It's been six years since the last festival. Now it's finally time to celebrate in a big way! SPRKBOX veterans, hip hop and theatre practitioners, and artists working specifically with queer themes/expressions will open our festival with Art for Struggle. The artists have teamed up in twos and threes and exchanged work. The result [...]
Igor, Elvis, Almir and Daniel "The 4 fairies" are all professional musicians and good friends. They are known for singing Norwegian national treasures and singing about ethnic minority status in a humorous way. With buckets of their own experiences in their rucksacks, they impart knowledge about prawns, lutefish, gnomes in the garden, pollen and deep snow. Crooked rhythms, good mood, [...]
Program - Children's Poetry Day 12.30 MiniRhymeRhythm Machine During the opening of Children's Poetry Day on Saturday 26 November, slam poet Martine Johansen and the kids will be looking for nice rhythms and rhymes. The children create their own little poems - filled with color, silliness and giggles - and do creative exercises that they can also do at home. Together with Martine, they create micro-poetry - where [...]
Welcome to an evening of poetry, song and music with Mela's own raga ensemble RagaNor. RagaNor is a Norwegian raga band that was formed in 2016 and consists of 7 inspiring artists. RagaNor presents a fresh and rich heritage of South Asian music in Norway. Among their many appearances, the band has played a central role and performed at [...]
Connecting the Dots* is about stories and the power of storytelling. What is a narrative? Why do we tell stories? How can we use narrative techniques in any creative process or artistic expression? David Chocron, award-winning multimedia artist, through his lecture takes the audience on a thought-provoking, entertaining and inspiring journey - where the essence, structure and form of the narrative are examined [...]
Beatbox Slam Poetry Performance How do we learn to make the right choices? And what is right and wrong? Melahuset invites toddlers to the cool beatbox-slam poetry-narrative-theatre play "Two wolves". Here we meet a young boy who becomes angry and runs away from home, into a dark forest where he suddenly hears a sound... Beatur is a DJ, comedian and musician, [...]
Music storytelling session with Sarah and Sidiki When Sarah Ramin Osmundsen and Sidiki Camara come to visit Melahuset it will be both West African music and Afro-Caribbean stories. Have you heard of the strange bird on the island of Madinina? Or the hat seller Sekou? Not? Then you should join us on an adventurous and musical journey Melahuset . Age: 4 years [...]
A queer Arab social pop-up gathering space in Oslo Salon Marie Rose will commemorate the beautiful, strong queer artist, poet and writer Etel Adnan (1925-2021), who passed away in November 2021, and draws its inspiration from the novel about the Lebanese Civil War in Sitt Marie Rose, by Etel Adnan. Adnan's composite and diasporic identities, which include characters with Greek
Dance and joy can be activism. Partying can be protest. Clubs can act as a refuge for people who are discriminated against or marginalized in everyday life. How do we make these environments safer? How can we protect the public from violence and harassment? Alternative environments, grassroots initiatives and underground clubs often contribute to creating safer environments for vulnerable groups. Unfortunately, the [...]
The future is female The sound scene in the SWANA region has been shaped by female musicians, such as Umm Kulthum, Fairouz, Sabah, Shadia and Asmahan. It is therefore no surprise that progressive female DJs in the region are now helping to shape the future of music. The region has been in a state of social unrest and upheaval in recent years, but the [...]
Raül Refree is the most recognized Spanish producer and composer right now. Through his work with Rosalía, he has become the producer most strongly associated with the so-called "new flamenco" movement. His musical universe does not stop there, his collaborations with artists such as Lee Ranaldo, Rocío Márquez, Roger Mas, Christina Rosenvinge, Las Migas, Silvia Pérez Cruz, [...]
Those who fight for the environment, democracy, social, human and indigenous rights are often the target of threats and violence. Some even lose their lives. This workshop will promote their voices and show how they use art as a tool. The solidarity patchwork, which was made during Oslo World 2021, will be the inspiration and backdrop for the event. We will [...]
