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 […]
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 […]
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! When a man (Rasmus Hammerich) walks into a bar and begs to sing one special song on […]
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. In tonight's concert […]
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 […]
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, […]
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. Norway is usually near or at the […]
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 […]
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 […]
