14. Norient Festival 2026

January 15–17, 2026

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Aftermovie 

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Live Acts & Performances

Serge P. and Blue Method from BLKSHFT, Coco Em, nithin shams, Yashaswini Raghunandan, Uzma Falak, Rounak Maiti, Stella Nyanzi, Logan February, Ezzo Scourti, Hilde Wollenstein, Philipp Rhensius aka. Alienationist, Suvani Suri aka bloop, Ian Nnyanzi, SOORIYAN, Odyssey Quartet, ALY-X, Angela Demattè, Melodies In My Head, Ruhail Qaisar, NÂR, Kamilya Jubran, Werner Hasler, Jodlerklub Lorraine-Breitenrain, Ego Death, Parco Palaz, Ed Lalo, aXapGuLa presents  KruškaTv

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Speakers

Aura Satz (online), Mohamed Yaghi (online), Osama Abdullah, Coco Em, BLKSHFT, Chris Mc Guinness, Rounak Maiti, Peter Klatt, Laurence Desarzens, Julien Fehlmann, Thomas Burkhalter, Philipp Rhensius, Milena Krstić aka Milena Patagônia, Billy Shebar, Sabine Krayenbühl, Rana Ghose, Hiroo Tanaka, Yashaswini Raghunandan 

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Films

Preemptive Listening (Aura Satz, GBR 2024, 89’) *
Gaza Sound Man (Hosam Abu Dan, Mohamed Yaghi, QAT/Gaza 2025, 43’) *
Rhythm of a Flower. An Animated Documentary about Pandit Kumar Gandharva (Amir Dutta, IND 2024,83’) *
6-A Akash Ganga (Nirmal Chander, IND 2023, 92’) *
Wind as Context (Antye Greie-Ripatti, FIN 2025, 12’) *
Rebel Country (Francis Whately, USA 2024, 75’) *
The Diary of a Sky (Lawrence Abu Hamdan, LEB 2024, 44’) 
Territórios (Siddarth Govindan, POR 2023, 19’) *
A Stranger in the World (Sturla Pilskog, NOR 2025,30’) *
Monk in Pieces (Billy Shebar 2025, 94’)
Sabar / Transcriptions (Hiroo Tanaka (director), Studio Labout / Outer / Berlin Atonal / Moe Soe (Production), SEN 2025, 31’) **
Bass Boss (Rana Ghose, IND 2025, 17’) *
Music in a Village Named 1PB (Surabhi Sharma, IND 2025, 132’)
 

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Trailer

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Festival Team 2026

Artistic Directors: Suvani Suri and Philipp Rhensius
Curatorial Team: Claudia Popovici, Emma Nzioka, Erna Kuduzovic, Thomas Burkhalter
Festival Director: Thomas Burkhalter
Head of Production: Erna Kuduzovic
Head of Communication & Press: Janina Neustupny
Technical Manager: Stephan Hermann
Support Production: Rebecca Favale and Ben Pauli
Support Curation: Rebecca Salvadori, Vinzent Preuß, Najrin Islam, Vaibhav Abnave
Graphic Design: Amogh Bhatnagar
Video Production: Robby Wahyudi Onggo, Stephan Hermann,  Dodo Ward, Pablo Sulzer
Assistant Video Production: Anna Mesaric
Copy Editing: Tucker M. Wiedenkeller, Patricia Götti
Photography: Jana Leu, Simon Boschi, liveit.ch

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Media Coverage

→ Ö1, Kunst Hören. Norient Festival Audio Piece, 06.2026 (Follows)
→ CLOT Magazine, London. Festival Review, 18.02.2026 (Follows)
→ Der Bund, Switzerland. Ugandische Aktivistin kommt nach Bern. Porträt Stella Nyanzi, 16.01.2026 (Link)
→ Berner Zeitung, Switzerland. Ugandische Aktivistin kommt nach Bern. Porträt Stella Nyanzi, 16.01.2026 (Link)
→ SRF 3, Sounds! Mixtape, Norient Festival Takeover by Philipp Rhensius and Erna Kuduzovic, 16.01.2026 (Link)
→ Radio Bern, RaBe Info: Südasiatische Perspektiven auf die Bühne bringen – SOORIYAN im Gespräch, 15.01.2026 (Link)
→ SRF 2 Kulturplatz Talk, Switzerland. Norient, with Thomas Burkhalter and Philipp Rhensius, 14.01.2026 (Link)
→ Radio Bern, RaBe Info: Akustische Zeugnisse aus Gaza, 14.01.2026 (Link)
→ Journal B, Norient Festival: Interview Suvani Suri, 12.01.2026 (Link)
→ Listen UP! #562 Popletter, Norient Festival preview, 11.01.2026 (Link)
→ Berner Kulturagenda, Norient Festival: Interview Suvani Suri, 08.01.2026 (Link)
→ ORF 1, Österreich, Sound-Art: Zeit-Ton, Ein Hotspot für außereuropäische Musiken, 09.01.2026, (Link)
→ Surprise, Switzerland. Norient Festival: Preview, 05.01.2026 (Link)
→ Jazz things & Blue Rhythm, Deutschland, 09.12.2025, Norient Festival 2025 preview, (Link)
→ Unsere Beweggründe, Portal für elektronische Musik, Switzerland, 04.12.2025, Norient Festival 2026, (Link)

Venues

Lunaire Bern

  

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Catering Partner

Sous le Pont, Reitschule   

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