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Release year: 2023

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We follow how the opera singer Carina Henriksson, who has lived and worked in several world metropolises, takes the lure of the fine arts and opera to one of Sweden's most sparsely populated areas.

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• The Wilderness Diva Carina Henriksson's company is called GlesbygdsDivan, which translates to a diva from a sparsely populated area. She also runs Opera Vildmark or The Wilderness Opera.

• It is in the Tornedal culture and the Sami tradition that I have my roots. My grandmother spoke mostly Meänkieli, and my parents spoke both Swedish and Meänkieli. But they chose not to teach us children the language at home, and it is a great sadness that I carry with me. For many years I lived in a Tornedal community and identity, while at the same time I felt a certain alienation because I did not fully master the language. I have always sung on meänkieli, and Tornedal folk music is close to my heart. It was only much later that I started singing in Sami.

• When I write, create and perform, it is almost never just entertainment, but there is always something else, something I want to say, lift or shine through on stage. Right now I am working on a performance about addiction, co-dependency, mental illness and violence in close relationships. The show will be touring middle and high schools, and I hope to create greater awareness of these issues and generate a good discussion. It would be very nice if more people become more aware of this problem, and feel that they have choices and do not have to enter into relationships that are not good. If I can help someone, I will be happy, and I believe that humanity these days has a need to heal itself. Through the power of culture and the power of music, I can help and make a difference, and I think it is a responsibility that I have as a cultural worker.