review18.05
In Aarhus, Music Refused to Stay in Its Lane
While the industry talked about AI and formats, it was the bodily, fragile, and defiant musical experiences that lingered at Spot 2026.
Perspective
what we immerse ourselves in
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review11.05
In the Silence Between Voices
Marina Abramović, Miranda July and Laurie Anderson explore sound, body and absence at Nørrebro Teater – but only one work truly transforms emptiness into experience. -
review10.05
Longing for Plural Listening
At the Archipel Festival, listening became both a sensory experience and a political question. -
review06.05
From Cringe to Cosmos – and Back Again
Spor 2026 took its audience from embarrassed laughter to resonant sonic landscapes in a festival that both transgressed boundaries and overwhelmed the senses.
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review26.04
Verdi in the War Zone
SØS Gunver Ryberg blows Verdi apart from within in a fierce and sensuous Jeanne d’Arc, where the beauty of opera collides with the noise of war and the fractures of the present. -
interview21.04
A Dance with the Site-Specific: Simon Steen-Andersen at 50
The Danish composer turns architecture, body, and context into part of the work – challenging our notions of what music is and how we experience it. -
review17.04
In the Shadow of Pärt
Estonian Music Days revealed a musical culture caught between tradition, renewal, and a restless world.
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review29.03
CTM Festival in Berlin: Is the Electronic GPS Still On?
For a long time, CTM has served as a beacon for contemporary electronic music. But in an increasingly fragmented scene, the question arises: does the festival still show the way? -
review25.03
The Comfort of Art
At Borealis in Bergen, community is everywhere. But when everything is filtered through safety and intimacy, the music risks losing its necessity – and its bite. -
review18.03
We’ve Never Needed Pulsar Festival More
The major Danish composer festivals are starting to resemble each other more and more, but Pulsar Festival stands apart. Here, there is still more string quartet than performance art, making Pulsar an important alternative platform for new music – if only the festival itself would fully realize it.