Family day

at Siljustøl

Siljustøl is a vast and beautiful outdoor landscape with winding paths, towering trees, a lake, and the composer Harald Sæverud’s home rising from its surroundings.

On the final day of spring, the forest and the house come alive with mysterious creatures and musical experiences. You may catch a glimpse of witches, creatures in the grass and among the trees around the next bend – or was something stirring down there, in the dark waters? Here, children and adults can explore nature and music together. Outdoors, visitors can follow puzzle trails and sensory adventure routes; inside the house, guided tours and musical fairy tales await.

In celebration of the 20th family day and Dukketeaterverkstedet’s 30 years in their red workshop at Østre Murallmenningen, audiences can look forward to some new wandering mythological fantasy figures at Siljustøl.

Sæverud and his wife, Marie Hvoslef, created Siljustøl as a place to live in close contact with nature and its sounds. Every morning, Sæverud would walk barefoot through the dew-covered grass and drink a small glass of seawater drawn from a depth of 40 metres in the Korsfjord.

Photo: Johanne Karlsrud

Programme

Official opening at 13:00 with Jacob Nødseth from Vestland Fylkeskommune, and dance with Musikalkompaniet by the grave.

Inside the house

Fairytale concerts with pianist Frode Skag Storheim at 12:00, 12:30, 14:00, 14:30, 15:00 & 15:30

In the adventure trail

• Digging for treasure

• Workshop: Make your own dragon
  with Adele Lærum Duus, Anne Sophie Huseby, Azadeh Javanmard, Ingvild Withammer, Silje Sandven 

• Sad and happy tones with/Elisabeth Vannebo og Glenn Sørskår 

• Piano concerts with students from Bergen kulturskole at 13:30 and 14:30, led by Kathrine Bauck 

• Piano: Nøkken skal temmes with Anders Hannevold 

• Harp lady with Ceri Angharad Rimmer 

• Ents and dryads with Grethe Mikaelsen and Hedvig Garshol 

• Mysterious tableaus 
  Spytt i Panne teater with Johanne Eikehaug Adriansen, Hild C. Vang, Ida Kristine Ulmark, Embla Klausen Herland, Kristine Langballe Friksen, Mona B. Watson 

• Sour piano 

• Sound forest with Asbjørn Sundal 

• Sensory tent with Daina Ulmyte and Elona Dantaité 

• Nøkken in the lake with Kristoffer Eikehaug 

Around the area

• Musikaljentene and Musikalkompaniet: Theater and costume games  

• Rabbit in the hat, butterfies, ghosts and more 

• Puppets  
  with Ingeborg Meyer Lysne, Alva Pauline Gjerde, Pia Emilie Nome, Per Arne Løset, Stein Ove Øygardslia, Jan Holden 

• Den røde huldra with Brita Grov 

• Den filosofiske volven with Marita Moe Sandven 

• Den gale spåkonen with Roseane Dos Reis 

Age recommendation

• All ages

• Please note that some parts of the programme can be frightening to small children.

Practical information​

• Please do not walk outside the gravel paths.

• Please note that not all of the programme is interactive.

Transport/parking

Limited parking available. We encourage audience to use public transportation, or park at Lagunen and take the light rail (Bybanen) one stop to Råstølen, which is about a 10-minute walk from Siljustøl.

A collaboration between

Bergen International Festival, ​Kode and Dukketeaterverkstedet (Puppet theatre workshop) by Jan Holden​

Supported by