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BE RGE N INTE RN AT I ON AL
FE STIVAL 2016
FR I CT I ON
Torgeir Vassvik vocal, frame drum
Ole-Henrik Moe viola and Islandic fiddle
Kari Rønnekleiv violin
Kristin Alsos Strand cello
Audun Strype sound
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m
World
premiere
C ORN E RT E AT RE T
DAT E / T IME
Thursday 26 May
at 22:30
DU RAT ION
1:15
T IC K E T
Standard: 290
Under 30: 150
Festival Card:
30 % discount
BT Fordel:
25 % discount
Asamisimasa
Sàpmi
m
Late Night
Logen
with Torgeir
Vassvik
LO GEN T EATE R
DAT E/ T I M E
Wednesday 1 June
at 22:00
D U RAT IO N
1:30 including
interval
T IC KET
Standard: 290
Under 30: 150
Festival Card:
30 % discount
BT Fordel:
25 % discount
Throat singing, joik and Sámi drums
express the sounds of Arctic
nature-jazz.
Torgeir Vassvik crosses the border between
traditional and modern music. He has created
a powerful and distinct expression by fusing
joik, Sámi drums, Siberian throat singing and
the sound of Arctic nature. Joik is possibly the
oldest song tradition in Europe, but performed
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by Vassvik our thoughts are guided towards
avant-garde jazz.
Music to challenge the familiar and the
private spheres of the musicians.
“Dark as pitch, light as the sun, and it hits you full
on. ”, “Torgeir Vassvik is a unique and magnetic
live artist, and one of the most fascinating proponents of modern Sámi music. A true original.”
Vassvik was described thus after presenting his
mystic and atmospheric sound to the European
public.
Since they were formed in 2002, Asamisimasa has
combined electronics and video with a repertoire
of avant-garde and classical music. The ensemble
has made their mark internationally with their distinctive artistic profile, high quality and ability to
place a repertoire in new contexts. With a group of
five renowned composers and Music with the Real
they create a multimedia artistic expression using
our familiar surroundings in new ways.
Vassvik is renowned for his intense stage presence and comes from Gamvik, in the far north of
Norway and Sápmi. He views the rugged climate
and barren landscape as a clear inspirational
source for his music.
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During the festival will be the world premiere
of the works of Henrik Hellstenius and Carola
Bauckholt, where both integrate audio-visual
devices.
Henrik Hellstenius’ work explores and challenges the barriers between the musicians’ lives
off and on stage through sound and pictures
from the musicians’ private spheres.
Bauckholt creates an awareness of the sounds
that are found everywhere around us but are often
overlooked and seldom heard in a musical context.
Kristine Tjøgersen clarinets
Håkon Stene percussion, electronics
Anders Førisdal guitars
Ellen Ugelvik piano, electronics
Tanja Orning cello
Thorolf Thuestad sound, video
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