Center for Theater Documentation (NCTD)

Part of the newly established department for research and dissemination at Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium.

The theatre director: This is where we are now

Theatre director Per Kap Bech Jensen spoke to Dagbladet Holstebro-Struer about where Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium is right now and what is coming.

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At Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium we have come into good company with Danish local history.

Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium – Odin Teatret launches new logo and visual identity

Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium (NTL) presents new logo and visual identity

Roberta Carreri receives honorary award

Roberta Carreri receives an honorary award at a major conference on theater anthropology in Greece.

Big kaffemik with many present marked the beginning of the INUNA PODCAST

INUNA PODCAST's launch became the beginning of the community for Greenlanders living here, which is the very purpose of the podcast.

The performance AFTER WAR takes the audience into the claustrophobic universe of war

Unique performance explores the aftermath of war with young Korean actors and actresses from Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium in Holstebro.

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Update from the Board

As previously announced, Eugenio Barba will leave Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium the 1 st of December 2022, and the generational change, that has been going on in the past years, will be completed....

Greenlandic language radio at the Nordic Theatre Laboratory

Over the next three years, the Nordic Theatre Laboratory in Holstebro will receive DKK 7 million to establish Greenlandic-language programme production in Denmark.

Innovative theater activities with Greenlandic children and young people

Ikarus Stage Arts travels to Greenland, where, among other things, they will perform the theater show 'The Blue Apple', which includes unicorns, song, dance, circus and lots of music. In addition...

Børnekulturnatten (Children's culture night)

Every year in October there is a Children's Culture Night in Skive midtown Find the flashlight and move out into the darkened streets where anything can happen… The city is full of exciting...

Peter Elsass (11/03/1947 – 01/10/ 2022)

All of us from Odin Teatret thank you for the journeys, adventures and knowledge that we have shared together. We are going to miss you. Eugenio Barba and the Odins in Holstebro

A message from the Board

A strong foundation for the country’s oldest Egnsteater Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium – Odin Teatret is the country’s oldest Egnsteater and has its roots firmly planted in Holstebro. It will stay...

Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium – Odin Teatret director joins Den Jyske Kunstfond

Minister of Culture Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen has just appointed Per Kap Bech Jensen as a member of the board of Den Jyske Kunstfond. Per takes up the new board post the 1st October 2022. Board...

Eugenio Barba's last premiere with Odin Teatret

Eugenio Barba's last premiere with the Odin Teatret ensemble in Holstebro Next week, the performance "Thebes at the yellow fever" will be performed at Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium in Holstebro....

Wilhelm Hansen Foundation’s honorary awards

Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium – Odin Teatrets founder in Holstebro, Eugenio Barba, is one of the recipients of this year's Wilhelm Hansen Foundation's honorary awards. He is among a total of five...

Ildfluefest 2022 (Firefly Festival 2022)

Ikarus kicks off the streets with live music, performances and street theatre Ikarus Stage Arts invites you to a three-day cultural festival which puts art, culture and communities in focus 1 - 3...

News from the theatre

Several of Odin Teatret's regular actors hold It is a combination of age and a failing market that causes expenses and income to be adjusted. It simply doesn't fit. Per Kap Bech Jensen,...

Rena Mirecka

Dear Rena, You were an inspiration during my three years in Opole in the 1960es. Odin Teatret actors remember you when you came to Oslo with The Constant Prince and to Holstebro with...

Age Against the Machine Festival Holstebro

Young talents must also be involved in the decision-making process

Play Lab Project: A Cross-Cultural Collaboration Between Play Roots Hub and Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium-Odin Teatret supported by VAHA

Appointed as primary network theatre in Turnénetværk Danmark

Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium changes the Board of Directors

Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium changes course

Age Against The Machine

Launch of MEETING POINT

Young authors come together to create a literary neighborhood

Roundtable - Closing the Gap, Holstebro

The International Theatre Laboratory delves into past superstitions

OPEN CALL for artists - paid residency

Collaboration with students from The Jutland Conservatory of Music

We are going live with the next artistic neighborhood event

NTL will visit Beijing

Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium and SangSangMaru join forces

OPEN CALL – Artistic Neighborhood Communities

NTL is part of Holstebro Pride

INUNA Podcast: Growing popularity

We are launching ARTISTIC NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITIES

Roberta Carreri turns 70 today

The international theater conference IETM visits the theatre

NTL appointed for new musical drama arrangement

The Island of Morel: An engaging and fascinating exchange week has come to an end.

NTL brings sound and play to Greenland

NTL has become a member of the Nordic Center for Theater Documentation (NCTD)

The theatre director: This is where we are now

Visit our new digital archive

Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium – Odin Teatret launches new logo and visual identity

Roberta Carreri receives honorary award

Big kaffemik with many present marked the beginning of the INUNA PODCAST

The performance AFTER WAR takes the audience into the claustrophobic universe of war

Sign up for our newsletter

Update from the Board

Greenlandic language radio at the Nordic Theatre Laboratory

Innovative theater activities with Greenlandic children and young people

Børnekulturnatten (Children's culture night)

Peter Elsass (11/03/1947 – 01/10/ 2022)

A message from the Board

Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium – Odin Teatret director joins Den Jyske Kunstfond

Eugenio Barba's last premiere with Odin Teatret

Wilhelm Hansen Foundation’s honorary awards

Ildfluefest 2022 (Firefly Festival 2022)

News from the theatre

Rena Mirecka

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