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BE RGE N INTE RNAT I ON AL FE STIVAL 2 016 034 Powerimpro km tú FE ST IVA L SQ UA RE MELO D O N TE N DAT E/ T I M E Saturday 28 May at 10:30 and 12:30 DU RAT IO N 0:45 R EC O M M ENDE D AGES All Free mtú Everything was fixed and ready. Then this happens! FE STIVAL SQUARE ME LO D ON T EN Powerimpro moves in the zone between theatre improvisation and music. You may hear a previously unknown adventure musical, a power ballad performed by aliens or a completely new lullaby. Powerimpro is a vitamin injection of energy, music, humour and reflexion in free flight. DATE / TI ME Sunday 29 May at 14:00 and 15:30. Monday 30 May at 17:00 DURATION 40 min RE CO MMEN D ED AGE S All Sveinung Næss vocal, theatre improvisation Bendik Lund Haanshus guitars Knut Ola Vang piano Arabic, wulu, French and Norwegian. The tales can be understood by anyone who understands one of these languages Free Classic Buskers F EST IVA L S Q UA RE M ELO D O N TE N DAT E/ T I M E Saturday 28 May at 16:00 Sunday 29 May at 11:00 D U RAT IO N 1:00 REC O M M EN DE D AGES 5 and up T IC KET Standard: 150 Under 16: 60 ú u Outdoors Classical whirlwind of the world’s strangest wind instruments. Michael Copley plays his huge collection of recorders, clay whistles, flutes, pan pipes, crumhorn, early woodwind instruments, melodica, and lots more strange and exciting wind instruments. He also plays a rubber chicken! With Ian More on his unstoppable accordion, they play music of classical composers such as Mozart, Haydn, Rossini, Vivaldi, Handel, Bach, Tchaikovsky, Borodin, Chopin and Wagner. Festival card 30 % discount. Michael Copley various instruments Ian Moore various instruments BT Fordel: 25 % discount Supported by Grieg Foundation 034 Fortellerhuset (Storyteller House) bring tales from Arabic and African cultures to the festival and Melodonten. The tales are told in Arabic, Wulu, French and Norwegian and are woven together to be suitable for everyone irrespective of which language you use. Four storytellers play with rhythm, language and musicality, and engage with the children. Fortellerhuset Charlotte Øster, Raymond Sereba, Beathe Frostad storytellers Ilham Twafig guest storyteller The Strange Journey of Sir Tonet Free Crazy humour, music and goosebumps. mú F E ST IVA L SQ UA RE ME LOD ON T E N DU RAT ION DAT E / T IME 4 and up Saturday 04 June at 11:00 and 13:00 0:50 RE C OMME N DE D AG E S Free Martin Hagfors is ’meg’ and Erik Johannesen (Jaga Jazzist) is ’kammeraten’, when Meg og kammeraten min perform. The enthusiastic musicians play catchy tunes with funny and absurd lyrics about everything from girlfriends on the moon to real events on Rat Planet. Me and my friend is brilliantly funny entertainment for everyone from 3 to 103, which is why they tour the whole country under the umbrella of both Rikskonsertene and Polar Artist. Martin Hagfors vocal, guitar, piano, bass Erik Johannesen vocal, trombone, chimes, piano Supported by Grieg Foundation Festival Youth Performance in Stord Festival Youth Day Festival Youth Performance múd mút STORD KU LT U RH U S K IN OSA L E N LO G E N T E AT E R G RIE G H A L L E N PE E R GY N T-SA L E N The Catalan company Tombs Creatius recaptures streets, squares and open places to transform them back to the playgrounds and meeting places they were in the past. DAT E / T IME Tuesday 07 June at 10:00–14:30 1:30 Free With a series of skilfully created games they invite everyone to wonder and enjoy. Each wooden box contains a story about fantastic discoveries and exciting figures from The Strange Journey of Sir Tonet. Come and be amazed! T IC K E T Experience young performing arts – music, dance, theatre and visual arts – at this open all-day performance. Supported by Grieg Foundation and The Kavli Trust #FE STSPILLEN E16 Meg og kammeraten min mút DATE / TI ME All 035 Supported by Grieg Foundation Take a journey of discovery in Sir Tonet’s fantastic creations. RE CO MMEN D ED AGE S B E RG E N IN T E RN AT ION A L F E ST IVA L 2 01 6 Playful musical adventure crossing linguistic boundaries. FE STIVAL SQUAR E TULLE MU T T EN Open 11:00–17:00 between Friday 27 May– Tuesday 07 June F E ST IV IT IE S Tales in the Tent L ANGUAG E Supported by Grieg Foundation and the Kavli Trust m ú FEST I VI T I ES Thursday 26 May at 18:00 DU RAT ION Standard: 100 Children: 50 Experience young festival arts with art & performance students from all over Sunnhordland. The festival youth performance in Stord is a collaboration between Bergen International Festival, Fartein Valen festival satellite concerts and art and performance schools in Sunnhordland. DAT E / T IME DAT E / T IME Tuesday 07 June at 18:00 DU RAT ION 4:30 DU RAT ION 1:30 T IC K E T Standard: 110 Under 16: 60 The finest young talents in Western Norway have been handpicked for this gala performance. Festival youth day and Festival Youth Performance are arranged by Norsk Supported by Grieg Foundation kulturskoleråd – Hordaland, in collaboration with Bergen kulturskole, Bergen Dansesenter and Bergen Sponsored by Statoil International Festival. W W W.F IB.N O 035