SKOGEN FORTELLER / MEAHCCEHALLAN
128 years ago, at the edge of the forest in Bergen/Birgon where Kanadaskogen meets Liavatnet, Bergenser and tourists would pay to go and see a group of Sami people and their reindeer, displayed as exotic curiosities.
Skogen forteller/Meahccehallan presents a new commissioned sound work for this area of forest by Sámi artist, writer, politician and activist Katarina Dorothea Isaksen, in partnership with the Birgon ja biras sámiid searvi. Saturday 1 February, 14:00–15:00, in the forest area by Tennebekk Turparkering
Listening with Camille Norment
Get your ears excited for Borealis 2025! Before the festival in March we invite you to one more Borealis Listening Club, with our very special guest; interdisciplinary artist, composer and musician Camille Norment! Camille comes to Studio 207 to share music and sound that inspires her artistic practice and conceptual framework of cultural psychoacoustics.
Tuesday 21 January, 19.00–21.00, Studio 207 – free entrance
First artists released!
Six brand new projects that you’ll see for the first time at Borealis 2025! Opera from Tze Yeung Ho dvelving into the life of the Qing Dynasty’s controversial Dowager Empress Cixi, musical theatre with homemade instruments and a new twist on English folk music tradition from Bastard Assignments, a major commission for the BIT20 Ensemble by exceptional South Korean cellist and composer Okkyung Lee, two new works for the Norwegian Naval Forces Band from Sami composer Herborg Rundberg and british saxophonist Jason Yarde, an in-depth journey through sound from Sondre Närva Pettersen exploring the politics of Norwegianisation and language, and hard-hitting sound for voice and electronics from Palestinian rapper, DJ and producer Dakn داكن.
Get your Borealis Pass
Get yourself a Borealis Pass for the cheapest way to experience the festival. The Borealis Pass gives you access to all the concerts at the festival for only NOK 50,–. Like last year – our pricing system is scaled so you can choose the price that fits you and your life situation best.
Volunteer registration for Borealis 2025 is now open!
The volunteers are a vital part of the festival and we’d love to have you as a part of our festival team! As a volunteer you get to see how the festival works from the inside, meet interesting new people, have great concert experiences and get certified work experience. We need people to be Front of House, Drivers, Riggers, Poster and Programme Distributors, Runners and Artist Contacts.
Borealis Ung Komponist 24/25
This years round of our Borealis Ung Komponist mentor programme kicked off in September, and the participants are well on their way to creating four new works for Borealis 2025. Towards March 2025, they will be researching and creating new music for Ensemble Obsidian with expert guidance from three solid mentors: Camille Norment, Sigurd Fischer Olsen and Okkyung Lee. This years participants are: Daiyen Jone Castro, Eira Sjaastad Huse, Evelin Lindberg and Jakob Thonander Glans.
Borealis 2024 sum-up video
Borealis 2024 was five wonderful days of concerts, sound installations, family and free events, unique listening spaces and conversations exploring exciting new musical expressions from all over Norway, Sápmi and the rest of the world! The festival was curated in collaboration with Borealis Artist in Residence Elina Waage Mikalsen, making for a historic programme focusing on Sámi experimental music, listening and sonic exploration.
