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 […]