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The Honorary Award

In order to focus on the art form and honour dance artists Dance Information Norway has established an Honorary Award. The Honorary Award is comprised of the statuette and a scholarship of 25 000 NOK. Untill 2021 the statuette was Narren (The Jester) by Nina Sundbye and from 2022 Pi by Dag Skedsmo.

I The award was presented for the first time in 1995 and has the following criteria.

The Honorary Award is granted a person or institution that has done a remarkable effort:
• for the development of Norwegian dance
• for the art of dance
• for promoting the condition and position of the art form in Norway

List of award recipients here