Last updated: 22. November 2010
Biosphere in Geneva, Switzerland, 11. December 2010
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Biosphere in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Sergey Kuryokhin Modern Art Center, 27. November 2010
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Biosphere plays at Nordland Art Festival, Klub Wytwórnia, Łódź, Polska, 27. October 2010
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| Geir
Jenssen has just finished the music for the
feature film NOKAS - a film about the biggest robbery in Norwegian
criminal history. The robbery took place in downtown Stavanger in April 2004, and ended in the tragic death of the commanding police officer Klungland. The robbers got away witk NOK 57 millions (of which only 6 millions have been found) - and have since all been apprehended and sentenced. The film is to be shot on actual locations in the city of Stavanger. The script is written by screenwriter and author Christopher Grøndahl, and is not your usual action movie script. The ambition is to make a different crime film, with a substantially subjective feel to it, and try to penetrate the dramatic experiece that is an armed robbery from different angles Director is the acclaimed Erik Skjoldbjærg (Insomnia, Prozac Nation), and DOP the talented young Swede Jakob Ihre (Unmade Beds, Exodus). The cast is composed almost entirely by amateurs, so as not to disturb the realism one wishes to obtain in the overall making of NOKAS. The film is expected to open on October 1st. 2010. |
| INGUN
BJØRNSGAARD PROJECT: SJØEN A new full-length production by Ingun Bjørnsgaard. World premiere! Ingun Bjørnsgaard is continuing her unique investigation into the potential of dance theatre, a genre which thrives on the conjunction of the realistic and the abstract. “Sjøen” (“The Sea”) is loosely based on Henrik Ibsen’s well-known play “The Lady from the Sea” (1888). Ibsen’s text is about one of the first modern women – a woman who, in her disregard for convention and search for modern forms of freedom, is subject to urges which are simultaneously dangerous, repellent and alluring. The fundamental themes here are also present in Bjørnsgaard’s work: ambivalence, vague yearnings, a desire to disappear, obscenity and superficial anxiety. But “Sjøen” also uses humour and self-recognition to play with the illustrative attitude of literary dance and the complex self-absorption of abstract dance. Ingun Bjørnsgaard is one of Norway’s most well-established and distinctive dance artists. Since she founded the Ingun Bjørnsgaard Project in 1992 she has not only worked with her own company, but has also created critically acclaimed productions for the Royal Swedish Ballet in Stockholm, the Norwegian National Ballet, Skånes Dansteater, the Komische Oper in Berlin, Carte Blanche, Northwest Tanzcompagnie Oldenburg, and Tanztheater Bremen, among others. CHOREOGRAPHY: INGUN BJØRNSGAARD DANCERS: Erik Rulin, Halldis ÓlafsdÓttir, Ida Wigdel, Lone Torvik, Mattias Ekholm, Composer: BIOSPHERE (GEIR JENSSEN) Scenography and costumes : THOMAS BJÖRK Dramaturgy: KAI JOHNSEN Light Design: HANS SKOGEN Sound Design: MORTEN PETTERSEN PRODUCED BY: INGUN BJØRNSGAARD PROJECT SUPPORTED BY ARTS COUNCIL NORWAY Dansens Hus, Oslo Thu 30. Sep 20:00 Fri 01. Oct 20:00 Sat 02. Oct 20:00 Sun 03. Oct 20:00 more info |
| Biosphere
has written the music for the new Historical Museum of the City of
Kraków. An underground archaeological museum beneath Krakow’s Rynek Glowny central square is to combine excavations of medieval buildings, exhibitions of ancient artifacts, and multimedia presentations including holographic reconstruction of historical architecture. The new museum is expected to open on September 24th 2010. More info |
Geir Jenssen plays mini keyboard for Bel Canto at these venues in September:
Døgnvill, Tromsø, Saturday 4. September.
Rockefeller, Oslo , Friday 24. September.
Byscenen, Trondheim, Norway, Saturday 25. september.
TO:50DL - Biosphere & Jon Wozencroft: Substrata 2.1
A3 archival print edition + exclusive digital download (MP3 or FLAC)
Hand numbered and signed (by Jon Wozencroft), limited to 100 copies.
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Biosphere at O.Z.O.R.A., Hungary, 4. August 2010
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Biosphere at Acusmatiq Festival, Ancona, Italy, 31. July 2010
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Biosphere at Norbergfestivalen, Sweden, 30. July 2010
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Biosphere and Nils Petter Molvære at Molde International Jazzfestival, Norway, 24. July 2010, 7 AM!
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Biosphere in Gorlice, Poland, 17. July 2010
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Biosphere at Cabaret Voltaire, Zürich, Switzerland, 9. July 2010
Milieux Sonores: Book Presentation, Installation, Concerts
Friday 9. July 2010, 18:00
Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich
Book presentation, 18:00
Marcus Maeder (Editor): Milieux Sonores. Klang, Raum und Virtualität
A publication of the Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology, Zurich University of the Arts
Transcript Verlag, Bielefeld, 2010
With contributions by Daniel Bisig, Sabine Gebhardt Fink, Marcus Maeder, Yves Netzhammer, Martin Neukom, Mathias S. Oechslin und Nils Röller
Flow Space by Daniel Bisig, Martin Neukom und Jan Schacher
Interactive sound installation
Concerts, 20:00
Ambient: The musical reflection of space and environment
Biosphere (NOR)
Asmus Tietchens (D)
Martin Neukom (CH): Studien 18
Marcus Maeder (CH): annex
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Biosphere & Ingun Bjørnsgaard Project: Poppea (exclusive dance performance).
+ Philip Jeck
+ Hildur Gudnadottir + Adam Wiltzie
Castello degli Imperiale, Sant Angelo Dei Lombardi, Irpina, Italy
18. June 21:00
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Biosphere in Barcelona has been postponed due to the volcanic ash hysteria.
The new date is 24. April 2010, 8 p.m.
La Farinera del Clot
Gran Vía de les Corts Catalanes, 837
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Biosphere: The Mekong Project
Manuel Zurria strumenti a fiato
Gianluca Ruggeri percussioni
Geir Jenssen aka Biosphere elettronica
Auditorium Parco della Musica Rome, Italy
26. February 2010
Commissioned by Fondazione Musica per Roma
http://www.auditorium.com/eventi/4952097
"Im Schatten" at the Berlin International Film Festival.
Soundtrack: Geir Jenssen
| Im
Schatten In the Shadows Thomas Arslan Germany 2010 15.02. 21:30 Eng. subtitles Delphi Filmpalast 16.02. 19:15 Eng. subtitles CineStar 8 17.02. 12:00 Eng. subtitles Arsenal 1 18.02. 20:00 Eng. subtitles Colosseum 1 Trojan is released from jail and goes straight back to his profession as a criminal. He gets hold of a weapon and looks out for new jobs. In just a few takes, Thomas Arslan sets up the anonymous world of his gangster protagonist by falling back on motifs and characters from the genre. The backroom of a car workshop, parking lots, furnished apartments. One meets men and women who distrust each other because they are all out to line their own pockets. The setting changes constantly, with surveillance and chase scenes providing a dynamic narrative rhythm. Since crime makes up Trojan's daily existence, the film concentrates entirely on the technical nature of a life outside the law. The reduced and clear-cut images – shot with a Red camera – highlight the exact sequence of events. Im Schatten is a genre film that focuses consistently on the mechanics and external process of a crime. It develops a sense of great suspense, without burdening its figures with personal stories. Each hand movement has to be right. All of a sudden, the question of whether Trojan will manage to start the getaway car on time becomes a great movie moment. Anke Leweke Production: Schramm Film Koerner & Weber, Berlin Coproduction: ZDF/3sat, Mainz Screenplay: Thomas Arslan Camera: Reinhold Vorschneider Cast: Mišel Matičević, Karoline Eichhorn, Uwe Bohm, Rainer Bock, David Scheller, Peter Kurth Format: 35mm (filmed on Red One), color Running time: 85 min. Language: German More info |
Biosphere - Outside By The Fjord
Touch # T-Phone 1 [.m4v video for iPod/iPhone]
Track listing:
1: Outside By The Fjord - 25m09s
From a field recording trip in Sørfjorden, near Tromsø, Norway.
Commissioned by Fondazione Musica per Roma, 2008.
The file can be purchased here: Touchshop
| London
Contemporary Orchestra at the Roundhouse Biosphere/Reich/Feshareki/Cage Date: Saturday, January 23, 2010, 9:30pm - 11:15pm Location: Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, London, United Kingdom BIOSPHERE (aka Geir Jenssen) Shhoctavoski (UK premiere) STEVE REICH Different Trains SHIVA FESHAREKI TTKonzert (world premiere) JOHN CAGE Seventy-Four (UK premiere) Shiva Feshareki (turntables) Hugh Brunt (conductor) London Contemporary Orchestra, one of the UK’s youngest and most adventurous ensembles, make their Roundhouse debut. Biosphere, aka Norwegian musician Geir Jenssen, has attracted a cult following for his ambient electronica – 'Shhoctavoski', his first piece for orchestra, is given its UK premiere with the Roundhouse Experimental Choir. Shiva Feshareki’s unconventional and often outrageous music has been performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and at the BBC Proms – she performs the world premiere of her concerto for turntables and orchestra. Steve Reich’s 'Different Trains' is one of the composer’s most evocative works – this event sees it performed in a venue originally built as a train engine shed, with live film created by young people from Roundhouse Studios. The performance finishes with the UK premiere of one of John Cage’s 'Seventy-Four', his swan song, composed months before his death in 1992. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOW TO BOOK Tickets: £7.50 - £15 Roundhouse Box Office: 0844 482 8008 http://www.roundhouse.org.uk/whats-on/productions/london-contemporary-orchestra-4099 Pre-concert talk in association with Young People in the Arts at 8.30pm, Studio Theatre. After the performance the artists will join the audience in the Roundhouse café and foyers. http://ypia.co.uk/events/ |
Out now: E-Man LP
EUR 20
Signed copies available.
Track listing:
A1: The Difference
A2: De Du Da Da Di
A3: Upland I
A4: Visjoner
A5: Upland II
A6: Great Nations
A7: Hosono
B1: Jeg Er Moderne
B2: Upland III
B3: Nibsy the Newsboy
B4: Heaven & Hell
B5: The Mission
B6: Upland IV
B7: De Du Da Da Di (Original)
E-Man was the first apparition of Geir Jenssen – these days better known as Biosphere. This tape, originally released in 1984 on Likvidér # LIKV 4025,
features contributions from Per Martinsen (Mental Overdrive) and Nils Johansen (Bel Canto).
All tracks recorded on a Teac 4-track cassette recorder at Elverhøy Studenthjem, Tromsø and Nord-Norsk Studenthjem, Oslo, Norway between 1983-1984.
All tracks written by Geir Jenssen except: A1 written by Jenssen/Martinsen, A4 written by Jenssen/Johansen/Larsen, A6 and B4 written by Jenssen/Larsen,
B1 written by Jenssen/Høyer/Larsen. Geir Jenssen: electronics, Ragnar Larsen: vocals and bass (A4, A6, B1, B4), Frank Jensen: vocals (A1, B5), Per Martinsen: electronics (A1, B7).
http://www.hommage.no/
Out now: E-Man
EUR 6
Cassette only - limited edition of 350 copies
Signed copies available.
First available at The Night of the Long Worms, Café Oto, London, 19.11.09, then afterwards in the TouchShop:
Track listing:
A1: The Difference
A2: De Du Da Da Di
A3: Upland I
A4: Visjoner
A5: Upland II
A6: Great Nations
A7: Hosono
B1: Jeg Er Moderne
B2: Upland III
B3: Nibsy the Newsboy
B4: Heaven & Hell
B5: The Mission
B6: Upland IV
B7: De Du Da Da Di (Original)
E-Man was the first apparition of Geir Jenssen – these days better known as Biosphere. This tape, originally released in 1984 on Likvidér # LIKV 4025,
features contributions from Per Martinsen (Mental Overdrive) and Nils Johansen (Bel Canto).
All tracks recorded on a Teac 4-track cassette recorder at Elverhøy Studenthjem, Tromsø and Nord-Norsk Studenthjem, Oslo, Norway between 1983-1984.
All tracks written by Geir Jenssen except: A1 written by Jenssen/Martinsen, A4 written by Jenssen/Johansen/Larsen, A6 and B4 written by Jenssen/Larsen,
B1 written by Jenssen/Høyer/Larsen. Geir Jenssen: electronics, Ragnar Larsen: vocals and bass (A4, A6, B1, B4), Frank Jensen: vocals (A1, B5), Per Martinsen: electronics (A1, B7).
Illustration – SavX.