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SUMMARY:Present Tense Machine by Gunnhild Øyehaug
DESCRIPTION:Read and discuss Scandinavian literature in translation as part of our Nordic Book Club\, now online! Each month we select a novel from some of the best Nordic literary voices. On May 10\, we’ll be discussing Present Tense Machine by Gunnhild Øyehaug\, out now in translation by Kari Dickson\, which was recently discussed by the author in a virtual panel now streaming here. \nOn an ordinary day in Bergen\, Norway\, in the late 1990s\, Anna is reading in the garden while her two-year-old daughter\, Laura\, plays on her tricycle. Then\, in one startling moment\, Anna misreads a word\, an alternate universe opens up\, and Laura disappears. \nTwenty years or so later\, life has gone on as if nothing happened\, but in each of the women’s lives\, something is not quite right. Both Anna and Laura continue to exist\, but they are invisible to each other and forgotten in each other’s worlds. Both are writers and amateur pianists. They are married; Anna had two more children after Laura disappeared\, and Laura is expecting a child of her own. They worry about their families\, their jobs\, the climate—and whether this reality is all there is. \nØyehaug delivers another dazzling renovation of what fiction can do: a testament to the fact that language shapes the world.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/present-tense-machine-by-gunnhild-oyehaug/
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SUMMARY:Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel - Evocative Visions
DESCRIPTION:Internationally acclaimed pianist Jeffrey Siegel returns for his ever-popular Keyboard Conversations® series at Scandinavia House. Each evening comprises an informal commentary on the music and its composers\, a full performance of each work\, and a short Q & A session. The accessible format enables audiences to build an understanding of classical music whether newcomer or seasoned listener. \nIn tonight’s concert “Evocative Visions\,” Mr. Siegel will perform a selection of works from Liszt\, Rachmaninoff\, Sibelius\, Grieg\, and Palmgren. \nTickets to this event must be purchased in advance online at the link above; screenings will take place in Victor Borge Hall. Attendees are required to follow all Scandinavia House safety protocols\, including wearing masks during the program and observing social distancing rules in signage. Please read our full safety protocols here. \nTickets must be purchased in advance online at the link above. The series will continue with performances on March 10 and May 5. \nAbout Jeffrey Siegel\nA renowned pianist and a Steinway artist\, Jeffrey Siegel has enjoyed an illustrious career. Born into a musical family\, Siegel studied with Rudolf Ganz in his native Chicago\, with the legendary Rosina Lhévinne at The Juilliard School and\, as a Fulbright Scholar\, with Ilona Kabos in London. \nHe has performed with some of the finest orchestras in the world\, including the Berlin Philharmonic\, London Symphony\, Moscow State Symphony\, the Oslo and Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestras\, and NHK Symphony of Japan\, among others. In the U.S.\, his engagements have included solo performances with the New York Philharmonic\, Los Angeles Philharmonic\, The Philadelphia Orchestra\, The Cleveland Orchestra\, Boston Symphony Orchestra\, and Chicago Symphony Orchestra. \nSiegel has also collaborated with many of pre-eminent conductors: Pierre Boulez\, Charles Dutoit\, Neeme Järvi\, James Levine\, Zubin Mehta\, Leonard Slatkin\, Michael Tilson Thomas\, and David Zinman\, as well as legendary maestros of the past\, including Claudio Abbado\, Lorin Maazel\, Eugene Ormandy\, Sir George Solti\, William Steinberg\, Klaus Tennstedt\, and Yevgeny Svetlanov. \nSiegel has also recorded The Power and Passion of Beethoven (Random House Audio\, 2006); The Romanticism of the Russian Soul (Random House Audio\, 2006); The Romance of the Piano (Random House Audio\, 2006); An American Salute (Random House Audio\, 2007); Music for the Young – and the Young at Heart (WFMT Radio\, Chicago\, 2008); and American Pianistic Treasures (WEDU\, Tampa)\, to name a few. \nThe ongoing Keyboard Conversations® series flourishes in major cities throughout the United States\, including New York\, Chicago\, Philadelphia\, Cleveland\, Phoenix\, Minneapolis/St. Paul\, Dallas\, Denver\, and Washington\, D.C. Some of these venues have presented Keyboard Conversations® for more than 30 years – testimony to Siegel’s artistry\, innovative format\, and loyal fans.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/keyboard-conversations-with-jeffrey-siegel-evocative-visions/
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SUMMARY:Held for Ransom
DESCRIPTION:“A gripping\, superbly acted account” (Variety) — on May 4\, see the gripping new Danish autobiographical film Held for Ransom (Denmark\, 2019; dir. Niels Arden Oplev) at Scandinavia House! \nIn  2013\, Danish photojournalist Daniel Rye (Esben Smed) was kidnapped by ISIS while documenting the civilian refugee crisis in Syria. Over his next 13 months of captivity\, Rye endured torture\, beatings\, and threats of execution\, first on his own and then alongside 19 other international hostages\, including the American journalist James Foley. Based on the book by Puk Damsgård\, Daniel follows Rye’s experiences through capture and captivity\, his relationships with other prisoners\, and the Rye family’s fears that they may never see their son alive again; while hostage negotiator Arthur navigates for their release with the Islamic State and Danish government\, Daniel struggles to survive. (138 min. In Danish and English with English subtitles) \n“A polished\, moving\, muscular thriller that never exploits or simplistically reduces its real-life horrors for entertainment value”—Variety \nThis screening will take place in Victor Borge Hall; attendees are required to follow all Scandinavia House safety protocols\, including wearing masks during the program and observing social distancing rules in signage. Please read our full safety protocols here. ASF is committed to providing an environment free from harassment or discrimination in the treatment of individuals and does not permit harassment or discrimination in any forms (whether racial\, sexual\, religious\, orientation or others) within our building. Any visitors who do not abide by these policies will be required to leave. Read our our Non-Discrimination Policy here.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/held-for-ransom/
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SUMMARY:Nordic Literature in Translation: Damascus\, Atlantis
DESCRIPTION:On April 23\, join us for a Nordic Literature in Translation event with author Marie Silkeberg and translator Kelsi Vanada on Silkeberg’s 2021 book Damascus\, Atlantis\, which was recently longlisted for the 2022 PEN Award for Poetry in Translation. With moderator David Rothenberg\, the publisher of  Terra Nova Press\, they’ll discuss Silkeberg’s poetry collection and Vanada’s translation of her works\, for which Vanada won ASF’s  Nadia Christensen Translation Prize in 2018. \nSilkeberg has been a major voice in Swedish poetry since the early 1990s. In these poems\, translated by Kelsi Vanada and drawn from her two most recent collections\, Atlantis and Till Damaskus (written with Ghayath Almadhoun\, whose poems from the collection were published in English translation as Adrenalin)\, she tackles some of the most wrenching events of recent decades—globalization\, the escalating war in Syria\, and its ongoing aftermath and consequences. The speakers of these poems live in a reality informed by these events and by an older European history. Taking the standpoint of listener and observer forced to confront the horrors in present tense\, the poems question how we share the pain of others\, and how the meeting between different experiences of trauma influences language. The poems are matched with stills from Silkeberg’s poetry films\, putting word and image in dialogue to explore ruins\, cityscapes\, the echoes of history\, all into the depth of language’s power. \nIn today’s event\, Silkeberg and Vanada will read from and discuss the writing\, translation\, and publication with images of this book which has been called “beautiful\, breathtakingly threatening\, cruel as only love can be” (Kristian Lundberg\, Aftonbladet) with Rothenberg. \nNow in its 43rd year\, ASF’s Annual Translation Competition awards prizes for outstanding translations of poetry\, fiction\, drama\, or literary prose written by a 20th- or 21st-century Nordic author. The Nadia Christensen Prize recognizes an outstanding translation of a literary text from a Nordic language into the English. \nThis event will take place as a Zoom webinar; please ask questions in the chat or send them in advance to  info@amscan.org. Registration is required; please sign up at the link above. This conversation will be recorded and available later to stream on our Virtual Programming page and on our YouTube channel. \nAbout the Speakers\nMarie Silkeberg is a poet\, translator\, and poetry filmmaker living in Stockholm. Since her first book appeared in 1990\, she has written nine collections of poetry\, including 23:23 (2006)\, Material (2010) and\, with Ghayath Almadhoun\, Till Damaskus (2014). Her two most recent books are Atlantis (2017) and Revolution House (2021). During her years as Professor in Literary Composition at Valand Academy\, Gothenburg University\, Silkeberg published nonfiction in Avståndsmätning (2005) and Att fortsätta med att skriva (2011). She has translated several books by the Danish poet Inger Christensen and American poets such as Susan Howe\, Rosmarie Waldrop\, Claudia Rankine and Anne Boyer. Together with different composers\, filmmakers\, and poets\, she has made text and sound compositions and poetry films; the four most recent\, with Ghayath Almadhoun\, have been screened all over the world. In 2021\, Damascus\, Atlantis\, a selection of her poems translated into English by Kelsi Vanada\, was published by Terra Nova Press. \nKelsi Vanada is a poet and translator from Spanish and Swedish. Her book-length translations include Damascus\, Atlantis: Selected Poems by Marie Silkeberg (Terra Nova Press\, 2021)\, which was longlisted for the 2022 PEN Award for Poetry in Translation; as well as Into Muteness by Sergio Espinosa (Veliz Books\, 2020) and The Eligible Age by Berta García Faet (Song Bridge Press\, 2018). She published Rare Earth\, a chapbook of original poems\, in 2020 (Finishing Line Press). A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop in Poetry\, Vanada also holds an MFA Literary Translation from the University of Iowa. She won the 2018 American-Scandinavian Foundation Nadia Christensen Translation Prize for poems from Marie Silkeberg’s Atlantis. Vanada works as Program Manager of the American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) in Tucson\, Arizona. \nAbout the Moderator\nMusician and philosopher David Rothenberg wrote Why Birds Sing\, Bug Music\, Survival of the Beautiful and many other books\, published in at least 11 languages. He has more than 30 recordings out\, including One Dark Night I Left My Silent House which came out on ECM\, and most recently In the Wake of Memories and Faultlines. \nHe has performed or recorded with Pauline Oliveros\, Peter Gabriel\, Ray Phiri\, Suzanne Vega\, Scanner\, Elliott Sharp\, Umru\, Iva Bittová\, and the Karnataka College of Percussion. Nightingales in Berlin is his latest book and film. Rothenberg is Distinguished Professor at the New Jersey Institute of Technology and the founder and publisher of Terra Nova Press. 
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/nordic-literature-in-translation-damascus-atlantis/
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SUMMARY:Music on Park Avenue with Per Tengstrand & Opus - Tchaikovsky!
DESCRIPTION:Music on Park Avenue is back! The popular series hosted by Scandinavia House and Per Tengstrand welcomes its audience back to Victor Borge Hall beginning in the fall of 2021. Beginning in February 2022\, the chamber music group Opus @ Princeton University will return for the final three concerts of the season\, continuing their popular performances with Tengstrand of piano concertos in chamber settings as well as chamber music works.  \nIn tonight’s performance\, Tengstrand and Opus will perform the concerto of concertos: the iconic beginning of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor\, Op. 23\,” one of the most popular tunes ever written. The musicians will perform Tchaikovsky’s entire first concerto from beginning to end\, as well as a smorgasbord of chamber music pieces from Per Tengstrand and Opus. \nTickets to this event must be purchased in advance online at the link above; concerts will take place in Victor Borge Hall. Attendees are required to follow all Scandinavia House safety protocols\, including wearing masks during the program and observing social distancing rules in signage. Please read our full safety protocols here. \nThe Music on Park Avenue concert series is supported in part by a generous grant from The Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation and in part by the Lynn Carter Fund of the ASF. \nABOUT PER TENGSTRAND\nPer Tengstrand has firmly established himself as one of today’s most exciting pianists. He has been described by The Washington Post as “technically resplendent\, powerful\, intuitively secure\,” and by The New York Times as “a superb Swedish pianist” whose recital “was rewarding\, both for its unusual programming and for his eloquent\, technically polished performances.”Tengstrand is the subject of the acclaimed Swedish documentary The Soloist\, directed by Magnus Gertten and Stefan Berg (Sweden\, 2003)\, which was featured at the International Festival of Cinema and Technology in New York. \nIn 2005 he was decorated by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden with the “Litteris et Artibus” Medal for outstanding service to the arts. During the pandemic\, Per started making music documentaries which were viewed and appreciated by people all over the world. As this line of work will continue\, the documentary Beethoven and the Freedom of the Will is planned to have its world premiere at Scandinavia House in 2022. \nABOUT OPUS\nFounded in 2014 by Edward Leung ’16 and Jisoo Kim ’16\, Opus (formerly Opus 21) is dedicated to bringing an eclectic repertory of chamber music to Princeton University and beyond. Consisting of a select roster of undergraduate pianists and string players\, Opus presents innovative programming\, embracing both traditional and contemporary repertoire. Committed to new music\, members of Opus were invited to perform the North American premiere of composer Sam Wu’s “dolphin song” at the 2015 APAP|NYC\, the world’s largest networking forum and marketplace for performing arts professionals. \nMost recently\, Opus was the featured artist at the Helsingborg Music Festival in Sweden\, giving multiple concerts at prestigious venues. As cultural ambassadors\, Opus strives to broaden the public’s interest in chamber music and collaborate with other peer institutions and conservatories. Upcoming performances feature collaborations Harvard\, Yale and Columbia Universities.
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SUMMARY:Hatching
DESCRIPTION:On April 20\, see an advance screening of the new Finnish thriller Hatching at Scandinavia House! A fascinating portrait of the nature of maternal instinct\, Hatching opens theatrically in New York on April 29 and has been acclaimed as “a wild and weird ride; a cult classic in the making” (San Jose Mercury News) and “a knotty delight” (The Film Stage). A pre-recorded interview with director Hanna Bergholm will follow the screening. \nTwelve-year-old gymnast Tinja (Siiri Solalinna) is desperate to please her image-obsessed mother\, whose popular blog ‘Lovely Everyday Life’ presents their family’s idyllic existence as manicured suburban perfection. One day\, after finding a wounded bird in the woods\, Tinja brings its strange egg home\, nestles it in her bed\, and nurtures it until it hatches. The creature that emerges becomes her closest friend and a living nightmare\, plunging Tinja beneath the impeccable veneer into a twisted reality that her mother refuses to see. As Tinja battles to come to terms with the genuine emotional bond with her grotesque and bloodthirsty new found family\, she must also contend with the fraying connection to her own demanding mother (Finland\, 2022. 87 min. In Finnish with English subtitles.) \nOfficial selection 2022 at the Sundance Film Festival; “part social commentary\, part creature-feature\, Finnish thriller Hatching succeeds in large part because it commits so diligently to its conceit\, as out there as it is” (Third Coast Review) \nThis screening will take place in Victor Borge Hall; attendees are required to follow all Scandinavia House safety protocols\, including wearing masks during the program and observing social distancing rules in signage. Please read our full safety protocols here. \n \nSpecial thanks to IFC Films. \nAbout the Director\nHanna Bergholm is a Finnish film director. She has graduated in 2009 from the University of Art and Design Helsinki with MA in Film Directing. She has directed several internationally awarded short films and also TV drama series. Her latest short horror film Puppet Master has been selected to several international film festivals including Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal 2018\, Fantastic Fest in Austin 2018\, and also to the MoMA Museum of Modern Art New York 2019. Hatching is her first feature film.
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SUMMARY:A Writer Named Tove
DESCRIPTION:From April 15 through 24\, see an animated documentary based on the life of acclaimed Danish author Tove Ditlevsen\, A Writer Named Tove /Tove i stykke\, screening virtually from Scandinavia House Online! The film will include a virtual introduction by author and translator Michael Favala. \n“I am a poor human. A miserable human. A completely depraved human. I am sleepless as an owl\, ugly as a witch\, and white wine runs through my veins instead of blood. Furthermore\, I am about to sh** myself to death\,” author Tove Ditlevsen wrote following a break-up with her last husband in 1973. Translated and published in over 20 countries\, and the recipient of several literary prizes including the Golden Laurels in 1956\, Tove lived a sort of double life: while Tove Ditlevsen the human was falling apart\, Tove Ditlevsen the writer would sit in “The Oval Room” to analyze and describe her life. A Writer Named Tove asks the question: did Tove live her life to actually live it\, or to write about it? Directed by Sami Saif; recipient of awards including Best Short Film\, Robert Award 2020 (Denmark\, 2020. 38 min. In Danish with English subtitles) \nScreenings will take place April 15-24\, and will be available for viewing on a virtual cinema screening platform throughout this period. To download viewing instructions and an FAQ\, please click here. \n \nAbout the Speaker\nMichael Favala Goldman is a translator of Danish literature\, a poet\, educator\, and jazz clarinetist. He has translated 17 books of Danish poetry and prose\, including Dependency\, book three of The Copenhagen Trilogy by Tove Ditlevsen\, which was selected among New York Times’ Ten Best Books of 2021. His third book of poetry\, Small Sovereign was awarded a Best Poetry Book of 2021. He lives in Northampton\, MA\, where he has been running bi-monthly poetry critique groups since 2018.
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SUMMARY:Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel Fantastic Fantasies
DESCRIPTION:Internationally acclaimed pianist Jeffrey Siegel returns for his ever-popular Keyboard Conversations® series at Scandinavia House. Each evening comprises an informal commentary on the music and its composers\, a full performance of each work\, and a short Q & A session. The accessible format enables audiences to build an understanding of classical music whether newcomer or seasoned listener. *This event was originally scheduled for January 27\, 2022\, and how now been rescheduled to April 14\, 2022.* \nIn tonight’s concert “Fantastic Fantasies!” Mr. Siegel will perform a selection of works from Bach\, Mendelssohn\, Schumann\, and Stenhammar. \nTickets to this event must be purchased in advance online at the link above; concerts will take place in Victor Borge Hall. Attendees are required to follow all Scandinavia House safety protocols\, including wearing masks during the program and observing social distancing rules in signage. Please read our full safety protocols here. \nTickets must be purchased in advance online at the link above. The series will continue with a performance on May 5. \nABOUT JEFFREY SIEGEL\nA renowned pianist and a Steinway artist\, Jeffrey Siegel has enjoyed an illustrious career. Born into a musical family\, Siegel studied with Rudolf Ganz in his native Chicago\, with the legendary Rosina Lhévinne at The Juilliard School and\, as a Fulbright Scholar\, with Ilona Kabos in London. \nHe has performed with some of the finest orchestras in the world\, including the Berlin Philharmonic\, London Symphony\, Moscow State Symphony\, the Oslo and Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestras\, and NHK Symphony of Japan\, among others. In the U.S.\, his engagements have included solo performances with the New York Philharmonic\, Los Angeles Philharmonic\, The Philadelphia Orchestra\, The Cleveland Orchestra\, Boston Symphony Orchestra\, and Chicago Symphony Orchestra. \nSiegel has also collaborated with many of pre-eminent conductors: Pierre Boulez\, Charles Dutoit\, Neeme Järvi\, James Levine\, Zubin Mehta\, Leonard Slatkin\, Michael Tilson Thomas\, and David Zinman\, as well as legendary maestros of the past\, including Claudio Abbado\, Lorin Maazel\, Eugene Ormandy\, Sir George Solti\, William Steinberg\, Klaus Tennstedt\, and Yevgeny Svetlanov. \nSiegel has also recorded The Power and Passion of Beethoven (Random House Audio\, 2006); The Romanticism of the Russian Soul (Random House Audio\, 2006); The Romance of the Piano (Random House Audio\, 2006); An American Salute (Random House Audio\, 2007); Music for the Young – and the Young at Heart (WFMT Radio\, Chicago\, 2008); and American Pianistic Treasures (WEDU\, Tampa)\, to name a few. \nThe ongoing Keyboard Conversations® series flourishes in major cities throughout the United States\, including New York\, Chicago\, Philadelphia\, Cleveland\, Phoenix\, Minneapolis/St. Paul\, Dallas\, Denver\, and Washington\, D.C. Some of these venues have presented Keyboard Conversations® for more than 30 years – testimony to Siegel’s artistry\, innovative format\, and loyal fans.
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SUMMARY:Helene
DESCRIPTION:On April 13\, join us for a presentation of the new film Helene\, based on true events in the life of Finland’s most acclaimed painter Helene Schjerfbeck\, at Scandinavia House! This theatrical screening will take place at Scandinavia House and will be accompanied by a virtual screening from Friday April 8 through 17; click here for details. \nIn 1915 Helene Schjerfbeck (Laura Birn) is a forgotten artist\, living in the Finnish countryside with her elderly mother. Years have passed without any exhibitions\, and she continues to paint only for her own passion\, not for glory. Everything changes when an art dealer discovers Helene and her unseen 159 paintings; amazed by her outstanding talent\, he decides to prepare a huge solo exhibition for her in the capital Helsinki. When he also introduces her to the forester and amateur painter Einar Reuter\, a great admirer of Helene’s work\, she also finds herself falling in love with her new confidante. But when the exhibition is an enormous success with critics\, Helene’s joy is complicated by the discovery that Reuter has become engaged to someone else. With the help of her friend Helene Westermarck\, she must learn to become an even more independent woman while remaining an artist ahead of her time. Directed by Antti J. Jokinen (Finland\, 2020. 122 min. In Finnish with English subtitles) \nThis screening will take place in Victor Borge Hall; please select the in-house ticket option at checkout to attend in person. Attendees are required to follow all Scandinavia House safety protocols\, including wearing masks during the program and observing social distancing rules in signage. Please read our full safety protocols here. \nSee a trailer and film talk with Laura Birn & Antti Jokinen: \n \nAbout the Director\nAntti J. Jokinen directed The Resident (2011)\, Purge (2012)\, The Midwife (2015) and Flowers of Evil (2016). Jokinen was nominated for the Jussi Award for Best Director for Purge\, which was also an Oscar nominee from Finland. He won the Shanghai International Film Festival Grand Prix for Best Direction in his film Flowers of Evil. Helene is the third part of Jokinen’s trilogy.
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SUMMARY:To Cook a Bear by Mikael Niemi
DESCRIPTION:Read and discuss Scandinavian literature in translation as part of our Nordic Book Club\, now online! Each month we select a novel from some of the best Nordic literary voices. On April 12\, we’ll be discussing To Cook a Bear by Swedish author Mikael Niemi\, a fantastic tale set in the far north of Sweden in 1852 that has been an international bestseller and a Sunday Times UK Best Book of the Year. \nJussi\, a runaway Sami boy\, meets and becomes the faithful son and disciple of famous pastor Laestadius\, as the two set out on botanical treks filled with philosophical discussions where Jussi learns all about plants and nature; and also how to read and write and about spirituality. But their quiet days are interrupted when a maid goes missing in the forest and is found dead\, causing locals to suspect a predatory bear is at large. \nBut Laestadius sees other traces that point to a far worse killer on the loose; and as he and Jussi work to track down the murderer after another maid is severely injured\, they are unaware of evil closing in on them — for it is revivalist times\, and as Laestadius’s powerful Sunday sermons grant salvation to farmers and workers\, they also gain him enemies among local rulers losing profits from alcohol. \nA completely absorbing and unforgettable novel\, To Cook a Bear both entertains and burrows deep into the great philosophical questions of life. \n“[A] wonderfully idiosyncratic novel from Sweden…not only a riveting\, psychologically astute mystery but also a work of history\, natural history\, and religion”—Booklist
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SUMMARY:The Sixteen Trees of the Somme
DESCRIPTION:On April 12\, join us for a book talk with bestselling Norwegian author Lars Mytting on The Sixteen Trees of the Somme\, his engrossing new literary novel about a family mystery\, revenge and forgiveness\, out April 5 from The Overlook Press! \nThis intricately plotted new novel from the author of Norwegian Wood and The Bell in the Lake tells the story of Edvard\, starting at his family’s farm in Norway\, where he was raised by his grandfather. The death of Edvard’s parents when he was three has always been a mystery\, but he knows that the fate of his grandfather’s brother\, Einar\, is somehow connected. One day\, a coffin—a meticulous\, beautiful\, and unique piece of craftsmanship with the hallmarks of a certain master craftsman—is delivered to the farm for his grandfather\, long before the grandfather’s death\, raising the thought that maybe Einar isn’t dead after all. Edvard is then driven to unravel the mystery of his parents’ death. Following a trail of clues from Norway to the Shetland Islands to the battlefields of France and sixteen ancient walnut trees colored by poison gas during World War I\, Edvard ultimately discovers a very unusual inheritance. \nWinner of the Norwegian Booksellers’ Prize and longlisted for the Dublin Literary Prize\, spanning a century and masterfully navigating themes of revenge and forgiveness\, love and loneliness\, The Sixteen Trees of the Somme displays the rich talents of Lars Mytting in a story that is utterly compelling and unforgettable. \nThis event will take place as a Zoom webinar; a moderator will be announced closer to the date. Registration is required at the link above. \n“Though the twists of discovery drive the plot\, it is the intimacy with the natural world—as we might expect from the author of the phenomenally successful Norwegian Wood—that most compels us: potato-flowers\, islets\, storm petrels\, walnut trees\, and walnut wood” —The Times Literary Supplement \n“Finely crafted . . . a mystery novel that fits together like a piece of fine marquetry”—The Guardian \nAbout the Author\nLars Mytting (b. 1968)\, one of Norway’s bestselling writers\, is the author of The Bell in the Lake\, an Indie Next pick\, and Norwegian Wood: Chopping\, Stacking\, and Drying Wood the Scandinavian Way. His books have sold more than two million copies in 20 languages. The Sixteen Trees of the Somme was awarded the Norwegian Booksellers’ Prize and was longlisted for the Dublin Literary Prize. He lives with his wife\, their two daughters and three forest cats in Elverum\, a small town in the forest district of Norway.
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SUMMARY:Family Easter Celebration
DESCRIPTION:It’s time to celebrate Easter with Scandinavia House! On Saturday\, April 9 at 11 AM\, join Finish singer-songwriter Ida Metsberg and the Children Center for an Easter-themed concert and art activity exploring unique traditions and children’s crafts from the Nordic region. \nEaster in the Nordic countries is all about welcoming the long-awaited spring after the dark and cold winter months and is celebrated with a variety of fun family-friendly activities and traditions. In our celebration\, we will learn about the Swedish ‘påskkärring’ / Finnish ‘Trulli’ – Easter witch – who take to the streets in groups\, knocking on doors to wish residents ‘Glad påsk’ (Happy Easter) and have sweets in exchange for a home-made drawing or Easter letter. \nAccording to folklore\, a witch-like character flew on a broom to the mythical island of ‘Blåkulla’ on Good Friday to mingle with the devil\, returning on Easter Day. \nWe will dress up as ‘påskkärring’ (with painted cheeks and freckles) and make our own drawings to exchange for a special Swedish treat. We will also create ‘påskris’ birch twig bouquet arrangements adorned with feathers and yarn. All accompanied by the singing talents of Ida Metsberg!
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/family-easter-celebration/
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SUMMARY:Helene
DESCRIPTION:Screening virtually from Friday\, April 8 through Sunday\, April 17\, see the new film Helene\, based on true events in the life of Finland’s most acclaimed painter Helene Schjerfbeck\, at Scandinavia House! Virtual screenings will be accompanied by a theatrical presentation at Scandinavia House on April 13; click here for details. \nIn 1915 Helene Schjerfbeck (Laura Birn) is a forgotten artist\, living in the Finnish countryside with her elderly mother. Years have passed without any exhibitions\, and she continues to paint only for her own passion\, not for glory. Everything changes when an art dealer discovers Helene and her unseen 159 paintings; amazed by her outstanding talent\, he decides to prepare a huge solo exhibition for her in the capital Helsinki. When he also introduces her to the forester and amateur painter Einar Reuter\, a great admirer of Helene’s work\, she also finds herself falling in love with her new confidante. But when the exhibition is an enormous success with critics\, Helene’s joy is complicated by the discovery that Reuter has become engaged to someone else. With the help of her friend Helene Westermarck\, she must learn to become an even more independent woman while remaining an artist ahead of her time. Directed by Antti J. Jokinen (Finland\, 2020. 122 min. In Finnish with English subtitles) \nVirtual Screenings will take place April 8-17\, and will be available for viewing on a virtual cinema screening platform throughout this period. Please make sure to select the Virtual ticket option on checkout. To download viewing instructions and an FAQ\, please click here. \nSee a trailer and film talk with Laura Birn & Antti Jokinen: \n \nAbout the Director\nAntti J. Jokinen directed The Resident (2011)\, Purge (2012)\, The Midwife (2015) and Flowers of Evil (2016). Jokinen was nominated for the Jussi Award for Best Director for Purge\, which was also an Oscar nominee from Finland. He won the Shanghai International Film Festival Grand Prix for Best Direction in his film Flowers of Evil. Helene is the third part of Jokinen’s trilogy.
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SUMMARY:Glacier Elegies
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of the launch of Jaanika Peerna’s newly published monograph Glacier Elegies (Terra Nova Press\, 2022)\, join us for a panel discussion with artists Jaanika Peerna and Riitta Ikonen in conversation with curator and advisor Zoë Foster! \nMuch of Jaanika Peerna’s recent work is a lament to glaciers and natural  ice. Her ongoing project Glacier Elegy forms the central core of this  publication; the book presents an in-depth look at this iconic work\, through essays\, images of works and performances\, as well as the artist’s own  words. In doing so\, it shows how a contemporary artist in her prime addresses the climate emergency. The book touches on ecological grief and looks at how Peerna and other key contemporary artists have used the subject of  ice to highlight the global climate emergency. It includes essays by Robert MacFarlane\, Janet Passehl\, Celina Jeffrey\, and an interview by  Joana P. R. Neves\, situating Peerna’s work and envisioning how creative acts  imagine ecological relations in the face of rapidly changing climates and environments\, while also giving voice to the difficult emotions of fear\,  trauma\, grief\, and mourning. Peerna’s work offers us a way through. \nLikewise\, Riitta Ikonen highlights themes such as climate change and the pollution of the Baltic Sea through her work. She also frequently examines the relationship between humans and the natural world. This is evident in her ongoing photography and sculpture project Eyes as Big as Plates\, in collaboration with Norwegian artist Karoline Hjorth. \nPeerna and Ikonen will discuss art and environmental practices related to the book with Foster\, the editor of Glacier Elegies\, during an in-person program in Volvo Hall. Glacier Elegies is out from MIT Press on March 1\, 2022; purchase the book here. \nThis program will take place in-person in Volvo Hall; RSVP required. Attendees are required to follow all Scandinavia House safety protocols\, including wearing masks during the program and observing social distancing rules in signage. Please read our full safety protocols here. \nAbout the Artists\nJaanika Peerna is an Estonian-born artist and educator living and working in New York since 1998. Her work encompasses drawing\, installation and performance. Peerna’s Glacier Elegy is an ongoing series of performances\, the most recent of which took place on the waterfront in Brooklyn\, in Cold Springs\, and Berlin. The performances\, focused on the erosion of ice\, are a reminder that it is our human actions that cause the destruction of glaciers; she encourages her audience to feel the touch of the ice with her. Peerna’s exhibitions include FRAC Picardie\, France; Real Art Ways\, Hartford\, CT; Artdepoo Gallery and Vana-Wõromaa Cultural Center\, Estonia; Salon b\, Montreal\, Drawing Lab\, Paris and Kentler International Drawing Space\, New York. Together with this\, her performances include: The Bronx Museum\, New York; Hudson Valley Centre of Contemporary Art: Real Art Ways\, Hartford\, CT. Her work is in important international collections including The Bennetton Collection\, Italy; Fonds National d’Art Contemporain\, Paris; Glynn Vivian Art Gallery\, Swansea\, Wales; Garrison Art Center\, New York;  Kentler International Drawing Space\, New York; Novosibirsk Art Museum\, Russia and Imago Mundi. \nFinnish artist Riitta Ikonen‘s work threads together memory\, myth\, imagination and an anthropomorphic view of the natural world. She mediates interaction between people and their natural environment that materializes as performance\, video\, wearable sculptures and photographic portraiture. Since 2011\, Ikonen has been working on Eyes as Big as Plates\, an ongoing collaborative photography and sculpture project with Norwegian artist Karoline Hjorth. Ikonen graduated from the Royal College of Art\, London in 2008. She has since had installations at Tate Britain\, London\, developed concepts for the London 2012 Olympic Delivery Authority and exhibited at the Photographer’s Gallery\, London; the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma\, Helsinki; Gulbenkian Foundation and Royal Academy\, London\, amongst others. Upcoming exhibitions include those at the Barbican Centre\, London and the Power Plant\, Toronto. She splits her time between New York City and Finland. \nAbout the Moderator\nCurator\, advisor and consultant Zoë Foster has over 20 years’ experience of working in the International Art World\, both as owner of her own gallery (f a projects\, London & Chung King Projects\, Los Angeles) and for other organisations (Anthony d’Offay\, London; Christie’s; Cecilia Brunson Projects\, London & Santiago; Private Foundation\, Paris). \nShe has worked with artists on key exhibitions internationally\, such as the Venice Biennale and other institutional shows. Publications that she has edited include Jaanika Peerna: Glacier Elegies; Izima Kaoru 2000-2001; and Francisco Copello: Mi Arte Es Mi Cuerpo.
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SUMMARY:In Conversation: The Photography of Edvard Munch With Patricia G. Berman\, MaryClaire Pappas\, & Edward Gallagher
DESCRIPTION:On March 26\, in coordination with our ongoing exhibition The Experimental Self: Edvard Munch’s Photography\, Scandinavia House presents a virtual program celebrating the release of the illustrated book The Experimental Self: The Photography of Edvard Munch\, awarded with diploma as one of The Year’s Most Beautiful Books\, 2021 by Grafill\, Norway’s National Organization for Visual Communication. The publication includes 120 fully illustrated pages alongside essays by curator Patricia G. Berman\, Tom Gunning and MaryClaire Pappas\, available for purchase in the Shop at Scandinavia House. In today’s program\, renowned Munch scholar Patricia G. Berman will examine a selection of photographs featured in the exhibition. Next\, MaryClaire Poppas will expand on her essay in the catalogue\, examining a series of self-portraits (or\, “Selfies”)\, taken by Munch\, also featured in the exhibition. Following these two presentations\, Dr. Berman and Pappas will join ASF President Edward Gallagher as moderator in a discussion with about the relevance of Munch’s photos today. This program will air on this page as a Virtual Premiere on Saturday\, March 26 at 1 PM ET via YouTube and will remain available to view here throughout the weekend; it will later be available to stream on the Exhibition Page. \nCreated in conjunction with the exhibition\, The Experimental Self: Edvard Munch’s Photography\, an exhibition organized by American-Scandinavian Foundation with The Munch Museum in Oslo first brought the photographic work of the master painter to NYC in 2017/18 before traveling worldwide. \nThe exhibition\, curated by the Munch scholar Patricia G. Berman\, drew widespread acclaim for introducing audiences to his photographic and film work\, emphasizing the artist’s experimentalism\, and examining his exploration of the camera as an expressive medium. This exhibition includes Munch’s experimental portraiture of friends and family as well as his self-portraiture\, including images from what he termed his “Fatal Destiny” portfolio\, staged between 1902 and 1908. By probing and exploiting the dynamics of “faulty” practice\, such as distortion\, blurred motion\, eccentric camera angles\, and other photographic “mistakes\,” Munch photographed himself and his immediate environment in ways that rendered them poetic. In both still images and in his few forays with a hand-held moving-picture camera\, Munch not only archived images\, but invented them. The exhibition returned to Scandinavia House this winter with a newly conceived design and a section including vintage camera equipment. It can be viewed virtually here. \nLinks will be added here closer to the date; please check back to set watch reminders. \nAbout the Speakers\nA professor of art history at Wellesley College\, Dr. Patricia Berman is a leading specialist in early modern Scandinavian art and the author of numerous important scholarly publications in the field. From 2010-2015\, she held a faculty position at the University of Oslo\, Norway\, where she continues to be part of a research project entitled “Edvard Munch\, Modernism\, and Modernity.” \nHer curatorial work has included Munch|Warhol and the Multiple Print (2013\, New York and Ankara\, Turkey); Luminous Modernism: Scandinavian Art Comes to America\, A Centennial Retrospective 1912-2012 (2011\, American-Scandinavian Foundation); In Munch’s Laboratory: The Path to the Aula (2011\, Munch Museum\, Oslo)\, Edvard Munch and the Modern Life of the Soul (2006\, Museum of Modern Art\, NY). \nMaryClaire Pappas is a PhD Candidate at Indiana University specializing in modern European Art\, with an emphasis on Scandinavian paintings\, prints\, and drawings. Her dissertation\, “Imaging Modernity: Modernism between Norway and Sweden\, 1910-1920” foregrounds how notions of artistic subjectivity informed artistic practices in the early twentieth century\, priding individualism\, embodied cognition\, and the temperament of the artist. Her larger research interests include gender and modernism\, and ideas of the self in modernist culture. MaryClaire holds an MA degree from Queen’s University and has previously worked developing a public sculptural program at Indiana University\, and on the Catalogue Raisonné project for Edvard Munch’s drawings at the Munch Museum.
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SUMMARY:Music on Park Avenue with Per Tengstrand & Opus - The Schumann concerto
DESCRIPTION:Music on Park Avenue is back! The popular series hosted by Scandinavia House and Per Tengstrand welcomes its audience back to Victor Borge Hall beginning in the fall of 2021. Beginning in February 2022\, the chamber music group Opus @ Princeton University will return for the final three concerts of the season\, continuing their popular performances with Tengstrand of piano concertos in chamber settings as well as chamber music works.  \nIn tonight’s performance\, Tengstrand and Opus will perform “Piano Concerto in A minor\, Op. 54\,” the only concerto written by Robert Schumann. Of all the romantic piano concertos\, this might be one that works best in a chamber setting; having gone through years of failed attempts to write a concerto for piano\, Schumann finally succeeded with this one\, which became one of the most popular concertos in the repertoire. \nTickets to this event must be purchased in advance online at the link above; concerts will take place in Victor Borge Hall. Attendees are required to follow all Scandinavia House safety protocols\, including wearing masks during the program and observing social distancing rules in signage. Please read our full safety protocols here. \nMusic on Park Avenue will conclude with a performance on April 21\, 2022. \nThe Music on Park Avenue concert series is supported in part by a generous grant from The Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation and in part by the Lynn Carter Fund of the ASF. \nABOUT PER TENGSTRAND\nPer Tengstrand has firmly established himself as one of today’s most exciting pianists. He has been described by The Washington Post as “technically resplendent\, powerful\, intuitively secure\,” and by The New York Times as “a superb Swedish pianist” whose recital “was rewarding\, both for its unusual programming and for his eloquent\, technically polished performances.”Tengstrand is the subject of the acclaimed Swedish documentary The Soloist\, directed by Magnus Gertten and Stefan Berg (Sweden\, 2003)\, which was featured at the International Festival of Cinema and Technology in New York. \nIn 2005 he was decorated by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden with the “Litteris et Artibus” Medal for outstanding service to the arts. During the pandemic\, Per started making music documentaries which were viewed and appreciated by people all over the world. As this line of work will continue\, the documentary Beethoven and the Freedom of the Will is planned to have its world premiere at Scandinavia House in 2022. \nABOUT OPUS\nFounded in 2014 by Edward Leung ’16 and Jisoo Kim ’16\, Opus (formerly Opus 21) is dedicated to bringing an eclectic repertory of chamber music to Princeton University and beyond. Consisting of a select roster of undergraduate pianists and string players\, Opus presents innovative programming\, embracing both traditional and contemporary repertoire. Committed to new music\, members of Opus were invited to perform the North American premiere of composer Sam Wu’s “dolphin song” at the 2015 APAP|NYC\, the world’s largest networking forum and marketplace for performing arts professionals. \nMost recently\, Opus was the featured artist at the Helsingborg Music Festival in Sweden\, giving multiple concerts at prestigious venues. As cultural ambassadors\, Opus strives to broaden the public’s interest in chamber music and collaborate with other peer institutions and conservatories. Upcoming performances feature collaborations Harvard\, Yale and Columbia Universities.
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SUMMARY:EXTREME NORTH
DESCRIPTION:On March 24\, Scandinavia House and Deutsches Haus at NYU present a virtual program with acclaimed author Bernd Brunner and renowned Germanist\, writer\, and mastermind of @neinquarterly\, Eric Jaronski! In today’s program\, hear a reading by Brunner from his latest book\, Extreme North (W. W. Norton\, February 2022)\, translated by Jefferson Chase – an entertaining and informative voyage through cultural fantasies of the North\, from sea monsters and a mountain-sized magnet to racist mythmaking – followed by a conversation with Jarosinski. \nScholars and laymen alike have long projected their fantasies onto the great expanse of the global North\, whether it be as a frozen no-man’s-land\, an icy realm of marauding Vikings\, or an unspoiled cradle of prehistoric human life. Bernd Brunner reconstructs the encounters of adventurers\, colonists\, and indigenous communities that led to the creation of a northern “cabinet of wonders” and imbued Scandinavia\, Iceland\, and the Arctic with a perennial mystique. Like the mythological sagas that inspired everyone from Wagner to Tolkien\, Extreme North explores both the dramatic vistas of the Scandinavian fjords and the murky depths of a Western psyche obsessed with Nordic whiteness. \nIn concise but thoroughly researched chapters\, Brunner highlights the cultural and political fictions at play from the first “discoveries” of northern landscapes and stories\, to the eugenicist elevation of the “Nordic” phenotype (which in turn influenced America’s limits on immigration)\, to the idealization of Scandinavian social democracy as a post-racial utopia. Brunner traces how crackpot Nazi philosophies that tied the “Aryan race” to the upper latitudes have influenced modern pseudoscientific fantasies of racial and cultural superiority the world over. The North\, Brunner argues\, was as much invented as discovered. Full of glittering details embedded in vivid storytelling\, Extreme North is a fascinating romp through both actual encounters and popular imaginings\, and a disturbing reminder of the power of fantasy to shape the world we live in. \nThis event will take place as a Zoom webinar; registration is required at the link above. Registered attendees will receive Zoom webinar information via email prior to the event. \n \nAbout the Speakers\nBernd Brunner is an historian\, lecturer\, and author of many acclaimed books whose work has also appeared in Lapham’s Quarterly\, the Paris Review\, and Aeon\, among other outlets. He splits his time between Istanbul and Berlin. \nEric Jarosinski is a writer\, speaker\, and German scholar. He is best known\, however\, as the editor of @NeinQuarterly\, a Compendium of Utopian Negation found on Twitter.
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SUMMARY:Special Screening for Ukraine: National Museum Documentary with Andrei Zagdansky & Signe Baumane
DESCRIPTION:On March 18\, ASF invites you to a screening and fundraiser on behalf of Ukraine\, with all ticket sales and donations going to support relief efforts in Ukraine\, featuring the U.S. Premiere of director Andrei Zagdansky’s “direct cinema” documentary National Museum (Ukraine\, 2021)\, exploring the art and inner workings of the major art institution in Kyiv\, Ukraine\, and the short film The Witch and The Cow by Latvian director Signe Baumane. Following the film screenings\, directors Zagdansky and Baumane will hold Q&A sessions about each of their films. \nIn National Museum\, restoration specialists\, curators\, art handlers\, designers and visitors become fascinating characters in an unhurried\, poignant and occasionally funny survey as they work to curate\, mount\, and open two special exhibitions — one dedicated to Ukrainian baroque and another one to prominent avant-garde artist Alexander Bogomazo. Nominated for the Golden Duke at the Odessa International Film Festival\, 2021 and Best Documentary at the Ukrainian Film Critics Awards 2021\, National Museum explores what is cherished and revered by the nation of 45 million (90 min. In Ukrainian with English subtitles). At a time when Ukraine’s museums and cultural organizations are under attack\, Zagdansky’s documentary highlights the importance of Ukraine’s vibrant cultural life and heritage. \nPrior to the documentary screening\, Signe Bauman’s short film The Witch and The Cow is an allegorical tale of a small witch’s attempt to milk an enormous cow (Latvia\, 1991. 2 min 40 sec). \nTickets to this event must be purchased in advance online at the link above. All attendees are required to follow all Scandinavia House safety protocols\, including wearing masks in Victor Borge Hall and observing social distancing rules in signage. Please read our full safety protocols here. \n \nAbout the Directors\nAward-winning documentary filmmaker\, member of the European Film Academy\, Andrei Zagdansky was born on March 9\, 1956 in Kyiv\, Ukraine\, back then a part of the Soviet Union. He received an MFA with distinction from Kyiv State University of Theatrical Arts. His first feature documentary\, the seminal Interpretation of Dreams (1990)\, juxtaposed the filmmaker’s dialog with Sigmund Freud and the history of the Soviet Union. The result was “interesting and provocative” (Vincent Canby\, The New York Times) and an “astonishing marriage of Freudian thinking and history” (Boston Globe). The film was awarded with the Grand–Prix of the last “All– Union” Documentary film festival in 1990 (the Soviet Union ceased to exist the following year) and premiered at the opening night of IDFA that same year. In 1992 Andrei and his family relocated to the United States. In 1994 he received a Rockefeller Fellowship. He taught several film courses at New School in New York. He directed/edited/produced a number of feature documentaries\, among them Vasya (2002)\, a groundbreaking film that intertwines documentary footage with animated sequences\, about a Soviet/Russian underground artist Vasily Sitnikov\, Konstantin and Mouse (2006) is a double portrait of an avant-garde figure and performance poet Konstantin K. Kuzminsky and his wife Emma\, nicknamed Mouse. Orange Winter (2007) chronicles and dissects political turmoil in the streets of Kyiv in 2004\, that was later dubbed “Orange revolution.” \nSigne Baumane is a Latvian-born independent filmmaker\, artist and animator with an interest in a wide variety of narrative themes\, including sex\, pregnancy\, bodily functions\, love\, marriage\, and the individual vs. society. Many of her films are told with a strong female point of view. Her latest projects — the feature films Rocks in my Pockets and My Love Affair With Marriage — fuse animation with music\, theater\, science\, photography\, lighting\, three-dimensional sets and traditional hand-drawn animation. Signe is a Guggenheim Fellow and a Fellow in Film for New York Foundation for the Arts.  Her 16 animated shorts have screened collectively at over 500 film festivals including Berlinale\, Sundance and Annecy. Rocks In My Pockets premiered at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2014\, went to over 150 film festivals and opened theatrically in the US through Zeitgeist Films. Since 2015\, she has been working on My Love Affair With Marriage\, which will premiere in 2022.
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SUMMARY:For the Love of Cod
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a book talk with author Eric Dregni on The Love of Cod: A Father and Son’s Search for Norwegian Happiness\, out April 27\, 2022 from University of Minnesota Press! In this discussion\, Dregni will discuss his journey to find Norway’s supposed bliss\, explored within the novel’s comic travelogue. \nNorway is usually near or at the top of the World Happiness Report. But is it really one of the happiest countries on Earth? Eric Dregni had his doubts. Years ago he and his wife had lived in this country his great-great-grandfather once fled; when their son Eilif was born there\, the Norwegian government paid for the birth\, gave them $5\,000\, and deposited $500 into their bank account every month. But surely happiness was more than a generous health care system; what about all those grim months without sun? When Eilif turned 15\, father and son decided to go back together and investigate. Arriving in May\, a month of festivals and eternal sun\, they are thrust into Norway at its merriest—and into the reality of the astronomical cost of living\, which forces them to find lodging with friends and relatives. But this gives them an inside look at the secrets to a better life\, as locals introduce them to the principles underlying their avowed contentment\, from an active environmentalism that translates into flyskam (flight shame) to a passion for dugnad (community volunteerism) and sakte or “slow” — a rejection of the mad pace of modernity — to the commodification of Viking history and the dark side of Black Metal music that turns the idea of quaint\, traditional Norway upside down. \nIn this idiosyncratic father-and-son tour\, readers will see how\, or whether\, Norwegian happiness translates. \nThis program will take place in-person in Volvo Hall; RSVP required. Attendees are required to follow all Scandinavia House safety protocols\, including wearing masks during the program and observing social distancing rules in signage. Please read our full safety protocols here. \n\n“Eric Dregni is the best kind of tour guide\, bringing to life a country vis-à-vis its people\, its (sometimes odd) customs\, and its places. Brew some kaffe\, get koselig (cozy)\, and settle in to do some armchair traveling to Norway. It’s a trip you’ll be lykkelig (happy) to take”—Lorna Landvik\, author of Chronicles of a Radical Hag (with Recipes) \n\n“Honest\, funny\, and down to earth\, For the Love of Cod is an eye-opening look at how Norway discovered the key to real happiness”—Foreword Reviews \nABOUT THE AUTHOR\nEric Dregni is author of 20 books\, including Vikings in the Attic\, Weird Minnesota\, and Let’s Go Fishing! As a Fulbright Fellow to Norway\, he survived a dinner of rakfisk (fermented fish) thanks to 80-proof aquavit\, took the “meat bus” to Sweden for cheap salami with a crowd of knitting pensioners\, and compiled his stories in In Cod We Trust: Living the Norwegian Dream. \nHe wrote about living in Modena\, Italy\, in Never Trust a Thin Cook and Other Lessons from Italy’s Culinary Capital. He is professor of English\, journalism\, and Italian at Concordia University in St. Paul\, Minnesota\, and in the summer\, he is director of the Italian Concordia Language Village\, an experience he wrote about in You’re Sending Me Where? He lives in Minneapolis.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/for-the-love-of-cod/
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SUMMARY:The Earth is Blue as an Orange
DESCRIPTION:On March 12\, in celebration of March 11’s Day of Restoration of Lithuania’s Independence and in support of Ukraine’s fight for freedom and sovereignty\, Scandinavian House and the Consulate General of Lithuania in New York present a screening of Iryna Tsilyk’s The Earth is Blue as an Orange. A joint Ukrainian-Lithuanian production about family and filmmaking within a war zone\, the film has been recently hailed as “a documentary in which the roles of filmmaker\, viewer and subject are as inextricably fused as life and art” (Variety). The in-house presentation at Scandinavia House will be accompanied by a virtual screenings from March 11-18; click here for details. \nSingle mother Anna and her four children live in the front-line war zone of Donbas\, Ukraine. While the outside world is made up of bombings and chaos\, the family manage to keep their home as a safe haven\, full of life and full of light. Every member of the family has a passion for cinema\, motivating them to shoot a film inspired by their own life during a time of war. The creative process raises the question of what kind of power the magical world of cinema could have during times of disaster. How can we picture war through fiction? For Anna and the children\, transforming trauma into a work of art is the ultimate way to stay human. (Ukraine\, 2020. 74 min. In Ukrainian with English subtitles) \nThe screening will take place at Scandinavia House in Victor Borge Hall. All attendees are required to present proof of vaccination upon arrival in compliance with New York State government; read more here. Attendees are required to follow all Scandinavia House safety protocols\, including wearing masks during the program and observing social distancing rules in signage. Please read our full safety protocols here. \n \nAbout the Director\nWriter/Director Iryna Tsilyk graduated from Kyiv National University of Theatre\, Cinematography and Television named by Karpenko-Kary in TV directing in 2005. Her previous short fiction and documentary films were presented and awarded at various international film festivals. Tsilyk has additionally been working as a writer. Some of her works have been translated into various languages and presented at different international literary festivals. \nSupport\nSupport for this film has been provided by the Consulate General of Lithuania in New York.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/the-earth-is-blue-as-an-orange/
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SUMMARY:The Earth is Blue as an Orange
DESCRIPTION:Beginning March 11\, in celebration of the Day of Restoration of Lithuania’s Independence and in support of Ukraine’s fight for freedom and sovereignty\, Scandinavian House and the Consulate General of Lithuania in New York present virtual screenings of Iryna Tsilyk’s The Earth is Blue as an Orange. A joint Ukrainian-Lithuanian production about family and filmmaking within a war zone\, the film has been recently hailed as “a documentary in which the roles of filmmaker\, viewer and subject are as inextricably fused as life and art” (Variety). Virtual screenings will be accompanied by an in-house presentation in Victor Borge Hall on Saturday\, March 12; click here for details. Virtual screenings of this film are available in the U.S. only. \nSingle mother Anna and her four children live in the front-line war zone of Donbas\, Ukraine. While the outside world is made up of bombings and chaos\, the family manage to keep their home as a safe haven\, full of life and full of light. Every member of the family has a passion for cinema\, motivating them to shoot a film inspired by their own life during a time of war. The creative process raises the question of what kind of power the magical world of cinema could have during times of disaster. How can we picture war through fiction? For Anna and the children\, transforming trauma into a work of art is the ultimate way to stay human. (Ukraine\, 2020. 74 min. In Ukrainian with English subtitles) \nVirtual Screenings will take place from March 11 through 18\, and will be available for viewing on a virtual cinema screening platform throughout this period. To download viewing instructions and an FAQ\, please click here. \n \nAbout the Director\nWriter/Director Iryna Tsilyk graduated from Kyiv National University of Theatre\, Cinematography and Television named by Karpenko-Kary in TV directing in 2005. Her previous short fiction and documentary films were presented and awarded at various international film festivals. Tsilyk has additionally been working as a writer. Some of her works have been translated into various languages and presented at different international literary festivals. \nSupport\nSupport for this film has been provided by the Consulate General of Lithuania in New York.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/the-earth-is-blue-as-an-orange-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220310T193000
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SUMMARY:Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel - The Glorious Music of Chopin
DESCRIPTION:Internationally acclaimed pianist Jeffrey Siegel returns for his ever-popular Keyboard Conversations® series at Scandinavia House. Each evening comprises an informal commentary on the music and its composers\, a full performance of each work\, and a short Q & A session. The accessible format enables audiences to build an understanding of classical music whether newcomer or seasoned listener. \nIn tonight’s concert “The Glorious Music of Chopin\,” Mr. Siegel will perform a selection of Frédéric Chopin’s polonaises\, etudes\, nocturnes\, and mazurkas. \nTickets to this event must be purchased in advance online at the link above; screenings will take place in Victor Borge Hall. Attendees are required to follow all Scandinavia House safety protocols\, including wearing masks during the program and observing social distancing rules in signage. Please read our full safety protocols here. \nTickets must be purchased in advance online at the link above. The series will conclude with a performance on May 5. \nAbout Jeffrey Siegel\nA renowned pianist and a Steinway artist\, Jeffrey Siegel has enjoyed an illustrious career. Born into a musical family\, Siegel studied with Rudolf Ganz in his native Chicago\, with the legendary Rosina Lhévinne at The Juilliard School and\, as a Fulbright Scholar\, with Ilona Kabos in London. \nHe has performed with some of the finest orchestras in the world\, including the Berlin Philharmonic\, London Symphony\, Moscow State Symphony\, the Oslo and Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestras\, and NHK Symphony of Japan\, among others. In the U.S.\, his engagements have included solo performances with the New York Philharmonic\, Los Angeles Philharmonic\, The Philadelphia Orchestra\, The Cleveland Orchestra\, Boston Symphony Orchestra\, and Chicago Symphony Orchestra. \nSiegel has also collaborated with many of pre-eminent conductors: Pierre Boulez\, Charles Dutoit\, Neeme Järvi\, James Levine\, Zubin Mehta\, Leonard Slatkin\, Michael Tilson Thomas\, and David Zinman\, as well as legendary maestros of the past\, including Claudio Abbado\, Lorin Maazel\, Eugene Ormandy\, Sir George Solti\, William Steinberg\, Klaus Tennstedt\, and Yevgeny Svetlanov. \nSiegel has also recorded The Power and Passion of Beethoven (Random House Audio\, 2006); The Romanticism of the Russian Soul (Random House Audio\, 2006); The Romance of the Piano (Random House Audio\, 2006); An American Salute (Random House Audio\, 2007); Music for the Young – and the Young at Heart (WFMT Radio\, Chicago\, 2008); and American Pianistic Treasures (WEDU\, Tampa)\, to name a few. \nThe ongoing Keyboard Conversations® series flourishes in major cities throughout the United States\, including New York\, Chicago\, Philadelphia\, Cleveland\, Phoenix\, Minneapolis/St. Paul\, Dallas\, Denver\, and Washington\, D.C. Some of these venues have presented Keyboard Conversations® for more than 30 years – testimony to Siegel’s artistry\, innovative format\, and loyal fans.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/keyboard-conversations-with-jeffrey-siegel-the-glorious-music-of-chopin/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220309T190000
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SUMMARY:On My Mind — Short Film Screening & Q&A
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Scandinavia House with The Consulate General of Denmark in New York and The New Yorker on March 9\, join us for a special screening and Q&A of the 2022 Oscar-nominated short film On My Mind with director Martin Strange-Hansen and producer Kim Magnusson! \nWhen a man (Rasmus Hammerich) walks into a bar and begs to sing one special song on the karaoke machine\, his deceptively simple request will soon be revealed as vital. Henrik wants to sing a song for his wife. It has to be today\, it has to be now. It’s a question of life\, death and karaoke. Nominated for Best Short Film (Live Action) at the 94th Academy Awards\, On My Mind shows\, director Martin Strange-Hansen says\, how “you can be so close in proximity but still be in two different universes at the same time.” (Denmark\, 2021. 18 min. In Danish with English subtitles) \nFollowing the screening\, Strange-Hansen and Kim Magnusson will present a talk and Q&A on the film. Advance reservation required; please sign up at the link above. \nAll attendees are required to follow all Scandinavia House safety protocols\, including wearing masks in Victor Borge Hall and observing social distancing rules in signage. Please read our full safety protocols here. \n \nAbout the Director & Producer\nMartin Strange-Hansen is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He made his debut as a director in 2001 with the movie Feeding Desire with Jesper Asholt in the lead role. In 2002 he wrote and directed the short film is This Charming Man with Martin Buch starring\, which won an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film. \nKim Magnusson is a Danish film producer and actor who has received seven Academy Awards nominations and two awards\, all for short films. Magnusson graduated from the AFI Conservatory in 1991 and is credited as a producer in more than 150 films. He was chairman of the Danish Film Academy for 20 years\, as well as the Danish Producers Association for nine years. Magnusson’s short film Election Night won an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 1999. His other nominated short films include Helmer & Son\, Wolfgang\, Ernst & lyset\, Silent Nights and On My Mind. He received his fifth Oscar nomination and his second award for the 2013 short film Helium. Magnusson currently serves as Head of Creative of Scandinavian Film Distribution.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/on-my-mind-short-film-screening-qa/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220308T180000
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SUMMARY:Adorable by Ida Marie Hede
DESCRIPTION:Read and discuss Scandinavian literature in translation as part of our Nordic Book Club\, now online! Each month we select a novel from some of the best Nordic literary voices. On March 8\, we’ll be discussing Adorable by Ida Marie Hede\, out in translation by Sherilyn Nicolette Hellberg\, which was recently discussed by the author in the virtual panel “The Familiar & The Absurd: Literature from Copenhagen\,” now streaming here. \nFrom one of Scandinavia’s most innovative writers and shortlisted for the Danish Critics’ Prize for Literature\, Adorable is a shimmering journey into the absurd phenomenality of family life – and the human microbiome — told in four parts\, in Copenhagen and London. \nThe love between B and Q is tender but worn; when their daughter Æ is born\, the everyday lights up in a new way. In its second part\, the dead are animated in B’s brain. When B’s father dies\, the news is delivered to her by phone and an essayistic\, collagist meditation on death and transmission ensues. And then\, it’s finally Friday. B and Q descend below the living room floor and wander through a cracked and skittish underworld. In Ida Marie Hede’s porous world\, which is our world too\, grime\, bacteria\, and even death are intimately bound up with health and renewal. Fusing the commonplace and the profound\, the material and the spiritual\, the elegiac and the conceptual\, Adorable powerfully insists that it is impossible to tell where death and life begin or end. 
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/adorable-by-ida-marie-hede/
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SUMMARY:Nordic Literature in Translation — The ASF Prizewinners
DESCRIPTION:On March 5\, join us for a Nordic Literature in Translation event with this year’s American-Scandinavian Foundation Translation Prizewinners\, Hunter Simpson & Randi Ward\, and the authors of the works in translation\, Stine Pilgaard & Kim Simonsen! Now in its 43rd year\, ASF’s Annual Translation Competition awards prizes for outstanding translations of poetry\, fiction\, drama\, or literary prose written by a 20th- or 21st-century Nordic author. In 2021\, the Nadia Christensen Prize was awarded to Randi Ward for her translation excerpt from Faroese of Kim Simonsen’s 2013 poetry collection Hvat hjálpir einum menniskja at vakna ein morgun hesumegin hetta áratúsundið (What good does it do for a person to wake up one morning this side of the new millennium); the 2021 Leif and Inger Sjöberg Prize was awarded to Hunter Simpson for his translation excerpt from Danish of Stine Pilgaard’s Meter i sekundet (The Land of Short Sentences). \nIn this program\, Simpson and Pilgaard will discuss the writing and translation of The Land of Short Sentences\, which will be out in the English language on March 1 from World Editions. In this understated and hilarious novel\, Stine Pilgaard conjures a tale of venturing into new and uncharted land\, of human relationships\, dilemmas\, and the ways and byways of social intercourse\, as a young woman relocates to an outlying community in West Jutland\, Denmark\, and is forced to find her way — not only in the bewildering environment of the residential Folk High School where her partner has been hired to teach\, but also in the inscrutable conversational forms of the local population. And on top of it all there’s the small matter of juggling her roles as mother to a newborn baby and advice columnist in the local newspaper. \nWard and Simonsen will discuss the writing and translation of What good does it do for a person to wake up one morning this side of the new millennium\, INFO TK. \nThis event will take place as a Zoom webinar; please ask questions in the chat or send them in advance to  info@amscan.org. Registration is required; please sign up at the link above. This conversation will be recorded and available later to stream on our Virtual Programming page and on our YouTube channel. \nAbout the Authors & Translators\nStine Pilgaard is a graduate of the Danish Writers’ Academy and the University of Copenhagen. Her first novel\, Min mor siger (“My Mom Says”)\, was a critical and commercial success\, earning a nomination for the prestigious Danish Broadcasting Corporation Literature Prize and securing its author the Bodil and Jørgen Munch-Christensen Award for a debut author. In 2016\, Pilgaard received the Danish Libraries’ Writers Award and was nominated for the Danish Readers’ Book Award for Lejlighedssange (“Songs for Special Occasions”). The Land of Short Sentences was an instant bestseller in Denmark\, where it was released to critical acclaim. Pilgaard hails from the city of Aarhus and lives in Velling\, an outlying rural community close to Ringkøbing in Jutland\, Denmark. \nHunter Simpson is originally from North Carolina and lives in Copenhagen\, Denmark. Stine Pilgaard’s The Land of Short Sentences (World Editions\, 2022) was his first published literary translation and won ASF’s Leif and Inger Sjöberg Translation Prize 2021. My Mother Says is his second published translation. \nRandi Ward is a poet\, translator\, lyricist\, and photographer from Belleville\, West Virginia. She earned her MA in Cultural Studies from the University of the Faroe Islands and has twice won the American-Scandinavian Foundation’s Nadia Christensen Prize. Her work has appeared in Asymptote\, Beloit Poetry Journal\, Words Without Borders\, World Literature Today and also been featured on Folk Radio UK\, NPR\, and PBS NewsHour. Ward’s translations\, writing\, and photography are used in high school and university classrooms throughout the United States and abroad. She is a recipient of Shepherd University’s Appalachian Photography Award\, and Cornell University Library established the Randi Ward Collection in its Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections in 2015. For more information\, visit randiward.com \nKim Simonsen is a Faroese writer from the village of Strendur on Eysturoy. He completed his PhD in 2012 at the University of Roskilde and has authored 7 books as well as numerous essays and academic articles. He is the founder and managing editor of Forlagið Eksil\, a Faroese press that has published over 20 titles. In 2014\, Simonsen won the M.A. Jacobsen Literature Award for his poetry collection Hvat hjálpir einum menniskja at vakna ein morgun hesumegin hetta áratúsundið (What good does it do for a person to wake up one morning this side of the new millennium\, 2013). Simonsen has been a visiting scholar at Columbia University and Stanford University\, an associate professor at The University of Bergen\, and is now a member of The University of Amsterdam’s faculty. He also currently teaches creative writing courses at The University of the Faroe Islands and recently curated the Faroese art and literary festival\, Always Coming Home.
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SUMMARY:The Land of Short Sentences
DESCRIPTION:Join us on March 5 for a virtual book talk with Danish author Stine Pilgaard and translator Hunter Simpson to celebrate the release of The Land of Short Sentences\, out March 1 from World Editions! \nA young woman relocates to an outlying community in West Jutland\, Denmark\, and is forced to find her way\, not only in the bewildering environment of the residential Folk High School where her partner has been hired to teach\, but also in the inscrutable conversational forms of the local population. And on top of it all there’s the small matter of juggling her roles as mother to a newborn baby and advice columnist in the local newspaper. In this understated and hilarious novel\, Stine Pilgaard conjures a tale of venturing into new and uncharted land\, of human relationships\, dilemmas\, and the ways and byways of social intercourse. \nIn today’s event\, Pilgaard & Simpson will discuss the writing and translation of the book\, hailed as “a deliciously crumbly novel oozing with awkward love” (Weekendavisen) \nThis event will take place as a Zoom webinar; please ask questions in the chat or send them in advance to  info@amscan.org. Registration is required; please sign up at the link above. This conversation will be recorded and available later to stream on our Virtual Programming page and on our YouTube channel. \nAbout the Author & Translator\nStine Pilgaard is a graduate of the Danish Writers’ Academy and the University of Copenhagen. Her first novel\, Min mor siger (“My Mom Says”)\, was a critical and commercial success\, earning a nomination for the prestigious Danish Broadcasting Corporation Literature Prize and securing its author the Bodil and Jørgen Munch-Christensen Award for a debut author. In 2016\, Pilgaard received the Danish Libraries’ Writers Award and was nominated for the Danish Readers’ Book Award for Lejlighedssange (“Songs for Special Occasions”). The Land of Short Sentences was an instant bestseller in Denmark\, where it was released to critical acclaim. Pilgaard hails from the city of Aarhus and lives in Velling\, an outlying rural community close to Ringkøbing in Jutland\, Denmark. \nHunter Simpson is originally from North Carolina and lives in Copenhagen\, Denmark. Stine Pilgaard’s The Land of Short Sentences (World Editions\, 2022) was his first published literary translation and won ASF’s Leif and Inger Sjöberg Translation Prize 2021. My Mother Says is his second published translation.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/the-land-of-short-sentences/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220304T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220304T200000
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SUMMARY:Calendar Girl
DESCRIPTION:On March 4\, see the World Premiere of Calendar Girl\, a new documentary about Fashion Calendar founder Ruth Finley from Danish director Christian D. Bruun\, at Scandinavia House! Following the screening\, the director will present a film Q&A. \nIn this quintessential New York story\, Christian Bruun looks at the 70-year history of the influential Fashion Calendar\, with its iconic pink pages laid out every fashion event in NYC including New York Fashion Week. Behind it was founder Ruth Finley\, until in 2014 she retired at age 95 and sold the Fashion Calendar to the Council of Fashion Designers of America. The documentary examines this momentous transition\, and reflects on the life\, work\, and legacy of this trailblazer and the industry Ruth helped create. This is the story of a woman who in the 1940s carved out a place for herself in a man’s world and developed a reputation characterized by tenacity\, perseverance\, fairness\, humanity\, diplomacy\, and decency. She influenced the inner workings of New York fashion\, she celebrated and was celebrated by both the industry’s powerhouses and rising stars\, and she survived its many incarnations. (USA\, 2022; 91 min. In English.) \nTickets to this event must be reserved in advance online at the link above; limited seating only. Film screenings will take place in Victor Borge Hall. \nAll attendees are required to present proof of vaccination upon arrival in compliance with New York State government; read more here. Attendees are required to follow all Scandinavia House safety protocols\, including wearing masks during the program and observing social distancing rules in signage. Please read our full safety protocols here. \n“All of us designers have an emotional connection with Ruth Finley because we all remember when we listed ourselves for the first time in the Fashion Calendar”—Diane von Furstenberg\n“Ruth is the woman who has held the fashion flock together\, and by association\, brought the industry together”—Donna Karan \n \nAbout the Director\nChristian D. Bruun is a director\, producer\, and cinematographer of documentary and narrative film and television. His films have had international theatrical and television distribution and been in official selection at Sundance\, Tribeca\, Berlin\, Locarno\, IDFA\, and Hot Docs festivals. In addition to directing Calendar Girl\, Christian recently produced civil rights drama Son of the South (to be released November 2020\, produced by Spike Lee\, directed by Barry Alexander Brown\, starring Brian Dennehy). Christian is developing a narrative film Candy about transgender Andy Warhol muse Candy Darling and directing documentary film about contemporary art gallerist Marian Goodman. \nHe recently completed The Burning Child and award-winning documentaries Please Hold the Line\, Secondo Me\, and The Road Movie\, winner of British National Film & TV Awards. Christian produced The Man Who Saved the World\, winner of the Danish Film Academy Awards and the Danish Film Critics Awards for best documentary film. He directed\, produced\, wrote\, and shot Blue Gold: American Jeans\, acquired by Netflix.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/calendar-girl/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220302T190000
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SUMMARY:Against the Ice with Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
DESCRIPTION:On March 2 in celebration of the global release of Against the Ice (Peter Flinth; Iceland/Denmark\, 2022)\, see an exclusive screening of the Netflix film with a talk by leading actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (“Game of Thrones”; Oblivion) at Scandinavia House! \nIn 1909\, Denmark’s Arctic Expedition led by Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) was attempting to disprove the United States’ claim to Northeast Greenland. This claim was based on the assumption that Greenland was broken up into two different pieces of land. Leaving his crew behind with the ship\, Mikkelsen embarks on a journey across the ice with his inexperienced crew member\, Iver Iversen (Joe Cole). The two men succeed in finding the proof that Greenland is one island\, but returning to the ship takes longer and is much harder than expected. Battling extreme hunger\, fatigue and a polar bear attack\, they finally arrive to find their ship crushed in the ice and the camp abandoned. Hoping to be rescued\, they now must fight to stay alive. As the days grow longer\, their mental hold on reality starts to fade\, breeding mistrust and paranoia\, a dangerous cocktail in their fight for survival. Based on the true story recounted in Two Against the Ice by Ejnar Mikkelsen\, Against the Ice is a true story of friendship\, love and the awe-inspiring power of companionship (102 min. In English). \nTickets to this event must be purchased in advance online at the link above; film screenings will take place in Victor Borge Hall. \nAll attendees are required to present proof of vaccination upon arrival in compliance with New York State government; read more here. Attendees are required to follow all Scandinavia House safety protocols\, including wearing masks during the program and observing social distancing rules in signage. Please read our full safety protocols here. \nAgainst the Ice makes its global release on Netflix on March 2\, 2022.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/against-the-ice-with-nikolaj-coster-waldau/
LOCATION:NY
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SUMMARY:Quake Book Talk with Auður Jónsdóttir & Meg Matich
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a book talk on March 1 with Icelandic author Auður Jónsdóttir and translator Meg Matich on the new novel Quake\, out on February 8 from Dottir Press! This event will take place at Scandinavia House at 7 PM ET and will also be live-streamed to virtual audiences. \nNominated for the Icelandic Literary Prize\, Quake: A Novel is a haunting novel-in-translation about Saga\, a woman who comes to after an epileptic seizure on a sidewalk along busy Miklabraut Street. Her three-year-old son is gone. The last thing she remembers is a double-decker bus that no one else can confirm seeing. Over the following days\, Saga’s mind is beset by memories and doubts. What happened before her seizure? Who can she trust? And how can she make any sense of her emotions when her memory is so fragmented? \nThe English-language debut of award-winning and prolific Icelandic author Auður Jónsdóttir\, as translated by Meg Matich\, Quake is a shocking and revelatory exploration of the blurred lines between fact and fiction\, reality and imagination\, and where mother ends and child begins. It has now been adapted into a 2021 film directed by Tinna Hrafnsdóttir\, which premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival. \nJónsdóttir and Matich will discuss the writing and translation of the novel in Volvo Hall. Registration is required for attendance at Scandinavia House; sign up at the link above. Details on watching the discussion virtually will be added here closer to the date. \n“Part mystery\, part family drama\, part children-in-peril narrative\, the novel offers a hectic\, heart-thudding\, sometimes claustrophobic portrait of panicked inner turmoil”—Kirkus Reviews \n“Jónsdóttir’s powerful story of memory\, identity\, and the legacy of violence\, her English-language debut\, chronicles a woman’s recovery from an epileptic seizure… The limited perspective and acute sense of the narrator’s pain\, both ingeniously rendered\, make this unforgettable”—Publishers Weekly \nAbout the Author\nAuður Jónsdóttir is one of the most accomplished authors writing in Icelandic today. She won the Icelandic Literary Prize for The People in the Basement and the Icelandic Women’s Literature Prize for Secretaries to the Spirits. Both of these novels were nominated for the Nordic Council’s Literature Prize. \nAuður comes by her prolificity naturally\, as she is the granddaughter of Halldór Laxness\, winner of the 1955 Nobel Prize in Literature and a major figure in reviving the Icelandic literary tradition. \nAbout the Translator\nMeg Matich is a poet and translator in Reykjavík. She earned her Master’s of Fine Arts from Columbia University and has received support for her work from the Banff Centre\, PEN America\, and the Fulbright Commission\, and she is a frequent collaborator with Reykjavík UNESCO. \nAmong other projects\, Meg has collaborated with poet Magnús Sigurðsson on an anthology of Icelandic poetry\, translated a book of essays in honor of former President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir\, and translated the 2021 novel Magma. Meg is one of a few immigrants in the Icelandic Writers’ Union and considers that membership quintessential to her life in Iceland.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/quake-book-talk-with-audur-jonsdottir-meg-matich/
LOCATION:NY
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SUMMARY:CELEBRATE LASKIAINEN WITH SCANDINAVIA HOUSE!
DESCRIPTION:On March 1 at 11 AM\, celebrate Laskiainen with Scandinavia House Online in a virtual event with Ida Metsberg! \nLaskiainen (Shrovetide) is often described as a “mid-winter sliding festival”. Associated with Shrove Tuesday\, it is a celebration of the beginning of Lent that takes place before Easter\, but includes both pagan and ecclesiastic traditions. These days\, Finns generally observe two days of this festival: Laskiaissunday (Shrove Sunday) and Laskiaistuesday (Shrove Tuesday). Laskiaissunday is often a family day full of sledding\, ice-skating\, cross-country and downhill skiing; on Laskiaistuesday\, people flock to the nearest hill after work or school. After a day of sledding\, Finns enjoy the beloved Shrovetide bun\, the laskiaispulla\, a sweet pastry filled with almond paste or strawberry jam and lashings of whipped cream. \n\n\nJoin Finnish singer Ida Metsberg as she shows you how to make your very own laskiaispulla\, while sharing her own childhood memories of Laskiainen/Shrovetide! \nThis event will take place as a virtual premiere on this page at 11 AM ET on March 1 via YouTube and Facebook. It will remain available to stream on this page through Sunday\, March 6. Please check back to this page for viewing links and to set reminders to watch. \nLaskiainen/Shrovetide is meant for people of all ages and all walks of life.  Should you happen to be in Finland during Laskiainen\, we wish you a Slippery Shrovetide with perfect snow and sunny skies — and don’t forget to have pea soup and a laskiaispulla bun!
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/celebrate-laskiainen-with-scandinavia-house/
LOCATION:NY
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