BANK NIGHT
It wouldn’t be a festival without Bank Night!
As always, you can expect exciting conversations, great music, and dancing into the wee hours of the night. But this anniversary year—when the festival celebrates its 30th edition—Bank Night will be a tribute to emerging literature. Twice before, at ten-year intervals, Morgenbladet and the Norwegian Festival of Literature have named the ten best authors under 35. These selections have played an important role in shining a spotlight on younger writers and helping them reach a wider audience. And this year, t’s happening again! The announcement will be made at a special event in Lillehammer on Thursday, June 5. At Bank Night, our audience will get to experience the newly named writers in conversation—and meet them on the dance floor!
Before the spotlight turns to the senew voices, some of Scandinavia’s finest slam poets will take the stage, led by Danish slam master Peter Dyreborg.
A few of the Top 10 Under 35 will also perform at our beloved Late-Night Reading, where phenomenal jazz musician Jo Skansaar will improvise live to their readings. Others will appear in conversations throughout the evening, diving into themes of literature, creativity, and the art of writing.
Just before the night fully shifts into music mode, authors Vigdis Hjorth, Mímir Kristjánsson, and sociologist Willy Pedersen will take part in a lively discussion on alcohol’s central place in the myth of the artist, moderated by Dagbladet’s Martine Aurdal.
Then, LEAH takes the stage with vibrant, life-affirming fusion music—before the DJ takes over, spinning tracks selected by the ten newly crowned young authors.
BANK NIGHT
It wouldn’t be a festival without Bank Night!
As always, you can expect exciting conversations, great music, and dancing into the wee hours of the night. But this anniversary year—when the festival celebrates its 30th edition—Bank Night will be a tribute to emerging literature. Twice before, at ten-year intervals, Morgenbladet and the Norwegian Festival of Literature have named the ten best authors under 35. These selections have played an important role in shining a spotlight on younger writers and helping them reach a wider audience. And this year, t’s happening again! The announcement will be made at a special event in Lillehammer on Thursday, June 5. At Bank Night, our audience will get to experience the newly named writers in conversation—and meet them on the dance floor!
Before the spotlight turns to the senew voices, some of Scandinavia’s finest slam poets will take the stage, led by Danish slam master Peter Dyreborg.
A few of the Top 10 Under 35 will also perform at our beloved Late-Night Reading, where phenomenal jazz musician Jo Skansaar will improvise live to their readings. Others will appear in conversations throughout the evening, diving into themes of literature, creativity, and the art of writing.
Just before the night fully shifts into music mode, authors Vigdis Hjorth, Mímir Kristjánsson, and sociologist Willy Pedersen will take part in a lively discussion on alcohol’s central place in the myth of the artist, moderated by Dagbladet’s Martine Aurdal.
Then, LEAH takes the stage with vibrant, life-affirming fusion music—before the DJ takes over, spinning tracks selected by the ten newly crowned young authors.
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