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Program
The winter festival at Rauland
Programme
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* Courses/lectures with an asterisk will be completely or partially in English. Program points with an asterisk will be completely or partially in English.
Friday 6.2
09:00 Tanning and sewing an Elk Ear purse (Tuesday - Wednesday) FULL! The Olav Cellar
Saturday 7.2
14:00 Pop-up concert at Spar Rauland - USN Studentar
Sunday 8.2
12:00 Pop-up concert at Lega - USN Students
Tuesday 10.2
09:00 Ski making (Tuesday - Saturday) The Sloughing Hall
09:00 Threading (Tuesday - Wednesday) The varnish
09:00 Four-strand braid (Tuesday - Thursday) Middle train
09:00 Tanning and sewing an Elk Ear purse (Tuesday - Wednesday) FULL! The Olav Cellar
12:00 - 12:50 Lecture by Conor Caldwell: Jazz and traditional Irish Music (in English)* Myllar Hall
13:00 - 13:50 Lecture by Breandán de Gallaí: Manly Men: Creative Process and Choreographing Masculinity in Irish Dance* Vaasalen
17:00 - 17:50 Crash course in dances from Telemark* Vaasalen
18:00 Exhibition opening - Student exhibition The foyer
Wednesday 11.2
09:00 Sew life with Veronika Glitsch (Wednesday - Friday) The Textile Hall
09:00 Shrink boxes (Wednesday) Three
09:00 Violin Praise (Wednesday)* The wine hall
09:00 Viking necklace making (Wednesday - Thursday)* The metal workshop
09:00 Rose painting (Wednesday - Friday) FULL! Uistoga
09:00 Ski making (Tuesday - Saturday) The Sloughing Hall
09:00 Tanning and sewing an Elk Ear purse (Tuesday - Wednesday) FULL! The Olav Cellar
09:00 Threading (Tuesday - Wednesday) The varnish
09:00 Four-strand braid (Tuesday - Thursday) The Olav Cellar
09:00 - 11:00 Traditional song with Anne Gravir Klykken and Unni Boksasp* grottoes
09:00 - 11:00 Dance classes with Vetle Springgard* Vaasalen
12:00 - 12:50 Panel discussion: "Community, quality of life and intangible cultural heritage" Siri Mæland (associate professor, USN Rauland) and others Vaasalen
13:00 - 13:50 Workshop: «Community, quality of life and intangible cultural heritage» continues in a workshop of community about and in reflection, interaction and practical expression Vaasalen
13:00 - 13:50 Tin whistle with Per Åsmund Omholt* Light blue
14:00 - 14:50 Speed date Norwegian traditional dances with Stian Roland and Siri Mæland* Vaasalen
15:00 - 15:50 Speed date Irish traditional dances with Breandan de Galli (IRE)* Vaasalen
15:00 - 16:30 Irish Fiddle with Conor Caldwell (IRE)* The wine hall
18:00 - 19:00 Student exhibition open The foyer
20:00 Two-part (Marit Karlberg and Øyonn Groven Myhren) Årestoga
21:00 - 00:00 Pub and dance in Gardsjordstoga
Thursday 12.2
09:00 Caraway (Thursday - Friday) The Sloughing Hall
09:00 Smi tumbling (Thursday - Friday) FULL! The Anvil
09:00 Horsehair Brooms (Thursday-Friday) FULL! The Olav Cellar
09:00 Shrink boxes * The varnish
09:00 Ski making (Tuesday - Saturday) The Sloughing Hall
09:00 Four-strand braid (Tuesday - Thursday) Middle train
09:00 Sew life with Veronika Glitsch (Wednesday - Friday) The Textile Hall
09:00 Rose painting (Wednesday - Friday) FULL! Uistoga
09:00 Viking necklace making (Wednesday - Thursday)* The metal workshop
09:00 - 09:50 Intro to West - Telemark traditions: Lecture with Ottar Kåsa - traditional Hardanger fiddle player and builder* The stump
10:00 - 11:30 Intro to langeleik and Norwegian jaw harp with Anders Røine* Gorrlaus
10:00 - 11:30 Kveding with Marit Karlberg and Øyonn Groven Myren* grottoes
10:00 - 11:30 Hardingfele with Ottar Kåsa The stump
12:00 - 12:50 Conversation with Karin Eriksson (post.doc., USN Rauland) and Sigurd Johan Heide (Kartellet dance company) - About gender and the performative in Norwegian folk dance: between play and seriousness. Myllar Hall
12:00 - 12:50 Research presentations in English* from Laura Ellestad (Associate Professor, USN Rauland), Benjamin Rygh (Associate Professor, USN Rauland), Linn Sigrid Bratland (Ph.D. fellow, USN Rauland) and Kim Sølve Jacobsen (Associate Professor, USN Rauland) Light blue
1300 - 1450 Interplay/Accord with Leif Ottosson (SWE)* Light blue
1400 - 14500 Polska with Ami Dregelid and Olof Misgeld (SWE) Vaasalen
1500 - 1630 Kveding with Hill, Øyonn and Tone Romtveit* grottoes
1500 - 1630 Olof Misgeld and Ami Dregelid (SWE) Lecture on and practical exploration of the music-dance relationship Vaasalen
1800 - 1900 Dance classes with Hill and Øystein Romtveit - for those of you who have danced a little before and need a refresher in West Telemark tricks and turns. Vaasalen
18:00 - 19:00 Student exhibition open The foyer
18:30 NIGHT GARDEN: Exhibition with music Telemarkstunet (attendance at the Årestoga)
Party evening Thursday in Vinjesalen
19:15 An dran drin drekt (The Cartel)
20:00 International Showcase Ireland
20:30 Sudan Dudan
21:45 Dance concert: Falkeriset fiddler's team
22:20 Dance concert: Anders Røine and Sebastian Fykse
23:00 Dance concert: Strengjarhaugen
23:30 Dance concert: Southern Danish Music Conservatory
Friday 13.2
09:00 Tile weaving (Friday)* The middle dress
09:00 Work with nettle fibers (Friday)* The varnish
09:00 Ski making (Tuesday - Saturday) The Sloughing Hall
09:00 Sew life with Veronika Glitsch (Wednesday - Friday) The Textile Hall
09:00 Rose painting (Wednesday - Friday) FULL! Uistoga
09:00 Caraway harvest (Thursday - Friday) FULL! The Sloughing Hall
09:00 Smi tumbling (Thursday - Friday) The Anvil
09:00 Horsehair Brooms (Thursday-Friday) FULL! The Olav Cellar
10:00 - 11:30 Hardanger fiddle with Laura Ellestad* Light blue
12:00 - 12:50 Lecture: Red List Crafts with Maiken Bjørklid Light blue
12:00 - 13:30 Panel discussion: Musical articulation in Swedish and Norwegian folk music. With Sven Ahlbäck, Olof Misgeld and Ami Petersson Dregelid (Kungl. Musikhögskolan i Stockholm) and Anders E Røine and Mats Johansson (USN Rauland). Myllar Hall
14:00 - 16:00 FolkOrg: Social gathering for folk music and folk dance performers (closed event) Vaasalen
13:45 - 14:45 Harding violin with Johanne Flottorp Light blue
15:00 - 16:30 Song with Anna Wikenius and Sofia Sandén (SWE) grottoes
15:30-16:30 Artist meeting with Karl Seglem Vaasalen
15:30 - 17:00 Fiddle with Sven Ahlbäck (SWE) Light blue
16:00 - 18:00 Entrance exam Bachelor in performing folk dance (closed event) Vaasalen
18:30 Album release: 'Patina' (Hill, Øyonn and Tone Romtveit) grottoes
18:30 NIGHT GARDEN: Exhibition with music Telemarkstunet (attendance at the Årestoga)
Party evening Friday in Vinjesalen
19:30 FolkJazz
20:30 Concert with students from USN Rauland
21:45 - 02:00 Dance concerts:
Johanne Flottorp
Rauland Old Dance Band
Erlend Viken + Håkon Høgemo
Kjellbjorn Karsrud
Danny Marshall / Magnhild Garnås
Lars Erik Øygarden
PS! The ski bus runs the Festival bus with extra trips on Friday and Saturday, read more here
Saturday 14.2
09:00 Enameling (Saturday) The Anvil
09:00 Ski making (Tuesday - Saturday) The Sloughing Hall
10:00 - 11:00 Mini-race for children up to 11 years old - registration on the day The wine hall
11:00 - 17:00 Winter Race - advance registration only The Wine Room, Midststoga
11:00 - 16:00 Telemarkstunet: The barn and bakery open
10:00 - 12:00 Nailing by the fire Telemarkstunet
11:00 - 15:00 Student exhibition open The foyer
12:00 - 13:00 Lecture: Clothing with a fully Norwegian value chain with Veronika Glitch (Associate Professor, USN Rauland) and Nina Alsborn Myllar Hall
13:00 - 15:00 Nailing by the fire Telemarkstunet
18:00 Album release 'Oskorei' Middle train
18:30 NIGHT GARDEN: Exhibition with music Telemarkstunet (attendance at the Årestoga)
Party evening Saturday in Vinjesalen
20:00 Soger and games with Knut Buen and Johan Vaa
21:00 International Showcase Sweden
21:45 Prize giving (Winter Racing) in the foyer
22:15 Pumpkin Pig
23:15 - 02:00 Dance concerts in Vinjesalen:
Syver Rolandsgard and Kjetil Myhren
Em Lomas & Bruce Lambelle-Ruud
The Fiddlers' Club Bøheringane
Egil Kalman
PS! The ski bus runs the Festival bus with extra trips on Friday and Saturday, read more here
Sunday 15.2
11:00 - 16:00 Telemarkstunet: Bakery open
12:00 Buskerud Talent School and the Advanced Course in Folk Music and Folk Dance (Midt-Telemark Cultural School) The wine hall
Programs from previous years:
Click here to see the program from the festival in 2025
