DELEGATE INFORMATION 2024

Here is a link to the Delegate Schedule. It is carefully planned out and contains information on all events you are taking part in, including meet-up spots and information on the walking we’ll be doing between venues and events. Most of the time you will be guided by your Delegate Coordinator İrem from one event to another, so finding your way will not be a problem.

Walking
Bergen is a small city and venues are never very far apart. We’ll move between venues by foot, so make sure you have some comfy shoes with you! For venues outside of the city we will be taking the bus, both private and public.

Jiennagoahti (listening lodge)
There will be guided tours to the very unique listening lodge Jiennagoahti Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. The listening lodge is placed on top of the city mountain Fløyen and is reachable by funicular and a light hike. You have been split into 3 groups for this experience and should have received information on which group you’re in in an e-mail from İrem.

Here is a link to the Delegate List which provides you with information on all your fellow delegates. You will be spending some beautiful days in Bergen together so take a moment to familiarise yourself with the people on the list and get ready to make some new acquaintances.

INTENTION
We have put together a group of people that we think will benefit from spending time together that work within similar spheres of art and music, but also that can learn new things from each other. We hope you seize the opportunity to dedicate yourselves and your time to the group whilst in Bergen.

DELEGATE FOLDER
Upon arrival at the hotel you will receive your Delegate Folder in the reception with a welcome letter, your festival wristband, a programme leaflet and some merch. Make sure you ask for it if it is not handed to you automatically. If you are not staying in the Festival Hotel your folder will be in our Festival Hub & Ticket Stand in Bergen Kunsthall.
Open 12–17 March, 11.00–17.00 every day.

FESTIVAL WRISTBAND
The wristband in the folder is red. Make sure you put it on as it ensures you free entrance to all events at the festival. You will not be needing any tickets or additional booking – the wristband gets you in everywhere.

KEEPING YOU INFORMED
Every day of the festival you’ll receive an e-mail with a reminder of the schedule of the day and the first meet-up spot of the day. We will also be making a WhatsApp group to keep you informed during the week, and also for you to keep in touch with each other. If you don’t have WhatsApp we recommend you download it for the festival.

PACKING LIST
We will be taking you for listening experiences both up the mountain and in the cold sea/heated pool/hot sauna, and will be walking together to most venues around the city centre, so here are some essentialts to bring:
– swim wear (2 pairs if you’re really keen)
– bathrobe
– warm clothes
– waterproof jacket (ideally a warm one, or lots of layers to go underneath)
– comfortable waterproof shoes
– warm sweater 

ACCOMODATION
Our festival hotel is:
Hotel Heimen
C. Sundtsgt. 18
5004 Bergen
+4755334000

All delegates and artists stay in our Festival Hotel – Hotel Heimen. Breakfast is included in the stay. Upon arrival at the hotel you will receive your Delegate Welcome Package in the reception with a welcome letter, your festival wristband, a programme leaflet and some merch. Just say your name in the reception, the hotel has you registered as a guest of the festival. Make sure you ask for the Delegate Welcome Package if it is not handed to you automatically. If you are covering parts of, or the whole stay yourself, make sure you settle your bill before checking out.

AIRPORT PICK-UP / AIRPORT BUS & CITY RAIL
If you are being picked up at the airport you will be notified via e-mail. We try to use public transport as much as possible so if you don’t get any pick-up info this is how you get into town:

The cheapest way is the Bergen City Rail, only costing NOK 40 for a ticket. You can either buy a ticket on the machines at the station right at the exit of the airport or download the app Skyss Billett. Get off at the last stop: Byparken. From here it’s a 10 minute walk to the hotel.
The other option is the airport bus Flybussen which also goes from outside the arrivals hall. Get off at: Torget. From here it’s a 5 minute walk to the hotel. This costs around NOK 150. 

Details on when and where you’ll be having lunch and dinner is in your Delegate Schedule.

Breakfast
The hotel offers a complimentary breakfast buffet every day
Monday-Friday 06.00-10.00
Saturday-Sunday 07.00-11.00

Festival Restaurant: Mat & Prat
Teatergaten 43
Lunch and dinner is provided by our Festival Restaurant: Mat & Prat. It will vary whether delegates have lunch in the Festival Restaurant or pick it up at a venue. All dinners will be served in the Festival Restaurant except a special Delegate Dinner on Sunday the 17th.

Festival Hub and Café Landmark 
Tues 12–Sun 17 March, 11.00–17.00 
Rasmus Meyers allé 5
Borealis’ ticket and info stand for the public is in Bergen Kunsthall. This is also where you find the wonderful Café Landmark which serve great food and coffee. Show your red wristband in the bar and get festival discounts on food and beverages. The discounts also work in the evening for wine and beer.

On this map you’ll find all the venues used for Borealis 2024 including the Hotel, Festival Restaurant and Festival Hub to help you navigate. We will be going most all places together, but the map could come in handy in case you get lost or have some free time on your hands.
Download Google Maps on your phone for the best experience.

Borealis 2024 celebrates innovative experimental sound and music making from across Norway and Sápmi. Over 5 days we bring together adventurous listeners in concert halls, on mountain tops, and in swimming pools to listen together. 2024’s festival is for the first time programmed in collaboration, this year with Sámi artist Elina Waage Mikalsen, bringing a whole programme of experimental Sámi artists together in a way that has never been done in Bergen before.

If this will be your first encounter with Sámi culture, please take time to familiarise yourself with some basics by checking out this reading list:
About Sápmi – Wikipedia 
Nils-Aslak Valkeapää – the humble Sámi world artist 
About the Fosen wind farm case
AlJazeera Article on the Sámi community’s solidarity with Palestine
Elina Waage Mikalsen’s NTS show of Sámi Experimental Music
About the Sámi Parliament
About the Sámi Pavillion at the Venice Biennale

 We strive to be a welcoming, accessible and inclusive festival and we want you to enjoy your experience of being here with us. We ask everyone attending the festival to adhere to our Code of Conduct. 

AVOID PRECONCEPTIONS Keep an open mind. Don’t assume things about others. Everyone has a different life experience and may be struggling with challenges that are not always visible. 

SEEK CONSENT Be aware of other people’s boundaries. If unsure, ask for consent, and if someone says ‘no’ or asks you to stop something, then stop. Their bodies, their choice! 

RESPECT PRONOUNS Use the correct pronouns and avoid making assumptions. Ask people how they want to be addressed. 

CHECK YOUR PRIVILEGE Think about how you are occupying this space and the visible and invisible hierarchies that exist. Be aware of how your privilege perpetuates oppression and discrimination. 

MIND YOUR LANGUAGE Be kind, polite and respectful to others. We have a zero tolerance policy towards harassment and prejudice of any kind, including abusive, racist, sexist, misogynist, ableist, classist, sizeist, ageist, homophobic or transphobic language. 

LOOK AFTER ONE ANOTHER We’re all here in this space together – audiences, staff, volunteers and artists. Be considerate and treat one another with kindness and respect. 

TAKE A BREAK If you feel uncomfortable or need a break you can always leave the concert. Taking a break is OK! When you are ready, we’ll let you in as soon as possible. 

REPORT If you feel threatened, unwell or unsafe at any of our events, if you notice someone else being harassed or have any concerns about an individual’s behaviour, please report it to a member of staff, or to our Managing Director: agnes@borealisfestival.no/+47 45 68 53 70.