NING

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Ning is a Norwegian contemporary music ensemble exploring the physical, theatrical and visual aspects of musical performance. We have worked professionally since 1997, devising shows in collaboration with composers, actors, choreographers and directors and touring all over Norway. Our work is concerned about the creating role of the musician in interdisciplinary collaborations, exploring and expanding the possibilities within this role. We create music theatre pieces based on written music and as well as improvisation, and in this work we are both performers and our own directors. The group is based around four main members, but is also working as a network for other artists interested in the relationship between sound, space and per formative expressions. The four of us are all classically trained musicians, using our tools to search for a new performance language within musical performances. It is an unexplored potential within this work, feeding into a range of artistic expressions, and we hope to encourage other artists to explore this area with us.

www.ningensemble.com