A Celebration of Colors, Cultures, and Customs

Music & culture

Dec 8

Who: Fargespill

What: Music and dance

Where: Bergen

Project period: 2015-2020

Web: Fargespill

Fargespill (Kaleidoscope) brings 100 people between 7 to 25 from 35 different countries together on stage in explosive and gripping stage performances. Fargespill has entertained over 450 000 people across Norway over the past 15 years with explosive and gripping performances.

The performances build on the cultural treasures the participants bring with them, such as traditional songs, dance moves and rhythms from their upbringing or heritage. The musical expressions are merged together in medleys, with Norwegian folk traditions or expressions from modern youth culture and professional musicians. 

The Fargespill-method is resource-oriented where everyone has something to contribute. We should ask each other «what do you have?», not «what are you lacking?». The philosophy explores what happens if people dig for gold within each other instead of looking for dirt.

Fargespill debuted in Bergen in 2004 and has since performed at festivals and major public events such as the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Concert and the 2017 World Cycling Championships. The group performs at events and festivals throughout the spring and summer months, before bringing the collected material to Norway's best stages for a big production at the end of the year. The ensemble has released two albums and a book.

The Fargespill-concept is licensed to several cities and municipalities all over the country – and many more are on the verge of starting up their own ensembles in and outside of Norway.