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Stockholm Culture Festival Stockholm Culture Festival & We Are Sthlm & We Are Sthlm 14 16—21 August 2016 ENGLISH PROGRAMME 16—21 August 2016 15
Ivorian global superstar, the Balkan world’s most famous musician, and a Dada-esque experiment Tuesday . Gra e Ciel: Place des Anges – Angel Square FR Saturday . Tuesday /–Wednesday £/ �Gustav Adolfs torg: The Square take to the main stage. Angels soaring on high, prize-winning French theatre companies and death- Goran Bregovic The renowned composer, Royal Swedish Opera SE Golden oldies and defying acrobatics take over Gustav Adolfs torg. Monumental cardboard constructions will be built and fi lmmaker Emir Kusturica’s note-smith of blazing innovation. Stockholm’s magnifi - choice, will fi ll the evening with an exube- cent Opera goes out of doors for a sublime torn down on Norrbro. Skeppsbron gathers world music performers and rising stars of folk, jazz and pop rant mix of fi lm music, orthodox church concert with titbits from the coming season at the foot of the Palace. Karl XII:s torg gets a new dancefl oor and up on the Kulturhustaket roof terrace, music and traditional Balkan sounds. – including the Barber of Seville, The Merry �Gustav Adolfs torg: The Stage .– . Widow and Nixon in China. you’ll fi nd fi lms and talks under the stars. Simultaneously, the youth festival, We Are Sthlm, takes over �Gustav Adolfs torg: The Stage .– . Gra e Ciel: Place des Anges – Angel Kungsträdgården with a star-studded line-up by night and an activity-packed programme by day. Square FR Angels on high-wires, dozens of bob hund SE An overly sociable silent fi lm metres in the air, fi ll the sky heavens with concert where everyone takes part. Sweden’s Stockholm Culture Festival is free entry, takes place – August, and o ers something for all ages. dance, death-defying acrobatics and feathers most unique band let the audience choose This year’s festival focus is France! – fi rst just from an umbrella, then from the songs. Everyone apart from bob hund a bag, before the whole angel’s nest is knows what will happen. unleashed over Angel Square! �Gustav Adolfs torg: The Stage .–.
NILS JARLSBO NILS �Gustav Adolfs torg: The Square �.–. SE Hötorget The choir for all A vocal folk-fest as Gustav Adolfs torg Terrace NORRMALM Kulturhustaket ARY NO Driving synth loops, heavy beats Caroline af Ugglas leads the thousand- The Stage French fi lms and talks and wide-open soundscapes from Norway’s strong concert in a breathtaking concert. under the stars MÄSTER SAMUELSGATAN hottest sonic export right now. Skeppsbron .– . SERGELGATAN � and Epic concerts immersive expe- SVEAVÄGEN MALMSKILLNADSGATAN �Skeppsbron� .–. riences. The festival’s main stage in the On the festival’s highest stage Jaakko Laitinen & Väära Raha FI Balkan- heart of the capital between the Royal there’ll be fi lm screenings and talks FI KLARABERGSGATAN Kate & Pasi: Suhde Shifting, taut bodies, G. BOZIO Romani grooves, old school Finnish tango Swedish Opera and the Palace. Inter- under the stars. Up on the Kulturhus- foot-juggling and pair acrobatics take and humppa from Finland’s wildest live act. national stars and some of Sweden’s taket roof terrace, visitors can listen to Kulturhustaket centre-stage in this performace exploring the Thursday . Friday . �Skeppsbron .–. fascinating talks relating to this year’s biggest stage artists perform among HAMNGATAN REGERINGSGATAN relationship between two people. spectacular immersive experiences, big theme, and spend the evening chilling out CO ET SE KULTURHUSET �Gustav Adolfs torg: The Square� La-33 Stirring, pulsing Bogotá salsa and Aster Aweke Ethiopia’s answer to Aretha Isabella Lundgren & Carl Bagge Trio with open air fi lm screenings. The per- screens and all-night DJ parties, tur- . warm Caribbean rhythms married with tight Franklin and Ella Fitzgerald takes over the One of Sweden’s most acclaimed jazz singers ning Stockholm’s o cial centrepoint CITY fect place to wind down and watch the horns in a live experience that has its foot main stage with her stunning vocal style and digs deep into the Blues-tinged roots of the into the square that never sleeps. rest of Stockholm enjoying the festival! planted in the rough, dirty sound of s presence. American songbook. New York. Gustav Adolfs torg: The Stage .– . Skeppsbron .–. MALMTORGSGATAN Films showing: � � NALIES �Gustav Adolfs torg: The Stage .– . Cleo from to Alpha Blondy CI The legend who put Ivory Gustav Lundgren Trio & Guests FR/SE GALLERIAN Gustav Adolfs torg 21/8)Dro ninggatan (Sunday A timeless feminist masterpiece from the Latin American dances and rhythms Coast on the reggae map gets the whole Sweden’s foremost interpreter of Django iconic director Agnès Varda. The Square SAINT La Place & Street Lively dances and colourful costumes as fi ve of Gustav Adolfs torg swinging with his Reinhardt and his super-trio are joined by JAKOBSGATAN JAMES’S CHURCH KUNGSTRÄDGÅRDSGATAN Tuesday ¡/£ English subtitles Star Sessions FR/SE Latin American countries celebrate their -piece band. two renowned French jazz musicians. Kungsträdgården THE ROYAL Wednesday £/ culture and history through dance. Gustav Adolfs torg: The Stage .–. Skeppsbron .–. Street theatre, acrobatics and high- FREDSGATAN OPERA � � Gustav Adolfs torg Subway Music, love and a shady exis- Skeppsbron Skeppsbron .– ., .– £. fl ying performances under the stars. tence in s Paris. � � Mbongwana Star CD Hard, hypnotically For this year’s festival, Gustav Adolfs Wednesday ¤/£ English subtitles CL Torg and Strömgatan street will be fi lled Karl XII:s torg Daniel Muñoz & La Estampita Chilena swinging tracks from the streets of Kinshasa with high-class French street perfor- STRÖMGATAN The Lovers on the Bridge Two homeless A musical and poetic round-trip through and the hot, modern Congolese music scene. Norrbro the culture and music of Chile and the cueca Skeppsbron .–. mers, cosmic steel constructions and THE PARLIAMENT people in Paris – their life on the Pont- � HOUSE brava folk dance. unexpected encounters by day, during STRÖMBRON Neuf bridge and their passionate love. IN a week-long cavalcade of the best in con- STRÖMMEN Thursday £/£ English subtitles �Skeppsbron .– . Talab Kalbeliya Dance Group temporary European dance and circus. Experience Kalibeliya, traditional Indian Paris, je t’aime A magnifi cent depic- Wednesday . VINCENT LUCAS dance and music from Rajasthan, part of tion of Paris, with an ensemble cast of UNESCO world heritage. international stars. FR MYNTTORGET SLOTTSKAJEN Caravan Palace French jazz from the Skeppsbron .– ., .– . SKEPPSBRON � Skeppsbron Friday ¥/£ Swedish subtitles s, Django Reinhardt and electronica come FR Dancefl oor on Karl XII:s Torg Dior and I Documentary that gives a together as the stars of electro swing Maboul Distorsion: Artères Maboul VÄSTERLÅNGGATAN unique glimpse into inner spheres of the visit Sweden for the fi rst time. Distorsion street theatre introduces you to �Gustav Adolfs torg: The Stage .– . humanoid beings ‘The Red Ones’. Sneaky, The festival’s new stage, on the legendary French fashion house Chris- tina Dior. provocative and mischievous, they take over dazzling square Karl XII:s Torg, will fi ll THE ROYAL Aster Aweke ET PALACE La Place & Street Star Sessions FR/SE the city and turn it into their playground. Saturday ¦§/£ Swedish subtitles the festival’s days with dance, dance, Friday / Gustav Adolfs torg: The Stage A street dance performance with hip hop in- �Gustav Adolfs torg: The Square . – . � dance! Shake your thing to upbeat OLD TOWN The fi lm Dior and I presented by Tempo documentary fl ections, building on a unique collaboration The People’s Arches FR festival. Other fi lms presented by the French fi lm festival. jazz, swing, dance bands, funk, minu- between dancers, DJs and MCs from Olivier Grossetête ets and bal-museª e. Hungry? Thirsty? CD Talks: Paris and Stockholm. On Norrbro, the city’s silhouette Mbongwana Star Get some fresh crêpes and a drink from �Skeppsbron�� .– . will be crowned with two monumen- Friday / �Skeppsbron the bar, where DJs will be keeping things Hip hop – from street to elite Skeppsbron Norrbro tal cardboard constructions by the moving every evening until midnight. Jean-Marc Mougeot, project Cie 1 Wa : Nice Work FR Survey equipment, French artist Olivier Grossetête. Take manager for the Paris hip hop centre La gas smoke and wooden planks. The French The festival stage at the pulse point For the third year in a row, Norrbro part as a gigantic gate next to Norrbro Place talks to Annelie Gardell, Artistic theatre group Cie 1 Watt experiments where the Palace meets the waters of the turns into a giant week-long adventure is built and torn down during this Director of Dansens Hus in Stockholm with the sites they move through along Strömmen, treating you to jazz, pop full of family shows all the way from year’s festival! Kungsträdgården about what happens to hip hop when it is the festival’s streets and squares. and folk with high-octane performers, Gustav Adolfs torg to Skeppsbron! Take Build up Tuesday & Thursday We Are Sthlm transported from the street to the elite. Gustav Adolfs torg: The Square .– . rising stars and music from every corner part in an explosion of experiences and � � Wednesday ¤/£ FLORENT DE LA TULLAYE Acclaimed artists such as Linda Pira, of the world. Master musicians, power- activities as the link between the Opera MNEK UK and Peg Parnevik take to the ful voices and foot-tapping rhythms House and the Palace is fi lled to bur- Literary talk: Waiting for Bojangles Walks Sunday . main stage. The festival also features on balmy summer evenings, as well as sting with performances, workshops Talk with the French author Olivier a place to hang out with Stockholms and new things to try. A maxed-out everything from an assault course with Bourdeaut, who overcame dyslexia to Toddle, tiddle or scoot your way through an ever-changing Stockholm. Discover secret The World’s Longest Book Stall hemgårdar and street food stalls during festival week at one of Stockholm’s most water bombs, and the Open Stage with write his hugely acclaimed, bestselling gems, famous places and cities within the city. Stockholm personalities share their city with The festival fl ies the fl ag for literature on Sunday, rounding o the week with a celebration of the day. beautiful spots, o ering energy and its packed programme, to a skate park to debut “Waiting for Bojangles”. you, and wandering experts shine their torches on the things that have been forgotten or books as the World’s Longest Book Stall turns ! The book stall takes over Drottninggatan, relaxation for all ages! dance workshops. Thursday £/£ hidden behind cobblestones and masonry. This year’s Walks programme o ers several tours with more than stalls loaded with books. As always, kids’ activities, summer vibes and in English. author talks in Tankarnas trädgård (The Garden of Contemplation) will be the icing on the = Tickets: SEK at the Medieval Museum, on Norrbro, between the Royal cake, with a programme steeped in the literary world of Paris and France, featuring guests Palace and the Royal Swedish Opera. including Stefan Einhorn, Karolina Ramqvist and Kristo er Leandoer. Welcome to the For information about the festival, please visit the staffed information hubs located at Norrbro and Stockholm Visitor Center. highlight of the year for book lovers, bargain hunters, authors and bon viveur!
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