Are you folk or vampire? A live concert by electronic composer Bjørn Svin. Based on his music for the game Real Vampires and 500 years of authentic accounts of vampirism, the work unfolds as an immersive musical and visual narrative, drawing on the game’s elements and reshaping them into a new sonic experience. The music moves between day and night, carrying shifts in mood, tension and perspective. The audience is invited into selected moments, entering the Real Vampires universe through simple, shared choices. A first public showing of an evolving format where music, story and play meet. History is moving!
Content warning Real Vampires concert contains depictions of historical burial rituals, including exhumation of bodies, decapitation, and references to disease and death. Some scenes include exposed male genitalia derived from old medical illustrations and historical sources connected to burial practice. All visuals are presented in a stylized, cartoony cut-out aesthetic rather than graphic realism.
Real Vampires addresses themes of moral panic, social exclusion, and collective violence in historical contexts. While the tone includes dark humor, the subject matter may be sensitive for players affected by themes of death, persecution, nudity, or ritual violence.
