Norway - Powered by Equality
Norway highlights equality on its Constitution Day. The 17th May marks both the Norwegian National day and the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia.
The Renaissance of joik
Joik is one of Europe’s oldest song traditions. Passed down from generation to generation, the chanting song of the Sami people has survived through centuries. Young Sami artists are currently bringing new life to this tradition by mixing ancient sounds with modern genres.
Experience the Viking Age in Nordfjordeid, Norway
Sagastad, a brand-new knowledge center focusing on the Viking Age opens in Nordfjordeid, Norway, on the 10th May 2019. With one of the country’s richest, largest and most spectacular Viking graves in the center of the town, Nordfjordeid is the obvious location for Sagastad.
Young musicians celebrate 150th anniversary of Norway’s most famous play - Peer Gynt
2017 marks the 150th anniversary of Norway’s most famous play – Henrik Ibsen’s Peer Gynt. To celebrate the anniversary, four young Norwegian artists were invited to make their own versions of the original compositions Edvard Grieg wrote for the play. The results are four contemporary takes on “Morning Mood”, “In the Hall of the Mountain King” and “Anitra’s Dance”.
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New festival - Glamping to the tunes of opera
For the first time this August, Mimi Goes Glamping kicks off. A cooperation between Bergen National Opera and Åmot Operafarm, the new festival combines music, outdoor activities like yoga and fly fishing, and locally produced gourmet food, all in scenic surroundings just outside Bergen.
Munch and Van Gogh united at joint exhibition in Oslo
In May, two of the world’s biggest names in the arts are coming together in Oslo. The joint exhibition MUNCH | VAN GOGH opens in Oslo 9th May, where it will be for three months before moving to Amsterdam.
Oslo is hosting EuroPride 2014 - don't miss record breaking parade
The Norwegian capital hosts EuroPride 2014 in June, and expects a tremendous party in the streets as well as bars during the 9 day event.
