ABOUT
INGVILD LANGGÅRD is composer, singer, artist and performer, making music for stage, ensemble, film, and in several musical projects, educated at the National Academy of the Arts, Oslo.
Langgård´s music for stage has been shown at Nationaltheatret, Det Norske Teatret, Chicago Contemporary Art Museum, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art and Contemporary Arts Center Cincinnati among others. Her artistic works and live performances are shown in museums, galleries and venues such as The Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Kunstnerforbundet, Lydgalleriet, the ØYA Festival, Moldejazz, Oslo Jazzfestival, the Munch Museum and Henie Onstad Art Centre.
Langgård has released two albums under the name PHAEDRA on the Norwegian avant garde label Rune Grammofon. She is also making music in the duo RUNNERSHIGH with composer and producer Øyvind Røsrud, releasing the debut album Runnershigh in 2022, as well as composing the music for the feature film FULL DEKNING with director Arild Andresen (Storm Films 2022).
In collaboration with scenographer Signe Becker, she has produced and composed two concert performances; NEW SKIN, premiering at the Ultima Festival for Contemporary Music (2017), and SKELETON WOMAN, premiering at Oslo International Theater Festival at Black Box Teater (2020) and currently touring. SKELETON WOMAN was nominated for Heddaprisen 2022, in two categories, best sound design and best costumes.
In collaboration with choreographer Magnus Myhr she initiated, composed and performed in the pop music & contemporary dance piece BANGER by Myhr/Langgård, premiering at Black Box Theater January 2024.
Recent projects include composing music and performing live with the theatre piece UTISETA at Det Norske Teatret (2022-2023), SVINGENDE SKYGGER at Trøndelag Teater (2023) and BEN at Östgöta Teater (2024) with director Lisa Lie, as well as composing music for the Jon Fosse piece EG ER VINDEN at Rogaland Teater (2024) with director Victoria Meirik, and composing music for the contemporary dance and vocal music piece EAVESDROPPER with choreorgrapher Tormod Skår Midtboe, which premiered at Ultimafestivalen / Black Box Teater (2024). In collaboration with artist Ingri Haraldsen she did the duo exhibition ÅRRINGER at Trøndelag Senter for Samtidskunst, opening February 2024, a work that included 13 newly composed vocal tracks based on the Norwegian folk song tradition.
Upcoming projects include participating as composer and singer in the piece GRISGRENDTE STRØK at Haugar Kunstmuseum with director Lisa Lie (2025) and composing music for PEER GYNT at Teatret Vårt, with director Victoria Meirik (2025).
Langgård co-founded the artist run gallery REKORD with Thora Dolve Balke and Eirin Støen in 2006, which was awarded Ny Musikk´s Pauline Hall Price 2009 for their work supporting new music in the Norwegian public. Langgård has been awarded several grants for her work, such as the Norwegian State´s Working Grant for young artists and Ingri Lindback Langaards Fund.