Tag: festivals
Norwegian artists draw thousands of audiences to festivals – news Norway – Overview of news from various parts of the country
– The summer has been completely adventurous. It probably goes down as perhaps the best summer I’ve had, says Stian Staysman Thorbjørnsen (42) to news. He and a number of…
Festivals this summer. The same artists play almost everywhere – news Nordland
– The fact that the festivals are too similar is a sign of the flattening of the culture. That’s what Mira Svartnes Thorsen says. She is festival manager for Ravnedalen…
Several festivals report less mobile use – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country
When the festival summer had just started, Aftenposten published an article about young people using less mobile phones during the concerts at the Over Oslo and Piknik i Parken festivals.…
Two festivals are stopped due to lightning – news Norway – Overview of news from various parts of the country
– Due to incoming weather, we unfortunately have to close the festival. Please walk calmly towards the exit and leave the area, writes the organizer of Tons of Rock on…
Sami festivals introduce bans on “tulle-joik” and unskilled drumming – news Troms and Finnmark
– I think all indigenous peoples and minorities in the world have experienced disempowerment when others take their cultural symbols and individual brands, and make them their own – without…
“Portrait of Anne-Marie Ørbeck” during the Festivals in Bergen – Reviews and recommendations
This year, somewhat surprisingly, the choice of festival composer in Bergen has fallen on Anne-Marie Ørbeck. Ørbeck died in 1996, aged 85. It would obviously have been more natural if…
“Portrait of Anne-Marie Ørbeck” during the Festivals in Bergen – news Culture and entertainment
This year, somewhat surprisingly, the choice of festival composer in Bergen has fallen on Anne-Marie Ørbeck. Ørbeck died in 1996, aged 85. It would obviously have been more natural if…
The festivals in Bergen have been opened for the 71st time – news Vestland
The 71st edition of the Bergen Festival is underway. His Majesty King Harald and Queen Sonja arrived in Bergen just after 12 o’clock. There they were received by the mayor…
– Save some festivals will fail – news Vestland
The festival season is upon us. With large and small music festivals throughout Norway, the public can pick and choose what’s on offer. But for some festivals it can be…
The Culture Council makes a big difference to Norway’s jazz festivals – news Rogaland – Local news, TV and radio
– We are very underfunded. And that is problematic for us, says festival director Andreas Risanger Meland. He thinks history plays a role. The festival started as a commercial traditional…