Tag: Olafur Eliasson

  • Events in late November-early December: Shows, markets and quizzes galore!

    Events in late November-early December: Shows, markets and quizzes galore!

    Crazy Christmas Cabaret: ‘Don Calzone’ongoing, ends Jan 14; The glass hall at Tivoli; from DKK 360, teaterbillette.dk; 135 minThis Crazy Christmas Edition will take us away from the dreary Danish winter to sunny 1980s Miami Beach, where the Calzone family is in crisis again! Most of the team returns from last year, so expect show […]

  • Mid-November Events: An offer you can’t refuse from Crazy Christmas Cabaret

    Mid-November Events: An offer you can’t refuse from Crazy Christmas Cabaret

    Crazy Christmas Cabaret: ‘Don Calzone’11 Nov-14 Jan; The glass hall at Tivoli; from DKK 360, teaterbillette.dk; 135 minThis Crazy Christmas Edition will take us away from the dreary Danish winter to sunny 1980s Miami Beach, where the Calzone family is in crisis again! Most of the team returns from last year, so expect show creator […]

  • Olafur Eliasson contributes an installation to the Qatar exhibition as part of his World Cup preparations

    Olafur Eliasson contributes an installation to the Qatar exhibition as part of his World Cup preparations

    The caption is there every time a famous person is linked to Qatar hosting the 2022 World Cup, which begins on November 20. From David Beckham to former Danish compatriot Peter Schmeichel, who confirmed earlier this week that he will work for Qatari broadcaster BeIN Sports, the condemnation can be read between the lines. And […]

  • Events at the end of October: Anyone for conkers?

    Events at the end of October: Anyone for conkers?

    CPH Conker ChampionshipOct 23, 1pm; Charlie’s Bar, Pilestræde 33, Cph K; free adminThe tradition of the conker game continues. Everyone is invited to try to crack each other’s nuts. This year’s edition is the tenth anniversary. Annual CPH Film Festival21 & 22 Oct; Husets Cinema, Rådhusstræde 13, Cph K; free admin; annualcphfest.comThis year will be […]

  • Events at the beginning of October: The night of culture is approaching!

    Events at the beginning of October: The night of culture is approaching!

    Culture night14 Oct; 18:00-00:00; different places; DKK 110, kulturnatten.dkCopenhagen’s annual Culture Night kicks off the autumn holidays and offers children and adults hundreds of events in just one evening. Experience Copenhagen in a different light and see places you wouldn’t normally have access to when hundreds of museums, churches, exhibition halls, art galleries, humanitarian organizations […]

  • Events at the end of August: Actor, playwright, director … presents Denmark’s answer to Noël Coward!

    Events at the end of August: Actor, playwright, director … presents Denmark’s answer to Noël Coward!

    The Queen’s New Frontier14-18 Sep; Library Rentemestervej, Cph NV; DKK 160Copenhagen Theater Circle presents its original play ‘The Queen’s New Frontier’ by long-standing member Alun Thomas – a satire set in Ireland as post-Brexit reality begins to set in. (BV) The oasisAug 19; Fælledparken, Cph ØThis pop-up event is hosted by Culture and Leisure Østerbro. […]

  • Events in July and early August: Finally a proper British afternoon tea!

    Events in July and early August: Finally a proper British afternoon tea!

    Proper British afternoon teaJuly 10 & 31, August 14 & 28; Kogebogeriet, Guldbergsgade 10, Cph NIf you are looking for an authentic British afternoon tea, then Kogebogeriet is the place to go. Enjoy a menu that includes roast beef with Yorkshire pudding, freshly baked scones and clotted cream, along with unlimited tea. AiaSound Festival11-13 Aug; […]

  • Events in early summer: Party up and embrace the heat!

    Events in early summer: Party up and embrace the heat!

    Science and cocktails28th of June; Koncertsalen, DR Koncerthuset, Ørestads Boulevard 13, Cph S; 145-195kr, drkoncerthuset.dkJoin Nobel Prize-winning physicist Frank Wilczek for ‘What Physical Reality Has Taught Me’. Accompanied by the Danish jazz trio Hess / AC / Hess Spacelab, Wilczek will show how the scientific exploration of the physical world has come to touch on […]

  • Events in early May: Boy George… and ‘Dick’

    Events in early May: Boy George… and ‘Dick’

    Boy George Aliens and Iconsongoing, ending June 4, opening hours TBC; Gallery Oxholm, Pile Alle 25, Frederiksberg; gallerioxholm.dkOn Saturday, a new exhibition was opened with the artwork by Boy George, which runs at Galleri Oxholm until the beginning of June. Since his first show in Monaco in November 2019, the former Culture Club singer has […]

  • April Events: Shirley a visit to the theater is in order

    April Events: Shirley a visit to the theater is in order

    Shirley ValentineApril 21-14. May, performances Tue-Fri 20.00, Sat 17.00; The Theater at Sorte Hest, Vesterbrogade 150, Cph V; SEK 205 via theater tickets.dkThe great Vivienne McKee and London Toast Theater return with Willy Russell’s 1980s audience-happy Shirley Valentine. Come meet Shirley in her kitchen while she talks to her only company: the wall. This self-discovery […]

  • Events at the end of March / beginning of April: All eyes are on CPH: DOX

    Events at the end of March / beginning of April: All eyes are on CPH: DOX

    CPH: DOXcurrent, ends April 3 and online April 1-10; different places; Ticket and program at cpdox.dkCPH: DOX will be a hybrid festival in 2022. All the films will be shown in cinemas, while a selection of films will be part of a nationwide online festival (geo-blocked to Denmark). All films are in English or with […]

  • FACTS: Here are the recipients of the Crown Prince Couple’s Awards 2021

    * The Crown Prince Couple’s Social Prize goes to Mødrehjælpen. Among other things, the organization offers advice to young parents and runs second-hand shops with children’s clothes and equipment. * With the two prices included at 500,000 kroner each. There is also a kaleidoscope created by the artist Olafur Eliasson. * The Cultural Star Sprinkle […]

  • Royal court supplier in TV documentaries

    Royal court supplier in TV documentaries

    His company, JJ Film, produced television programs that made viewers wiser about the members of the royal family, but also about the people with whom they interact at home and abroad. Among other things, in the mid-1990s Jacob Jørgensen created four programs about the seasons in the royal house for TV2. Here he appeared as […]

  • FACTS: Here are the recipients of the Crown Prince Couple’s Awards 2020

    * The Crown Prince Couple’s Social Award goes to Kofoed’s School. Here, socially disadvantaged people are helped with, among other things, workshops and educational offers. * With the two prices included at 500,000 kroner each. There is also a kaleidoscope created by the artist Olafur Eliasson. * The Crown Prince and Crown Princess have also […]

  • The Crown Prince and Crown Princess honor Danica Curcic for courage and uncompromisingness

    The Crown Prince and Crown Princess honor Danica Curcic for courage and uncompromisingness

    The Crown Prince Couple’s Culture Prize goes to actress Danica Curcic, who is known from both films and theater performances. In 2020, she has, among other things, been seen on the big screen in the film “The Exception”, where she plays one of the main roles. The film is about office bullying and is based […]