To Show Silent Film from 1920s Sápmi With New Tunes Sámi musicians will put the nearly 100-year-old silent filmBy Sledge and Reindeer in Inka Länta's Winterlandfrom Northern Sweden into a new context. The silent film concert will be performed during January's Tromsø International Film Festival.
Pan-Arctic Vision 2024 in Greenland: Seeking Arctic Artists To This Fall's Big Stage in Nuuk This year's Pan-ArcticVision will take place in Greenland in October – and calls for contributions from Arctic artists with northern tones and words to express. This is an adventurous opportunity to form border-crossing bonds, share music, and strike a blow for the power of definition in the circumpolar north, the organizers tempt.
Icelandic Optimism Award to Jazzy and Hopeful Artist Laufey On Wednesday, the annual Icelandic Optimism Award was granted to Laufey Lín Jónsdóttir, who creates a dreamy soundscape of jazz, pop, and classical music. The award is meant to encourage artistic work, which in turn inspires the surrounding community, says Iceland's president.
Arctic Winds During Iceland Airwaves These days, Arctic music is celebrated during the Iceland Airwaves festival in Reykjavik. The concert series Arctic Waves, developed in collaboration with festivals from Sàpmi, Greenland, and Canada, invites a captivating Northern world of sound.
Arctic Music and Criticism, Politics and Sequins, Glitter and Reindeer Antlers! On Saturday, Pan-ArcticVision premieres in Vadsø, Northern Norway. A grand, crazy, and beautiful project, says Artistic Director Amund Sjølie Sveen – and welcomes us to the border-crossing building of the Arctic community.
Arctic Music and Criticism, Politics and Sequins, Glitter and Reindeer Antlers! On Saturday, Pan-ArcticVision premieres in Vadsø, Northern Norway. A grand, crazy, and beautiful project, says Artistic Director Amund Sjølie Sveen – and welcomes us to the border-crossing building of the Arctic community.
Arctic Music and Criticism, Politics and Sequins, Glitter and Reindeer Antlers! On Saturday, Pan-ArcticVision premieres in Vadsø, Northern Norway. A grand, crazy, and beautiful project, says Artistic Director Amund Sjølie Sveen – and welcomes us to the border-crossing building of the Arctic community.
High North Tour 2021: “Perhaps I am Kind of A Musical GP in Røst” Røst: In Røst, you can “hire musical services” at the local town hall. Mikael Rönnberg, Norway’s and perhaps the world’s only island musician, is at the disposal of associations, clubs as well as private persons in one of Norway’s smallest municipalities.
The North Norwegian musician, artist, and friend Terje Nilsen died this week. One of his many capacities was to remind us about where we are from Dear Reader!
