Barents Spektakel Raises Questions of Doubt and Trust, highnorthnews.com

Astri Edvardsen, journalist

oday – exactly one year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and breach of trust – Barents Spektakel commences in the Norwegian border town of Kirkenes. With the help of art productions, concerts, and debates, the festival will address difficult questions of trust and border-crossing cooperation in the North. […]

”The opening of the festival exactly one year after the start of the war will be very special. Barents Spektakel has largely been based on Norwegian-Russian cooperation within art and culture, and throughout the last year, we have asked ourselves why we should continue organizing this festival. We have concluded that creating a platform for independent Russian voices is important in a time of war and conflict – and when such voices are quickly imprisoned in Russia,” says Fadnes.

This evening will begin with a torchlight procession for peace and appeals outside the Consulate General of Russia in Kirkenes, organized by the Ukrainian Association in Norway. The torchlight procession will then move to the festival’s large opening show in the town square. Läs artikel