Stamsund Teaterfestival

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Internasjonal scenekunstfestival / International performing arts festival. Stamsund Lofoten samtidskunst

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Stamsund Teaterfestival er en samtidsorientert internasjonal scenekunstfestival som presenterer både egne og andres produksjoner.
Rammen om festivalen er Stamsund, et lite fiskevær som ligger nord for polarsirkelen, i Vestvågøy kommune i Lofoten. I det lille fiskeværet med 1400 innbyggere arrangeres i år Stamsund Teaterfestival for 12. gang.
I tillegg til de konvensjonelle teaterscenene gjøres gamle og moderne fiskeindustrilokaler, gallerier, gater og torg, om til spillelokaler.
Kystkultur, midnattssol, folkefest og samtidsorientert scenekunst ristes sammen ”i en lokal energisone” til noe som ikke kan oppleves andre steder.

Stamsund Teaterfestival is international performing arts festival. The festival takes place in a small fishing village in the Lofoten Islands in the North of Norway, that for a few days becomes a showcase for renowned performances from all over the world. In addition to a few traditional theatre scenes, we develop factoryspaces from the fishing industry as venues for the performances, as well as making use of the village's streets, squares and mountains. The venues are taylored to suit the specific productions presented there. We try to inspire the artists to work in dialogue with the place.

Stamsund Teaterfestival presents around 40 performances each year, and draws a mixed audience - artists from all over Europe joining the local audience. The festival is also a networking arena for Norwegian contemporary theatre.