Punktfestivalen
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| Punkt International Music Festival Punktfestivalen | |
|---|---|
 From the seminar at Punktfestivalen 2025, curator David Toop with Oren Ambarchi | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Music Festival |
| Date | Early September |
| Begins | 5 September 2019 |
| Ends | 7 September 2019 |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Venue | Teateret, Kunstsilo |
| Location | Kristiansand |
| Coordinates | 58°08′39″N 7°59′42″E / 58.1441°N 7.9949°E |
| Country | Norway |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Founder | Jan Bang and Erik Honoré |
| Website | punktfestival |
Punkt International Music Festival or Punktfestivalen is a music festival that has been held in Kristiansand, Norway, every year since 2005.[1]
The festival aims to present experimental music from all over the world and provide innovative musicians an opportunity to share collective experiences.[2] A main idea is the live sampling and remixing of the concerts on the Main Stage, with the result presented to the audience as a new concert immediately afterwards.[3][4][5][6]
Punktfestivalen was established by the musicians Jan Bang and Erik Honoré. They have collaborated since 1980, with the specialty of Bang's live sampling and programming and Honoré's abilities as a musician, producer, and author.
Punkt quickly gained a high international reputation and was, at its launch, named “This year’s most innovative festival” by Fiona Talkington in the BBC Music Magazine.[7][8] The first edition attracted coverage from Germany’s WDR, Die Zeit, Süddeutsche Zeitung, and the BBC.[1] In 2007, BBC Radio 3 broadcast a three-day series featuring live recordings from the previous year’s festival.[9][10]
Brian Eno (2008), Laurie Anderson (2014), and David Sylvian (2011) are among the international musicians who have performed at Punkt.[11][12][13] Norwegian musicians who have appeared at the festival include Sidsel Endresen, Nils Petter Molvær, Bugge Wesseltoft, Mari Boine, Eivind Aarset, Anja Garbarek, and Arve Henriksen.[14]
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Bang and Honoré have taken the concept abroad; as of 2024, they have visited 27 cities in Europe, Canada, and Japan.[7][15] The work is supported by the Arts Council Norway, Music Norway, and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[3]
