Starting on October 14, the Composition Forum will be arranged once a month with intersecting themes between modern music, other art forms and political issues. Famous artists will be invited across disciplines, nerd level, taste, smell, intelligence, and genres. In other words: “Composition” will be understood in its most radically open meaning.

Pia Maria Roll (b. 1970) is a Norwegian theatre director, playwright, and actor. She has been active since 1993, with productions such as The Street Scene (2008), Over Evne III (2010), Ship O’Hoi (2012), See You in My Next Play (2015), Now We Run (2016), and Ways of Seeing (2018). She has received numerous awards for her work.

Hanan Benammar (b. 1989) is an Algerian/French artist based in Oslo, working conceptually in the intersection of geopolitical, environmental, and social issues. She also organizes and curates art projects as part of her artistic practice. Benammar holds master’s degrees from the Oslo National Academy of the Arts and the Dutch Art Institute in the Netherlands. Co-creator of Ways of Seeing (2018). She was also recently the head of the jury for the 2025 Autumn Exhibition at Kunstnernes Hus.

Sara Baban (b. 1978) is a Kurdish-Iraqi/Norwegian performing artist based in Oslo. She has a background from Einar Granum Art School, Nordic Black Theatre, and the University of Oslo, and holds a master’s degree (MA) from the Oslo National Academy of the Arts. Co-creator of Ways of Seeing (2018). She has previously collaborated with Pia Maria Roll on the play Now We Run, which tells the story of two Kurdish refugee children.

The forums are free and open to all. An interest in art and/or music is no obstacle. The series is run and curated by Trond Reinholdtsen, Guoste Tamulynaite and Fredrik Blichfelt.

www.komposisjonsforum.no