Alexander von Mehren

In January of 2025, Sondre Lerche and his 52-piece ensemble performed a truly extraordinary show at the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet. The career-spanning concert was divided into two chronological acts and was performed to two sold-out audiences, in what became a dizzying musical and visual marathon both on stage and behind the scenes. For the many fans around the world who couldn’t get a seat at the Opera House in January—and for all who were there and wish to relive the magic—Sondre Lerche and ONZONZ now present Stop Time, a full-length concert film that captures the feeling of being there.

Recorded live at Drammens Teater in Norway on December 17th 2020, Lerche and director Eivind Holmboe, along with his band of 5 musicians, a six-person choir, 14 dancers, and a technical crew of 30, collaborated on the 70 minute performance that was filmed and recorded completely live one uninterrupted sequence in with no editing whatsoever. The show merges fantasy, surrealism, and music, recalling a mix of Sleep No More, David Byrne’s American Utopia, and Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s 2014 film Birdman.