Borealis2004
since
~24
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About
Borealis is a Norwegian festival for experimental and contemporary music held over five days each March in Bergen, running since 2006. It brings together concerts, sound installations, performances and talks that push at the edges of how music is made and heard, drawing on artists from Norway, Sápmi and abroad. Its youth programme, Borealis Ung Komponist, has guided young music creators into contemporary music, jazz and performing arts.
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Practical info
Venue type
- Indoor
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
Kids & family
- Family friendly
Getting there
Location
Bergen, Norway
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Past editions
2026Mar 11–15, 202674 artists
Benedicte MaursethBergrún SnæbjörnsdóttirHannah KendallBIT20 EnsembleDisco ParadisoGuro Skumsnes MoeJohn McCowenKarina SlettenMarja AhtiMartin TaxtReckless KettleAndrea SpreaficoAndreas PallisgaardAnne Cecilie PedersenAnne HegeAtte Elias KantonenBergen StringsBJ NilsenBjörn GuoCamille NormentCecilia FionaDaiyen Jone CastroDiana SohEinar StefanssonEira Sjaastad HuseElin Már Øyen VisterEmily AdomahEnsemble ObsidianEva Maria FjellheimFrancesca FargionHåkon Mørch SteneHarald BredholtHåvard SkasetHeiða Karine Jóhannesdóttir MobeckHelena TulveHilde Marie HolsenIngvild AustgulenJakob Thonander GlansJaleh NegariJohan Sara Jr.Jostein StalheimJulia E. DyckKai Grinde MyrannKatarina Skår LisaLaura Madaliso Beer KumwendaLisa DillanLive Sunniva SmidtLouisa PalmiMariam GviniashviliMarina MatsuokaMarius KolbenstvedtMartha MacBeanMatteo FargionMikael RönnbergOla HøyerØyvind SkarbøØyvind TorvundPeter MeanwellPropanRandiane Aalberg SandboeRisten Anine GaupRobert M. JohansonRosanna LorenzenSaid WaryaSara Marielle GaupSilje Sandodden KiseSpreafico EcklyStefan PenjinTale NæssThorolf ThuestadTøyen Fil og KlafferiVedøyaZeki JindylZofia Jakubiec
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