Forgotten Artist Brought to Life by Massive Choir Performance at Roskilde 2025

Danish artist Karoline Ebbesen (1852–1936) was plagued by mental illness and spent much of her life at Sct. Hans Hospital. She left behind a large body of work – including drawings, textile pieces and paper collages – that went largely unnoticed until recent recognition.

Her voice is now revived in Lise Haller Baggesen's work, Lille Solstråle Sad og Så På Månen, premiering at Roskilde Festival. The piece is based on Karoline's notebooks, and performed by the 40-person choir BARK, with costumes and staging by Lise Haller Baggesen and new music by Anders Lauge Meldgaard.

See the Roskilde announcement here.