Bergen International Festival 2019 English catalogue FiB Katalog EN 2019 lowres single pages | Page 77

FE STIVITIE S
B ER G EN I N T ER N AT I ON AL
FEST I VAL 2019
Welcome
to Festival
Square
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F E STI VA L
SQ UA R E
T E NT
DATE / TI M E
Thursday 23 May
at 21:00
D U R ATI ON
1:30
TICKET
Standard: 250
Senior: 225
Under 30: 190
FiB Fordel: 200
BT Fordel: 187
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During the length of the Festival, the
heart of Bergen’s inner city, Festplassen,
is transformed into Festival Square. The
tent will feature a number of daytime
family events and evening concerts and
talks, as well as film screenings. The
outdoor area surrounding the tent will
be turned into a playground for young
and old, with a variety of exciting free
admission events. Please enjoy and
hold on to your ice creams!
Karl Ove Knausgård
with friends
A literary concert
A time for text and tunes.
In addition to being a renowned author, Karl Ove
Knausgård is a driven musician, and so are seve-
ral of his friends. For this event, Knausgård puts
together a top-notch team of his music-playing
and text-writing acquaintances for a literary
and musical evening in Festval Square. The
musical performances are accompanied by a
house band assembled for the evening.
Among the guests are writer and musician
Tore Renberg – former vocalist in the band
Lemen in which Knausgård was a drummer.
Singer, guitarist and songwriter Tønes (Frank
Tønnesen) will also be joining on stage. In 2018,
Tønes won Spellemann Awards (Norwegian
Grammy Awards) in the categories ‘Folk’ and
‘Best Lyricist’. The same year he debuted as
a novelist.
Karl Ove Knausgård is among the most read
Norwegian authors today. His books have
been translated into 30 languages, and have
reaped many awards. Knausgård is a highly
anticipated participant at this year's festival,
not least because he has written the libretto for
the opening performance Waiting in Grieghallen
(p. 34).
Eirik Vassenden vocal
Knut Olav Homlong guitar
Yngve Knausgård guitar
Hans Kristian Mjelva bass
Karl Ove Knausgård drums
Supported by Grieg Foundation
WWW.FI B.N O/EN
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