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. "I am a poor human. A miserable human. A completely depraved human. I am […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
"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! In 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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
On May 10, curators Markús Þór Andrésson of the Rekyjavik Art Museum, Jaime DeSimone of the Portland Museum of Art and Anders Jansson of the Bildmuseet will join art writer Gregory Volk for a conversation about the North Atlantic Triennial, currently on view at the Portland Museum of Art until June 5, in a virtual program produced […]
"A clever, engaging and often electrifying feature" (ScreenDaily) — On May 11, see the gripping new supernatural arthouse thriller The Innocents /De uskyldige (dir. Eskil Vogt, Norway, 2021) at Scandinavia House! A pre-recorded film Q&A with Eskil Vogt follows the screening. During the bright Nordic summer, four children meet on a Norwegian estate and begin to play together away from the gaze of […]
