Multimedia concert with highly topical themes in Thingbæk Limestone Mines

SKØRPING: On Friday, May 2, the underground passages in Thingbæk Limestone Mines will be transformed into a living stage when the ensemble Ste van Holm & Friends presents a multimedia concert that embraces both sound, light and visual elements.

The six-piece ensemble brings with them an arsenal of lamps, laser cannons and video projections, which together create a very special experience.

The concert takes the audience on a thematic journey through inventions, polar exploration in Greenland, the Cold War and Faroese folk tales. The music is taken from Ste van Holm's eight albums - including the Greenland-inspired Thaw from 2019 - as well as previously unheard material from an upcoming project.

Thingbæk Kalkminer is part of the Rebildcentret and is located in scenic surroundings at Rebild Bakker. The concert marks one of Denmark’s most geographically extensive collaborations, as composer Ste van Holm lives on Christiansø, while singer Julie Sommer is based on Fanø.

“Unless one of my neighbors has played together with someone from Blåvand, I can’t imagine a wider geographical collaboration than when Julie and I do something together,” says Ste van Holm, whose album Thaw has unexpectedly gained new relevance in light of today’s political agendas and climate change.

The visual side of the concert supports the music with film sequences that draw threads for the Rebildcentret’s communication. One of the sequences was recorded in a former defense bunker in Vedbæk and serves as a tribute to REGAN Vest, which is located just 800 meters from the limestone mines.

Another film clip is based on the ill-fated Denmark Expedition, for which the Rebildcentret has proposed a memorial in the limestone mine.

The ensemble often performs on unconventional stages and has previously played in Store Tårn on Christiansø, on a river barge in Berlin and in Brønshøj Vandtårn.

Ste van Holm & Friends is led by composer and filmmaker Ste van Holm, who is behind both the music and the film. Singers Julie Sommer and Tanja Hollerup contribute vocals; the latter has just had success with a hit on the Danish charts in collaboration with Anders Blichfeldt from Big Fat Snake.

Drummer David A. Jeppesen comes from the band Browns Pitstop, Jesper H. Petersen plays bass, and Nicolai Olsen brings the rare instrument Chapman Stick into play.

The technical team also plays an important role in the concert. Lighting designer Mikkel Møller Larsen has created a special light show for the limestone mines, while sound engineer Jens Søbæk ensures optimal sound with a system of strategically placed speakers.

The concert in Thingbæk Limestone Mines promises to be a sensory experience with musical depth and visual stories - a unique meeting between nature, art and history.