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SUMMARY:On the Arctic Edge — Artists Explore the Far North
DESCRIPTION:Opening October 21 at Scandinavia House\, On the Arctic Edge — Artists Explore the Far North presents three contemporary photo-based artists whose work traverses the regions of the Arctic Circle to probe themes ranging from time and memory\, to landscape and the built environment\, to science and mythology\, to our changing climate: Marion Belanger\, Clare Benson\, and Steve Giovinco. Each artist is an ASF Fellow having received financial support from the American-Scandinavian Foundation from funds donated by Scandinavian Seminar \nPhotographer and Interdisciplinary artist Clare Benson’s series Until There Is No Sun is a poetic investigation of the Arctic’s duality: the relationships between light and seeing\, earth and sky\, science and ancient myth. Over the span of nearly a year living in the far north of Arctic Sweden\, Benson worked alongside space physicists\, Sami indigenous reindeer herders\, and scientist studying the eyes of Arctic reindeer to capture photographs\, videos\, and collected artifacts\, exploring how weather and time have worn and carved a world that slowly turns its back to the light. Included in the exhibition\, the video work A Thousand Suns is a time-lapse capture of images made by an All-Sky Camera looking up through the roof of the Swedish Institute for Space Physics (IRF) in Kiruna. Photographs on view include her Seasonal Adaptations in the Eyes of Arctic Reindeer\, which portray how Arctic reindeer adapt to extreme changes in sunlight through a shift in their tapetum lucidum\, a mirror-like tissue behind the retina.  \nMarion Belanger photographs the cultural landscape\, particularly where geology and the built environment intersect\, exploring concepts of persistence and change and ways that boundaries demarcate differences. A recipient of awards including a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship\, whose photographs are included in many permanent collections including the Library of Congress\, her series Rift/Fault studies shifting land-based tectonic edges of the North American Continental Plate in Iceland and California.  \nExamining their unpredictable and uncontainable behavior — immune to any human efforts of control — Belanger’s series pairs images from the Mid-Atlantic Rift in Iceland with those captured along the San Andreas Fault\, allowing for a dialogue between the wild and the contained\, the fertile and the barren\, the geologic and the human\, in a way that questions the uneasy relationship between geological force\, and the limits of human enterprise. Published in the 2017 monograph Rift/Fault (Radius Books)\, author and art critic Lucy Lippard writes in her introduction that Belanger “comments on the visible and the invisible\, acknowledgement and denial\, examining\, in the process\, the ‘dangerous disconnect\,’ where so-called ordinary lives play out in the shadows of potential cataclysm.” \nNYC-based fine-art photographer Steve Giovinco’s lyrical night landscapes in the recent series Inertia look at the land\, ice\, and communities of Southern Greenland. An MFA graduate from Yale University School of Art whose work is collected by museums including the Museum of Fine Arts\, Houston\, Giovinco traveled to locations including Narsarsuaq\, a small remote town lying in the shadow of glaciers\, to capture vast scarred landscapes; shrinking icebergs and ice floes; desolate villages; and four hundred-year-old Norse ruins; all marked with minimal traces of human intervention. Photographed through the hours of changing light at dawn\, twilight\, or nighttime the vistas are haunted\, luminous\, magical and at times devastating. \nEach artist is an ASF Fellow having received financial support from the American-Scandinavian Foundation\, which since it began over a century ago has awarded over 5\,500 fellowships and grants to Americans and Scandinavians. This exhibition is made possible due to the generosity of the Inger G. & William B. Ginsberg Support Fund\, the Virginia Barron Tayloe Bequest\, the Bonnier Family Fund for Contemporary Art and the Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation. \nAbout the Artists\nClare Benson is a photographer and interdisciplinary artist whose work explores themes of family history\, tradition\, science\, and mythology. She received her MFA from the University of Arizona and her BFA from Central Michigan University. In 2014-15 she was the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship to Arctic Sweden\, where she worked alongside space scientists and indigenous Sami reindeer herders. Her first book The Shepherd’s Daughter was published in 2017 by Photolucida\, in receipt of the Critical Mass Book Award. Benson’s work has been featured in exhibitions\, screenings\, and publications across the U.S. and internationally. \nMarion Belanger is interested in the concepts of persistence and change\, and in the way that boundaries demarcate difference\, particularly in regards to the land. She has been the recipient of a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship\, a John Anson Kittredge Award\, an American Scandinavian Fellowship\, Connecticut Commission on the Arts Fellowships\, and has been an artist in residence at the MacDowell Colony\, at the Atlantic Center for the Arts\, at the Virginia Center for the Arts and at Everglades National Park. \nMarion Belanger earned her MFA from the Yale University School of Art where she was the recipient of both the John Ferguson Weir Award and the Schickle-Collingwood Prize\, and a BFA from the College of Art & Design at Alfred University. Her photographs are included in many permanent collections including the Library of Congress\, the National Gallery of Art\, the Yale University Gallery of Art\, the New Orleans Museum of Art and the International Center of Photography. \nSteve Giovinco is a New York City-based fine-art photographer\, who focuses on creating images of couples with himself and lyrical night landscapes. His work is collected by many museums\, including the Museum of Fine Arts\, Houston\, has exhibited widely in galleries and received his MFA from Yale University School of Art. His new photo series Inertia looks at the land\, ice and communities in Southern Greenland including the tiny remote town Narsarsuaq\, population 158\, which lies in the shadow of glaciers. \n  \nThis exhibition is made possible due to the generosity of the Inger G. & William B. Ginsberg Support Fund\, the Virginia Barron Tayloe Bequest\, the Bonnier Family Fund for Contemporary Art and the Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation.
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SUMMARY:New York Baltic Film Festival 2022
DESCRIPTION:The Fifth Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns in 2022 as a hybrid festival with both in-person and virtual screenings on November 2-13. Theatrical screenings and events including director talks and Q&As will take place at Scandinavia House in New York from November 2-6. The online version will once again be available to viewers in the U.S. via Scandinavia House’s Elevent streaming platform  from November 4-13. \nTickets to this event must be purchased in advance online; in-person film screenings will take place in Victor Borge Hall. Ticketing info and a full lineup will be announced closer to the date; check back for more details in the coming months. \nAbout the NYBFF\nEstablished in 2018\, the New York Baltic Film Festival is presented and organized by Scandinavia House in collaboration with the Consulate General of Estonia\, Consulate General of Lithuania\, and Daris Delins\, former Honorary Consul for Latvia in New York and founder of the festival. \nFinancial support for the festival comes from the Estonian Film Institute\, National Film Center of Latvia\, and Lithuanian Film Center\, with additional sponsorship by the Lithuanian Culture Institute\, Lithuanian Foundation\, Embassy of Latvia in Washington D.C.\, Permanent Mission of Latvia to the U.N. in New York\, American Latvian Association\, and the PBLA Culture Fund.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/new-york-baltic-film-festival-2022/
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SUMMARY:My Father the Spy
DESCRIPTION:The Fifth Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns in 2022 as a hybrid festival with both in-person and virtual screenings on November 2-13! From November 2 through 6\, in-person screenings and events will take place at Scandinavia House in New York\, presented in accordance with new COVID-19 safety guidance and protocols. Following the success of last year’s festival\, the online version will once again be available to viewers all across the U.S. via the Elevent streaming platform November 4-13. \nOn November 4 through November 13\, see My Father the Spy (dir. Jaak Kilmi & Gints Grūbe\, 2019\, Documentary). As a young Soviet student in 1978\, Ieva could not have predicted that a holiday visit to her father\, Imants Lešinskis — working in the Soviet mission at the United Nations in New York City — would irreversibly split her life in two. Entangled in a dark spy game\, Ieva was forced to leave her former life behind\, never to see her mother or her homeland of Latvia again. In order to find herself and understand the game she unwittingly became part of\, Ieva sets out on a journey into the past to confront family secrets\, lies\, and betrayal. \nThis film will only be offered as a virtual screening. Tickets to this event must be purchased in advance online at the link above. \n \nAbout the Directors\nEstonian director Jaak Kilmi graduated from Tallinn University where he majored in film directing. He has (co-)directed and produced a string of award-winning short films\, a number of documentaries\, and two feature films\, which have received international recognition. He is well known for his socio-critical films that deal with the Soviet era and its repercussions on today’s life. His most recognized films include: documentary fiction Disco & Atomic War (2009)\, and My Father the Spy (2019) and the feature films Revolution of Pigs (2004)\, and Came to Visit (1997). \nGints Grūbe worked extensively in media before setting up his own company\, Mistrus Media in 2000. He has been a scriptwriter\, producer\, and director for more than 10 documentaries. His productions have included Escaping Riga (2014)\, the war drama The Chronicles of Melanie (2016)\, Emīlija. Queen of the Press (2021)\, and January (2022)\, which won Best International Film at the Tribeca Film Festival. \nAbout the NYBFF\nEstablished in 2018\, the New York Baltic Film Festival is presented and organized by Scandinavia House in collaboration with the Consulate General of Estonia\, Consulate General of Lithuania\, and Daris Delins\, former Honorary Consul for Latvia in New York and founder of the festival. \nFinancial support for the festival comes from the Estonian Film Institute\, National Film Center of Latvia\, Lithuanian Film Center\, and the Edhard Corporation with additional sponsorship by the Estonian American National Council\, Lithuanian Culture Institute\, Lithuanian Foundation\, Consulate General of Estonia in New York\, Embassy of Latvia in Washington D.C.\, Permanent Mission of Latvia to the U.N. in New York\, Consulate General of Lithuania in New York\, American Latvian Association\, Investment and Development Agency of Latvia\, the PBLA Culture Fund\, and Sondra Litvaitytė. \nOrganizers & Sponsors
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/my-father-the-spy/
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SUMMARY:Rocks in My Pockets
DESCRIPTION:The Fifth Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns in 2022 as a hybrid festival with both in-person and virtual screenings on November 2-13! From November 2 through 6\, in-person screenings and events will take place at Scandinavia House in New York\, presented in accordance with new COVID-19 safety guidance and protocols. Following the success of last year’s festival\, the online version will once again be available to viewers all across the U.S. via the Elevent streaming platform November 4-13. \nStreaming on November 4 through November 13\, see Rocks in My Pockets (Akmeņi manās kabatās\, dir. Signe Baumane\, USA/Latvia\, 2014\, Narrative). In Latvia in the 1920s\, Anna falls in love with an adventurous entrepreneur 30 years her senior. But with marriage comes jealousy\, and the entrepreneur hides Anna away in the forest\, where she bears him eight children. Years later\, Signe\, a young artist\, asks her father how her grandmother died… An animated feature that is a highly personal statement about the director’s struggle with depression\, Rocks in My Pockets is set against the backdrop of Baumane’s grandmother’s life\, with the first part touching on the difficult living conditions in Latvia during the Soviet and German occupations in order to focus on those members of the family suffering from the inherited illness. \nWithout ever becoming insincere\, the filmmaker approaches the gloomy topic with color and humor. \nThis film will only be offered as a virtual screening. Tickets to this event must be purchased in advance online at the link above. \n \nAbout the Director\nSigne Baumane is a Latvian-born\, Brooklyn-based  filmmaker\, artist\, writer\, and animator. She has made 17 award-winning animated shorts but is best known for her first animated feature Rocks in my Pockets\, which premiered at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2014. Baumane’s new animated feature My Love Affair With Marriage fuses animation with music\, theater\, science\, photography\, three-dimensional sets and traditional hand-drawn animation.  \nBaumane is a Guggenheim Fellow and a Fellow in Film for New York Foundation for the Arts. She has a degree in Philosophy from Moscow State University. \nAbout the NYBFF\nEstablished in 2018\, the New York Baltic Film Festival is presented and organized by Scandinavia House in collaboration with the Consulate General of Estonia\, Consulate General of Lithuania\, and Daris Delins\, former Honorary Consul for Latvia in New York and founder of the festival. \nFinancial support for the festival comes from the Estonian Film Institute\, National Film Center of Latvia\, Lithuanian Film Center\, and the Edhard Corporation with additional sponsorship by the Estonian American National Council\, Lithuanian Culture Institute\, Lithuanian Foundation\, Consulate General of Estonia in New York\, Embassy of Latvia in Washington D.C.\, Permanent Mission of Latvia to the U.N. in New York\, Consulate General of Lithuania in New York\, American Latvian Association\, Investment and Development Agency of Latvia\, the PBLA Culture Fund\, and Sondra Litvaitytė. \nOrganizers & Sponsors
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SUMMARY:New York Baltic Film Festival — Virtual Cinema
DESCRIPTION:The Fourth Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns in 2022 as a hybrid festival with both in-person and virtual screenings! Virtual films in the festival will once again be available to viewers all across the U.S. via the Elevent streaming platform November 4-13. \nVirtual screenings of all films will be available following their premieres at Scandinavia House and remain available to stream through November 13.  To download viewing instructions and an FAQ\, please click here. \nVIRTUAL SCHEDULE \nBeginning Friday\, November 4\nHomo Sovieticus (dir. Ivo Briedis\, Latvia/Lithuania/Czechia\, 2021\, Documentary)\nRocks in My Pockets (Akmeņi manās kabatās\, dir. Signe Baumane\, USA/Latvia\, 2014\, Narrative)\nMy Father the Spy (dir. Jaak Kilmi & Gints Grūbe\, 2019\, Documentary)\nMariupolis (dir. Mantas Kvedaravičius\, Ukraine/Lithuania/Germany/France\, 2016\, Documentary) \nBeginning Saturday\, November 5\nSandra Gets a Job (dir. Kaupo Kruusiauk\, Estonia\, 2021\, Narrative)\nPilgrims (Piligrimai\, dir. Laurynas Bareiša\, Lithuania\, 2021\, Narrative) \nBeginning Sunday\, November 6\nLame-Os (dir. Marta Elina Martinsone\, Latvia/Czech Republic\, 2021\, Narrative)\nBurial (Kapinynas\, dir. Emilija Škarnulytė\, Lithuania/Norway\, 2022\, Documentary)\nThe Sleeping Beast (Tagurpidi torn\, dir. Jaak Kilmi\, Estonia/Latvia\, 2022\, Narrative)\nSongs for a Fox (Dainos Lapei\, dir. Kristijonas Vildžiūnas\, Lithuania/Latvia/Estonia\, 2021\, Narrative) \nBeginning Sunday\, November 6\nu.Q. (dir. Ivar Murd\, Estonia\, 2021\, Documentary)\nTree of Eternal Love (Kiik\, kirves ja Igavese Armastuse Puu\, dir. Meel Paliale\, Estonia\, 2021\, Narrative)
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/new-york-baltic-film-festival-virtual-cinema-3/
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SUMMARY:Beginner Swedish 2 & 3
DESCRIPTION: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 Swedish via apps or other means will continue to develop their reading\, writing\, listening and speaking skills within a cultural context. \nAt the end of the semester students will know: \n\nObjective\, possessive and some indefinite pronouns\nAdjective conjugations and comparatives\nPast and present perfect tense\n\nStudents will be able to: \n\nTalk about their families and things they’ve done or do\, as well as make future plans\, ask for directions\, and compare and purchase items.\n\nPrerequisite: Swedish Beginner 1 course or equivalent. This course will take place in a hybrid format offered in-person at Scandinavia House and via Zoom; instructions for remote learning will be emailed upon registration. For questions about language levels\, please contact Malin Tybahl. Tuition is $695 ($625.50 ASF Members); 21 hours total class time. \n**There will be no class on October 10 (Columbus Day)\, October 31 (Halloween)\, or November 3.**
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/beginner-swedish-2-3/2022-11-07/
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SUMMARY:Norwegian I
DESCRIPTION:Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this fall at Scandinavia House! In this beginner’s course\, you will build your Norwegian vocabulary\, pronunciation\, and grammar skills\, while also learning about Norwegian culture and life. By the course’s end\, you should be able to conduct simple conversations in Norwegian. \nYou will get to practice conversations in class\, as well as reading\, in class\, and there will be a focus on pronunciation and Norwegian sounds which may be new to your ear. There will also be at-home assignments focusing on reading\, writing\, and grammar. \nIdeal for: \n\nAbsolute beginners\nThose seeking a solid foundation in the Norwegian language\nThose interested in traveling to Norway\n\nYou will develop: \n\nBeginner-level conversational skills in Norwegian\nProficiency in basic Norwegian grammar\n\nThis hybrid class will be held both in-person and via Zoom; in-person attendance for the first four classes is highly recommended. \nNo prerequisites required; instructions for remote learning will be emailed upon registration. For questions about language levels\, please contact Marie-Therese Bjornerud. Tuition is $675 ($607.50 ASF Members); 20 hours total class time. \nRequired & Recommended Material\nRequired:\nTextbook: PA VEI TEKSTBOK\, ELLINGSEN\, 2012 – ISBN: 9788202340940\nWorkbook: PA VEI ARBEIDSBOK\, ELLINGSEN\, 2012 – ISBN: 9788202343163 \nHighly Recommended:\nWord List: PA VEI Norsk-Engelsk Ordliste\, ELLINGSEN\, 2012 – ISBN: 9788202372255\nCD-set: PA VEI ELEV-CD til tekstbok\, ELLINGSEN\, 2012 – ISBN: 9788202371869 \nAlso Recommended:\nOnline exercises (both oral and written) following the textbook\nNotebooks for vocabulary as well as notes\nDuolingo (Android\, Apple) and other language apps to expand vocabulary and support the learning process
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/norwegian-i/2022-11-07/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221108T183000
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SUMMARY:Advanced Beginner Swedish 1
DESCRIPTION:Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this fall at Scandinavia House! In this course held as remote learning\, students will continue to perfect their previous learned skills and pronunciation\, while also expanding into more complex sentence structure. Furthermore\, the students will be asked to express their opinions or beliefs in simple discussions related to Swedish life within the themes studied. The students will be required to read a literary book over the course of the semester. \nAt the end of the semester\, students will know: \n\nHow to connect main and sub-clauses\nAdverbs denoting position or destination\nThe concept of depiction\n\nStudents will be able to: \n\nTalk about people\, computers\, food and things done and wished for in the past.\n\nPrerequisite: Swedish Beginner 3 level or equivalent. This course will take place remotely via Zoom; instructions for remote learning will be emailed upon registration. For questions about language levels\, please contact Malin Tybahl. Tuition is $499 ($449.10 ASF Members); 15 hours total class time. \n**There will be no class on October 4 (Yom Kippur) or November 8 (Election Day)**
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/advanced-beginner-swedish-1/2022-11-08/
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SUMMARY:Norwegian II—Hybrid Language Classes
DESCRIPTION: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 your conversational abilities\, and deepening your cultural knowledge of all things Norwegian. \nYou will get to practice conversations in class which will put your grammatical structures to the test\, all the while building on your listening\, and speaking skills. A greater focus will be given to pronunciation\, Norwegian structure\, tone\, and flow. There will also be weekly at-home assignments focusing on reading\, writing\, and grammar. By the course’s end\, you should be able to conduct simple conversations in Norwegian. \nIdeal for: \n\nThose with basic knowledge of\, or previous instruction in\, Norwegian\nThose who wish to strengthen their Norwegian language skills\n\nYou will develop: \n\nGreater proficiency in Norwegian\nImproved conversational and grammatical skills\, as well as improved pronunciation in Norwegian\n\nThis hybrid class will be held both in-person and via Zoom; in-person attendance for the first four classes is highly recommended. \nPrerequisite: Norwegian I or equivalent; instructions for remote learning will be emailed upon registration. For questions about language levels\, please contact Marie-Therese Bjornerud. Tuition is $675 ($607.50 ASF Members); 20 hours total class time. \n*There will be no class on Tuesday\, October 4. \nRequired & Recommended Material\nRequired:\nTextbook: PA VEI TEKSTBOK\, ELLINGSEN\, 2012 – ISBN: 9788202340940\nWorkbook: PA VEI ARBEIDSBOK\, ELLINGSEN\, 2012 – ISBN: 9788202343163 \nHighly Recommended:\nWord List: PA VEI Norsk-Engelsk Ordliste\, ELLINGSEN\, 2012 – ISBN: 9788202372255\nCD-set: PA VEI ELEV-CD til tekstbok\, ELLINGSEN\, 2012 – ISBN: 9788202371869 \nAlso Recommended:\nOnline exercises (both oral and written) following the textbook\nNotebooks for vocabulary as well as notes\nDuolingo (Android\, Apple) and other language apps to expand vocabulary and support the learning process
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/norwegian-ii-hybrid-language-classes/2022-11-08/
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SUMMARY:RIT: The Poetry of Olav H. Hauge
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a musical program featuring the poetry of Norwegian poet Olav H. Hauge! “RIT” is performed by Norwegian artists Reidun Horvei (voice) and Inger-Kristine Riber (keyboard and composition). The poems in this song cycle follow the seasons of the year while they mark developments in Hauge’s poetry and in his personal life. \nOlav H. Hauge enjoyed both critical and popular success during his lifetime (1908-1994) and since his death his stature has only grown. Hauge’s iconic poem “Det er den draumen” (“This is the Dream”) was recently designated as Norway’s national poem. \nAn introduction to the program and the poet\, Olav H. Hauge\, will be given by Katherine Hanson. Hanson collaborated with Horvei and Riber on the creation of “RIT” which had its premiere at the Ulvik Poetry Festival September 5\, 2021. Over the following six weeks “RIT” was performed 25 times throughout Western Norway. \nhttps://www.scandinaviahouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/rit_sketch-1080p-1.mp4\nAbout the Team\nReidun Horvei has worked as a professional singer in the field of classical music\, contemporary music\, and folk songs for a long time. She first encountered Hauge’s poetry in the late 70s and on several occasions performed with the poet himself. \nInger-Kristine Riber has gained international attention with her technical mastery of the piano and her poetic interpretations. She has won several prizes and awards and is regarded as one of Norway’s leading musicians. Much of her work is colored by a vision of creating new arenas for classical music and to that end she has initiated several projects\, both at home and abroad. \nKatherine Hanson lives and tends her garden in her home overlooking Puget Sound\, just north of Seattle\, Washington. Her abiding interest in Hauge’s poetry took root nearly fifty years ago when she started work on her doctoral dissertation: Nature Imagery in Olav H. Hauge’s Poetry. She has taught Norwegian and Scandinavian literature and culture to American students for just about as many years. Her publications include An Everyday Story: Norwegian Women’s Fiction and English translations of several novels by Amalie Skram\, her four marriage and two asylum novels. \nRagnhild M. Gudbrandsen is known for her acting roles in theatre and film productions as well as for directing a number of productions. She appears regularly at Den nasjonale Scene in Bergen and also has a strong connection to Det Vestnorske Teater. Her dramatization of the monologue “Babette’s Feast” enjoyed great success touring in 2018-2020. \nThomas Pihl has distinguished himself as one of Norway’s foremost artists of his generation. Since 1994 he has also been a part of New York’s art scene. He has made a name for himself at key institutions both nationally and internationally. In recent years\, in addition to his drawings and sculpture\, he has explored the monochrome\, monumental painting. Pihl is currently a professor at KMD/UiB.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/rit-the-poetry-of-olav-h-hauge/
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SUMMARY:Intermediate Swedish 3
DESCRIPTION: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 language. Instead of expanding our writing\, we will focus on condensing. Discussions will span traditions\, Vikings and lore\, unwritten societal norms\, leadership\, work and family structures as well as poetry. \nAt the end of the semester\, students will know: \n\nTransitive and intratransitive verbs\nEmphatic rewriting\nClause abbreviation\n\nStudents will be able to: \n\nDiscuss poetry and literary writings and have an understanding about Swedish  norms in society and at work.\n\nPrerequisite: Swedish Intermediate 2 or equivalent. This course will take place remotely via Zoom; instructions for remote learning will be emailed upon registration. For questions about language levels\, please contact Malin Tybahl. Tuition $695 ($625.50 ASF Members); 21 hours total class time. \n**There will be no class on November 2 or November 23 (Thanksgiving)**
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/intermediate-swedish-3/2022-11-09/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221109T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221109T210000
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SUMMARY:Quake
DESCRIPTION:“A powerful and emotive work which digs deep into the effects of trauma” (Backseat Mafia) — see the moving new Icelandic thriller Quake (Skjálfti\, dir. Tinna Hrafnsdóttir\, Iceland\, 2022) at Scandinavia House! \nWhen Saga\, a single mother in her late 30s\, is hit by a fierce epileptic attack while walking in a public park with her six-year-old son\, she suffers from a total memory loss. Afraid of being considered unable to take care of her child\, Saga attempts to hide her state from others\, occupying herself by digging for the answers she needs. As she struggles to gather bits and pieces from her forgotten life\, repressed memories that Saga unconsciously blocked when she was young suddenly start to reappear\, revealing a painful truth about herself and her past. \nBased on the bestselling novel Quake (Grand Mal) by Audur Jonsdóttir\, Quake has been acclaimed as “an unwinding\, emotional journey that compels from the off” (The Hollywood News). \n \nAbout the Director\nTinna Hrafnsdóttir is an Icelandic director\, actress\, writer and producer both in theater and films. She studied literature and writing in The University of Iceland\, is an alumnus of Iceland University of the Arts\, Reykjavik University (MBA) and TIFF Filmmakers Lab\, and runs her own film production company\, Freyja Filmwork. \nTinna has written and directed two award-winning short films Helga (2016) and Munda (2017). Quake is her first feature. Tinna is currently developing her first miniseries\, Home Is Where the Heart Is.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/quake/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221110T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221110T191000
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UID:10002673-1668103200-1668107400@www.scandinaviahouse.org
SUMMARY:Beginner Swedish 2 & 3
DESCRIPTION: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 Swedish via apps or other means will continue to develop their reading\, writing\, listening and speaking skills within a cultural context. \nAt the end of the semester students will know: \n\nObjective\, possessive and some indefinite pronouns\nAdjective conjugations and comparatives\nPast and present perfect tense\n\nStudents will be able to: \n\nTalk about their families and things they’ve done or do\, as well as make future plans\, ask for directions\, and compare and purchase items.\n\nPrerequisite: Swedish Beginner 1 course or equivalent. This course will take place in a hybrid format offered in-person at Scandinavia House and via Zoom; instructions for remote learning will be emailed upon registration. For questions about language levels\, please contact Malin Tybahl. Tuition is $695 ($625.50 ASF Members); 21 hours total class time. \n**There will be no class on October 10 (Columbus Day)\, October 31 (Halloween)\, or November 3.**
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/beginner-swedish-2-3/2022-11-10/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221110T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221110T210000
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SUMMARY:Afro-Sweden
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a talk with author and ASF Fellow Ryan Thomas Skinner on his new book Afro-Sweden: Becoming Black in a Color-Blind Country\, out September 22 from University of Minnesota Press! \nContemporary Sweden is a country with a worldwide progressive reputation\, despite an undeniable tradition of racism within its borders. In the face of this contradiction of culture and history\, Afro-Swedes have emerged as a vibrant demographic presence\, from generations of diasporic movement\, migration\, and homemaking. In Afro-Sweden\, Ryan Thomas Skinner (Associate Professor of Music and African-American Studies\, Ohio State University) uses oral histories\, archival research\, ethnography\, and textual analysis to explore the history and culture of this diverse and growing Afro-European community. \nSkinner employs the conceptual themes of “remembering” and “renaissance” to illuminate the history and culture of the Afro-Swedish community\, drawing on the rich theoretical traditions of the African and Black diaspora. Remembering fosters a sustained meditation on Afro-Swedish social history\, while Renaissance indexes a thriving Afro-Swedish public culture. Together\, these concepts illuminate significant existential modes of Afro-Swedish being and becoming\, invested in and contributing to the work of global Black studies. \nThe first scholarly monograph in English to focus specifically on the African and Black diaspora in Sweden\, Afro-Sweden emphasizes the voices\, experiences\, practices\, knowledge\, and ideas of these communities. Its rigorously interdisciplinary approach to understanding diasporic communities is essential to contemporary conversations around such issues as the status and identity of racialized populations in Europe and the international impact of Black Lives Matter. It includes a preface by Jason Timbuktu Diakité. \nThe event will take place in-person at Scandinavia House. Registration is required; please sign up at the link above. \n“A remarkable work in both its content and style\, Afro-Sweden compels us to reconsider our understandings of race\, place\, and identity\, all while highlighting the presence of a population whose cultural vitality and roots are too often overlooked.”— Benjamin R. Teitelbaum\, author\, War for Eternity: The Return of Traditionalism and the Rise of the Populist Right \nAbout the Author\nRyan Thomas Skinner is associate professor of music and African American and African studies at the Ohio State University. He is author of Bamako Sounds: The Afropolitan Ethics of Malian Music (Minnesota\, 2015).
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/afro-sweden/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221111T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221111T210000
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SUMMARY:The Emigrants
DESCRIPTION:“A fresh\, honest take” (The Guardian) — from internationally acclaimed Norwegian director Erik Poppe\, see the epic period drama The Emigrants (Sweden\, 2021) at Scandinavia House! This program has now been rescheduled from October 19. \nBased on Vilhelm Moberg’s much-loved suite of novels — previously adapted in 1971 by Jan Troell into an Academy Award-nominated classic — The Emigrants tells the story of Kristina Nilsson (Lisa Carlehed)\, a mother who leaves poverty-stricken Sweden with her family in the 1850s on a long\, dangerous journey to find a better life for herself and her children in America. When news of opportunities reach the devoutly Lutheran Kristina and her husband Karl Oskar (Gustaf Skarsgård)\, hardships and tragedy at home lead them to set sail from Småland\, alongside fellow passengers who challenge Kristina’s views while laying the foundations of friendship for the days to come. When they land in New York\, new perils face them on their trek across the rugged landscape of the Midwest — ranging from schemes of various locals to the dangers of childrearing on the frontier. But as Kristina and Karl-Oskar reach the wilds of Minnesota\, they learn to carve out a new life for themselves\, as well as opportunities to come. \nThe first adaptation of Moberg’s novels from the perspective of Kristina\, The Emigrants captures the emotional turmoil of setting out for a new life abroad in 19th-century America. \n \nAbout the Director\nErik Poppe was born in Oslo\, Norway in 1960. He began his career as a press photographer\, winning several awards. After studying at the Dramatiska Institutet in Stockholm\, he worked as a cinematographer on several feature films before making his debut as a director with Schpaa. The film was the first instalment in his multi-award-winning Oslo Trilogy which also comprises Hawaii\, Oslo and Troubled Water (DeUsynlige). \nIn 2017 his film The King’s Choice (Kongens Nei) was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards. He was nominated for a Golden Bear at Berlin International Film Festival in 2018 for his previous feature\, Utøya: July 22.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/the-emigrants-2/2022-11-11/
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UID:10002654-1668194400-1668200400@www.scandinaviahouse.org
SUMMARY:Beginner Swedish 1
DESCRIPTION: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. \nAt the end of the semester\, students will know: \n\nStructuring statements and questions\nGreeting people\n\nNumbers and how to tell time \nStudents will be able to: \n\nTalk about themselves and how they spend their days.\n\nNo prerequisites required. This course will take place in a hybrid format offered in-person at Scandinavia House and via Zoom; instructions for remote learning will be emailed upon registration. For questions about language levels\, please contact Malin Tybahl. Tuition is $499 ($449.10 ASF Members); 15 hours total class time. \n**There will be no class on October 10 (Columbus Day) or October 31 (Halloween)**
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/beginner-swedish-1/2022-11-11/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221112T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221112T180000
DTSTAMP:20260612T014750
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UID:10002753-1668268800-1668276000@www.scandinaviahouse.org
SUMMARY:The Emigrants
DESCRIPTION:“A fresh\, honest take” (The Guardian) — from internationally acclaimed Norwegian director Erik Poppe\, see the epic period drama The Emigrants (Sweden\, 2021) at Scandinavia House! This program has now been rescheduled from October 19. \nBased on Vilhelm Moberg’s much-loved suite of novels — previously adapted in 1971 by Jan Troell into an Academy Award-nominated classic — The Emigrants tells the story of Kristina Nilsson (Lisa Carlehed)\, a mother who leaves poverty-stricken Sweden with her family in the 1850s on a long\, dangerous journey to find a better life for herself and her children in America. When news of opportunities reach the devoutly Lutheran Kristina and her husband Karl Oskar (Gustaf Skarsgård)\, hardships and tragedy at home lead them to set sail from Småland\, alongside fellow passengers who challenge Kristina’s views while laying the foundations of friendship for the days to come. When they land in New York\, new perils face them on their trek across the rugged landscape of the Midwest — ranging from schemes of various locals to the dangers of childrearing on the frontier. But as Kristina and Karl-Oskar reach the wilds of Minnesota\, they learn to carve out a new life for themselves\, as well as opportunities to come. \nThe first adaptation of Moberg’s novels from the perspective of Kristina\, The Emigrants captures the emotional turmoil of setting out for a new life abroad in 19th-century America. \n \nAbout the Director\nErik Poppe was born in Oslo\, Norway in 1960. He began his career as a press photographer\, winning several awards. After studying at the Dramatiska Institutet in Stockholm\, he worked as a cinematographer on several feature films before making his debut as a director with Schpaa. The film was the first instalment in his multi-award-winning Oslo Trilogy which also comprises Hawaii\, Oslo and Troubled Water (DeUsynlige). \nIn 2017 his film The King’s Choice (Kongens Nei) was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards. He was nominated for a Golden Bear at Berlin International Film Festival in 2018 for his previous feature\, Utøya: July 22.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/the-emigrants-2/2022-11-12/
LOCATION:NY
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