NordSync Lab #3 is an interdisciplinary development laboratory for performing artists, bringing together professional musicians and artists from across the Nordic region.
The Lab will take place in Mo i Rana, Norway, from April 9–13, and focuses on exploring the national minorities of Norway and Sweden—their language, culture, and history—through artistic collaboration.
At the core of the Lab is a Sami-themed interdisciplinary production developed through a workshop-based process.
Musicians, performers, and artistic collaborators work closely together to create a shared artistic expression that combines music, storytelling, and scenographic elements. The process emphasizes dialogue, cultural exchange, and mutual learning, where artistic material emerges from interaction rather than pre-defined structures.
The project engages with themes of identity, belonging, and cultural heritage, with particular attention to the visibility and understanding of Sami culture in a contemporary Nordic context.
Through collaborative creation, participants explore how traditional and modern expressions can coexist and inform each other within a unified artistic framework.
Music seminar for youth
As part of the NordSync model, the Lab also includes a youth seminar, where young participants engage directly with professional artists through workshops and shared creative processes. This element strengthens knowledge transfer, inclusion, and recruitment of new generations into interdisciplinary artistic practices.
The Lab concludes with a public performance in Mo i Rana, presenting the results of the artistic development process.
Participants
- Stepan Frolov – violin, project leader (Norway)
- Maria Frolova – viola, folk instruments, production (Norway)
- Carina Henriksson – soprano, artistic lead (Sweden)
- Roger Norén – piano, accordion (Sweden)
- Iida Alina Poijärvi – cello, piano (Norway/Finland)
We are pleased to welcome new NordSync artists from Sweden into this collaboration.
Carina Henriksson
is a soprano and interdisciplinary performing artist based in northern Sweden. Her work often explores the intersection of music, storytelling, and place, with a particular focus on northern landscapes, cultural heritage, and site-specific performance formats.
She is actively involved in developing projects that engage with local communities and traditions, while placing them in a contemporary artistic context.
Roger Norén
is a pianist and accordionist with a versatile artistic profile spanning classical music, folk traditions, and contemporary performance. He has extensive experience as both performer and collaborator in cross-disciplinary projects, and is particularly interested in creating new formats where different musical languages and artistic expressions meet.
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