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11–20 September 2025

Programme 2025

11–20 September 2025

The programme for the Ultima Festival 2025

11–14 September 2025
Jet Whistles / The Grand Exhalation
Sound installation by Johannes Kreidler
Sentralen
11–20 September 2025
Broken Chord
Sound installation by Hans Rosenström
Atelier Nord
11 September 2025
Opening Ultima 2025: City Lines
Choreographed concert by Joanna Bailie with the Oslo Cathedral Choir
Oslo Cathedral
11–13 September 2025
Triggersystemet pt. II: Brunsneglens lange natt [The Long Night of the Slug]
A dramatic poem by Tore Vagn Lid I Transiteatret-Bergen
Black Box teater
12–14 September 2025
Four Compositions on Francis Alÿs' Children's Games
Myhr, Slinckx, Gryka and Castelló with the Cikada Ensemble
Astrup Fearnley Museet
12 September 2025
Liquid Room XII: A Perfect Life
A hypnotic music marathon orbiting Robert Ashley
The Norwegian Opera & Ballet
12–13 September 2025
by: Larm x Ultima
Dania, Eli Keszler, Afrorack, and more
Hulias
13 September 2025
Labyrinthic Explanation of Knowledge
Sound installation by Ewa Jacobsson and Hilde Marie Holsen
Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
13 September 2025
The Question of Knowing
Installative concert with Olga Kokcharova, Hilde Marie Holsen, Ewa Jacobsson and Contrechamps
Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
13–19 September 2025
Jocasta's Line
Wayne McGregor ballet to operas by Stravinsky and Moussa
The Norwegian Opera & Ballet
13 September 2025
For Reasons Unknown
Barratt-Due, Bailie and Tlön with the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Sentralen
13 September 2025
DRAGONBLOOD
A motivational, dragon-themed fantasy festival 🩸⚔️🩸
Det Norske Teatret
13 September 2025
HISTORY DOES NOT EXIST
Trond Reinholdtsen / The Norwegian Opra with Oslo Sinfonietta
Old Munch
14 September 2025
Stockhausen’s Stimmung
Concert with Nordic Voices
Emanuel Vigeland Museum (mausoleum)
14 September 2025
En lydkveld på museet [An Evening of Sound at the Museum]
Afrorack, Rolf-Erik Nystrøm, Christian Wallumrød, Tim Cooper & Hilde Marie Holsen
The Vigeland Museum
14 September 2025
Classic Album Sundays: Aki Onda
Classic Album Sundays: Album Talk with Aki Onda
Goldie Bar & Scene
16 September 2025
Mothers are worried
Concert dessiné with Inger Hannisdal and Karen Keyrouz
Sentralen
16 September 2025
Don't Leave the Room
Multimedia concert with Nadar Ensemble
Sentralen
17–20 September 2025
In this time – Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas
A performance by Tale Dolven and Alain Franco
Black Box teater
17 September 2025
Det utstrakte
A scenic work by Nina T. Karlsen and Erik Dæhlin
Jakob Church of Culture
18 September 2025
Cassettes 100
José Maceda’s work staged by Aki Onda, with performance and public talk
Deichman Bjørvika
18 September 2025
Widmann & Beethoven
Oslo Philharmonic with Jörg Widmann and Carolin Widmann
Oslo Concert Hall
18–20 September 2025
Fin de partie
György Kurtág’s opera in concert version
The Norwegian Opera & Ballet
18 September 2025
Elja
Tjøgersen and Maurseth – with Benedicte Maurseth and Kronos Quartet
Riksscenen
19 September 2025
Navigations
Composition for weather machines by Arturas Bumšteinas
Sentralen
19 September 2025
After SFX
Live audio essay by Lawrence Abu Hamdan
MUNCH
19 September 2025
And Fear of Loss Will Not Oppress Your Heart
Hellstenius, Lutosławski and Nemtsov with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra
NRK Store studio
19 September 2025
Ultima x Trekanten
Håkon Stene + Bendik HK | NEXCYIA
Trekanten
20 September 2025
Lecture on the Weather
Music by Cage, Tine Surel Lange alongside a public dialogue
The National Museum
20 September 2025
There is more to it than Casablanca
Music, film, sound, and conversation across Moroccan times and grounds
Vega Scene
Thursday, 11/09
12:00 Sentralen
World premiere Jet Whistles / The Grand Exhalation Sound installation by Johannes Kreidler
15:00 Atelier Nord
Broken Chord Sound installation by Hans Rosenström
19:00 Oslo Cathedral
World premiere Opening Ultima 2025: City Lines  Choreographed concert by Joanna Bailie with the Oslo Cathedral Choir
21:00 Black Box teater
Triggersystemet pt. II: Brunsneglens lange natt [The Long Night of the Slug] A dramatic poem by Tore Vagn Lid I Transiteatret-Bergen
Friday, 12/09
12:00 Sentralen
Jet Whistles / The Grand Exhalation Sound installation by Johannes Kreidler
15:00 Atelier Nord
Broken Chord Sound installation by Hans Rosenström
16:00 Astrup Fearnley Museet
World premiere Four Compositions on Francis Alÿs' Children's Games Myhr, Slinckx, Gryka and Castelló with the Cikada Ensemble
19:00 Black Box teater
Triggersystemet pt. II: Brunsneglens lange natt [The Long Night of the Slug] A dramatic poem by Tore Vagn Lid I Transiteatret-Bergen
19:30 The Norwegian Opera & Ballet
World premiere Liquid Room XII: A Perfect Life A hypnotic music marathon orbiting Robert Ashley
21:00 Hulias
by: Larm x Ultima Dania, Eli Keszler, Afrorack, and more
Saturday, 13/09
11:00 Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
World premiere Labyrinthic Explanation of Knowledge Sound installation by Ewa Jacobsson and Hilde Marie Holsen
12:00 Atelier Nord
Broken Chord Sound installation by Hans Rosenström
12:00 Sentralen
Jet Whistles / The Grand Exhalation Sound installation by Johannes Kreidler
15:00 Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
World premiere The Question of Knowing Installative concert with Olga Kokcharova, Hilde Marie Holsen, Ewa Jacobsson and Contrechamps
17:00 Black Box teater
Triggersystemet pt. II: Brunsneglens lange natt [The Long Night of the Slug] A dramatic poem by Tore Vagn Lid I Transiteatret-Bergen
18:00 Det Norske Teatret
World premiere DRAGONBLOOD A motivational, dragon-themed fantasy festival 🩸⚔️🩸
18:00 Sentralen
World premiere For Reasons Unknown Barratt-Due, Bailie and Tlön with the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
18:00 The Norwegian Opera & Ballet
World premiere Jocasta's Line Wayne McGregor ballet to operas by Stravinsky and Moussa
21:00 Old Munch
World premiere HISTORY DOES NOT EXIST Trond Reinholdtsen / The Norwegian Opra with Oslo Sinfonietta
21:00 Hulias
by: Larm x Ultima Dania, Eli Keszler, Afrorack, and more
Sunday, 14/09
11:00 Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
Labyrinthic Explanation of Knowledge Sound installation by Ewa Jacobsson and Hilde Marie Holsen
12:00 Atelier Nord
Broken Chord Sound installation by Hans Rosenström
12:00 Sentralen
Jet Whistles / The Grand Exhalation Sound installation by Johannes Kreidler
15:00 Emanuel Vigeland Museum (mausoleum)
Stockhausen’s Stimmung Concert with Nordic Voices
15:00 Astrup Fearnley Museet
Four Compositions on Francis Alÿs' Children's Games Myhr, Slinckx, Gryka and Castelló with the Cikada Ensemble
17:00 The Vigeland Museum
World premiere En lydkveld på museet [An Evening of Sound at the Museum] Afrorack, Rolf-Erik Nystrøm, Christian Wallumrød, Tim Cooper & Hilde Marie Holsen
19:00 Goldie Bar & Scene
Classic Album Sundays: Aki Onda Classic Album Sundays: Album Talk with Aki Onda
Tuesday, 16/09
11:00 Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
Labyrinthic Explanation of Knowledge Sound installation by Ewa Jacobsson and Hilde Marie Holsen
18:00 Sentralen
World premiere Mothers are worried Concert dessiné with Inger Hannisdal and Karen Keyrouz
19:00 Det Norske Teatret
DRAGONBLOOD A motivational, dragon-themed fantasy festival 🩸⚔️🩸
19:30 Sentralen
Don't Leave the Room Multimedia concert with Nadar Ensemble
Wednesday, 17/09
11:00 Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
Labyrinthic Explanation of Knowledge Sound installation by Ewa Jacobsson and Hilde Marie Holsen
18:00 Black Box teater
In this time – Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas A performance by Tale Dolven and Alain Franco
19:00 Det Norske Teatret
DRAGONBLOOD A motivational, dragon-themed fantasy festival 🩸⚔️🩸
19:00 The Norwegian Opera & Ballet
Jocasta's Line Wayne McGregor ballet to operas by Stravinsky and Moussa
20:30 Jakob Church of Culture
World premiere Det utstrakte A scenic work by Nina T. Karlsen and Erik Dæhlin
Thursday, 18/09
11:00 Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
Labyrinthic Explanation of Knowledge Sound installation by Ewa Jacobsson and Hilde Marie Holsen
15:00 Deichman Bjørvika
Cassettes 100 José Maceda’s work staged by Aki Onda, with performance and public talk
15:00 Atelier Nord
Broken Chord Sound installation by Hans Rosenström
18:00 Black Box teater
In this time – Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas A performance by Tale Dolven and Alain Franco
19:00 The Norwegian Opera & Ballet
Fin de partie György Kurtág’s opera in concert version
19:00 Oslo Concert Hall
Widmann & Beethoven Oslo Philharmonic with Jörg Widmann and Carolin Widmann
19:00 Det Norske Teatret
DRAGONBLOOD A motivational, dragon-themed fantasy festival 🩸⚔️🩸
21:00 Riksscenen
Elja Tjøgersen and Maurseth – with Benedicte Maurseth and Kronos Quartet
Friday, 19/09
11:00 Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
Labyrinthic Explanation of Knowledge Sound installation by Ewa Jacobsson and Hilde Marie Holsen
15:00 Atelier Nord
Broken Chord Sound installation by Hans Rosenström
16:00 Sentralen
Navigations Composition for weather machines by Arturas Bumšteinas
18:00 MUNCH
After SFX Live audio essay by Lawrence Abu Hamdan
19:00 The Norwegian Opera & Ballet
Jocasta's Line Wayne McGregor ballet to operas by Stravinsky and Moussa
19:30 NRK Store studio
World premiere And Fear of Loss Will Not Oppress Your Heart Hellstenius, Lutosławski and Nemtsov with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra
21:00 Trekanten
Ultima x Trekanten Håkon Stene + Bendik HK | NEXCYIA
Saturday, 20/09
11:00 Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
Labyrinthic Explanation of Knowledge Sound installation by Ewa Jacobsson and Hilde Marie Holsen
12:00 Atelier Nord
Broken Chord Sound installation by Hans Rosenström
13:00 The National Museum
World premiere Lecture on the Weather Music by Cage, Tine Surel Lange alongside a public dialogue
13:30 Vega Scene
There is more to it than Casablanca Music, film, sound, and conversation across Moroccan times and grounds
17:00 The Norwegian Opera & Ballet
Fin de partie György Kurtág’s opera in concert version
17:00 Det Norske Teatret
DRAGONBLOOD A motivational, dragon-themed fantasy festival 🩸⚔️🩸
18:00 Black Box teater
In this time – Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas A performance by Tale Dolven and Alain Franco
Astrup Fearnley Museet
Atelier Nord
Black Box teater
Deichman Bjørvika
Det Norske Teatret
Emanuel Vigeland Museum (mausoleum)
Goldie Bar & Scene
Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
Hulias
Jakob Church of Culture
MUNCH
NRK Store studio
Old Munch
Oslo Cathedral
Oslo Concert Hall
Riksscenen
Sentralen
The National Museum
The Norwegian Opera & Ballet
The Vigeland Museum
Trekanten
Vega Scene

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