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LIDIO We release music from artists, musicians and composers experiencing censorship, threats or persecution due to their musical activities.

18/02/2026

The Secret Life of a Shameless Demon: A story of Ghafandar, a demon raised against Islamic patriarchy.

Check link in bio for documentary highlights of this extraordinary one-day workshop exploring the transformation of a musical storytelling performance into a performative art practice.

Through experimentation and collaboration, the workshop opens the work to other disciplines—theatre, dance, music, and visual art—testing new performative forms and collective processes.

Composer, Writer & Director
Actor Torbjør Martin Davidsen
Dancer
Saxophone & Clarinet
Painter
Photos & Video
Project Curators and
Producer
Venue

10/02/2026

Fragment of a video conversation with our former artist-in-residence 💗 💪 Video made by where Peri spent a part of her residency.

22/10/2025

Our former artist-in-residence, Pouya and Saba, are going to have their performance, The Secret Life of a Shameless Demon,
at Empwrng Voices at Gamle Munch this Saturday!

😈 A microtonal electronic live performance intertwined with captivating storytelling. Step into a world where classical Iranian microtonal scales meet the futuristic sounds of modular synthesizers. The Secret Life of a Shameless Demon is a mesmerizing live performance that fuses microtonal electronic music with hallucinatory storytelling.

Come join us on a journey through sound and imagination as we unveil the captivating tale of Ghafandar the demon — where traditional melodies dissolve into modern electronic soundscapes to create an unforgettable experience.🖤

A storytelling performance at Gamle Munch
📅 25th October | 🕛 12:00
as part of the
✨ Text and Music by Pouya Pour-Amin
🎙️ Narration by Saba Pouyeshman

Check out the story of Nurperi Orunbaeva, multidisciplinary artist from Kyrgyzstan and Safemuse’s current artist-in-resi...
18/09/2025

Check out the story of Nurperi Orunbaeva, multidisciplinary artist from Kyrgyzstan and Safemuse’s current artist-in-residence.

– My work is a legacy for all the daughters of the world. It serves as a testament to the empowerment of women, inspiring generations to break free from the constraints of traditional roles…it is a call to embrace our true selves and seek liberation from the oppressive structures imposed by patriarchal societies.

This is one of the powerful statements from Nurperi featured in our latest article «Nurperi Orunbaeva: Decolonising the Self through Artistic Practice and Reimagining Ancestral Heritage».

Discover more about Peri’s pathway into the art world, from a courageous act of creating and self-discovery towards challenging the suppressive system, self-liberation and revitalisation of cultural traditions, at the link in bio.

We invite you to our event - burmese q***r film dispatch at  on the 4th of October! ✨💫Yours Queerly presents ‘burmese q*...
17/09/2025

We invite you to our event - burmese q***r film dispatch at on the 4th of October! ✨💫

Yours Queerly presents ‘burmese q***r film dispatch’ - a curated selection of four short films from Myanmar, ranging from 2018 to 2025, to illuminate how the q***r community is portrayed and represented on screen amidst political and societal limitations. The films serve as a reminder that q***r angst and joy are forms of resistance. The line-up will not be revealed prior to the screening. So join us and come in with a bit of faith! ❤

Brief letters and notes from the filmmakers will be read out before each film.

October 4th, 19:00
Nordic Black Theater
Hollendergata 8, 0190 Oslo
Free entry and everyone is welcome!

The screening is curated by Safemuse’s current artist-in-residence, Burmese filmmaker Eddie Htet Aung Lwyn.

We invite you to our event - burmese q***r film dispatch at  on the 4th of October! ✨💫Yours Queerly presents ‘burmese q*...
17/09/2025

We invite you to our event - burmese q***r film dispatch at on the 4th of October! ✨💫

Yours Queerly presents ‘burmese q***r film dispatch’ - a curated selection of four short films from Myanmar, ranging from 2018 to 2025, to illuminate how the q***r community is portrayed and represented on screen amidst political and societal limitations. The films serve as a reminder that q***r angst and joy are forms of resistance. The line-up will not be revealed prior to the screening. So join us and come in with a bit of faith! ❤

Brief letters and notes from the filmmakers will be read out before each film.

October 4th, 19:00
Free entry
Nordic Black Theater
Hollendergate 8, 0190 Oslo

The screening is curated by Safemuse’s current artist-in-residence, Burmese filmmaker Eddie Htet Aung Lwyn.

We invite you to read our latest article: A Dose of Survivor’s Guilt, Recurrent Frustration, and Moments of Overcoming. ...
13/08/2025

We invite you to read our latest article: A Dose of Survivor’s Guilt, Recurrent Frustration, and Moments of Overcoming. It features our newest artist-in-residence, Eddie Htet Aung Lwyn, a Burmese filmmaker and photographer.

Through Eddie’s heartfelt and honest reflection, we can learn more about their artistic journey and the ways they navigate the complex emotions of freedom, survivor’s guilt, and healing through art.

“Do I still feel survivor’s guilt? Yes, of course. But my motivation has shifted. Now, I want to create art as a celebration of being alive, of having survived, of being in community. I like to call it radical joy, because we all need it” - Eddie Htet Aung Lwyn

(article link in bio)

Join us!! An important conversation will take place tomorrow at Hvitsten Salong - Local Practice, Global Resonances: Art...
01/08/2025

Join us!! An important conversation will take place tomorrow at Hvitsten Salong - Local Practice, Global Resonances: Artistic Influence Beyond Borders.

Jiska Huizing, Bjørn Hatterud, and our artist-in-residence, Nurperi Orunbaeva, three artists from diverse backgrounds and nationalities, will take part in a conversation moderated by Aliona Pazdniakova. Together, we will explore which structures within the art world support free artistic expression and how our local artistic practices can contribute to broader social change. 💪💪

 is happening this weekend!!! 💥💥💥Many of our past and current artists-in-residence will be exhibiting and performing, al...
01/08/2025

is happening this weekend!!!
💥💥💥

Many of our past and current artists-in-residence will be exhibiting and performing, alongside other amazing musicians and artists. Each week in August, there will be workshops, artist talks, and art walks! You don’t want to miss it!! See you there!” 🥳😍

Programme link in bio ❤️

- For a couple of years, I felt disconnected from all art forms. Being an artist under censorship and suppression often ...
08/07/2025

- For a couple of years, I felt disconnected from all art forms. Being an artist under censorship and suppression often felt hopeless. But thankfully, art is more powerful than any dictatorship; it is part of what makes us human and cannot be silenced so easily. Slowly, the spark within me was reignited through a new artistic practice. - Saba Pouyeshamn.

Have a read of our latest article featuring our artist-in-residence, , a multidisciplinary artist from Iran who resisted having her art shaped by propaganda. Through her practice, she is finding new ways to shift the story, from suppression to imagination.

Our latest article - “Pouya Pour-Amin: An artist’s journey from fear to freedom” — To have artistic freedom now is a tot...
20/06/2025

Our latest article - “Pouya Pour-Amin: An artist’s journey from fear to freedom”

— To have artistic freedom now is a totally new feeling for me. I didn’t know how it would feel. When I look back at this short period I have worked in freedom, I can see that things have started changing in the ways that I think and create art.

These are the words of Safemuse’s artist-in-residence, Pouya Pour-Amin, an exciting multifaceted artist who was born in Tehran and has over twenty years of experience from music, composition, sound design and performance.

Learn more about Pouya’s story, his refusal to stay silent in the face of threats, censorship and imprisonment, and his rebirth as a free artist. (Link in bio)

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