The programme series in four episodes is produced by the Danish author and radio journalist Rebecca Bach-Lauritsen and takes its starting point in the story about her father’s death 20 years ago. It is a personal and poetic exploration of the relation between reality, memory and story.
Birgitte Alsted has written a number of works called ‘Sorgsange’ (Songs of Grief) and ‘2 sange til døden’ (2 Songs for Death) which inspired Rebecca Bach-Lauritsen. In the podcast they speaks about dealing with the pain from losing a loved one, how it affected their existence and their artistic production.
In the conversation with Rebecca Bach-Lauritsen Birgitte Alsted tells about her unsuccessful attempts at writing music after the loss of her own father. "I tried for a couple of years, but I couldn't write anything. I was blocked and I couldn't explain why, but it seemed as if my previous sources for writing music had just shut down. In hindsight I guess that I had to give in to my grief."
The podcast series is in Danish and is available at DR LYD. Birgitte Alsted participates in episode 3. Find it here >>
The programme will be broadcast on DR P2 on Saturday 13 November at 15.03.
