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Bergen International Festival
Festspillene i Bergen
Street address: Vǻgsallmenningen 1, N-5001 Bergen, Norway
Mailing address: Postboks 183, Sentrum, N-5804 Bergen, Norway
Telephone: 47 5521 0630
Fax: 47 5521 0640
E-mail: info@fib.no
Website: http://www.fib.no/
Contact: Per Boye Hansen Artistic and Managing Director
Dates and duration: Annual since 1953, May-Jun, 10 days (2008: 21 May-4 June)
 Founded in 1953, Bergen International Festival proudly presents Nordic impulses in music, theatre, opera, dance, literature and visual art. Every year approximately 180 events are presented in the course of 15 days at more than 14 venues in and around the picturesque city of Bergen, Norway. For complete programme and details, please visit http://www.fib.no.The festival is a member of the European Festivals Association and His Majesty King Harald V of Norway is the Royal Patron. The music of Edvard Grieg (1843-1907), performed at his home the Troldhaugen, has from the start been an important part of the festival. In addition to the main festival, separate fringe events are held, including the Children’s Festival, Nattjazz International Jazz Festival, the Festival Exhibition and the Literature Festival.
'The Salzburg of Scandinavia' (Berliner Zeitung, 2007)
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