workshops
Workshop 1 : Várjjat - where the land and ocean speak...
The workshop invites the participants to move through the land and seascape of Várjjat/Varanger, indigenous Sea Sámi land, - listening, sensing, being in the spring; the beginning of the year in Sámi tradition, at Biergi/Kiberg/Kiiperi (Norwegian Sápmi) with artist and composer Elin Már Øyen Vister.
Location: Biergi/Kiberg/ Kiiperi, Finnmark (NO)
Dates: Friday–Sunday, 18-20 May
Maximum 12 participants
Programme includes visits to Várjjat Sámi Musea/Varanger Sámi Museum, Ceavccageaðge/Mortensnes cultural heritage site, Ihkkot/Ekkerøy or Hornøya seabird mountains, and common listening sessions.
Invited artist & composer: Elin Már Øyen Vister https://elinmar.com/
Invited performer & choreographer: Katarina Skar Lisa https://katarinalisa.com/
Coordination: Nancy Couling & Atso Airola with Elin Már Øyen Vister
The workshop invites the participants to move through the land and seascape of Várjjat/Varanger, indigenous Sea Sámi land, - listening, sensing, being in the spring; the beginning of the year in Sámi tradition, at Biergi/Kiberg/Kiiperi (Norwegian Sápmi) with artist and composer Elin Már Øyen Vister.
Location: Biergi/Kiberg/ Kiiperi, Finnmark (NO)
Dates: Friday–Sunday, 18-20 May
Maximum 12 participants
Programme includes visits to Várjjat Sámi Musea/Varanger Sámi Museum, Ceavccageaðge/Mortensnes cultural heritage site, Ihkkot/Ekkerøy or Hornøya seabird mountains, and common listening sessions.
Invited artist & composer: Elin Már Øyen Vister https://elinmar.com/
Invited performer & choreographer: Katarina Skar Lisa https://katarinalisa.com/
Coordination: Nancy Couling & Atso Airola with Elin Már Øyen Vister
Workshop 2: Árviesjávrrie - in
ancestral forests and
mountains
The workshop invites the participants to experience Árviesjávrrie/Arvidsjaur indigenous Forest Sámi land- listening, sensing being in hte summer with artist, reindeer herder and yoiker Jörgen Stenberg among others. We explore the question of forgotten ancestral knowledge, removed cultural heritage and erased collective memories among Forest Sámi, including discussions about forgetting in various colonial contexts.
Location: Árviesjávrrie/Arvidsjaur , Swedish Sápmi
Dates: Monday–Friday 4-8 August 2025
Maximum: 12 participants
Programme includes visits to Áhkánålggie Mountain, Grodkällan, traditional Forest Sámi architecture and common observing listening and performing sessions.
Invited artist, reindeer herder and yoiker: Jörgen Stenberg https://open.spotify.com/search/jörgen%20stenberg
Dedicated performance day Alberto Altes and inputs by Trine Hansen
Coordination: Susanne Ewerlof, Nancy Couling, Alberto Altes
The workshop invites the participants to experience Árviesjávrrie/Arvidsjaur indigenous Forest Sámi land- listening, sensing being in hte summer with artist, reindeer herder and yoiker Jörgen Stenberg among others. We explore the question of forgotten ancestral knowledge, removed cultural heritage and erased collective memories among Forest Sámi, including discussions about forgetting in various colonial contexts.
Location: Árviesjávrrie/Arvidsjaur , Swedish Sápmi
Dates: Monday–Friday 4-8 August 2025
Maximum: 12 participants
Programme includes visits to Áhkánålggie Mountain, Grodkällan, traditional Forest Sámi architecture and common observing listening and performing sessions.
Invited artist, reindeer herder and yoiker: Jörgen Stenberg https://open.spotify.com/search/jörgen%20stenberg
Dedicated performance day Alberto Altes and inputs by Trine Hansen
Coordination: Susanne Ewerlof, Nancy Couling, Alberto Altes