Songs of Existence

Date:
Thursday 18 September 2025
Venue:
Stavanger Konserthus
Credits:
About the event:

Uniting poets, visual artists and singers from the ICORN Cities of Refuge Network, joining forces with Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, actors from Rogaland Theatre, volunteer participants and Stavanger Culture School's youth choir, Songs Of Existence turned out an event of major importance and tremendous artistic power. Nils Henrik A. was the curator and artistic director.

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Singers: Marja Fjellheim Mortensson, Ghawgha, Mohammed Elsusi, Ramy Essam

Readings by Mansur Rajih,Fatemeh Ekhtesari, Aaiun Nin, Haile Bizen and Selma Yonus

Translations read by Anders Dale, Mari Strand Ferstad, Mareike Bechtel Wang

Additional poetry by Artur Dron and Iryna Shuvalova

Stavanger Kulturskole Youth Choir

Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, conductor: Ingunn Korsgård Hagen

Percussion: Kenneth Ekornes

Organ: Nils Henrik Asheim

Prologue with Ana Ahwa performance, by Amira al-Sharif

Video graphics for Mohammed Elsusi: Elsusi

Video graphics for Ramy Essam: Khalid Albaih and Studio Blunt

Video graphics by André Foldøy and Aleksander Forsbakk

Sound design: Kenneth Hernes

Light design: Tord Knudsen