Dreams Of Our Future & Bird Party (sold out)

Dreams Of Our Future & Bird Party (Phase 1, WP) 
Den Norske Opera & Ballett / Scene 2
13/9, 16.00
100 NOK

Sofia Jernberg: Dreams Of Our Future, Phase I (2020, WP)
Ariadne Greif: Bird Party, Phase I (2020, WP)

A brand new project, evolving over two years, by Sofia Jernberg, Ariadne Greif and Louise Beck, starting off with Phase I at Ultima this year and continuing next year. This first phase consists of a concert of two pieces:

In Dreams Of Our Future, composer and vocalist Sofia Jernberg (Fire! Orchestra, Paavo) pours a succession of dreams, written down by Oslo’s children, into lyrics. The children sing these songs as a choir, accompanied by music from a who’s who of the Scandinavian improvisation scene in a staged setting.

Bird Party is a video work with Jernberg on vocals, in which New York based soprano Ariadne Greif and director of photography Caroline Mariko Stucky ponder everything that might be different in the future. In New York, the eerie quiet of lockdown brought explosions of birdsong that engulfed ambulance sirens. This piece aims to contrast the old with the new, decay with positive change, and people far apart trying to feel close.

Sofia Jernberg - composition & concept
Ariadne Greif - concept
Louise Beck - staging

Sofia Jernberg – voice
Ariadne Greif – soprano
Mette Rasmussen – saxophone
Eivind Lønning – trumpet
Ole Martin Vågan – bass
Mixed children’s choir 

Children from Cultural Schools in Oslo: Lyrics
Hilda Levin: Children’s participation coordinator
Director of Photography: Caroline Mariko Stucky

Produced in collaboration with Den Norske Opera & Ballett. In collaboration with Monheim Triennale.
Supported by Kulturrådet and Sparebankstiftelsen DNB.

(Photo: Saga Sigurdardottir)