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Kulttuuriviennin tukiverkko 5.5.2010
May News: Nordic crime spreads to the Benelux!
May News: It would be a crime to miss these events
What is summer but relaxation in the sunshine, a nice crime novel and picnics in the park? In May everybody seems to be already waiting for ward breezes to arrive and so are we. On our spring menu there are a lot of events to choose from to satisfy your cultural appetite: enjoy and the holidays will be here before you know it! _Under the surface of Nordic crime novels
This spring, both Amsterdam and Ghent offer a great opportunity to meet the most cold blooded crime authors of the Nordic countries. In the Netherlands, the Maand van het Spannende Boek event dedicates a whole evening to the Nordic authors in Melkweg. The Power of Plots event tries to reveal the mystery of the great success of the Nordic crime literature. Participants include Matti Rönkä from Finland, Roslund&Hellström and Jens Lapidus form Sweden, Jo Nesbø from Norway - just to name a few. The event takes place on June 1 and the interviews are held in English.
The hunt for the key to the mystery of success continues on June 3 in Belgium as the Nordic Crime Night event is held in the cultural centre Vooruit in Ghent. The authors are given a chance to speak and analyze the success of Nordic crime literature. The participants Matti Rönkä, Roslund&Hellström, Unni Lindell from Norway and Leif Davidsen from Denmark will be taking turns in describing the unique character of Nordic crime novels and their own work. The discussion will be held in English and the entry is for free. _Read more about Amsterdam and _about Ghent _Celebrate the 20 years of Julidans in Amsterdam
For the 20th time Julidans invites contemporary choreographers, dance professionals and amateurs to gather together in Amsterdam. This two week long festival of modern contemporary dance is known around the world and collects some 20 000 visitors yearly. This summer, the internationally renowned Finnish choreographer Jyrki Karttunen presents his most famous work Digital Duende at Julidans on July 2. The venue is the beatiful open-air theatre in Amsterdam's Vondelpark. Digital duende will be seen in its original form, but it will performed by a new and younger generation of dancers than before. To multiply your different experiences in the field of dance and to let the fascinating choreographs blow your mind, we highly recommend a stopping by in Julidans between the 1st and the 14th of July. _Tickets and more information.  _Twisting gender with Irma Optimist
Momentum festival of performance art provides a forum for international performance. The festival is held between June 4 and 6 in the Creative Brewery in Bellevue as well as other locations in Brussels. This year Momentum gathers performance art artists and enthusiasts in the capital of Belgium for the 5th time. The festival aims to bring the audience and the artists closer together - the most daring members of the audience can themselves participate in the making of a performance art work. Irma Optimist, Finnish artist and mathematician, is the sole representative of the Nordic Countries of this year's festival. Her performances speak out for the conception of gender in modern society as well as womanhood and nature. _Read more here. _My guitar gently weeps...in Puurs
Belgian Centre for Musical instrument Building (Centrum voor Muziekinstrumentenbouw), organizes the International CordeFactum-festival between May 13 and 16. The festival is held in the historic and amazingly beautiful Ursel Castle. Focus on the festival will this year be on the guitar with lectures, workshops, master classes, concerts and there will also be a guitar makers´ fair. Keijo Korelin and Luthier guitars as well as Ruokangas Guitars take part in the fair. _See here for more information.  _Anu Sistonen dances away from home
Anu Sistonen continues her colourful dance career in Luxembourg this spring. Sistonen´s most recent work LIFE premiers at the Théâtre d´Esch on May 7. The choreography LIFE is a study of a cosmopolite person´s feelings about the constant moving, travelling and being away from home. The idea of LIFE has a firm base on Sistonen´s own life in which she sees a contradiction between the hunger for new experiences and the appreciation for nostalgia and ancient traditions. Astor Piazzola´s music has been an inspiration for this choreography which Sistonen herself performs in Luxembourg. The dance is accompanied by Aconcagu quintet. _Read more here. _Jaakko&Jay conquering the Netherlands
The two young Finnish punk rockers Jaakko and Jay have taken a step further in their quest for the world. They have already been to North America and UK and now it's time for Central Europe to get to know them. Their simple acoustic punk is inspired by folk music. These young men are most famous and liked for their lively and fun club gigs. This anarchist duo from Tampere can be spotted playing in three different Netherlands locations: May 6 in Amsterdam, May 8 in Haarlem and May 9 in Utrecht. _Listen and read more here.  _Never-ending up north
Théâtre National de Luxembourg presents the premier of Ann-Mareike Hess´s choreography Never-ending up North on June 3. Never-ending up north is a combination of dance and live music. Sandra Solax, a young Finnish dancer, interprets Hess´s choreography with two other dancers. The dance is accompanied by two musicians of whom one is as well a Finn, Markus Pesonen. The underlying idea of Hess´s work is to redefine the boundaries of our reality and our conception of life without time. The name of the work refers to the midnight sun and the feeling of time stopping that Hess experienced during her travel to archipelago of Lofoten, Norway. _Tickets and more information here. _Folk fever in Gooik
It is a must for all folk freaks to be in Belgian town of Gooik from July 2 to 4. Gooikoorts folk music festival draws attention to international groups, guaranteeing an interesting mix of tunes and cultures.. Even though some folk artists are loyal to the origins of folk music, new and modern arrangements of traditional compositions will surely be heard. As does the Finnish trio Heriksson-Kleemola-Prauda, in their music there are influences from baroque as well as from Finnish traditional folk music. Tune in for the combination of old and new, ancient and modern in Gooik this summer! _Tickets and more information here. _Still missing information?
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The Finnish Cultural Institute for Benelux
Institut Culturel Finlandais pour le Benelux - Fins Cultureel Instituut voor de Benelux
Rue du Luxembourgstraat, 20 - 1000 Brussels, Belgium
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