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INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF NORWAY Oslo Chamber of Commerce WEEKEND SUGGESTIONS Week 27 HI EVERYBODY! July is a quiet time in many offices, as most people go on vacation this month. If you are planning to stay in the city, here are a few options gathered just for you. We hope you enjoy our weekend suggestions this week! Photo: commons.wikimedia.org INN MEMBER EVENTS Explore the creative art of Gustav Vigeland, August 13 Join us for a guided tour in Vigelandsparken! The Vigeland Park, completed between 1939 and 1949, is the world’s largest sculpture park made by a single artist, and is one of Norway’s most popular tourist attractions. The unique sculpture park is Gustav Vigeland’s lifework with more than 200 sculptures in bronze, granite and wrought iron. Click here for more information and registration. Remember to check out our calendar for upcoming INNEvents Follow INN on and EXHIBITIONS The Dangerous Prize, Nobels Fredssenter, until December 23 The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to German journalist, editor and pacifist Carl von Ossietzky in 1935 is one of the most controversial in the history of the Peace Prize. It also stands as one of the Peace Prize committee’s most significant and justified decisions, in that the prize that year went to a fearless pacifist who warned against German remilitarisation in breach of the Treaty of Versailles before WW2. Who was this fearless critic and whistleblower, and why did awarding him the Peace Prize create such a stir? The exhibition “The Dangerous Prize” takes you behind the scenes of the Peace Prize that shook Europe, and sheds new light on Ossietzky’s life and the work of the Nobel Committee. Click here for more information Address: Brynjulf Bulls plass 1 How to get there: Tram 12 to Aker Brygge Photo: nobelpeacecenter.org Håkon Anton Fagerås: Sculpture, Vigeland-museet, until September 18 The Vigeland Museum presents Håkon Anton Fagerås as this year’s summer exhibitor. In his generation, Fagerås is among the few who work with figurative sculpture. Despite choosing a classical approach in both style and material, Fagerås’ sculptures represent a break with the traditional. They do not depict exalted gods or heroines, but ordinary people frozen in a moment of nothing. These are sober everyday portraits and situational representations; three infants asleep, a woman scratching her hip, and an old man with a light slumped body carrying a sleeping pillow. The exhibition shows both recent and older works, and comprise several works in marble and two new sculptures in cast iron. Click here for more information. Address: Nobels gate 32 Photo: vigeland.museum.no How to get there: Tram 12 to Frogner plass CONCERTS Balcony Concert, Den Norske Opera & Ballett, until July 21 True to tradition, Oslo’s Opera House offers chamber concerts on the first balcony in the opera foyer in July. This summer’s programme includes a total of ten concerts, where both young talents and experienced musicians perform in a chamber format. Concerts last for approximately one hour. Click here for more information. Address: Kirsten Flagstads plass 1 How to get there: All public transportation to Oslo S/Jernbanetorget Photo: Erik Berg/operaen.no Jeff Porter, Buckleys, July 8 at 22:00 American Jeff Porter is well known for his participation in The Rainmakers, where he has been playing strings and keyboards since the bands reunion in 2011. This summer he will be coming to our side of the pond to play his first solo tour in Norway. Porter’s style flows effortlessly from reggae and R&B to folk and country, yet always in his own way with his own sound. Click here for tickets. Address: Lille Grensen 7 How to get there: All metro lines to Stortinget Photo: ticketmaster.no Trio Vivézza, Linderud Gård, July 10 at 14:00 Enjoy romantic summer music as the classical trio Vivézza holds a concert in the beautiful baroque hall at Linderud Farm. The audience will be treated to duets by Mendelssohn, Brahms and Kjerulf, well-known songs by Edvard Grieg, piano music by Debussy and excerpts from the opera literature, including the Flower Duet from Lakmé. Tuva Weideborg Hongve (soprano), Ingvild Storhaug (mezzo soprano) and André Bongard (piano). Click here for more information (in Norwegian). Tickets are sold at the door. Address: Trondheimsveien 319 Photo: linderud-gaard.no How to get there: Metro lines 4/5 to Linderud Morgan Heritage, Rockefeller, July 10 at 20:00 Morgan Heritage consist of five siblings, all children of reggae legend Denroy Morgan. Unsurprisingly, they have been given the nickname the “Royal Family of Reggae”. They released their first album, “Miracles”, in 1994 and have since been at the forefront of their genre. Last year they released their 10th album, “Strictly Roots”, which won the award for best reggae album at the Grammys. Click here for more information (in Norwegian) and here for tickets. Address: Mariboes gate 2B How to get there: Buses 30/31/34/54 or trams 11/12/13/17 to Brugata Photo: rockefeller.no THEATRE & SHOW Hansel and Gretel, Den Norske Opera & Ballett, July 2 – 3 at 13:30 Lidal North International Opera Workshop presents Engelbert Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel. The opera dates back to 1893, and is based on the Brothers Grimm’s fairy tale about two poor children who stray into the forest and end up as prisoners of the witch, but use their wits to set themselves free. The opera unites simple German folk song with refined Wagnerian harmonies in an idyllic-naive adventure style. This performance features soloists who are at the start of their professional careers, alongside established performers. The opera is presented with simple scenic effects, accompanied by piano. Click here for tickets. Address: Kirsten Flagstads plass 1 How to get there: All public transportation to Oslo S/Jernbanetorget Photo: operaen.no Drama Queens & Kings, Den Norske Opera & Ballett, July 9 – 10 at 18:00 LidalNorth International Opera Workshop presents Engelbert Humperdinck’s Drama Queens and Kings. Drama Queens and Kings is a performance comprised of arias and scenes from operas that feature mythical and historical royals and aristocrats, including Anna Bolena, Maria Stuarda, Roberto Devereux, Elektra, Norma, Nabucco, Macbeth, Don Carlo,Cendrillon, Troilus and Cressida, Julius Cæsar, Idomeneo, The Marriage of Figaro, Titus, Poppeas kroning, Romeo and Juliet, Hérodiade, The Trojans, I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Boris Godunov, Turandot and Aida. The performance features soloists who are at the start of their professional careers, alongside established performers. The opera is presented with simple scenic effects, accompanied by piano. Click here for tickets. Photo: operaen.no Address: Kirsten Flagstads plass 1 How to get there: All public transportation to Oslo S/Jernbanetorget FAMILY & CHILDREN Ruffen og den Flyvende Hollender, Vigelandsparken, Circus Tent by the Monolith, until July 10 Children’s theatre (in Norwegian). In the middle of a summer dressed Frogner Park, by the monolith, you will find a traditional cultural summer activity for the whole family. Ruffen og den Flyvende Hollender (Ruffen and the Flying Dutchman). How big must one be to be able to help? Ruffen is a small sea serpent living on an island that is invisible to humans. One day, Ruffen spots the Flying Dutchman - a ghost ship with a captain doomed to sail restlessly around the seven seas forever. Despite her grandmother’s warnings, Ruffen embarks on a quest to help the Dutchman. A summer experience you will not want to miss! Click here for more information (in Norwegian) and here for tickets. Address: Vigelandsparken, Nobels gate 32 How to get there: Tram 12 to Vigelandsparken Photo: sommerteateret.no PARTY Thursdays on the rooftop w/ Dan Bravo & friends, Stratos, until August 12 at 20:00 House/disco and barbeque on the rooftop at Stratos every Thursday night this summer with Dan Bravo and friends - for the fifth year in a row. Free admission. Click here for more information. Address: Youngstorget 2A How to get there: Buses 30/31/34/54 or trams 11/12/13/17 to Brugata Photo: stratos.as SPORT Euro 2016 Outdoor Screenings, Kontraskjæret, Akershus Festning, until July 10 All Euro 2016 football matches will be shown live on a huge outdoor screen at Kontraskjæret. Watch the action along with thousands of other football fans - for free! Food and drink can be purchased inside the screening area. The arena opens two hours before the game, and it is recommended to get there early if you want to secure a seat. Tables and VIP seats can be reserved in advance for a fee here. Please note: Adults only. Umbrellas and pets not allowed. Click here for more information (in Norwegian). FIRST NIGHT MOVIES Don’t Tell Me the Boy Was Mad (FRA) Film in Armenian, French and German languages. The film is based on the true story of a Spanish journalist, José Antonio Gurriarán, who was left in a semi-paralyzed state after a bomb attack by the Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia in Madrid in 1981. He then recounted his experiences in an autobiographical novel “La Bomba”, which serves as the source material for the film. The film was screened in the Special Screenings section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. With Simon Abkarian, Ariane Ascaride, Gregoire Leprince-Ringuet, Syrus Shahidi, Razane Jammal, Robinson Stévenin, Siro Fazilian, Amir El Kacem, Hrayr Kalemkerian, Rodney El Haddad and Photo: nfkino.no Lola Naymark. Den Mektige (IND) Film in Hindi language and Norwegian subtitles. Sultan is the story of Sultan Ali Khan, a local wrestling champion with the world at his feet as he dreams of representing India at the Olympics.