ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE
The Nordic trio Dreamers’ Circus, winner of five Danish Music Awards, is a genre-defying blend of jazz, classical and traditional Scandinavian music, inspired by and rooted in the traditional folk tunes of Northern Europe but also unmistakably contemporary.
The ensemble consists of Nikolaj Busk on piano and accordion, Ale Carr on Nordic cittern, and Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, who also plays with the Danish String Quartet, on violin.
“This is music that paints images in your mind, that fires the imagination...Dreamers’ Circus celebrate more than the colour and vibrancy of Scandinavian music, they celebrate the ability it has to drive inspiration and innovation, and place themselves firmly in the vanguard of that movement. ”
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen – violin and other instruments
Nikolaj Busk - accordion, piano, synthesizers
Ale Carr – cittern, kannel, violin and other instruments
A new driving force in Nordic world music is the young Danish trio, Dreamers’ Circus. Contemporary and endlessly innovative in their approach, they draw inspiration from the deep traditions of folk music in the region and reshape them into something bright, shiny and new.
Dreamers’ Circus includes Nikolaj Busk (DK) on piano and accordion, Ale Carr (SWE) on Nordic cittern and Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen (DK), also of the Danish String Quartet, on violin.
Dreamers’ Circus display inventiveness and talent in their approach to performances that include music from Denmark and Sweden as well as Finland, Norway and the far reaches of the windswept Faroe Islands. The ensemble has won five prestigious Danish Music Awards and toured throughout Europe and beyond, with performances in Japan and the Sydney Opera House in Australia. Their first US tour in 2019 opened ears, eyes, minds and hearts. The trio collaborates regularly with the Danish String Quartet and the Copenhagen Philharmonic and performs with other orchestras.
Highlights of the 2021-2022 season include performances in La Jolla, Santa Barbara, Orange County, Montalvo, Indianapolis, Appleton, WI and a return to Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA.
In 2020, Dreamers' Circus released their 5th album, Blue White Gold on Vertical Records and was awarded Album of the Year by the Danish Music Awards 2020 and the 2021 Carl Prize for Composer of the Year (Roots music category)
Plan Your Visit
Flagstar Strand Theatre, Pontiac
