NORWEGIAN ARTISTS AND PARTICIPANTS
Performing Arts Hub Norway (PAHN) is thrilled to present the Norwegian artists, companies, and performing arts professionals heading to the Edinburgh Fringe in August 2025.
Discover all Norwegian performances, shows, and participants – and explore how Norway’s performing arts are making their mark at the world’s largest arts festival.
Norwegian & Nordic Events at Edinburgh Fringe
As part of PAHNs participation during Edinburgh Fringe festival we are hosting two events on August 19. Check out the info below, and scroll down to take a look at the artists from Norway in this year’s festival!
Performing Arts From The Northern Latitudes
Curious about Norwegian performing arts?
Performing Arts from the Northern Latitudes – Speedpitch & Networking
When: Tuesday, August 19, 16:00–18:00
Where: The Honorary Consulate General of Norway, Edinburgh
Rutland Square House, 12 Rutland Square, Edinburgh EH1 2BB,
You’re invited to an informal afternoon of speed pitching, networking, and a celebration of creativity from the northern latitudes.
Meet a vibrant mix of Nordic artists, presenters and industry professionals taking part in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Grab a drink and connect with the people behind the performances.
Read more here!
Hosted by:
PAHN – Performing Arts Hub Norway and the Royal Norwegian Embassy — in collaboration with #DANISH/ Wildtopia, Stockholm Fringe Festival (STOFF), Scensverige, and Oslo Fringe.
“Why go international: Nordic focus”
When: Tuesday, August 19, 12:30–13:30
Venue: Fringe Central
The Grassmarket Community Project,
Grassmarket Centre, 86 Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh EH1 2QA
Nordic Performing Arts: Collaboration, Mobility & Touring Opportunities
Join PAHN and Nordic partners for an inspiring conversation on international touring, collaboration, and mobility within the Nordic performing arts scene.
Learn about support schemes, successful cross-border initiatives, and how Nordic networks connect artists across the globe.
These events aim to strengthen connections between Nordic artists and the wider international performing arts community gathered in Edinburgh. Learn about available support schemes, successful cross-border initiatives, and how Nordic networks empower artists to tour and connect globally. Discover how you can tap into one of the world’s most interconnected arts regions.
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To present the Swedish performing arts landscape, Ulricha Johnson, CEO of Scensverige – the Swedish Performing Arts Coalition, joins us. Scensverige is the country’s largest member organisation for the professional performing arts sector. It serves as a national competence centre, promoting performing arts both domestically and internationally through collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and idea exchange. Scensverige also functions as the Swedish Centre for the International Theatre Institute (ITI).
Geir Lindahl, International Project Manager for CPH STAGE, will present the Danish performing arts landscape. CPH STAGE is Denmark’s largest theatre festival for professional performing arts, held annually in Copenhagen and Frederiksberg. It showcases over 100 performances across genres—including drama, dance, and immersive works—and is dedicated to fostering international exchange and collaboration through its “International Exchange” and “International Days” programmes.
To present the Norwegian performing arts landscape, Hege Knarvik Sande, CEO of Performing Arts Hub Norway (PAHN), will lead the conversation. PAHN is a national competence centre that elevates and promotes professional performing arts—particularly independent theatre, dance, and performance—both within Norway and internationally. The organisation advises the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on international arts initiatives, manages related travel grant schemes, and develops knowledge and networks for the field.
We are also joined by:
Kate Deans, International Officer at Creative Scotland, who will present NEMO – Northern European Mobility Opportunity, a new pilot programme led by the Nordic Culture Fund in collaboration with Creative Scotland and other UK and Irish arts councils. NEMO supports early-career artists and cultural practitioners to build cross-border exchanges and partnerships between the Nordic region, the UK, and Ireland, offering funding for travel, networking, and collaborative project development.
Einar M. Schistad, Director of Nøtterøy Kulturhus, a leading cultural venue in southern Norway known for presenting a wide range of national and international performing arts. Einar will introduce the new Nordic touring network and share insights on how to connect with presenters across the Nordic region.
Adam J. K. Potrykus, Founding Director of Stockholm Fringe Festival (STOFF) and initiator of the Baltic Nordic Fringe Network (BNFN) – a collaboration of festivals across seven countries creating touring circuits and opportunities for artists through a joint open call – will present the network and its collaborations
Supported by The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Royal Norwegian Embassy.
Performing Arts Hub Norway (PAHN) is a Norwegian national competence centre promoting professional performing arts domestically and abroad, with a special emphasis on independent performing arts. PAHN functions as a performing arts advisor for The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and manages the Ministry’s travel grant system for Norwegian performing artists performing abroad. PAHN is also a part of Norwegian Arts Abroad, a network of organizations including Office of Contemporary Art Norway (OCA), Music Norway, Performing Arts Hub Norway (PAHN), Norwegian Crafts, DOGA, Norwegian Film Institute (NFI) and Norwegian Literature Abroad (NORLA). Performing Arts Hub Norway is supported by the Ministry of Culture & Equality and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
QUESTIONS / BOOK A MEETING WITH US?
Contact PAHN - Performing Arts Hub Norway:
Hege Knarvik Sande, CEO, hege@pahn.no
Anders Rohlan Småhaug, Executive Producer & Adviser - International relations | anders@pahn.no
Aleksandra Pietrowska, Producer & Project manager, aleksandra@pahn.no