Kristin Bjørn is the general manager of the Ferske Scener Foundation. Kristin is an experienced dramaturge and has worked extensively with new drama.
A common thread in Kristin’s career is the exploration of modern screenplays, as texts for the performing arts, and their many possibilities. She has collaborated with composers, visual artists, poets, and musicians, as well as researchers and journalists. Kristin works primarily as a playwright and a stage director. She has received numerous awards and grants for her artistic work. Kristin has studied Theatre Arts and also studied Creative Writing for two years.
In recent years, she directed Credit Line by Rebekka Brox Liabø (Ferske Scener 2011), The Glass Menagerie (Hålogaland Theatre 2012), and Requiem for a pig by Auestad Kristin Danielsen (Ferske Scener 2013). From 1985 to 2001 she was a central member of Totalteatret, an award-winning theater company based in Tromsø.
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