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Borealis

Guro Skumsnes Moe’s Resonant Silence--Photo by Thor Brødreskift/Borealis

Borealis 2022 Contemplates Space, Place, and Time

Our concept of time over the past couple of years has become a bit amorphous – moments expanding and...
Author
Amanda Cook
Marshall Trammell--Photo by Agatha Urbaniak

Live&Online, Safe&Weird: Borealis 2021 Embraces Hybrid Festival Model

Each March, nestled among the fjords on the western coast of Norway, the picturesque city of Bergen...
Author
Amanda Cook
Elaine Mitchener--Photo by Dmitri Djric

5 Questions to Elaine Mitchener (experimental artist)

“They will remember that we were sold, but not that we were strong. They will remember that we were...
Author
Amanda Cook
Cara Tolmie and Stine Janvin--Photo by Thor Brødreskift/Borealis

Borealis 2019 Encourages Two-Way Dialogues and Evokes Visceral Reactions

“Borealis is not a transaction, but a conversation,” reflected Artistic Director Peter Meanwell afte...
Author
Amanda Cook
Jenny Berger Myhre

Borealis 2018: When Gender Balance Transcends Tokenism

The week before the 2018 Borealis festival, the PRS Foundation announced its new Keychange initiativ...
Author
Amanda Cook
Borealis audience

Borealis 2018: The Importance of Failure in Experimental Music

“Listening to the same piece again is nostalgic—nostalgia is the worst kind of disease to have.” In...
Author
Amanda Cook
Natacha Diels’ Papillon and the Dancing Cranes

Borealis 2018: a Festival for Radical Hospitality and Accessibility

From March 7-11, an international roster of eclectic performing artists descended upon Bergen, Norwa...
Author
Amanda Cook
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5 Questions to Peter Meanwell (Artistic Director, Borealis 2018)

Borealis is a festival for experimental music and adventurous listening held annually in Bergen, Nor...
Author
Amanda Cook

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