Cikada | Contemporary Music

upcoming events

Wed 21 Jan
Requiem for a Star
Trondheim
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21 Jan 2026, 19:00 – 20:00
Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway
Cosmic Soundscapes of Destruction and Creation
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Thu 22 Jan
Requiem for a Star
Hamar
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22 Jan 2026, 19:00 – 20:00
Hamar, Hamar, Norway
Cosmic Soundscapes of Destruction and Creation
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Sat 24 Jan
Requiem for a Star
Oslo
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24 Jan 2026, 19:00 – 20:00
Oslo, Sagene, Oslo, Norway
Cosmic Soundscapes of Destruction and Creation
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Sun 14 Jun
Poppe // nyMusikk
Ridehuset, Oslo
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14 Jun 2026, 19:00 – 20:00
Ridehuset, Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Cikada presents new music by the award-winning German composer!
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past events

Fri 19 Dec
Four Compositions on Francis Alÿs' Children's Games // BRUSK
Musea Brugge / BRUSK
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19 Dec 2025, 20:00
Musea Brugge / BRUSK, Dijver 12, 8000 Brugge, Belgium
Children flying kites in Afghanistan, playing knucklebones in Nepal. Snail races in Belgium, orange dances in Denmark.
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Mon 03 Nov
Four Compositions on Francis Alÿs' Children's Games // WIEN MODERN
Säulenhalle, Museum für angewandte Kunst
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03 Nov 2025, 17:00
Säulenhalle, Museum für angewandte Kunst, Stubenring 5, 1010 Wien, Østerrike
Children flying kites in Afghanistan, playing knucklebones in Nepal. Snail races in Belgium, orange dances in Denmark.
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Fri 17 Oct
LABORATORIUM #5
Stange
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17 Oct 2025, 19:00 – 20:30
Stange, Sørumvegen 265, 2335 Stange, Norway
Reqiuem for a Star - Cosmic Soundscapes of Destruction and Creation with Cikada String Quartet.
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Mon 22 Sept
Four Compositions on Francis Alÿs' Children's Games // WARSAW AUTUMN
Warsaw
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22 Sept 2025, 19:00 – 20:30
Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Children flying kites in Afghanistan, playing knucklebones in Nepal. Snail races in Belgium, orange dances in Denmark.
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Multiple Dates
Sun 14 Sept
Four Compositions on Francis Alÿs' Children's Games
Astrup Fearnley
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14 Sept 2025, 15:00 – 16:30
Astrup Fearnley , Strandpromenaden 2, 0252 Oslo, Norway
Children flying kites in Afghanistan, playing knucklebones in Nepal. Snail races in Belgium, orange dances in Denmark.
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news

01/

Night Lives album out now!

When the sun goes down, a new world comes to life that most of us know little about. Cikada has recorded Kristine Tjøgersen's magnificent excursion into this shrouded world of nocturnal creatures.

Night Lives is out now!

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02/

Popping with Cikada

Popping imagines a future where music is shattered into memes and genres blur. Is it a dystopia—or a musical utopia?

A burst of sci-fi, politics, and pop absurdity—Our newest album Popping is out now.

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03/

New CD release!

Check out our new live album with music from Donaueschinger Musiktage 2018 and Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 2001.

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press

5against4.com

The most impressive theatrical work i experienced at Ultima 2023 was Night Lives, from the irrespressible Kristine Tjøgersen. Equal parts mischievous and childlike, Tjøgersen’s responses to and inspirations from the natural world are always as mind boggling as they are imaginative, and in recent years have been treated to stunning realisations.

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