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SNØHETTA
architecture – landscape – interior
Through April 3, 2010

The innovative, award-winning, and environmentally conscious architectural firm, Snøhetta, will be featured in a multi-faceted exhibition, opening on February 4, 2010. SNØHETTA, architecture – landscape – interior offers insights into the design and construction of the firm’s most important works, including the celebrated Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Alexandria, Egypt, the recently completed Norwegian National Opera and Ballet in Oslo, Norway, and the planned National September 11 Memorial Museum Pavilion in New York. Organized and initially presented by the National Museum – Architecture in Oslo earlier this year, this exhibition includes films, photographs, drawings, models, and interactive learning devices.

Commissioned by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the exhibition is produced by Norway’s National Museum of Art, Architecture, and Design in close collaboration with Snøhetta. Support for the exhibition has been provided by the Royal Norwegian Consulate General in New York and Tova Borgnine. The curator is Eva Madshus, Senior Curator at the National Museum—Architecture in Oslo.

For concert reservations, call 212.847.9740 or email event_reservation@amscan.org

New York Scandia Symphony
Thursday, February 11, 8 pm
$15 ($10 ASF Members; FREE to students with a valid ID)

Dorrit Matson, Music Director and Conductor, leads the New York Scandia Symphony in a program that includes Per Norgaard’s Pastorale, Frank Foerster’s Suite of Scandinavian Folk Tunes featuring violist Frank Foerster, and the U.S. premieres of Poul Schierbeck’s Largo – i Danmark er jeg født for string orchestra and Anders Koppel’s Concerto Piccolo for accordion and strings.

Sponsored by The Royal Danish Academy of Music.

NYNDK – The Hunting of the Snark CD Release
Saturday, February 20, 7:30 pm
$15 ($10 ASF Members; FREE to students with a valid ID)

Bringing together musicians from New York (NY), Norway (N), and Denmark (DK), transatlantic jazz collective NYNDK returns to the scene with The Hunting of the Snark – an album that sets (mostly) modern 20th century classical composers’ works to post-modern jazz music, including Charles Ives’ The Cage, 1,2,3, and Remembrance, and Edvard Grieg’s Adagio (from Piano Concerto in A Minor). NYNDK brings to the mix a combination of refined Scandinavian cool and aggressive New York heat, spiced with a progressive post-modern sensibility.

Presented in conjunction with the Consulate General of Denmark, New York and the Danish Arts Agency’s DaNY Arts. National Museum—Architecture in Oslo.

Only ASF Members may reserve film tickets by calling 212.847.9746 or emailing film_reservation@amscan.org

New Nordic Cinema
February 17 – May 8, 2010
Wednesdays @ 6:30 pm & Saturdays @ 3 pm
Single ticket: $9 ($6 ASF Members); Series Pass: $72 ($48 ASF Members)

Scandinavia House presents some of the most influential and successful Nordic films to New York audiences in our annual series of recently released films. The series will continue fall 2010 with contemporary films from Norway and Sweden.

The Introspective Detective: Wallander Returns
February 26 – May 28, 2010
Fridays @ 6:30 pm (exceptions are noted)
Single ticket: $9 ($6 ASF Members); Series Pass - all 13 episodes: $100 ($75 ASF Members)
Each episode is 90 min.

In a series of encore screenings at Scandinavia House, the Kurt Wallander mysteries presented this winter and spring, based on the characters by Henning Mankell, were originally released in 2005 and screened in 2006. Detective Wallander, his daughter Linda, and their colleague Stefan struggle to solve challenging cases in Ystad, Sweden. While their personal and professional relationships evolve, they must rely on one another – not just to find the truth, but to survive.

For complete series synopses, please visit our website or visit our Facebook fan page.

Only ASF Members may reserve film tickets by calling 212.847.9746 or emailing film_reservation@amscan.org

Skoppa and Skrítla at the Movies/Skoppa og Skrítla í bíó
Saturday, February 20, 11 am (in Icelandic) & 1 pm (in English)
$9 ($6 ASF Members); Family-friendly

The lovable Skoppa and Skrítla return to Scandinavia House to present their film Skoppa and Skrítla at the Movies/Skoppa og Skrítla í bíó (Iceland, 2008). Through song and dance the film offers a message about the wisdom of hopeful wishing and the lasting values of friendship, while leading children on an adventure through wildlife and natural locales, stimulating the imaginations of those of an age of awe and learning. 56 min.

Jean Sibelius: A Composer’s Life and the Awakening of Finland
Lecture by Dr. Glenda Goss
Tuesday, February 23, 6:30 pm
$10 ($8 ASF Members; FREE to students with a valid ID)

Composer Jean Sibelius (1865–1957) came to prominence during Finland’s golden age of the arts. The timing was no coincidence, for Sibelius helped to shape that golden era while in turn being shaped by it. In her talk, Dr. Glenda Dawn Goss, Professor of Musicology at the University of Georgia and 1996 Visiting Professor at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, will present this national creative tide in the context of Nordic cultural currents and will discuss the vital importance of the wider Nordic world for the creation of that display.

Skoppa and Skrítla at the Movies/Skoppa og Skrítla í bíó
Saturday, February 20, 11 am (in Icelandic) & 1 pm (in English)
$9 ($6 ASF Members); Family-friendly

Aladdin
The Lahjän Tytöt Aesthetic Gymnastics Club
Thursday, February 25, 5 pm
FREE – no reservations are required

The Finnish gymnastic group Lahjän Tytöt combines Finnish art and sport in an enchanting combination of high-energy modern dance, group aesthetic gymnastics, and traditional folk song and dance. This performance will tell the story of Aladdin, interpreted through dance and aesthetic group gymnastics.

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Come to the Shop @ Scandinavia House for your special Valentine’s Day gift. We’re open: Monday-Saturday, 12-6 pm (Wednesday until 7 pm) and Sunday 12- 5 pm. For more information call 212.847.9737.

Dinner & a Movie and Dinner & a Concert
Ongoing, 5 – 10 pm
Dinner & a Movie: $30 per person ($26 ASF Members)
Dinner & a Concert: $34 per person ($29 ASF Members)

Pairing top-notch Scandinavian cinema with fine Nordic cuisine, Smörgås Chef Restaurant @ Scandinavia House continues its popular Dinner & a Movie and introduces Dinner & a Concert three-course prix fixe dinner menus. Available from 5 to10 pm, these ongoing offers feature a selection of favorite dishes including herb-roasted chicken, cured gravlaks and Swedish meatballs, and include one admission to that evening’s film screening or concert.

Terribly Happy/Frygtelig Lykkelig - Exclusive Engagement
Started February 5 – see website for more details

Angelika Film Center
18 West Houston Street (@ Mercer Street)
NYC
Show times & more info

FACC Luncheon – Meet Finnish Composer Magnus Lindberg
February 12, 12 pm
$35 ($30 FACC Members)
Please RSVP by February 8

The Consulate General of Finland
866 UN Plaza, Suite 250 (@ 48th Street & 1st Ave)
NYC
More event info
RSVP

Christopher Rådlund & Xu Bacheng
Through March 12

Heiberg Cummings
420 West 25th Street, 1C (Btwn 9th & 10th Aves)
NYC
More info

Norwegian Painter Kenneth Blom
Through March 6

Jason McCoy Inc.
41 East 57th Street, 11th Floor
NYC
More event info

Please visit www.scandinaviahouse.org for a complete schedule of programs.

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New York, NY 10016
Tel: (212) 879-9779

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