Kristian Seltun
Kristian Seltun | |
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| Born | 1970 (age 55–56) Bergen, Norway |
| Alma mater | University of Bergen |
| Occupations | Dramaturge and theatre director |
Kristian Seltun (born 1970) is a Norwegian dramaturge and theatre director.
He has been theatre director for Trøndelag Teater and Nationaltheatret, and has chaired the Arts Council Norway since 2026.
Life and career
Seltun was born in Bergen in 1970.[1] He graduated as cand.philol. from the University of Bergen.[2]
Seltun has been director at the theatres Teaterhuset Avant Garden (1998-2001), Black Box teater (2001-2009),[3] and Trøndelag Teater (2010-2018).[4][5] He was appointed theatre director for Nationaltheatret from 2021, succeeding Hanne Tømta.[2][6] He served as director of Nationaltheatret from 2021 to 2026. He was appointed chair of Arts Council Norway from 2026,[1] succeeding Sigmund Løvåsen.[7]
References
- 1 2 Haugen, Morten O. "Kristian Seltun". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
- 1 2 Nygård, Marit Ytterland (10 April 2019). "Kristian Seltun blir sjef for Nationaltheatret". Adresseavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ↑ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Black Box teater". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ↑ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Trøndelag Teater". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ↑ "En markant teatersjef takker av". Adresseavisen (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ↑ Tahseen, Rano. "Kristian Seltun blir Nationaltheatrets nye teatersjef". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ↑ Haugen, Morten O. "Kulturrådet". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 25 July 2026.