ILLUMINATED BY THE NIGHT
ILLUMINATED BY THE NIGHT
Blackout as an idea was born in 2016 and developed during 2018-2020.
The first event was organized by Tvibit in 2020.
Our team
Are you a creative person/an artist and/or did you just get excited about this and want to be part of the next Blackout?
Alessandro Belleli
Director of Festival/Blackout inventer
Wondering arctic-tropical anthropologist and film/foto director in love with both the North and the South. Alessandro (was) a nomad that found his stable home more north than Santa Claus’s home, Tromsø*. He devoted the last 12 years of his life lo learn about people, creativity and pictures from the Arctic(s), especially Northern Norway.
Driven by the idea that dreams deserve to become true right here, right now, he decided (against all the odds) to make Blackout become true. U can stalk him HERE
*where he lives from 2013
Kjetil Andreassen
Music Director/Blackout music wizard
Kjetil has a deep passion for music and for ideas out of the box: from his studies at the Music Conservatory, the Musicians Institute in Los Angeles, through more than 20 years as a freelance musician and from the establishment of Tromsø Music School. He is head of music department at Tvibit.
His contribution to the music environment in the North has been very central, generous and remarkable. Learn more about Kjetil HERE
Rhian Collings
Creative consultant/Blackout stage producer
Bubbling with creative energy, Rhian loves to share her enthusiasm for life with the projects and people she works with.
Currently a creative producer for Fasasona, a film production company based in Tromsø, Rhian also facilitates Talent X, a training programme for young producers in Northern Norway. Besides this, she runs creativity workshops and contributes to numerous projects as a mentor/creative consultant.
Rhian is lit up by meaningful projects and playful people. Most importantly, she appreciates ideas that elevate, and share a message of hope for, and with, the world.
Oliver Vanderpoorten
Science & Art/ Blackout stage producer
Oliver is a scientist and artist with big fascination for light technology and a passion for challenges. Being a microscopist for more than 8 years in several optics institutions around the world, he uses his skills to communicate science to the general public using optical phenomena for creative light installations, photographic exhibitions and nano-artworks. In Blackout he sees an intuitive way for people to experience the full spectrum of light, which allows all their senses to be focused on the interaction – understanding that light can be touched, bend and shaped at our own will to foster creativity. You can find out more about him HERE