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Culture project on three legs
Flaggfabrikken, the Centre for Photography and Visual Art is a common workroom for nine artists in Bergen, on the western coast of Norway. It also has a concept called “Flaggfabrikken Presenterer” for presenting artists, projects and art debates. Flaggfabrikken also provides two months residencies in Bergen.
Rooms available in Svolvaer
The artist residence Kunstnerhuset in the Norwegian region Lofoten is located on the Island Svinøya. Kunstnerhuset has welcomed artists since 1954. But there is room for more, and the Board of the residence would especially like to invite young artists.
SEAS - an urban festival
With a broad international focus, SEAS brings together two areas, remote to each other but facing similar challenges: the North Sea and the Black Sea. Through an artistic approach the festival raises issues on urban re-invention and environment in the coastal regions of Europe.
The café for everywhere
Imagine you are sitting in a cafe in Nuuk on Greenland, taking part in a debate on this autumn’s new books – taking place in Copenhagen. Or suppose you are on the Faroe Islands discussing your job with colleagues being on Iceland - face to face.
Stories for life
The literary tours Hakawati and Mem U Zin bring together threatened writers in exile and local Scandinavian writers. Writers share their stories and create an interaction with poetry and storytelling as a foundation.
Cultural exchange gave many concerts
- When you offer something, it is easier to get something in return. This is one of the experiences Kristian Blak and the Faroese music publisher Tutl have from their efforts to build musical networks.
TimeMap#3 - three people on the edge of time
Recoil performance group has made a performance that combinesdance and digital media. The point of departure is in three characters thathold their time responsible for the ethical and moral collapse.
World Opera – bordering on the impossible
If all goes as planned, the year 2012 will see a world premiere of an entirely new type of opera, when artists in Norway, Sweden and Denmark will perform together with their colleagues in the USA, Canada and Italy. Together and simultaneously, but at different locations. There are many challenges along the way, but the starting shot has been fired and the work has begun.
Advanced puppet theatre for adults
When Danish dramaturge Jette Lund travelled to Norway to help with an experimental puppet theatre performance, both parties came out as winners.
Poetry festival takes Nordic poets out into the world
A poetry festival can be much more than a gathering of poets with the same language and cultural background. It can include poets from different countries, each with their own stories. It can also involve music and dance performances
Residence in Greeland has peace as a natural resource
The residence in Greenland is in many ways special. But there is one thing about it that just can’t be matched. Peace.
First Faroese opera for Estonian audiences
10 September 2008 was a historical day when, for the first time ever, a Faroese opera was performed to Estonian audiences. The performance was the result of an intensive project with participants from Estonia, the Faroe Islands and Iceland.