26.08. – 04.09.2016
Upside Down
Aarhus Festival
24 pages of festival highlights. Visit aarhusfestival.com to explore the full programme
Colophon CONTENTS 3 Foreword 4 Unofficial Opening: L.O.C. 5 Official Gala Opening: Keiichiro Shibuya / Hatsune Miku: Vocaloid Opera THE END 6 Rooms That Speak: Den Sorte Skole, Solbrud, Liss, Mogwai and I Think You’re Awesome 8 New Musical Currents: Understrøm, The City Stage, Flux Festival — Vice Versa, Concert/Marathon, Erik Satie — Vexations and Ujazz 11 The City Upside Down: Bâtiment 12 ... and Inside out: Urban Back Yard Tour, Bazar Fest and The Blue Bridge 14 Performing Arts: Hübbe and The Royal Danish Ballet, Avidya — The Dark Inn 15 Musical Traditions Turned Topsy-Turvy: Aarhus Festival Concert: Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Karen Kamensek, Carmen Linares and Vanesa Aibar, Gravity Waves 16 Parks and Squares: The City Park, Blue Tired Heroes, Monsieur Culbuto and L’Envers 18 International Night Cabaret: The Golden Age of Cabaret 19 Comedy: Gráinne Maguire: Great People Making Great Choices, Kate Smurthwaite: Smurthwaite on Masculinity 20 Food: Food Festival, The Festival Grill and Eatery, Food Tasting at Street Level 22 Invitation: Reception for Expats 23 Sponsors/Info 24 Map PUBLISHER Aarhus Festival, Vester Allé 3 DK – 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark aarhusfestival.com Tel. (+45) 87 30 83 00
CIRCULATION 5,000 FRONT PAGE + FESTIVAL POSTER Artist: Evren Tekinoktay. The official Festival poster in 70 x 100 cm size is on sale at the Festival Information Centre at Store Torv and plakaten.com. Price: DKK 100 plus postage. PHOTO CREDITS 3 Kissen Møller Hansen 4 Jes Larsen 5 Illustration & direction by YKBX © Crypton Future Media, inc. © Louis Vuitton. Foto: Kenshu Shintsubo. Théâtre du Châtelet © A4A 6 Kristoffer Juel Poulsen (Den Sorte Skole), Maria Methmann (Solbrud) 7 Simon Birk (Liss), Brian Sweeney (Mogwai) 8 Martin Dam Kristensen 9 Martin Dam Kristensen (The City Stage) 12 Mathias Meldgaard (Urban Back Yard Tour map) 13 Martin Dam Kristensen 14 Christian Als (Hübbe and The Royal Ballet), Shinsuke Sugino (Avidya – the Dark Inn) 15 Karolina Zapalsko (Gravity Waves) 16 Martin Dam Kristensen 17 Daniel Suaka (Blue Tired Heroes), Henry Krul (Monsieur Culbuto) 27 Charlotte Barnes (Kate Smurthwaite) 20 Per Bille 21 Martin Dam Kristensen 22 Martin Dam Kristensen TICKETS Information about tickets, including prices and discounts can be found at aarhusfestival.com. If an event is not sold out, the remaining tickets will be on sale at the entrance. Ticket prices do not include handling fees.
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INFORMATION FOR DISABLED GUESTS AND VISITORS Call the ticket vendor listed by each event to buy tickets for disabled guests and visitors. For events arranged by Aarhus Festival, disabled guests and visitors who need to be accompanied by a helper to attend an event can buy two tickets for the price of one. Information on accessibility for wheelchair users is given at each event and further details may be found at each organiser’s own website. TOURIST IN AARHUS At visitaarhus.dk, you may find information and inspiration for your stay in Aarhus. Read about accommodation, attractions, shopping, restaurants, etc. ABOUT THIS PROGRAMME This highlight programme only comprises a small selection of the 1,000 events taking place during the Festival. Events arranged or co-arranged by Aarhus Festival of particular interest to a nonDanish speaking audience are primarily included here. The editing of the highlight programme was completed on 1 August 2016. Latest updates and additions can be found at aarhusfestival.com and in the Festival app. Aarhus Festival reserves the right to make changes or corrections. FESTIVAL INFORMATION CENTRE At the Festival Information Centre at Store Torv, we are ready to help and guide Festival guests. Here you can learn more about the multitude of events and get help buying tickets. Opening hours 25 Aug. 3.00 p.m.-7.00 p.m. 26-27 Aug. 11.00 a.m.-10.00 p.m. 28 Aug. to 3 Sept. 11.00 a.m.-7.00 p.m. 4 September Closed
Foreword AARHUS FESTUGE 2016 – UPSIDE DOWN It’s that time of the year again. The time for one of the biggest annual events in Aarhus, Aarhus Festival. We are proud to welcome you to a 10 day festival where we will turn everything on its head. We are turning the city upside down and inside out. This year Aarhus Festival presents a great number of experiences. Whether you steer determined towards conventional stages or prefer to take a leisurely stroll through streets, squares and parks, Aarhus will be teeming with surprises, sensuality, light, sound, fragrances and flavours throughout the Festival. The Festival presents a wide range of events. From an appearance by a bona fide music star in the flesh as rapper L.O.C. returns to the town of his birth for his only show of the summer - to the Japanese virtual pop phenomenon Hatsune Miku performing at Musikhuset Aarhus. Catch up with the latest from the musical underground at The City Stage in Mølleparken and along the city’s stream, engage in Satie’s 150-year-old 14-hour performance and enjoy art, theatre and dance inside as well as in the urban space and – as always – films, conversations, satire and debates. Make sure you also visit Bispetorvet where Argentinian artist Leandro Erlich literally turns the city upside down. Aarhus Festival is created in the city, for the city and – most importantly – with the city. It belongs to you and me. You could probably find a grand quote from Gandhi or Obama, but I will go with one from rock legend Iggy Pop: “… all of it was made for you and me, ’cause it just belongs to you and me, so let’s take a ride and see what’s mine…” Let that be the message from us: Enjoy the Festival – it belongs to you!
Rikke Øxner Executive Director, Aarhus Festuge
Aarhus Festival is WindMade
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Unofficial Opening
L.O.C.
Liam O’Connor has gone from ’Absinthe’ to ’Champagne’, from ’Frk. Escobar’ to ’Diva’, and from ’Evig ungdom’ to ’Testamente’. Now he returns home to his birth town with a gift in the shape of a great concert at Aarhus Festival’s unofficial opening. One of Denmark’s biggest musical acts takes the stage in the city where it all began with a group of friends and a couple of beats some 20 years ago. Since then L.O.C. has toured intensively, recorded several albums and released the most downloaded album in Danish music history with ‘Prestige, Paranoia, Persona Vol. 1’. The concert will be L.O.C.’s first this year and the only chance to see the artist and entertainer on stage this summer.
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Musikhusparken/Rådhusparken 25 August. 18.00: Doors 20.00: Spitzenklasse 21.00: L.O.C. 22.30: The show ends 125 DKK (0-3 year-olds free and 4-13 year-olds 80 DKK) via aarhusfestuge.billetten.dk Aarhus Festival Yes.
Official Gala Opening
Keiichiro Shibuya / Hatsune Miku: Vocaloid Opera ‘THE END’ Witness the Japanese animated superstar flip the concept of pop stardom upside down in a magnificent, visually rich and alternative opera experience
In many ways she is exactly like so many pop stars of today: millions of fans all over the world, sold-out concerts in huge stadiums, designer clothes and hundreds of hours of video material on YouTube. However, Hatsune Miku differs from the rest in one very particular way: she is not human. She is an animated 3D-character with a computer-generated voice that usually sings songs written by her many fans, who contribute through specially developed software. One of her biggest fans is Keiichiro Shibuya, one of Japan’s most renowned young composers, pianists and DJs. He has written the music to the alternative vocaloid opera ‘THE END’, in which Hatsune Miku’s synthetic voice is mixed with classical elements and electronic music performed live on stage by Keiichiro Shibuya. In the lyrics, the eternal 16-year-old Hatsune Miku ponders her own immortality. ‘THE END’ is visually and aurally an overwhelming experience that is sure to surprise and fascinate the audience.
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Musikhuset Aarhus, Store Sal Thomas Jensens Allé 2 26 August 6.15-7.55 p.m. (gala opening, limited tickets) and 9.00-10.25 p.m. (reprise) 180 DKK (Students, children and youth under the age of 25 120 DKK via billetlugen.dk Japanese with English subtitles Aarhus Festival in collaboration with Musikhuset Aarhus. With support from JLOP, European Capital of Culture Aarhus 2017, Wilhelm Hansen Fonden, Vilhelm Kiers Fond, Aarhuus Stiftstidendes Fond, Knud Højgaards Fond, Danish Film Institute and Danish Art Foundation Yes. NB! Strobe lights and momentarily loud sounds are part of the show.
Rooms that Speak During the Festival, music enters beautiful places that usually preach faith, values or politics and creates a special atmosphere as room and music combine.
Den Sorte Skole in Aarhus Cathedral
Den Sorte Skole embrace Aarhus Cathedral with a concert specially adapted to the church’s atmosphere and acoustic challenges. With a diverse collection of samples, ranging from Arabic lament to industrial noise, the duo build on their latest two records and their collaboration with composer Karsten Fundal and Copenhagen Phil. Obscura-Vertigo and Kasper Daugberg will wrap the cathedral’s space in light in a concert that unites musical genres, cultures and moods.
SOLBRUD in Langenæskirken Last year, Danish black metal band Solbrud released their second album, ‘Jærtegn’, and with its sparse production and rough expression it evokes the early days of black metal in Norway in the 90s. The record received quite a bit of attention, and Solbrud have played Roskilde Festival and Copenhell. Langenæskirken’s bright space is in clear contrast to the band’s dark music, adding a different dimension to the concert.
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Aarhus Cathedral, Store Torv 2 September 9.00-10.30 p.m. 175 DKK (125 DKK with student discount) via aarhusfestuge.billetten.dk Aarhus Festival. With support from Sonning-Fonden. Thanks to Aarhus Cathedral Yes
Langenæskirken, Kirkedammen 2 29 August 9.00-10.00 p.m. (doors at 8.00 p.m.) 120 DKK (80 DKK with student discount) via aarhusfestuge.billetten.dk Aarhus Festival. Thanks to Langenæskirken Yes
Rooms that Speak
LISS + support: SILVESTER in Sankt Johannes Kirke Aarhus band Liss are on the verge of their big breakthrough nationally and internationally. Performances at P3 Guld and a critically acclaimed concert at this year’s SPOT Festival have attracted the attention of Danish audiences, while none other than Pharell Williams has singled the band out and praised singles like ‘Try’ and ‘Always’. The four young lads impress with catchy and quirky pop melodies, with lead singer Søren Holm’s characteristically nasal voice leading the way. The supporting act is Silvester, which consists of experienced musicians from CTM, Emma Acs, etc.
MOGWAI in Aarhus City Hall The Scottish rock band perform the music from the film ‘Atomic: Living in Dread and Promise’ as the film is screened. Mark Cousins’ film investigates the human relationship to nuclear technology and the development from the Hiroshima bomb to life-saving medicine. The music encompasses dreamy melodies, distorted guitars and hopeful synth harmonies to underline the duality of the immense power and potential of nuclear power. Aarhus City Hall, Rådhuspladsen 2 1 September 9.00-10.10 p.m. (doors at 8.00 p.m.) 225 DKK (175 DKK with student discount) via aarhusfestuge.billetten.dk Aarhus Festival. With support from Danish Film Institute. Thanks to the City Hall Yes
Sankt Johannes Kirke, Peter Sabroes Gade 20 30 August 8.00-10.00 p.m. (doors at 7.30 p.m.) 120 DKK (80 DKK with student discount) via aarhusfestuge.billetten.dk Aarhus Festival. Thanks to Sankt Johannes Kirke Yes
I THINK YOU’RE AWESOME in Risskov Kirke Over the past five years this group have established themselves on the music scene, embracing the American song-writing tradition, folk music, improvisation, pop and African rhythms. The concert in Risskov Kirke is a reworked version of their compositions adapted for the church. They have replaced their two drummers with cellist Maria Isabel Erdlund to accommodate the acoustic challenges. With a grandiose sound and simple melodies, they work with themes such as love, youth and loss. Risskov Kirke, Solbakken 2 4 September 4.00-5.00 p.m. Free Risskov Kirke Yes
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New Musical Currents ‘Understrøm’ is a new music festival for the growing music scene in Aarhus, spotlighting the many talented and hard-working concert organisers that the city has to offer.
Understrøm
During the course of two days and at four new venues along the city’s stream, free concerts will take place with a line-up chosen by the different organisers. SPOT Festival and Studenterhus Aarhus each curate their own day at two of the stages, while the rest of the festival’s programme is made up of acts chosen by showcase festival Oppenheimer, concert and party organiser Uncle Tang, festival Lyd+Litteratur, underground festival Mono Goes Metal and concert organiser Limbo Collective.
As a part of Understrøm, Dokk1 houses two events on Saturday. The film ‘Born to Lose’, about musician Lorenzo Woodrose, is screened, followed by a conversation between Lorenzo and the film’s director, Palle Demant (1.00-3.30 p.m.). Also, the sample duo Den Sorte Skole explain their creative process (11.00 a.m.-12.30 p.m.). See the final schedules for each of the Understrøm stages at aarhusfestival.com
Friday 2 September Mølleparken: Studenterhus Aarhus Immervad: Oppenheimer Under Sankt Clemens Bro: Uncle Tang Dokk1, Store Sal: Lyd+Litteratur
Mølleparken, Immervad, under Sankt Clemens Bro and Dokk1 2-3 September Free Aarhus Festival in collaboration with Studenterhus Aarhus and SPOT Festival. With support from Spar Nord Fonden. Thanks to Dokk1, ProShop Europe and Harman Yes
Saturday 3 September Mølleparken: Mono Goes Metal Immervad: SPOT Festival Under Sankt Clemens Bro: Limbo Collective
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New Musical Currents
THE CITY STAGE Mølleparken is transformed during the Festival as some of Aarhus’ music institutions put the city’s musical talent on display at The City Stage. During the week, newcomers will play alongside established professionals at free concerts and shows. Experience a selection of highlights from The Royal Academy of Music, hip hop from Aarhus er Fresh!, concert with Katedralskolens Big Band, kids’ show with Skrallebang and rock music with URO – Ung Rock I Aarhus.
FLUX FESTIVAL – VICE VERSA Flux Festival and Aarhus Festival showcase the thriving alternative and innovative music scene in Aarhus with the new festival ‘Vice Versa’. The line-up is inspired by Aarhus Festival’s theme and presents everything from hip hop to light installations. The artists have the common feature that they challenge the perception of music. The line-up includes acts such as CTM, Babyfather, Equis, Why Be and DJ Sports, and they will be playing the first weekend of Aarhus Festival at TAPE, Kvindemuseet and SpLab.
CONCERT/MARATHON, ERIK SATIE — VEXATIONS To mark French composer Erik Satie’s 150th birthday, his piece ‘Vexations’ will be played at Aarhus Festival. Following the composer’s instructions, the one-minute piece will be played 840 times with uninterrupted piano, adding up to a 14-hour concert. Changing groups of musicians from different genres will interpret the piece, and during the 14 hours it will constantly develop and move in new and unexpected directions.
See the full programme at aarhusfestival.com
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Mølleparken 27-31 August Free Aarhus Festival in collaboration with Studenterhus Aarhus. With support from Spar Nord Fonden Yes
TAPE, Mejlgade 53, Kvinde- museet, Domkirkepladsen 5, SpLab, Det Jyske Kunstakademi, Mejlgade 32 26-27 August 150 DKK via billetto.dk Flux Festival in collaboration with Aarhus Festival Yes
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HeadQuarters, Valdemarsgade 1 3 September 9.00 a.m.-00.00 a.m. Free Aarhus Festival Yes
New Musical Currents Ujazz defies the boundaries of what is traditionally known as jazz. Artists chosen for ther originality and vision will treat the ears to experiences they are unaccustomed to and reward the audience with one-of-a-kind musical moments
Ujazz
As the name implies, ‘Ujazz’ is not really jazz – at least, not in the traditional way. At this one-day festival, audience and musicians alike are faced with a new way of understanding and defining music. The artists have been selected for their artistic vision, and they each bring performances that will push the boundaries for both listeners and performers. However, if you accept the challenge, you will be rewarded with outstanding musical performances. The one-day festival will be held at VoxHall and Atlas, and – as a new addition this year to underline the festival atmosphere – there will be an outdoor stage in front of Atlas, with no entry fee. Schedule 4.00 p.m. Black Nothing, Atlas 4.40 p.m. Boujeloud, outdoors 5.20 p.m. Kentaur, Atlas, 6.10 p.m. Røgsignal, outdoors 6.50 p.m. Klimaforandringer, Atlas 7.30 p.m. Lowly, VoxHall 7.50 p.m. Volcano the Bear, outdoors
8.20. p.m. Mette Rasmussen Quintet, Atlas 9.00 p.m. Iceage, VoxGall 9.30 p.m. Larry Gus, outddors 10.00 p.m. Ralph MyerZ & the Jack Herren Band, Atlas 11.00 p.m. Goat, VoxHall
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Atlas / VoxHall, Vester Allé 15 2 September 3.00 p.m.-00.00 a.m. 295 DKK (250 DKK with student discount) for a partout ticket for both Atlas and VoxHall. 225 DKK (200 DKK with student discount) for the VoxHall concerts only via aarhusfestuge.billeten.dk Aarhus Festival. With support from Danish Art Foundation, DPA, DJBFA / Composers and Songwriters, DMF, KODA’s Collective Blank Tape Remuneration, Dansk Artist Forbund and Fonden VoxHall Yes
The City Upside Down...
Bâtiment Crawl around on a building like a regular Spiderman when Aarhus Festival ignores the laws of physics and instead makes way for play and imagination. ‘Bâtiment’, the French word for building, is a large installation by Argentinian artist Leandro Erlich. After a visit to Aarhus he allowed himself to be inspired by the architecture and designed an Aarhus façade that will be built on the ground at Bispetorvet. The façade will be projected via a giant angled mirror to appear as a completely normal, erected building. Jump from one floor to the other, take a vertical stroll on the wall or relax on a windowsill in this illusion of a building that shows the city from a perspective you have never seen it from before.
Bispetorvet 26 August-4 September 10.00 a.m.-21.00 a.m. Free Aarhus Festival. With support from Danish Art Foundation, European Capital of Culture Aarhus 2017, Købmand Herman Sallings Fond, Beckett Fonden og Børn og Unge, Aarhus Kommune Only partially
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... and Inside Out
URBAN BACK YARD TOUR Aarhus contains an array of scenic back yards, secret alleys and great stories. Some of them are found along the main shopping street, and if you venture where you might think you are not allowed, you will find quite a few surprises. AddSomeArt and Aarhus Festival have created an alternative route through the city centre, from the twisting back yard at Sankt Knuds Torv to the snail-house-like parking house at Salling. The route goes over a viewpoint and through a back yard exhibition, and ends with light at the end of a hallway. It also includes a treasure hunt for the children.
From Sankt Knuds Torv to Fiskergade 26 August-3 September 10.00 a.m.-8.00 p.m. Free Aarhus Festival in collaboration with AddSomeArt and FO-Aarhus. Thanks to Salling, Harman and ALECTIA Yes
BAZAR FEST A diversity of smells, tastes and cultures moves to Store Torv and changes the atmosphere of the central square completely when Bazar Vest brings some of the many stalls and shops to the Festival. All week the Festival’s guests can experience the typical bazaar feel in new surroundings in a meeting between the well-known open square and the lively exotic buzz from Bazar Vest in Gellerup. Store Torv 26 August-4 September 9.00 a.m.-9.00 p.m. Free Aarhus Festival in collaboration with Bazar Vest Yes
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... and Inside Out
The Blue Bridge
Aarhus Å is a central part of the city’s DNA, but ‘The Blue Bridge’ offers the chance to experience it in a new way. Solar-powered boats glide quietly through the water and offer passengers a rare opportunity to look at the city from the stream. A new boat sails from the lush and green area at the stream’s source in Brabrandsøen to the city centre. Experience the journey from untamed nature to the urban landscape in a heartbeat as you duck under the low bridges.
NB: Planned departures may be cancelled in case of heavy rain or elevated water levels.
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Aarhus Å. Route 1: Mølleparken – Dokk1. Route 2: Brabrand Sø – VoxHall. See aarhusfestival.com for stops and departures 26 August-4 September Route 1: 20 DKK Route 2: 40 DKK cash, or via MobilePay/Swipp. Max. 8 persons per departure on Route 1 and 12 per departure on Route 2. Registration on site, first come, first served Aarhus Festival in collaboration with solbaaden.dk. With support from Nordea-fonden, European Capital of Culture Aarhus 2017 and Danish Art Foundation. Thanks to Den Blå Rambla No
Performing Arts
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HÜBBE AND THE ROYAL DANISH BALLET Time to dance! Nikolaj Hübbe and The Royal Danish Ballet present a festive selection of dances. From John Neumeier’s romantic ‘Romeo and Juliet’ to the Frank Sinatra show ‘Come Fly with Me’, Hübbe and his dancers are ready for a magical evening with lots of ballet, dancing and delight.
AVIDYA – THE DARK INN Experience award-winning theatre from one of Japan’s leading directors and playwrights, Kuro Tanino, when he and his theatre company Niwa Gekidan Penino perform at Aarhus Festival. A father and son arrive at an inn to perform their puppet theatre, but the owner is nowhere to be found. While they wait, their destinies unfold as they meet the curious villagers. The play takes the audience on a journey to the depths of mankind’s absurd perception and confronts our greatest desires, urges and dreams. It is an unusual and remarkable play with a unique scenography, including a slowly rotating stage, which is sure to amaze the audience.
Nikolaj Hübbe will guide the audience through the show at Musikhuset Aarhus, as 12 dancers perform excerpts from ‘Swan Lake’, ‘Napoli’, ‘Don Quixote’, ‘Coppelia’ and the two humorous modern dances ‘Minus 7’ and ‘Cacti’. Musikhuset Aarhus, Store Sal, Thomas Jensens Allé 2 27 August 7.30-9.00 p.m. 160-250 DKK via billetlugen.dk Danish Aarhus Festival in collaboration with The Royal Danish Ballet. With support from Augustinus Fonden. Thanks to Musikhuset Aarhus Yes
Godsbanen, Åbne Scene, Skovgaardsgade 3 1-3 September 7.00-9.10 p.m. 150 DKK (100 DKK with student discount) via aarhusfestuge.billetten.dk Japanese with English subtitles Aarhus Festival. With support from European Capital of Culture Aarhus 2017, The Saison Foundation, Arts Council Tokyo, Japan Foundation, Åbne Scene, Vilhelm Kiers Fond, Aarhuus Stiftstidendes Fond, Knud Højgaards Fond, Wilhelm Hansen Fonden and Danish Art Foundation Yes, limited amount of tickets
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Musical Traditions Turned Topsy-Turvy
AARHUS FESTIVAL CONCERT: AARHUS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, KAREN KAMENSEK, CARMEN LINARES AND VANESA AIBAR Carmen Linares is one of the best flamenco singers in the world, with a successful career lasting more than 45 years and a status as a national star in her homeland of Spain to prove it. Her voice is hypnotic, wailing and beautiful at the same time. Joining her on stage is flamenco dancer Vanesa Aibar, who is the physical manifestation of the genre, with relentless handclaps and seductive hand motions. Together they make up part of the concert in which the orchestra and conductor Karen Kamensek will play music with Spanish undertones, including Ravel’s ‘Bolero’.
Musikhuset Aarhus, Symfonisk Sal, Thomas Jensens Allé 2 1 September 7.30-9.00 p.m. 120-305 DKK via billetlugen.dk Aarhus Symphony Orchestra in collaboration with Aarhus Festival Yes
GRAVITY WAVES In 1916, Albert Einstein introduced his theory of relativity, marking a new era for traditional physics and for the understanding of gravity. Exactly 100 years later, scientists have discovered gravity waves, and found that these can be heard. This has inspired composer Niels Lyhne Løkkegaard to write the piece ‘Gravity Waves’, which will be premiered at two shows at Dokk1. Niels Lyhne Løkkegaard has translated the sound of gravity waves into an orchestral piece for horns, hihats and sine tones. Dokk1, Store Sal, Hack Kampmanns Plads 2 28 August 1.00-2.00 p.m. and 2.30-3.30 p.m. Free Aarhus Jazz Orchestra in collaboration with Aarhus Festival and Dokk1 Yes
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Parks and Squares Music tents, dance performances and exciting new festivals are some of the many good reasons to take a trip to the city. And there is no better place to start than the family-friendly City Park.
The City Park
Play, education and relaxation sit side by side in the green City Park between Musikhuset Aarhus and City Hall. Early birds can start the day with yoga and gymnastics, and the children can take a ride on the mini-train after visiting Cirkus Krone. The Danish Museum of Energy entertains with a science show, there is an introduction to the art of fencing, and Falck teaches first aid to schoolchildren. Aarhus Showband will make the park resonate with music, and the smell of delicious street food at Officerspladsen will stimulate your appetite. These are just some of the events taking place in The City Park, where there will be activities every day during the Festival.
The City park at Rüdhusparken and Musikhusparken 26 August-4 September Free Aarhus Festival. With support from Børn og Unge, Aarhus Kommune Yes
See the full schedule of activities at aarhusfestival.com
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Parks and Squares BLUE TIRED HEROES The red cape, the close-fitting blue tights, the yellow belt and the red underpants are unmistakable. It is Superman. But what would it be like if Superman aged like the rest of us? Can he even grow old? Swiss choreographer Massimo Furlan gives us the answer when a group of elderly local men pull on the iconic costume and become part of the urban space. In the streets. See aarhusfestival.com 1-2 September 3.30-5.00 pm, 3 September 2.00-3.30 pm Free Aarhus Festival. With support from Børn og Unge, Aarhus Kommune Yes
MONSIEUR CULBUTO He is a 320 kg toy just waiting for children of all ages to come and play with him. Patiently he awaits the loving push that will get him going, and when he starts moving he will always return. The City park at Rådhusparken and Musikhusparken 31 August-3 September 10.30-11.15 a.m. and 4.00-4.45 p.m. Free Aarhus Festival. With support from: Børn og Unge, Aarhus Kommune Yes
L’ENVERS In the middle of the hectic and busy city there is a small, circular piece of artificial grass where the tranquillity and calm of nature rules. With a combination of dance and acrobatics, the two performers invite passers-by into their magical domain, but they also have to fight to keep the reality of the outside world out of the little green safe haven. The City park at Rådhusparken and Musikhusparken 28-30 August 10.30-11.30 a.m., 1.00-2.00 p.m. and 4.30-5.30 p.m. Free Aarhus Festival. With support from: Børn og Unge, Aarhus Kommune, Pro Helvetia Foundation suisse pour la culture Yes
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International Night Cabaret
Ever since 1997, the International Night Cabaret has been one of Aarhus Festival’s annual highlights, and this year the show is entirely produced by the Festival itself. Culture and theatre house Hermans in Tivoli Friheden is transformed during the Festival into a large nightclub, where you can experience the atmosphere and a show as if you were at a nightclub in the 1920s or 30s. The show includes dancers and singers performing to the sound of swing music, as well as artists and comedians brought in especially for Aarhus Festival. The International Night Cabaret is a seductive, magical, grotesque and surprising show. Read about this year’s performers at aarhusfestival.com THREE-COURSE NIGHT CABARET MENU Restaurant Terassen is ready to serve a superb three-course menu in the theatre. As a guest you will sit in the same place during dinner and the show. — Appetiser: Shellfish with cauliflower purée, hazelnuts and cress — Starter: Lime-marinated tuna with green beans, pickled onions and wasabi — Main: Slow-roasted beef with potato terrine, crisp spring roll, sherry sauce and smoked almonds — Dessert: Almond cake with liquorice meringue, berries and white chocolate
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Hermans, Tivoli Friheden, Skovbrynet 5 26 August-3 September 8.30-ca. 10.30 p.m. Dining from 6.30 p.m. (doors at 6.00). The bar is also open after the show Weekdays and Sunday incl. menu: Category A: 675 DKK Category B: 640 DKK Category C: 605 DKK Category D: 305 DKK (NB! cat. D excl. menu)
Friday, Saturday incl. menu: Category A: 705 DKK Category B: 675 DKK Category C: 650 DKK Category D: 355 DKK (NB! cat. D excl. menu) via aarhusfestuge.billetten.dk
Aarhus Festival. Thanks to Tivoli Friheden and Montra Hotel Sabro Kro Yes
Comedy
GRÁINNE MAGUIRE: GREAT PEOPLE MAKING GREAT CHOICES Gráinne Maguire brings a different and refreshing view to the political debate and tackles subjects big and small with a humorous twist when she comments on everything from Angela Merkel’s love of trouser suits to our voting habits. As an award-winning comedian, she has blurred the lines between politics and comedy and added her own unique signature. She has performed on the BBC and Comedy Central and was awarded ‘Best Show’ at the renowned Leicester Comedy Festival.
KATE SMURTHWAITE: SMURTHWAITE ON MASCULINITY Comedian Kate Smurthwaite takes a critical and amusing look at the 21st-century male cult(ure) including everything from phallic symbols to football. With more than 10 years’ experience in the stand-up environment and as a writer on the award-winning BBC show ‘The Revolution Will Be Televised’, she uses her keen intellect and great punch lines to comment on politics, religion and feminism – and everything in between. Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, Aarhus, Margrethepladsen 1 2.-3 September 8.00-9.00 p.m. (doors at 7.00 p.m.) 100 DKK via aarhusfestuge.billetten.dk Age limit: 16+ English Aarhus Festival in collaboration with Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, Aarhus Yes
Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, Aarhus, Margrethepladsen 1 31 August-1 September 8.00-9.00 p.m. (doors at 7.00 p.m.) 100 DKK via aarhusfestuge.billetten.dk Age limit: 16+ English Aarhus Festival in collaboration with Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, Aarhus Yes
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Food
Food Festival
September 2-4 brings the biggest food festival in the Nordic region and a weekend all about gastronomy. The festival is a sensuous and jovial event with Nordic cuisine as the central element. You can meet Nordic growers, chefs and producers and try new flavours, engage in interesting debates about food or be inspired to improve your own cooking. WHAT’S ON THE MENU? The festival features food enthusiast Timm Vladimir, the national final of Local Cooking 2016, beautiful surroundings and a great atmosphere, the national hotdog championships, a knife-sharpening class, award-winning chef Rasmus Munk from Restaurant Alchemist, workshops, lectures and courses, local entrepreneur and Masterchef judge Jesper Koch, edible insects, a debate about food waste, River Cottage, beer tasting, and much more.
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Tangkrogen, Marselisborg Havnevej 2 2 September 1.00-7.00 p.m. 3 September 10.00 a.m.-7.00 p.m. 4 September 10.00 a.m.-5.00 p.m. 60-160 DKK via billetlugen.dk Food Festival is organised by the non-profit organisation Food Organisation of Denmark (FOOD) in collaboration with Aarhus Festival and Arla, Danish Crown, Ministry of Business and Growth, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries of Denmark, Aarhus Kommune, Region Midtjylland, Team Gastronomi Danmark and FFI among others. Yes
Food
THE FESTIVAL GRILL AND EATERY The courtyard at FO-Aarhus is transformed into a pop-up eatery where Restaurant Mefisto is standing by to serve delicious dishes to the entire family from grill and stove. Inside as well as outside there’s plenty of room to enjoy a lovely meal, something good to drink and the warm Aarhus Festival atmosphere. It’s the perfect place to start or end your day at the Festival.
FOOD TASTING AT STREET LEVEL Seven of Aarhus’ restaurants introduce great food experiences at a low price. Each restaurant presents a dish, including a glass of wine, selected by the restaurant for just DKK 100. You decide which restaurants to visit, how many and in what order. Reservations are not possible, and each restaurant will offer its dish for as long as it is in stock. The participating restaurants are — Klassisk Fisk (Nørregade 38) — Plan B (Fredens Torv 2) — Pop-up-restaurant i Salling Super (Søndergade 27) — Dauphine (Frederiksgade 43) — Foodfein (Sønder Allé 6) — Sårt (Jægergårdsgade 6) og — Klassisk 65 (Jægergårdsgade 65).
FO-Aarhus, Vester Allé 8 25 August-3 September 12.00 a.m.-9.00 p.m. From 50 DKK Aarhus Festival in collaboration with Mefisto, FO-Aarhus, IKEA and Weber-Stephen Nordic. Thanks to Ældre Sagen Aarhus Yes
For menus and further information see aarhusfestival.com 29-31 August 5.00-10.00 p.m. 100 DKK per dish. Bought on site at the participating restaurants Aarhus Festival in collaboration with the participating restaurants Contact the specific restaurant for accessibility information
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Invitation
Reception for Expats
RECEPTION FOR EXPATS Aarhus Festival invites expats and their families to a special reception where you can relax with your family and meet other foreigners living in Aarhus. Over the years, the reception for expats has become a much looked forward to tradition, and last year 700 people participated in the event. You will be welcomed by the Mayor of Aarhus, Jacob Bundsgaard. Afterwards you will be treated with some light refreshments prepared by chef Lars Kyllesbech, the founder of restaurant Mefisto in the old Latin Quarters, and freshly made Italian ice cream by the popular Paradis. Taking place in the heart of Aarhus, the reception is just a stone’s throw from a number of other entertaining and engaging festival activities for the whole family, making the reception the perfect excuse for a day of family fun.
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The Festival Grill and Eatery, FO Aarhus, Vester Allé 8 27 August 3.00–5.00 p.m. Free. Registration is necessary. Please register for the reception at aarhusfestival.com Aarhus Festival in collaboration with International Community. With support from Aarhus University and Vestas Yes
Sponsors/Info
Thanks to our sponsors
Thanks to Aarhus Festival’s business network: AART architects, ALECTIA, Billetten, Bruun's Galleri, Danske Bank, Eventually, LETT Advokatfirma, Meyerdonationen, Pluss, Raptor, Sydbank
THE FESTIVAL POSTER The Danish artist Evren Tekinoktay designed the poster for Aarhus Festival 2016. In a collage of cutouts and various painted elements, she interprets the Festival’s theme, ‘Upside Down’. With its distinct purple colour and multifaceted motifs, the collage embraces and encompasses the theme. The official Festival poster in 70 x 100 cm size is on sale at the Festival Information Centre at Store Torv and plakaten.com. Price: DKK 100 plus postage. WEB Aarhus Festival’s website, aarhusfestival.com, offers inspiration and makes it easy to find the events that are just right for you. The website has been created by Nörd and envision. APP The app provides you with an overview of this year’s programme. Download the app for iPhone or Android from App Store or Google Play. The app has been developed by Trifork and designed by Duckwise. INSTAGRAM Aarhus Festival’s beautiful pictures from the city and events during the Festival are posted on @aarhusfestuge. Share your own pictures at #minfestuge.
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MUSIC TENTS A. The Turqoise Tent B. Europaplads C. Klostertorv D. Pustervig Torv E. Telefontorvet F. Sankt Pauls Kirkeplads