INNAFØRR?—A conversation about breaking boundaries

Project Spotlight: Across genres and generations, two Sámi artists share their perspectives. 

Indigenous Sovereignty ch’i cha jų̃ kwa’ch’e Dän däw Kwenjè
Two portraits of Sámi women with a white line dividing them.

This conversation, recorded as part of the 2021 Arctic Arts Festival, brings together two participants representing two generations and different genres of Sámi art. Mari Boine is a vocalist, musician and lyricist, while Elle Sofe Sara is a dancer, choreographer and film and theatre director. Both are concerned with promoting Sámi art and culture, and are deeply respected Sámi artists.

Two portraits of Sámi women with a white line dividing them.
COURTESY ARCTIC ARTS FESTIVAL.

The conversation is simultaneously interpreted into Norwegian.

INNAFØRR? is a new series of conversations based on this year’s theme, “Who is allowed to tell the story?” The conversations take place in an intimate environment at Støperiet where participants raise questions that have to do with storytelling—their own and/or in a bigger perspective. The series includes questions about what types of stories it is important to tell, who has the right to tell the stories and if there are stories you should not tell. The participants are selected based on similarities or differences between them that appear to be interesting to highlight.

Norsk

Elle Sofe Sara i samtale på samisk med Mari Boine. Samtalen blir simultantolket til norsk.

Begge er opptatt av å løfte frem samisk kunst og kultur, og er dypt respekterte samiske kunstnere.

De representerer to generasjoner og ulike sjangere av samiske kunst. Boine som vokalist, musiker og tekstforfatter, mens Sara er danser, koreograf og film- og teater regissør.  

INNAFØRR? er ny samtaleserie hvor samtaler tar utgangspunkt i årets tema – Hvem har lov til å fortelle historien? 

Samtalene foregår på Støperiet, hvor deltakerne tar opp spørsmål rundt historiefortelling, sin egen og/eller i et større perspektiv. Spørsmålene handler om hvilke typer historier det er viktig å fortelle, hvem har rett til å løfte fram historiene og om det finnes historier som ikke skal fortelles? Samtalepartnerne kobles sammen basert på likhetstrekk eller ulikheter dem imellom.

Credit: This event was presented as part of the Arctic Arts Festival, June 24, 2021. COURTESY ARCTIC ARTS FESTIVAL.  

This story is part of the Sámi Spotlight. View more content from the Spotlight here.