At the Jazzkaar Festival in Tallinn, improvisation and reflection meet in a landscape shaped by historical fault lines, westward gazes, and hopes for the future.

They have a bivouac, a couple of churches and a cultural festival – in northern Norway, Kirkenes, people are prepared if the worst happens. 

At Warsaw Autumn, they are not only focused on sounds. The Polish festival aims to influence reality with new names and ideas.

Was it just for fun that the world's oldest festival for Nordic contemporary music traveled to Scotland? No, it was an educational journey.

Was it just for fun that the world's oldest festival for Nordic contemporary music traveled to Scotland? No, it was an educational journey.

The audiovisual festival Sonica shakes up the senses with sick robots, bagpipes and electronica for the future.