Light the fuse! is a new and exciting project which was premiered at the Varanger festival in August. The collaboration inspired further ideas and this production has now been further enriched by new tunes from Ragnar Olsen and direction by Ketil Høegh.
The northern Norwegian folksong movement was on the crest of a wave as it launched a cultural and political awakening in the 1970´s. 40 years later we stand again at the juncture of a politically charged time in the north. Performing northern music; can it help define who we are up here in 2016? Can northern Norwegian folksong still be the catalyst to a wider movement shaping northern identity?
Boknakaran, Julieth North, Pil & Bue and ROBAAT join dancers from the group Kartellet as they look at the northern Norwegian folksong scene in 2016 – is there still fire in the songs from the north? We will find at the Harstad kino on this very night. Can we dare to say that the touch paper will be lit as musical sparks fly?