Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this fall at Scandinavia House! In course building on Norwegian I (or equivalent), continue to expand your vocabulary and master grammatical structures, while enhancing […]
Join us for a book talk with C. Flemming Heilmann on his translation of Halfdan Lefevre's The Men in Denmark's Freedom Council, out now from Telemachus Press! Heilmann will discuss the seminal work […]
Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this fall at Scandinavia House! In this course based on conversation and grammar held as remote learning, students will now deal with finesse and formal […]
"A welcome lightness of touch" (ScreenDaily) — See Cecilie Debell and Maria Tórgarð's film Skál (Faroe Islands/Denmark, 2021), a documentary about youth, religion and love on the Faroe Islands, at Scandinavia House! Twenty-one-year old […]
Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this fall both remotely and in-house at Scandinavia House! In this combined course of two levels, students who already have some exposure to […]
"A dazzling and strikingly designed futuristic fairytale" (Variety) — screening at Scandinavia House ahead of its theatrical opening this September, see the gripping Lithuanian sci-fi drama Vesper (dir. Kristina Buozyte and Bruno Samper; Lithuania/France/Belgium, […]
Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this fall at Scandinavia House! In this course held both in-person and as remote learning for those completely new to Swedish, students will learn the very basics of Swedish structure and pronunciation while also discussing cultural aspects of Swedish life. At the end of the semester, students will know: […]
Join us for a live storytelling and musical podcast performance this October with World Music Institute! Acclaimed folk storyteller Bill Gordh joins Finnish folk music group Kardemimmit for a series of Finnish folk stories, and modern folk music, including a special podcast recording for the WMI Folktales Podcast series. Musicians Maija Pokela, Jutta Rahmel, Anna Wegelius […]
Join us for a live performance by Finnish folk music group Kardemimmit this October with World Music Institute! Musicians Maija Pokela, Jutta Rahmel, Anna Wegelius and Leeni Wegelius are singers and players of the kantele (the national instrument of Finland) in its 15- and 38-stringed forms. Their repertory of modern folk music draws from both Eastern […]