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Northern Lights Festival

The Northern Lights Festival is an Arctic music festival that presents quality music and dance annually in the second half of January. This year's edition will take place between 28 January and 5 February in Tromsø.

The city of Tromsø, Norway is the location of the Northern Lights Festival for over thirty years. The main musical emphasis is on classical music, but with a clear element of contemporary music, jazz and projects that combine different musical expressions.

The festival has presented many top artists from a variety of different music genres ranging from early music to modern, from opera to jazz, from chamber music to symphonic orchestras. Many local and international top artists like Leif Ove Andsnes and Yuri Bashmet already performed at the festival. In addition, the festival offers spectacular outdoor events, lectures, exhibitions and other events like the Northern Lights cruise, festival pubs and master classes for musicians.

From 28 January to 5 February everyday several artists will perform in Tromsø. The Answer is Land will be one of the most spectacular productions in this year's festival. The theme of the performance is our relationship to nature as humans and humans as nature. The performance starts outdoors, and the audience are then guided indoors while surrounded by yoik. A trailer can be found here.

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