Scan Magazine | Special Theme | Norwegian Festivals Not to Miss in 2018
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Additionally, a marching team from New Zealand, the all-female Lochiel Marching Team, will be joining the show in April. “In New Zealand, marching is an incredibly popular sports competition, which is very fascinating,” says Wiik. “Even though they have no military connection or training, their marching display and precision is on the same level as the very best military drill teams.” The show will also be seeing bagpipes and highland dancers, straight from Edinburgh Military Tattoo, which is perhaps the world’s most famous tattoo.
A vast history Having started out in a Viking ship in Hamar in 1994, the Norwegian Military Tattoo was quickly moved to Oslo Spektrum, where it has remained ever since. “It’s grown every year, and NMT is now up there with Edinburgh as one of the most famous tattoos in the world, with a great international audience,” says Wiik. 68 | Issue 108 | January 2018
The family-friendly show welcomes everyone but requires that children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult.
What is Norwegian Military Tattoo? The Norwegian Military Tattoo (NMT) is a military music and drill show held every other year in Oslo. It is centred around Norwegian and international military music, from classical via marches to current popular music. It was first held on the Viking ship in Hamar in 1994, and in 1996, there was a unanimous decision to move the event to Oslo Spektrum.
Participants in 2018 - US Army Field Band – USA - US Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon – USA - The Royal Danish Life Guards – Denmark - Life Guards’ Dragoon Music Corps – Sweden - Pipes and drums / Highland dancers from Edinburgh Military Tattoo – UK - Fanfara dei Bersaglieri – Italy - Lochiel Marching Team – New Zealand - 21st Grey Coat Batallion Fife and Drum Corps – Switzerland - His Majesty The King’s Guard – Norway - Top Secret Drum Corps – Switzerland - Staff Band of the Norwegian Armed Forces – Norway - The Royal Norwegian Navy Band – Norway
Timings and locations
- Frikar Dance Company – Norway
Where: Oslo Spektrum, Norway When: 20-22 April 2018 Web: www.normiltattoo.no
- The Band of the Royal Netherlands Marine – The Netherlands
- Oslo Philharmonic Choir – Norway