FROM BEAN TO BEING: backstories of cacao + short film premiere by Dara Morgana
A journey into the Amazon: cacao origins, flavors, pharmacology & your daily ritual with Myrvann + a short film premiere by Dara Morgana
Saturday, October 17 · 15:30–21:00 · Lakefront Lounge
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A day for curious minds, open senses and good cacao.
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PART I: MYRVANN CACAO — FLAVORS OF THE FOREST
Myrvann Cacao, head of Norway’s dedicated specialty cacao movement, enters the Swedish scene with an immersive journey of Amazonian storytelling, cacao tasting, sensory and scientific exploration.
We’ll follow cacao from forest to bean to bar to cup and into the body, uncovering where it comes from, why origin matters, how different cacao can taste, and what science tells us about its effects.
Founder Martin Bull shares the story behind Myrvann: from a 2-year sailing expedition from Norway through South America and into the Amazon, to deep-diving into the worlds of cacao and rainforest ecology, and eventually building a cacao factory in Numedal, Norway.
At the heart of Myrvann lies a vision that re-establishes our relationship with this ancient plant. The mission is to reconnect the modern use of cacao with its origins: the forests, people, cultures, genetics and knowledge that have shaped it.
At this event, you’ll get a chance to taste several cacao origins, guided through flavour, texture, memory and imagination, before diving deeper into cacao’s backstories, diversity and health benefits of its daily use.
From the origin of cacao
to the origin stories we carry ourselves.
PART II: A SENSE OF WONDER
The evening continues with the premiere of a 17-minute short film by an interdisciplinary artist, author and TEDx speaker Dara Morgana, Lakefront's resident artist.
What does it mean to be grounded? To be a seed? To be a tree?
In this short documentary, we follow Dara into the forest as she weaves together bark, thread, and gold to create 'The Poet-Tree'—a performance piece born from a journey through darkness and toward creative resilience. Explore the intersection of sustainable art, human healing, and the ancient wisdom of the forest.
From there, the room moves into a conversation with the artist, opening questions of our personal origins: becoming, belonging and what we choose to make from what we are given.
There will be space for group discussion, reflection and Q&A.
Watch the trailer:
www.daramorgana.art
The evening then closes with a spontaneous mingle, music and most probably more cacao. ;)
PROGRAMME
15:30 Arrival & opening
16:00 Myrvann Cacao journey
18:30 Break
18:45 A Sense of Wonder film premiere + conversation
20:00 Cacao, music & closing mingle / dance
TICKETS
298 SEK Accessible tier · limited spots
398 SEK Standard
555 SEK Supporting
*Three cacao tastings included.
Additional cacao and Myrvann products will be available to purchase.
If the ticket price is genuinely an obstacle, please reach out to one of the organisers.