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About Kulturnatt

Kulturnatt Stockholm 2021 will take place on the 24th of April, and brings all of cultural life to you, wherever you are!

For the second time in world history, Kulturnatten will take digital form. Do you prefer watching programs of your own choosing on Kulturnatt Stockholm Play, or do you prefer following the livestreams on Kulturnatts-TV? Your experience can be adjusted to your likings this year – together or alone, to your known taste or with the hope of finding something new.

Either way, we will take a large part of Stockholm’s cultural life to you, wherever you are.

When? How?

Saturday, April 24th 2021, 18:00 – 24:00. Kulturnatts-TV will be aired live for six hours, 18:00–24:00, from different venues all over Kulturnatt Stockholm Play will remain available Stockholm. Your company through the night is until May 1st. our host, airing from the marble foyer in the Royal Dramatic Theatre. Where? Kulturnatt Stockholm Play will also be Both Kulturnatt Stockholm Play and published at 18:00 – a large digital library with Kulturnatts-TV will be found on our website. content from over 130 cultural venues which will stay available the whole night and the Kulturnatts-TV will also be broadcasted on following week. Facebook. Many – but not all – of the films on Kulturnatt Stockholm Play will be subtitled in English.

Kulturnatts-TV will not be subtitled in English, since it is filmed and aired live.

What is Kulturnatt Stockholm?

Kulturnatt Stockholm is the night you discover what you did not know existed, or always dreamed of trying. The cultural life of Stockholm is ready to meet you and serve the best of all that is usually available and everything which is usually not. A normal year, cultural centres, galleries, theatres, museums, studios, organisations, libraries and many more stay open between 18:00-24:00 and welcome you to an unforgettable night. All free of charge.

Kulturnatt Stockholm is a collaboration between Stockholms stad and Stockholms Kulturliv.

On page one: In the picture: Stockholm Toy Museum Photo: Lena Larsson Page 3 of 14

April 24, 18:00 – 24:00.

Kulturnatts-TV will be broadcasted on www.kulturnattstockholm.se

Live streams from different cultural venues will be alternated with goodies from the pre- recorded films and presented by our host directly from the Royal Dramatic Theatre.

More information about the venues we will live stream from and who the host is will be released further on. Don’t forget to follow us on social media if you want to be the first to know!

Kulturnatt Stockholm Play is a digital streaming library that will be published on www.kulturnattstockholm.se at 18:00 on April 24 and remain available until May 1.

Play consists of pre-recorded content from all of the 130 participants. Here, you can choose from both well-known and hidden gems from Stockholm, all showing off the best of their work. Page 4 of 14 The programme for Photo: Balettakademien Kulturnatt Stockholm Play

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Balettakademien Mäster Olofsgården this is not a competition. Dance and Song Challenge #alladansar A dance film that deals with the friction Sing and dance and join Mäster Olofsgarden’s between two constantly competing Dance and Song Challenge! Share the joy! individuals. #alladansar

Cullberg ScreenDance Festival Mountains 10 Dance Films Cullberg presents a sneak peek from Beautiful, exciting, different, amusing and “Mountains”, a solo dance piece that truly inspiring dance films from all around the premieres this spring. world.

Dansens Hus Stockholm Sangeet Festival Other than Human 1-1 Bollywood Classics Participate in a pre-recorded dance perfor- Mesmerizing dance from the old days of mance together with the robot Alex! Bollywood, accompanied by live music on traditional instruments from India. Dance Croquis Streetstar Follow the dancer’s movements with pulse and Dancing Alone – Reuniting in Times of a timing into the world of art. A fantastic Pandemic combination of dance, music and drawing. How does a pandemic affect the arts? What happens when the music goes silent? Kulturhuset Vällingby Dancehall with Binta Blackout Strindbergs Intima Teater Learn basic dancehall movements and steps Dödsdansen – a dance style from Jamaica. Excerpt from the dance performance Dödsdansen. History Page 5 of 14

Anna Lindhagen museum OURWAY Tours & Föreningen Stigberget Karin Lannby: A wordclass spy Meet Anna Lindhagen During World War II, Stockholm was known as Learn about the activist who devoted her life Europe’s Casablanca: a paradise for to improving the lives of the working class. espionage.

Armémuseum Stadsmuseet Basker Blå – Bravely Serious Ulla Winblad Armémuseum shows parts of an exhibition Meet a gabby lady who gossips about Maria about Swedish UN soldiers; about those who Kristina Kiellström – more commonly known left and those who stayed at home. as Ulla Winblad.

Economy Museum – Royal Coin Cabinet Stockholm City Archives Quiznight at the Economy Museum! Voices from the Voting Rights Bureau Test your knowledge of hyperinflations Look inside the house on Lästmakargatan in throughout history! Stockholm which during the early 20th century functioned as a Voting Rights Bureau. Ecosightseeing The Tour A boat tour where we travel in time and Visit Strindberg explore the authentic places of the Vasa saga. Writer lived his last years, 1908-12, at 85. Join us for a Linnéa Sallay City Walks tour in a unique writer´s environment. ”At the Centre of Events” – Guided Tour A guided tour with live music around Gustavs Swedish National Heritage Board, Adolf’s Square. Archives and Library Digging for 1921! What was talked about 100 years ago? Museum of Medieval Stockholm Stockholm Bloodbath You get to know more about the power play Södergården around ’s throne which culminated in Götgatan – the only way to Stockholm Stockholm Bloodbath in 1520. Listen to Stockholm-writer Maj Sandin when she tells the story of the ancient Götgatan and Nordic Ways its’ history. Stockholm Roadgames Learn & Play Nordic Ways tells the stories about some of The Stockholm’s hidden gems and gives away some One Woman. One House. One (Enormous) Collection. hints for the game Roadgames. Wilhelmina got tired of being bored and turned her home into a monument of her Ordalaget Publishing world. & The Hallwyl Museum Female Pioneers Quiz with Eva-Karin Gyllenberg Test your knowledge about female pioneers! Page 6 of 14 Photo: VRAK – Museum of Wrecks

The Museums of World Culture Vrak – Museum of Wrecks The World in a Backpack Dive Into Vrak Learn more about the incredible journey of Peek into the new museum and meet different objects – an ongoing journey still. marine archaeologists who take us down to the secrets of the Baltic Sea. The Police Museum Rubber, Fake Moustaches and Forgery The Swedish Police Museum invites you on a trip to their collections.

The Royal Armoury True or False Test your history knowledge together with The Royal Armoury – the museum about Sweden’s royal history.

The Royal Palace Behind the Scenes The Royal Palace shows Crown Princess Margareta’s apartment, usually not open for visitors.

The Swedish Parliament Celebrate Democracy! In the windows at Mynttorget in , the democratisation process is depicted dramatically.

The April 24, 2021 – 60 Years Since Vasa’s Salvage Director of Research Fred Hocker tells three tales from the salvage. The evening includes music from the 1961 Eurovision Song Contest.

The Viking Museum The Unexpected Journeys of the Vikings About some of the journeys that you may not have heard of before. Art & Crafts Page 7 of 14

Adolf Fredriks församling Detroit Stockholm ’’Life interweaved and traces that become a prayer’’ Touring Detroit Stockholm Local artists Camilla Skorup and Woo-Bock Walk through Detroit Stockholm’s studios and Lee talk about their art and creative process. get to know some of the artists on the way!

ART 3K Galleri Hera Five Russian Academics in Art Movements and Moments The Gallery ART 3K presents five Russian Four artists show movements and moments in artist-academics from Saint Petersburg. paintings and sculptures at the gallery.

ArtEast Gallery Ekvall+Törnblom IND / ASTORAL Art For Everyone ArtEast presents an explosive audio-visual An art exhibition in a gallery working with essay. contemporary art that touches them – and hopefully, it will touch you too. Art Gallery Nordens Ljus Meet Stina Wirsén Gallery ID:i Stina Wirsén is an artist, writer and illustrator. Memories from Elsewhere Nordens Ljus is a pram anchored under the Visual artist Paula Urbano presents St. Erik bridge. performative readings of two poems.

Basis School of Art Inuti Galleri Graffiti – Style Means Everything! Ossian Rådmark at Inuti Galleri Artist Thomas OKOK Gunnarsson goes through Join the art exhibition where Ossian Rådmark the basics of graffiti sketching with you! shows his paintings and drawings with abstract and surrealistic motifs.

Belarus in Sweden Belarus: Resistance through culture Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts The artists Edvard Tarletski and Ludmila and Design Christeseva goes on a performative walk and Sound with a View talk about the situation in Belarus. How can sound alter and change the perception of viewing?

Bonniers Konsthall 10 Minutes of Art at Bonniers Konsthall Konsthantverkarna Watch a short guided tour of the ongoing – Contemporary Craft exhibition “Works 2000-2010” with artist Ann Hot glass Böttcher, held by one of their expert hosts. Follow the current exhibitors work in the glass studio.

Cribble Craft Kristinehovs Malmgård Crafting & Popcorn The Murder of Gustaf III, Sweden’s Most Famous. Cribble wants to inspire creativity and Presentation of a new interpretation. construction by providing wooden building kits 25 screen adaptations of paintings by Micce to create your own miniature house. Rylander. Page 8 of 14 Museum Studio ABC Behind the Scenes at the Nobel Banquet Let Us Present to You: Studio ABC! Fashion with a message and teasers from the Take a tour of the members’ exhibition in the exhibition about the Nobel Banquet. newly built gallery space in Vällingby.

Nutida Svenskt Silver Swedish Sports Museum & Art Gallery 16 (Contemporary Swedish Silver) ”One step away”, Meet Artist Anne Thulin “Nutida Svenskt Silver c/o 1790” is a Piece of A return to the language. To imagery, body Modern Art History Staged in a Bygone Era language and sign language. that Once Was Contemporary.

Skeppsholmsgården The Carl Eldh Studio Museum Skeppsholmsgården – Where Land Meets Sea! A Scene of Light Welcome to Skeppsholmsgården! Here you Showing of ”Eldh’s Fountain”, a sculpture will find a traditional ship, a blacksmith and a placed in the heart of Stockholm. carpentry workshop. The Jewish Museum Smycke & Form / Silver and gold smith The Portrait Gallery Your Personal Smith Meet some of the early Jews, and learn more Welcome to the workshop and studio on a about their life in and around the synagogue. journey from sketch to jewellery. The Stockholm Room Stockholm Makerspace Art in Public Spaces Create with Stockholm Makerspace Stockholm is full of art. How does it end up Meet people that create things: from there? Listen to a talk about the assignment to woodwork to laser cutters and electronics. adorn the city’s public spaces.

Stockholm School of the Arts Verdi Bowl Bar /Norrmalm Verdi Bowl Bar: Vaccinate with Art, Music, and Dance, Theatre, Music and Art Great Food See dance, theatre, music and art performed Workshop, conversation and music with and created by students from the school. female artists.

Stockholm School of Arts Södermalm The Doctor and the King A program with youth showing their art, dance, theatre and music.

Studio 44 The Bigger Picture See Andréa Hösel, curator of the exhibition “The Bigger Picture” in action on her piece “Up against the wall”, and more. Literature & StorytellingPage 9 of 14

20TAL Rigmor och Ove & FolkKulturCentrum Meet Poets from 20TALs Decades The Distance Between Two Hearts 20TAL welcomes you to enjoy poetry readings A poetic, slightly humorous, attempt to that transport you through the decades: from describe why it sometimes is so hard to meet the 80’s to the 20’s. and understand each other.

Fabula Storytelling The Swedish Democracy and The Ghost Bride – A Russian Ghost Story Human Rights Movement Ordfront Mats Rehnman, performance storyteller, tells Writing Tips with Sören Bondeson a classic Jewish/Russian ghost story. Writing tips and common mistakes!

Free League Publishing Stockholm Public Library The Living Dead From the 20’s to the 20’s Writers Gunilla Jonsson and Michael At the Stockholm Public Library librarians have Petersen read from their horror novel recommended books for nearly one hundred “The Living Dead”. years. Travel through time with them!

Italian Cultural Institute in Stockholm Storytelling Network in Eastern Sweden A Journey into Dante’s Inferno A Short Story A Journey into Dante’s Inferno through Viola Two members of the Storytelling Network Ardone’s Reflections around the sins and plays around with a story and the dilemma of sinners of today. not having an audience in the room.

Polish Institute in Stockholm Tone Hit for Art & Atrium Publishing House Interview With Cartoonist Nina Hemingsson Herr Klex Akademi – A Visit to the Magic School. About the great style of ladies from a Experience the Swedish edition of Jan couple of decades ago and about improvisa- Brzechwa’s children’s book from Poland. tional theatre. ponton & Stockholm Public Library Volante förlag One More Rose Just One More Rose & Stockholm Public Library A collective poetry reading by the young Offering Trees, Fairy Tales and the Occult writers of ponton. ponton is a printed culture About esoteric and gothic storytelling with journal for and by young people. docent Per Faxneld.

PUNKT. Writer Educator PUNKT <3 Comics Write Better with The Writer Educator Visit the world of comic books and graphic A writing exercise made for Kulturnatten, novels together with illustrator Hanna Böhm. divided into parts, to develop your writing. Music Page 10 of 14

ABBA The Museum Finntastic Festival ABBA The Museum – Backstage Stories Finntastic Festival: Slack Bird Visit ABBA The Museum together with the Kulturnatt’s most Finnish programme! museum’s curator Ingmarie Halling, who This treat from the programme presents worked on tour in the ’70s. folk-punk à la Slack Bird.

Accordion Club Stockholm Folkdansringen Stockholm Accordion Vibes Discover the Joy of Dance and Music Swinging music in hot arrangements! Folkdansringen Stockholm dances a traditional A well-established orchestra with about 10 folk dance. musicians on accordion and rhythm. Folkoperan Culture House Hjorthagen Salong Folkoperan – Life Like an Aria Pianistico – A Jazzy Conversation How can an aria, written centuries ago, give Meet music professor and jazz pianist Erik meaning today; philosophically or politically? Kjellberg, who nails the difference between improvisation and composing. Fylkingen Fylkingen in Fragments Det fria operakompaniet Kamraterna Four independent productions by Casey Moir, Sofia Härdig, Teresa Wennberg and WOL Singing of ”Ein Florentinischer Tragödie” (Wenche Tankred, Lovisa Johansson). Opera composed by Alexander von Zemlinsky, based upon Oscar Wilde’s unfinished play ”A Florentine Tragedy”. Hökis Visrum Troubadour Room About Hökis Visrum Hear Kalypsoman sing and talk about the Embassy of the Argentine Republic to the Cornelis Exhibition and the activities planned Kingdom of Sweden at the venue. Camerata Porteña in Concert The finesse of chamber music and the expressive force of the music of Buenos Aires. Immanuelskyrkan Folk Music, Piano Improvisation and Singing Immanuelskyrkan presents beautiful folk Engelbrekts församling music, piano improvisation and more! The Power of Life A vibrant musical potpourri bursting with vitality and energy like the spring flood. Konserthuset Stockholm Spring breezes weave and whisper. Behind the Scenes Filming ”Drills and Dragon Ears” Experience the work behind the scenes and meet the conductor. Ersta diakoni Summertale – Longing for Summer Lilla Akademien Ersta diakoni is longing for summer with A Musical Journey with our Young Musicians poetry by Kristina Lugn and music by Benny An inspired collage with both our younger and Andersson. older students. At Lilla Akademien music is the heartbeat that makes our school come alive. Page 11 of 14

Musikvalvet Baggen The Nydahl Collection Virtual Song at Night The Pigeon Whistle – Celestial Music or Sound Song at Night, set to W A Mozart´s lied Pollution? Abendempfindung. A presentation of one of the rarest objects in the Nydahl Collection. Nox Studios ”Stockholm we love you”, Latin fusion music The with Stereoplan Welcome to The Royal Swedish Opera – Nox Studios presents the band Stereoplan Sweden’s National Stage for Opera & Ballet! with the Latin Fusion song “Estocolmo”. Watch excerpts from the heartfelt ”Tosca”, and get swept away by ”Suite en blanc”. Riddarhuset/The House of Nobility Riddarhuset – The First Concert Hall of Stockholm S:t Peters kyrka It is the early 1730s and Absolute Strings Improvisation Concert performs a classic work by J. H. Roman. Organist Sebastian Johansson improvises on the church’s newly renovated Walcker-organ from 1905. Sjöstadskapellet – Parish of Sofia Triplets of Women Composers Program from Sjöstadskapellet solely by three Swedish Museum of Performing Arts women composers from the romantic era. Play At Home Turn your kitchen into an orchestra. An empty saucepan, some spaghetti or a whisk – use Sofia församling what you can find in your cupboards. Staffan Nilsson & Det dåliga samvetet The band Staffan Nilsson & Det dåliga samvetet consists of ”four theologians and VEMS (Users of ElektronMusikStudion) one in charge of the cables”. Patching up the Serge Cables and electricity meet in an attempt to tame an instrument. SoFoCo – SoFo Chamber Orchestra Tc h a ikovs k y ’s S er ena de Hear Tchaikovsky’s passionate Serenade with Västermalms församling this hyper-energetic new string ensemble. Restless Hope The parish of Västermalm invites you to a cultural evening about Hope in a pandemic Stockholm Cathedral situation. Mot aftonen Stockholm Cathedral Choir sings an excerpt from Erik Axel Karlfeldt’s poem “Yttersta Wasahof domen”. Tasting of Opera and Chamber Music What does music taste like? Wasahof combines food and drink with classical music. Stockholm Toy Museum Concert from the Front of a Pedal Car with Caroline Pehrson and the Toy Orchestra. An acoustic version of one of the songs from Pehrson’s debut album. Page 12 of 14 Theatre & Circus Photo: Teater Pero

Face First & På Teater Pero ”TOMRUM”, Even if not seen, we still exist. Teater Pero – Quality Theatre for Children Closed theatres and cancelled performances. and Youths This is a contemporary circus expression of Excerpts from “Who Sees Dim?” and “Hidden the situation that culture is currently in. in the Corners”.

Justin Theatre Production & Identitet Teaterverket Mileva Maric Einstein Teaterverket – A Stage for Everybody A story about the scientist, mathematician, Teasers from this year’s program! Plays, physicist and Albert Einstein’s only love and improvisation and much more. first wife Mileva Maric Einstein. The Royal Dramatic Theatre Mittiprickteatern Anxiety at Dramaten Glad och Sur i ur och skur Comedian Sissela Benn invites you to one of A short excerpt from the children’s play. the most anxious days of her life.

Pantomimteatern Pirret in Pantomimteatern Pantomimteaterns shows an excerpt from “Pirret”, a play about what happens in the body just before puberty.

Sirqus Alfon Play 3.0 Family show with live music, and original entertainment. Hi-tech stunts and analogue slapstick.

Stockholm Improvisational Theatre The Stockholm Syndrome A night inspired by the Swedish playwright Lars Norén. Enjoy the uncomfortable silences and the dysfunctional people.

Stockholm School of the Arts Bagarmossen People Who Feel Bad... ish Musical created by a group of young people between 16-22 years, about a robbery. Page 13 of 14 Photo: The National Museum of Knowledge Science and Technology

Czech Center Stockholm Czech Beer Culture and Tasting Experienced beer experts teach you about Czech beer and its place in Czech culture. Swedish Museum of Natural History Food for The Mystery of the Blue Goat Is the unique blue buck in the collection genuine or fake? Modern DNA technology can reveal the truth. thought The Maritime Museum Kadampa Meditation Centre Stockholm The Sailor Quiz Beginner’s Meditation Sink or Swim! Test your maritime knowledge in Try a relaxing, guided meditation with the National Maritime Museum’s sailor quiz. Buddhist monk Gen Kelsang Jangdom.

The National Museum of Science and Yeshin Norbu Mindtraining Centre Technology How Can I Find More Happiness in My Life? What is mindfulness and why do we need it? Guided Tour in ”Moving to Mars” Guided tour in the exhibition about the planet Mars and our dreams of going there. Stiftelsen Birkagården A Life Time Apart A child and a senior citizen talk about life. Page 14 of 14 Places Photo: Nordiska museet & Architecture

French Institute in Sweden & The Swedish Institute in Paris Rendez-Vous Imaginär Rendez-Vous Imaginär shows the “making-of” an imaginary city of buildings and figures.

National Property Board Behind the Working Platforms at the Royal Palace See traces of the crafting skills that can be seen on the facade – from both a historical and contemporary perspective.

Nordiska museet Tour of an Architectural Masterpiece Enjoy a tour that brings you high above the rooftops, and intimately close to details.

Stockholm City Hall Hidden Rooms in the Stockholm City Hall A tour of a number of rooms normally not open to the public.