DNA? AND?

DNA? AND? is a musical free-improv collective where special kids and professional musicians play together and create and explore their own music based on their own specialities. This exploration is often not based on rationality, technique or notation. Instead genuine musical qualities as prescence, timing and energy are often to be recognized.

DNA? AND? is Oslo-based, and has existed since 2013, with frequent workshops and gigging. They have played at the All Ears- and Blow Out festivals in Oslo, Sonic Protest in Paris and Le Guess Who in Utrecht, and have collaborated with legendary musicians like NU Unruh (Einstürtzende Neubauten), Hans Magnus Ryan (Motorpsycho) and Hamid Drake (Herbie Hancock).

DNA? AND? lets people meet through music across borders of normalities, contributes to tear down the walls between those who have- and those who lack disabilities, and make everyone understand that not only can the youngsters learn something from us. We can also learn from them.

The current members of DNA? AND? are Vilde Erikstad, Vilja Ellefsen-Larsen, Zelda Røineberg, Lene Høie, Sambou Jobarteh, Isaaq Ibrahim, Ola Skarsæterhagen, Mats Aase Henriksen, Jostein Hylin and Johannes Tjøtta Svendsen as well as Marie Bergby Handeland, Thore Warland, Kristoffer Riis, Sara Li Stensrud and Harald Fetveit. Dag Erik Knedal Andersen, Louise Evensen Herreira, Thisbe Stadler and Ramy Ghanem are also frequently around.

AUDIO

CD, Seele Brennt, DNA?AND?/NU Unruh/Reynols, 2024

2xCD, DNA?AND?, DNA?AND?, 2019

CD, Elevate, various artists, 2020

CD, Sur les Rails, varoius artists, 2014

VIDEO

Concert with NU Unruh, 2019

Rehearsal with Anla Courtis, 2019

REVIEWS, ARTICLES, MENTIONS, ETC.

The Wire-review: Seele Brennt, 2024 (EN)

The Wire-Office ambience, 2024 (EN)

On winning the Edvard Award from TONO, 2023 (N)