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Nathalie Mellbye er ny kunstnerisk direktør for det musikdramatiske teater Sort/Hvid i den københavnske kødby. Hun er uddannet scenograf og har været huskunstner på Aarhus Teater, hvor hun bl.a. har skabt den Reumert-nominerede A Clockwork Orange (2022) samt den performative koncertforestilling Frankly my dear I don't give a damn (2022). Hun har senest skabt koncept og scenografi til site-specific partybus-monologen Til de lyse morgener med bl.a. DJ og musiker Nanna-Karina Schleimann. Mellbye er født i Norge, hvor hun også stadig skaber kunstneriske projekter. Bl.a. var hun scenograf og kostumedesigner på forestillingen Jonas, hvor det norske Punkband Honningbarna medvirkede (2020) på Kilden Teater. Derudover er Mellbye medstifter af det tværæstetiske kunstnerkollektiv LOGEN, hvis andre medlemmer tæller bl.a. lydkunstner og komponist SØS Gunver Ryberg.

Bill Frisell. © Carole D'Inverno

Bill Frisell’s career as a guitarist and composer has spanned more than 40 years and many celebrated recordings. From Aaron Copeland and Charles Ives to Bob Dylan and Madonna. His mantra is simple: »I like when it's impossible to tell at first if something is black or white, or country or blues, or whatever«. 

Born in Baltimore, Bill Frisell played clarinet throughout his childhood in Denver, Colorado. His interest in guitar began with his exposure to pop music on the radio.

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»Music has been a healing balm for me.«

John William Grant is an American singer, musician, and songwriter holding both American and Icelandic citizenship. He first came to prominence as a co-founder, lead vocalist, pianist, and primary songwriter of the alternative rock band The Czars. After releasing six albums between 1994 and 2006, the band disbanded, and Grant withdrew from music for four years before embarking on a solo career.

He returned in April 2010 with a critically acclaimed debut album recorded in collaboration with Midlake. Queen of Denmark was named Album of the Year 2010 by Mojo magazine and was also selected as one of the ten best albums of 2010 by The Guardian’s music critics and writers.