The ocean sings - An interdisciplinary performance where music, ecology, and storytelling meet

In a time of climate crisis and biodiversity loss, The Ocean Sings invites the audience into a listening space not only about nature, but with it. Through musical soundscapes and immersive storytelling, the performance challenges the exploitive mindset that sees nature only as resources and instead highlights its intelligence, interconnectedness, and right to exist. What does it mean to be in dialogue with nature, rather than in control of it?

At the heart of the performance is a close collaboration between Elvira Runerheim - a Swedish composer, musician, and cultural producer working across folk, jazz, and contemporary music - ​​and Miyuki Daorana, from the Greenlandic part of Inuit Nunaat, who has worked with advocacy for Indigenous and Human Rights, and Climate Justice, ranging from local to international levels.

They are joined by Jakob Rørtveit, a violinist with a bachelor’s degree in performance from the Tromsø Conservatory of Music. With a background in both folk and classical music, he focuses on interplay and musical dialogue across genres.
Marie Bottheim, a saxophonist and composer with a master’s degree in performance from the Tromsø Conservatory of Music, draws inspiration from rhythmic and folk traditions. Her work centers on communication, co-creation, and exploring different ensemble forms.

Together they all create a space where sound and story intertwine.

Performers:

Miyuki Daorana - Storyteller, Indigenous Anthropologist

Elvira Runerheim - Producer, composer, keyboardist

Marie Bottheim - Saxophonist 

Jakob Rortveit - Violinist 

DATE Saturday November 29
TIME 14.00 - 15.30. The museum is open 10.00-16.00.
LANGUAGE English
PLACE Rotunden café at The Arctic University Museum of Norway, Lars Thøringsveg 10
ENTRANCE Free entrance to the event. To see the exhibitions at the museum, please purchase a museum ticket at front desk.