Films etcetera
Exhibitions
Food and traditions
Talks
Festival programme
Workshops
Main events
Tuesday, 22. August 2023
Flamenco-dancing
Are you aged between 10 and 18 and want to learn to dance Flamenco? Ullensaker kulturskole and Global Gathering invite you to a workshop with Flamenco-dancer Ingrid Myklebust, accompanied by guitar player Jesús Morente.
Opening of the Global Gathering Festival 2023
Concert with [TBA] and exhibition of Moldovan national costumes
Wednesday, 23. August 2023
The Norden Association today and in the future
A lecture by Erik Leifssøn in light of a world undergoing drastic changes.
Thursday, 24. August 2023
Ukrainian Evening
Ukrainian Evening and the celebration of the Ukrainian National Day
"Kniven i ilden" (The knife in the fire) – Ingeborg Arvola
Ingeborg Arvola is visiting Global Gathering to talk about her most recent book Kniven i ilden, the first book in the trilogy Ruijan rannalla – sanger fra ishavet (songs from the Polar Ocean), about “kvener” (people of Finnish descent in Northern Norway) and the landscape they live in.
Friday, 25. August 2023
Move & Groove
Are you aged between 7 and 13? Do you like cool rhythms and music from other parts of the world? Do you like to dance, sing, and play an instrument? Now you can join others enjoying music, singing, and dancing, in making a show!
Gulliver Returns
Ukrainian speech, Norwegian subtitles. Age limit 6 years.
US Orchestra (Kyiv)
Ukrainian folk music
Saturday, 26. August 2023
Welcome w/ mayor Eyvind J Schumacher
Welcome to the 5th. Global Gathering Festival Jessheim
Flamencura
Flamencura offers deep-diving into the Spanish culture and the world of flamenco, inviting the audience to get carried away by brilliant guitar playing and catchy rhythms.
”Bølingen” + “Ullensaker spelemannslag”
“Bølingen” + “Ullensaker spelemannslag” in ensemble, presenting Norwegian folk music and folk dance.
Célio Carvalho and Vera Regina Americo with The Husbands
Our own local house-band with Brazilian guests and groove.
The King's drum - multilingual musical tale for children
Raymond Sereba and Beathe Frostad tell in Gagou and Norwegian about the greedy turtle and the good king
Move & Groove
Move & Groove with “Ullensaker kulturskole” and Thulani Mulakali, offering rhythms from South-Africa. This is a presentation of the result of the workshop “Move & Groove”.
Raga Blues
Raga Blues presents South-Indian/Tamil-inspired music from Sri Lanka, merged with European jazzy sounds.
Rainbow Band
A colourful group from Iran and Romania living in Jessheim, where this band was formed in conjunction with an earlier Global Gathering Festival.
Stian Carstensen & HORTA
Stian Carstensen & HORTA perform old Romani-songs in a spontaneous, unfiltered way.
Elena Dyachenko w/chorus
Ukrainian musician, singer, and choir-conductor living in Jessheim, who together with a choir offers titbits of Ukrainian folk music.
Showing of traditional costumes
For the first time, traditional costumes from different countries will be shown at Global Gathering Festival.
Moksha
An exciting combination of Nordic jazz and Indian raga with evocative improvisations and complex rhythms.
Svilen Konac
Serbian dance group established in Ullensaker.
Sunday, 27. August 2023
Moldovan Evening
The Moldovan National Day will be celebrated, with film screening, exhibition of national costumes, and talks.