Music on Park Avenue returns this fall! The series presented by Scandinavia House and Per Tengstrand welcomes audiences back to Victor Borge Hall beginning in October for another season of its popular performances. Held monthly on Thursday evenings, concerts will begin at 7:30 preceded by conversation by Tengstrand about the pieces and composer. In tonight's special film and […]
The Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series at Scandinavia House returns this season with screenings of films chosen by the Nordic & Baltic countries to compete for the Oscar nomination for the Best International Feature Film! On December 2, see Norway's official nomination for the 95th Academy Awards, War Sailor (dir. Gunnar Vikene, Norway, 2022). Director Gunnar Vikene will be present […]
The Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series at Scandinavia House returns this season with screenings of films chosen by the Nordic & Baltic countries to compete for the Oscar nomination for the Best International Feature Film! On December 3, see Iceland's official nomination for the 95th Academy Awards, Beautiful Beings (dir. Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson, Iceland, 2022); today's screening is open […]
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. You will get to practice conversations in class, […]
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 December 6, we'll be discussing Red Milk by Icelandic author Sjón, out now in translation by Victoria Cribb. In this timely and provocative novel about a mysterious […]
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. You will get to practice conversations in class which will put your grammatical […]
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 […]
The Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series at Scandinavia House returns this season with screenings of films chosen by the Nordic & Baltic countries to compete for the Oscar nomination for the Best International Feature Film! On December 7, see Sweden's official nomination for the 95th Academy Awards, Cairo Conspiracy (dir. Tarik Saleh, Sweden/France/Finland/Denmark, 2022). Director Tarik Saleh will be present […]
See a live performance with two of Denmark's leading folk musicians this December at Scandinavia House! Gangspil, featuring Sonnich Lydom on accordion and harmonica and Kristian Bugge on fiddle, performs old dance tunes and songs from every corner of their Scandinavian home country, from rural islands like Læsø to Copenhagen, including a few of their own compositions. Their […]
