Aarhus Festival 2015: Highlights

28.08. – 06.09.2015

Light — more light

Aarhus Festival

24 pages of festival highlights. Visit aarhusfestival.com to explore the full programme

Colophon CONTENTS 3 Foreword 4 Unofficial Opening: Down From the North 5 Trio 6 Imagery of Perfection: A Global Concert, Efterklang: Leaves — The Colour of Falling 7 Ujazz, Ujazz+: Daniel Lanois 8 Howe Gelb: Way Too Much Light, Information for

Curious ­Citizens About Special Voices 9 Stefano Bollani, Diego Schissi and Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Underland 10 Robert Lepage: 887 11 We Are Not Real 12 Modern dance in Aarhus Festival 13 The architecture festival 1:1: The Blue Bridge, Sailing 14 The Sky Beneath Aarhus, Mikado 15 Play the Strings, Light Spots, The Sofa Experience 16 More Light, OneOne 17 The City Park 18 International Night Cabaret: La Soirée Extraordinaire 19 Comedy 20 Aarhus Conversations 21 Food Festival 22 The Festival Grill, Reception for Expats 23 Web, app and social media, Thanks to our sponsors 24 Map PUBLISHER Aarhus Festival, Vester Allé 3 DK – 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark aarhusfestival.com PROGRAMME SPONSOR This programme is made p ­ ossible

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FRONT PAGE + FESTIVAL POSTER Artist: Keith Shore.

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.

The poster is also available as a specially signed art print in A2 ­format, limited to 100 copies.

Price: DKK 350 plus postage.

PHOTO CREDITS 3 Martin Dam Kristensen 4 Les Kaner 6 Line Gry Hørup (Imagery of Perfection), Kim Svensson (Efterklang) 7 Micke Keysendal (Fire! Orchestra) 8 Martin Dam Kristensen (Howe Gelb) 9 Valentina Cenni (Stefano Bollani), Martin Dam ­ Kristensen (Underland) 11 MOAS.EU 12 Giacomo Corvaia (Aoife McAtamney) 15 Martin Dam Kristensen (All) 16 Henrik Elburn 18 Perou 19 Steve Ullathorne 20 Julie Perreault (Robert Lepage) 21 Anna Overholdt 22 Martin Dam Kristensen

For events arranged by Aarhus Festival, those with a disability 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 can find information and inspiration for your stay in Aarhus. Read about accommodation, attractions, shopping, restaurants, etc.

The editing of the highlight ­programme was completed on 27 June 2015. Latest updates and additions can be found at ­aarhusfestival.com and in the Festival app. The editorial team reserve the right to make any changes or corrections.

This highlight programme only comprises a small selection of the 1,000 events taking place during the Festival and only events arranged or co-arranged by Aarhus Festival are included.

TICKETS Information about tickets, including prices and discounts can be found at aarhusfestival.com.

See the entire programme on aarhusfestival.com or in the ­official Aarhus Festival app which is available from the App Store and Google Play.

If an event is not sold out, the remaining tickets will be on sale at the entrance. Ticket prices do not include additional fees.

FESTIVAL INFORMATION CENTRE At the Festival Information Centre at Store Torv, we are ready to help and guide Festival guests.

Ticket vendors: Billetten: (+45) 70 20 20 96 aarhusfestuge.billetten.dk Billetlugen: (+45) 70 26 32 67 billetlugen.dk

Opening Hours 27 Aug. 3.00 p.m.-7.00 p.m.

28-29 Aug. 11.00 a.m.-10.00 p.m.

30 Aug.-5 Sept.

11.00 a.m.-7.00 p.m.

6 Sept.

Closed

INFORMATION FOR THOSE WITH A DISABILITY Call the ticket vendor listed by each event to buy tickets for those with a disability.

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Phone during opening hours (+45) 21 15 88 19

Foreword WHAT IF…?

Every year Aarhus Festival tries to break habits by asking the inclusive and challenging question ‘what if…?’

For 10 days the city is packed with suggestions on how things could be different – maybe for the better, or maybe just in trivial ways. But we always try something, because if we don’t, nothing would ever change.

Every year, 500,000 people visit Aarhus Festival for a week that is nothing like the rest of the year. The Festival is a spectacular opportunity to expose a large group of people to cultural experiences they can’t get anywhere else. Humbled by the responsibility that this brings, we do our utmost when putting together the programme. Quality is the key word for all our events, and though not all the events will speak to everyone, there has to be something for every taste.

Keeping quality in mind, we have worked with the city’s architects and students to transform Aarhus’ urban spaces and make them a bit better, a bit more beautiful and a bit greener. And we have presented international and local artists in new constellations to create new, surprising and one-of-a-kind experiences for the audience as well as the artists.

This also applies to this year’s Festival, where the city’s waterways are used as means of public transport as part of a solution to the traffic problems. And when Danish singer Tina Dickow invites her Icelandic friends up on stage to a musical meeting between countries and cultures at the unofficial opening.

This will be my last Festival as executive director and with eight, soon to be nine, Festivals under my belt, I can conclude that Aarhus Festival is thriving – and I’m excited to see what direction it will take in the coming years.

Enjoy the festivities.

Jens Folmer Jepsen Executive Director

Aarhus Festival is WindMade

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Unofficial Opening

Down From the North / Úr Norðri SCHEDULE 5.30 p.m. Entry to the concert grounds 7.00 p.m. Aarhus Jazz Orchestra featuring

Michael Møller 7.45 p.m. —— Intermission —— 8.30 p.m. Tina Dickow with friends 10.30 p.m. End of show

Local singer/songwriter Tina Dickow, along with musical acquaintances from both Iceland and Aarhus, will unofficially open Aarhus Festival 2015 with a grand show for 10,000 people. The show aims to bridge the gap between her current home, Iceland, and her birthplace, Aarhus.

Tina Dickow will invite artists from Iceland, as well as local Aarhus artists, up on stage with her, including Icelandic music’s hottest name right now, Ásgeir Trausti, and singer in the Danish group Folkeklubben, Kjartan Arngrim.

The concert will showcase the best of both places according to Tina Dickow, who is delighted to share her view on Icelandic music with Aarhus in a great one-off show in beautiful surroundings.

Aarhus Jazz Orchestra will team up with singer ­Michael Møller from the electropop trio The Mountains and perform covers of indie rock tracks arranged by Søren Møller as the support act before Tina and friends take the stage.

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The City Park between City Hall and Concert Hall Aarhus 27 August 7.00-10.30 p.m.

DKK 125 at aarhusfestuge.billetten.dk Aarhus Festival. Thanks to Icelandair Yes

Music

Trio Three world-class musicians, three concerts and an impressive ­selection of guest appearances. That’s the recipe for great musical experiences when Aarhus Festival repeats the success of putting together a trio and letting inspiration take care of the rest. One of the biggest names in Argentinian music, Diego Schissi, will be behind the piano. American Tony Garnier – bassist for Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Tom Waits and others – plays the contrabass. Swedish multi-­instrumentalist ­Gustaf Ljunggren completes this year’s trio. Together they will ­challenge each other, and their guests, musically in a setup put ­together especially for Aarhus Festival.

Atlas, Vester Allé 15 DKK 150-250 at aarhusfestuge.billetten.dk Aarhus Festival in collaboration with Fonden VoxHall. With ­ support from Danish Arts Foundation Yes

Read more on aarhusfestival.com/trio.

TRIO FEAT. JOE HENRY, ­RHIANNON GIDDENS, TBA During his more than 25-year career as a songwriter and producer, Joe Henry has influenced American music culture in a significant way, working with artists such as T Bone Burnett, Daniel Lanois and Brad Mehldau. As a solo artist he combines rock, jazz and blues, with particular attention on lyrics and storytelling.

Singer Rhiannon Giddens moves fluently in and out of jazz, folk and country without ever forgetting her Afro-American roots. She has impressed as part of the Grammywinning group Carolina Chocolate Drops, and last year she released her first solo album.

30 Aug. 8.00 p.m.

TRIO FEAT. JOE HENRY, ­GRANT-LEE PHILIPS,TBA Grant-Lee Phillips is one of his generation’s most acclaimed songwriters. On four albums as front figure in Grant-Lee Buffalo and six albums in his own name, he has captured and occasionally punctured the American Dream in his music. Honest and competent songwriting are the key words when Grant-Lee Phillips is on stage.

TRIO FEAT. M. WARD, DANIEL LANOIS, TBA Guitarist and singer M. Ward from Portland is a productive man.

He is half of the duo She & Him, a member of the super group ­Monsters of Folk, and a solo artist with seven albums released since his debut in 1999. His skills on the guitar and his raspy voice impress time and time again and cement his place among the best songwriters in the USA.

This evening will also feature Joe Henry, who also visits the Trio on 30 Aug. 1 Sept. 8.00 p.m.

Grammy winner Daniel Lanois is known for producing for Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris and Peter Gabriel, and, with Brian Eno, on some of U2’s most celebrated albums. He is also an expressive guitarist and profound storyteller, and is not afraid to incorporate electronic and avant-garde ­elements in his music.

5 Sept. 8.00 p.m.

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Music

IMAGERY OF PERFECTION: A GLOBAL CONCERT Last year Aarhus Festival conducted the streaming experiment ‘Death Lines’, in which artists placed around the world performed together via digital technology with sound travelling around the world at close to light speed. ‘Imagery of Perfection – A Global Concert’ builds on those experiences and adds artistic depth to the format. In Aarhus the audience will be guided through a dystopian setting by playwright Christian Lollike with performances by Danish act Efterklang, throat singer Tanya Tagaq, opera singer Bae Il Dong and flamenco singer Carmen Linares.

Connected via the internet and shown on big screens in Aarhus, acts from Japan, Italy, Australia and the USA will take part in this digitally interactive performance.

EFTERKLANG: LEAVES – THE COLOUR OF FALLING This innovative and modern opera is the result of the collaboration between Danish trio Efterklang and composer Karsten Fundal. Circling around a future universe where humankind as we know it has ceased to exist, the music consists of 11 melodic songs reflecting the different personalities of the composers. These songs will be performed live in concert form with eight musicians and five singers, including famous opera singer Lisbeth Balslev and modern percussionist Ying Hsueh-Chen.

This concert will be the only opportunity to ­experience the music performed outside of ­Copenhagen and in this special concert setup.

The technology facilitating the interactive communication via the internet has been partly developed at Aalborg University — Institute for electronic systems by associate professor Jan Østergaard and postdoc Jesper Sørensen.

The City Hall, Rådhushallen, Rådhuspladsen 2 1 Sept. 8. p.m.-9.30 p.m.

DKK 150-295 at aarhusfestuge.billetten.dk Aarhus Festuge Yes

Godsbanen, Åbne Scene, Skovgaardsgade 2 31 Aug. 6.00 p.m.-7.00 p.m.

DKK 150 at aarhusfestuge.billetten.dk Aarhus Festival in collaboration with Sort /Hvid and Aalborg University – Institute for electronic systems. With support from Danish Arts Foundation, European Capital of Culture Aarhus 2017, Danish Composers' Society's Production Pool/KODA’s cultural funds and The Spanish Embassy in Copenhagen. Thanks to Godsbanen Yes

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Music

UJAZZ Ujazz defies the boundaries of what is traditionally known as jazz. Artists chosen for their originality and vision will do performances largely made up of premieres or improvisations that the ears might not be accustomed to, but the audience will be rewarded with one-of-a-kind musical moments.

UJAZZ+: DANIEL LANOIS The Canadian singer, guitarist and producer has worked with great artists such as Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris and Peter Gabriel and is celebrated for his work with Brian Eno on some of U2’s most celebrated albums, where they created new standards in ambient music. As a solo artist, Daniel Lanois’ expressive playing and profound storytelling have resulted in several albums. At Ujazz+ he will be performing songs from his latest album, ‘Flesh and Machine’, on which he uses a mix of organic sounds and electronically manipulated elements in an unconventional way.

This year you can experience Christian Vuust + Buchanan/Held/Eilertsen/Norbakken, Homies × Hoiness, Stefano Bollani & Diego Schissi, Illdjinn, Jacob Anderskov’s Strings, Percussion & Piano, The Wild Mans Band, Howe Gelb: Deconstructing Standards feat. Steve Shelley & Yasmine Hamdan and Fire!

Orchestra.

VoxHall, Vester Allé 15 4 Sept. 9.00 p.m.-10.30 p.m. a) DKK 160 as an addon (provided that you have already purchased a festival pass for Ujazz at Atlas) at aarhusfestuge.billetten.dk b) DKK 325 at aarhusfestuge.billetten.dk (This ticket does not grant you access to the regular Ujazz concerts at Atlas!)

Aarhus Festival and Jazz Club Loco. With support from DJBFA, DMF, DPA, Danish Arts Foundation and Fonden VoxHall Yes

Read more at aarhusfestival.com/ujazz.

Atlas, Vester Allé 15 4 Sept. 3.30 p.m.-11.30 p.m.

DKK 200 at aarhusfestuge.billetten.dk for a festival pass valid for all the Ujazz concerts (This ticket does not grant you access to the Daniel Lanois concert at VoxHall!)

Aarhus Festival and Jazz Club Loco. With support from DJBFA, DMF, DPA, Danish Arts Foundation and Fonden VoxHall Yes

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Music

HOWE GELB (GRANT-LEE PHILLIPS, M.WARD, ­ALLAN OLSEN A.O:): WAY TOO MUCH LIGHT He has been called ‘The Godfather of Alternative Country’ and ‘Founding Father of Modern Americana’, but regardless of what you want to call him, there is no denying that Howe Gelb is a musical figure of great importance. With albums released in his own name as well as with Giant Sand, and with several artists owing their success to Howe’s foresight when it comes to discovering new musical talent, he has made a career in constantly looking for new directions in music.

INFORMATION FOR CURIOUS CITIZENS ABOUT SPECIAL VOICES Ready your ears, open your mind and prepare for an extraordinary sonic experience. Polaris Music Prizewinning Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq, flamenco singer Carmen Linares and pansori singer Bae Il Dong are, as individual artists, ambassadors for their different genres. Together, they form the content of an evening filled with remarkable and original performances, from Tanya Tagaq’s intense inhaling and exhaling, to Carmen Linares’ longing interpretations of traditional flamenco, and Bae Il Dong’s expressive storytelling of South Korean legends. Inspiring moments are guaranteed when the three artists question the traditional view of singing and music.

Joining Howe Gelb on stage is a string of impressive musicians who represent a wide range of genres and styles - including The DeSoto Caucus, GrantLee ­Phillips (Grant-Lee Buffalo), Allan Olsen, Sylvie ­Simmons, Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth), Yasmine Hamdan and M. Ward (She & Him, Monsters of Folk).

You can also experience the three singers alongside the Danish band Efterklang in ’Imagery of Perfection – A Global Concert’ at Godsbanen on 31 August.

Read more on page 6.

VoxHall, Vester Allé 15 3 Sept. 9.30-11.45 p.m. (doors at 8.30 p.m.)

DKK 150-250 at aarhusfestuge.billetten.dk Aarhus Festival in collaboration with Fonden VoxHall Yes

Aarhus City Hall, Rådhushallen, Rådhuspladsen 2 2 Sept. 8.00-11.00 p.m. (doors at 7.30 p.m.)

DKK 150-200 at aarhusfestuge.billetten.dk Aarhus Festival. With support from The Spanish Embassy in Copenhagen Yes

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Music

STEFANO BOLLANI, DIEGO SCHISSI AND AARHUS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA One of today’s most interesting musicians teams up with Aarhus Symphony Orchestra when Italian jazz pianist extraordinaire Stefano Bollani plays at Aarhus Festival.

UNDERLAND Aarhus Festival gives three local festivals the opportunity to put together their own one-day musical programme at The Amphitheatre. This year Flux Festival, Danmarks Grimmeste Festival and Newbees Festival will present the line-up. They represent three different artistic profiles and the diversity of the thriving local festival environment in Aarhus, which Underland seeks to showcase.

Alongside the orchestra he will be playing music by Bernstein and Gershwin, and after the intermission he will be joined by Diego Schissi and will set a course for more exotic waters. The two pianists will play Gershwin’s ‘Cuban Overture’ and music from Schissi’s homeland, and homeland of the tango, Argentina.

See the music programme at aarhusfestival.com/underland.

Concert Hall Aarhus, Symfonisk Sal, Thomas Jensens Allé 2 3 Sept. 7.30-9.30 p.m.

DKK 235-295 at billetlugen.dk Aarhus Festival in collaboration with Aarhus Symphony Orchestra. Thanks to Concert Hall Aarhus Yes

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The Amphitheatre at Concert Hall Aarhus, Thomas Jensens Allé 2 Underland: 3-5 Sept.

Underskov: 29 Aug.-3 Sept.

Aarhus Festival in collaboration with Flux Festival, Danmarks Grimmeste Festival and Newbees Festival. With support from Spar Nord Fonden.

Thanks to Concert Hall Aarhus Yes

Theatre

Robert Lepage: 887

Robert Lepage is a world-class name in theatre and stage art who has long been on the programme at Aarhus Festival. Now we proudly present his newest solo performance, ‘887’, which prior to Aarhus Festival has only been seen at one other place in Europe.

The show, in which Robert Lepage functions as the only actor, stems from his own childhood memories and asks why we remember a phone number from our youth when we forget our current one. How we can remember the lyrics to a children’s song when we can forget the name of a loved one? ‘887’ explores the personal and collective memory, but also shows Robert Lepage’s personal problems with remembering texts, his past and the social reality that has formed him.

Robert Lepage is critically acclaimed for his visionary and visual performances. He has worked with institutions such as the Metropolitan Opera and Cirque du Soleil and received awards in his home country of Canada as well as the rest of the world. ‘887’ at Aarhus Festival is a rare opportunity to see one of the pioneers of theatre up close and personal.

Filmby Aarhus, Studio 1, Filmbyen 23 29 Aug. 7.30-9.35 p.m. and 30 Aug. 3.00-5.05 p.m.

DKK 395 at aarhusfestuge.billetten.dk Aarhus Festival. With support from European Capital of Culture Aarhus 2017 English Yes — limited tickets

The relationship between human and digital memory is underlined in the special format of ‘887’. Robert Lepage combines his own performance with physical props and digital technology, such as when he films a miniature landscape on his mobile phone and projects it onto a screen, making it part of the show.

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Performance

We Are Not Real

WE ARE NOT REAL Bodies of boat refugees have washed up on shore, and the reality and human misery that happens far from Danish coasts enter our conscience. Life size dolls placed in various locations in Aarhus form a memorial and remind us that refugees put their lives at risk when crossing the sea. Fortune cookies are scattered around the bodies with statements from people who saw the dangerous journey across the Mediterranean as the only option.

Sort/Hvid’s art director, Christian Lollike, created the concept with executive director of Aarhus Festival Jens Folmer Jepsen. The dolls are made by Signe Herlevsen.

Around downtown 1-5 Sept.

Aarhus Festival in collaboration with Sort/Hvid.

With support from Bikubenfonden Yes

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Dance

Modern dance in Aarhus Festival

THUMBELINA Ingrid Kristensen & Co. Dance Company explores new sides of the classic H.C. Andersen fairy tale ‘Thumbelina’. Performing on a floating stage, five dancers create a poetic and humorous piece where the water plays a key role in the story as well as being the physical foundation for the performance. The depth and the playful elements in the fairy tale make the performance suitable for children as well as grown-ups.

AOIFE McATAMNEY: GREETINGS FROM DUBLIN Armed with modern dance, Irish Aoife McAtamney will interpret well-known places around town through her art form. Alongside a musician, she will let the energy, function and architecture of five select locations inspire her and create five completely ­different performances. The dance will give the audience an opportunity to look at the places we all take for granted in a new way, and in the interpretation of her interpretation, no two experiences will be alike.

Aarhus Å, behind Folkestedet, Carl Blochs Gade 28 29 Aug. 9.30-10.00 p.m.

Aarhus Festival. With support from A.P. Møller og hustru Chastine Mc-Kinney Møllers Fond til almene Formaal

ARoS Aarhus Art Museum, Chas E, S ­ parekassen Kronjylland, The City Hall, The Water Labyrinth in the City Park – see aarhusfestival.com 28. Aug.-1 Sept.

Aarhus Festival. Thanks to ARoS Aarhus Art ­ Museum, Chas E, Sparekassen Kronjylland, The City Hall and Grundfos Yes

Se aarhusfestival.com for more dance events.

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Architecture and cityscapes

The architecture festival 1:1 1:1 raises a range of questions about Aarhus' ­development, asked by architects, students, politicians and others who care about the city's progress.

THE BLUE BRIDGE ‘The Blue Bridge’ is the waterway that connects Brabrand and Aarhus Centre and the new Aarhus Ø.

Solar-powered boats transport citizens to work or on a scenic ride to experience the city from a whole new perspective. The watery bridge is an experiment that might turn into a more permanent solution and allow Aarhus to use its waterways for public transport.

SAILING The dark, 42-metre-long tunnel underneath ­Thorvaldsensgade is temporarily transformed by the light installation ‘Sailing’ when passengers on ‘The Blue Bridge’ glide through the water. The light is controlled by sensors and lights up the tunnel as the boat sails through the darkness and into the light on the other side.

The current debate on whether there is too much traffic in the city gave birth to the idea. In 2014 Aarhus Festival and analysis bureau Epinion asked citizens about their opinions on traffic in major cities and a clear majority felt that there are too many cars in the city. 'The Blue Bridge' is part of the answer.

Expect errors and a degree of confusion, as with any newly developed and ­alternative solutions.

The bridge under Thorvaldsensgade 28 Aug.-6 Sept., all day long Aarhus Festival in collaboration with Aarhus School of Architecture – Studio M.A.D. Nej

Aarhus Å, see stops at aarhusfestival.com 28 Aug.-6 Sept., see time table at aarhusfestival.com DKK 20 at aarhusfestuge.billetten.dk Aarhus Festival in collaboration with solbåden.dk.

With support from Nordea-fonden, ­European ­ Capital of Culture Aarhus 2017 and Danish Arts Foundation. Thanks to AART Architects and Louis Poulsen Nej

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Architecture and cityscapes

THE SKY BENEATH AARHUS Imagine that the space under Clemens Bro is no longer a dark place you rush through to get from one place to the other, but a bright and vibrant urban space.

‘The Sky beneath Aarhus’ tracks people’s movements under and

over the bridge and triggers waves of light that tie both sides of the bridge together. The interaction invites Aarhus’ citizens to make an unexpected stop, creating a new connection between up and down, light and darkness, safe and unsafe.

Sankt Clemens Bridge/ Åboulevarden 28 Aug.-6 Sept.

Aarhus Festival in collabora tion with Kollision and in ­ dialogue with Schønherr.

With support from Danish Arts Foundation. Thanks to ALECTIA Yes

MIKADO ’Mikado’ is created for Skt. Clemens Stræde to allow the audience to experience the small passage in a new way. A series of frame structures are chaotically placed, similar to the game ‘Mikado’. Every frame is covered with LED-lights that illuminate the laneway according to how many people pass through it and how they move. During the day, ‘Mikado’ is a sculptural frame and in the evening it transforms into a confined and intense light experience.

Sankt Clemens Stræde 28 Aug.-6 Sept.

Aarhus Festival in collaboration with Spant Studio and Martin Professional. With support from Danish Arts Foundation. Thanks to NIRAS Yes

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Architecture and cityscapes

PLAY THE STRINGS ‘Play the Strings’ is an interactive installation of suspended strings on Salling’s façade in Søndergade.

The audience is invited to play the strings, which produce a range of amazing and surprising sounds.

The installation translates wind, warmth, structural mass and human input to a soundscape composed by students at DIEM at The Music Conservatory in Aarhus. The installation is created by former students at Studio M:A:D.

LIGHT SPOTS ‘Light Spots’ is a recurring event at Aarhus Festival and highlights buildings and places we usually pass by without noticing. The light installations show off new sides of the architecture and show how manipulating light and darkness can change our perception of the public space.

Ceres Park, FO Aarhus’ courtyard and Salling 28 Aug.-6 Sept., 9.00 p.m.-12.00 a.m.

Aarhus Festival in collaboration with ProShop Europe, Martin Professional and Kollision.

With support from Danish Arts Foundation, FO-Aarhus, A. Enggaard and Salling

Salling’s warehouse, Søndergade 27 28 Aug.-6 Sept., 9.00 p.m.-12.00 a.m.

Aarhus Festival in collaboration with Spant Studio. Thanks to DIEM, Det Jyske Musik konservatorium

THE SOFA EXPERIENCE The urban furniture has toured Copenhagen, the Czech Republic and Italy before returning to this year’s Aarhus Festival. Landscape architects Schønherr designed the 62.1-metre-long sofa that again this year will be the social centre of Store Torv. When darkness falls the sofa’s built-in light panels will light up and add another dimension to the sofa as well as the surrounding square.

Store Torv 28 Aug.-6 Sept.

Aarhus Festival in collaboration with Schønherr and Flexys. Donated by the Tuborg Foundation.

Transport by Cargo 2000 A/S

Instagram your ‘Sofa Experience’ and share it with us: ­#sofaexp

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Architecture and cityscapes New Zealand light artist Daniel Belton decorates Dokk1 inside and outside with two light installations customised especially for Aarhus Festival and shown in a larger format than ever before.

MORE LIGHT Images of dancers and geometrical figures appear on Dokk1’s aluminium surface courtesy of ten projectors, inviting the spectator on a journey through light, sound and architecture when Daniel Belton, with help from German experts, puts on his light installation in its biggest format

yet. Inspired by Galileo, Kepler and Pythagoras, the light artist aims to broaden our perception of the possibilities of space and why we build in the first place, while also making the audience forget that they are looking at a familiar building.

ONEONE Inside in Lille Sal the piece ‘OneOne’ contrasts with the majesty and grandeur of the outside installation.

With rocks, water, sound and light, the multimedia installation creates a cave-like atmosphere and connects matter and energy. ‘OneOne’ is a tactile and meditative experience and is especially suitable for children as they can feel and touch the installation.

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Dokk1, Hack Kampmanns Plads 2 1-5 Sept. 9.00 p.m.-11.00 p.m.

Aarhus Festival in collaboration with ProShop Europe.

With support from Danish Arts Foundation, European Capital of Culture Aarhus 2017 and Creative New Zealand Yes

Dokk1, Lille Sal, Hack Kampmanns Plads 2 1-5 Sept., 9.00 a.m.-9.00 p.m. weekdays and 11.00 a.m.-3.00 p.m. during weekends Aarhus Festival. With support from Danish Arts Foundation, European Capital of Culture Aarhus 2017, Magistratsafdelingen for Børn and Unge i Aarhus Kommune and Creative New Zealand Yes

The City Park One of the busiest roads in Aarhus separates the parks surrounding City Hall and Concert Hall Aarhus. But ­during Aarhus Festival the park’s recreational value goes up as the speed limit goes down and the area is transformed into a tranquil safe haven for families and people in need of a break from the hectic city-centre buzz.

Challenge your friends to a game of Bezzerwizzer, let the kids discover the water labyrinth, experience the inflatable intruding rabbits or just take a break from everything else and enjoy the relaxing atmosphere.

The City Park encompasses all this and much more. As a meeting point in the middle of the city it represents an alternative use of urban space and creates a partnership between culture and commerce for the benefit of all.

presented by the South Korean Embassy to live music from local festivals. Or maybe you would like to start the day with group yoga classes outside. But be careful, or the giant seagulls brought here by Snuff Puppets might steal your purse or hat when you least expect it. Everything is possible and Aarhus Festival invites you to create your own experience of The City Park with your friends or family, or just by yourself.

Five giant rabbits, the tallest standing 7 metres, intrude on The City Park and bring a fairytale atmosphere to the well-known surroundings with Amanda Parer’s installation ‘Intrude’. The Amphitheatre will display everything from taekwondo and break ­dancing

The City Park between City Hall and Concert Hall Aarhus 28 Aug.-6 Sept.

Aarhus Festival. With support from Danish Arts Foundation and Magistratsafdelingen for Børn and Unge i Aarhus Kommune

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International Night Cabaret

La Soirée Extraordinaire This year’s Night Cabaret will be a show produced especially for Aarhus Festival and performed in the theatre and cultural house Hermans in Tivoli Friheden. ‘La Soirée Extraordinaire’ includes comedians and artists of the funny, fascinating and frightening kind. When they visited Aarhus Festival with a different show in 2010, tickets were sold out in no time, so we are happy and proud to bring you their new show this year.

La Soirée have toured most of the world during the last decade and have won multiple awards, including the prestigious Olivier Award for ‘Best Entertainment of The Year’. ‘La Soirée Extraordinaire’ includes gentleman acrobats, a Norwegian contortionist, bicep-heavy pole dancing, a breathtaking trapeze act, and much more, all presented by producer and host Brett Haylock, who will guide the audience through the night.

It is a seductive, magical and surprising show at the absolute top level of entertainment.

The acclaimed Restaurant Terrassen is ready to serve you a delicious threecourse menu to enjoy in the theatre before the show starts.

Read about this year's Night Cabaret artists at aarhusfestival.com

THREE COURSE NIGHT CABARET MENU Restaurant Terrassen will be serving a superb three course menu that can be enjoyed in the theatre itself. You will be seated at the same place during dinner and the show.

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Appetizer: Wasabi tuna with tomato shot Starter: Marinated cod and hand-peeled shrimp with sour cream, cucumber and beets Main: Roasted filet of veal with pickled mushrooms, celery, beans and herb purée on new potatoes. Served with truffle-flavoured demi-glace Dessert: Anise-pickled ­ rhubarb with white chocolate and licorice cream, crumble and fresh berries

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Hermans, Tivoli Friheden, Skovbrynet 1 27 Aug. to 5 Sept. (not 31 Aug) 6.30-10.30 p.m. (doors open at 6.00) DKK 295-695 at aarhusfestuge.billetten.dk Tickets in category A B and C include a three course Night Cabaret menu and all ticket types grants entry to Tivoli Friheden the same day Aarhus Festuge.

Special thanks to Tivoli ­ Friheden and Montra Hotel Sabro Kro English Yes

Comedy

Comedy Laughter is as good as guaranteed when two strong and competent comedians take the stage at the Aarhus Festival. Laughter unites us and makes taboos and difficult topics easier to talk about, and this year’s comedians are great ambassadors for just that.

DIANE SPENCER: POWER TOOL Flight turbulence, celebrities and the search for the perfect home are some of the topics British comedian Diane Spencer includes in her new show when she returns to Aarhus Festival with her sixth one-woman show. She is known for her charming wit and wacky storytelling in which she mixes dark humour and a keen intellect, and she has received praise from audiences and critics all over the world.

And Diane Spencer’s name will always come to mind when talking about comedy and Aarhus Festival.

2 and 3 Sept. 8.00-9.00 p.m.

Age limit: 16+ years

Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, Aarhus, Margrethepladsen 1 2-5 Sept.

DKK 100 at aarhusfestuge.billetten.dk English Aarhus Festival in collabo­ ration with Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, Aarhus Yes

BEC HILL: BEC IN ONE HOUR Homemade cardboard cut-outs and stand-up comedy are Bec Hill’s recipe for attracting the loyal fan base she has gathered over the last couple of years. Her whimsical, visual and enthusiastic style is popular with audiences as well as critics, who love her craftsmanlike approach to comedy. She has performed at some of the most renowned comedy venues in the world and she is extremely popular on social media: in 2013 The Telegraph named her one of the ten funniest comedians on Twitter.

4 and 5 Sept. 8.00-9.00 p.m.

Age limit: 14+ years

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Debate and conversations

Aarhus Conversations Once again, Aarhus Festival welcomes you to another round of Aarhus Conversations, where people who have become renowned within d ­ ifferent societal areas share, debate and discuss opinions.

Aarhus Festival in collaboration with FO-Aarhus, Dokumania and CPH:DOX English

JAC HOLZMAN AND SYLVIE SIMMONS Jac Holzman, the man behind Elektra Records who signed The Doors and Queen, to name but two, talks about the digital challenges of the recording industry, the future for published music and the artist’s role in it all. He is interviewed by music journalist Sylvie Simmons.

ARoS Aarhus Art Museum, The Auditorium at level 3, ARoS Allé 2, 1 Sept. 5.00 p.m.-6.30 p.m.

DKK 150 at aarhusfestuge.billetten.dk The ticket does not grant you access to the museum's exhibitions.

ROBERT LEPAGE AND SYNNE RIFBJERG The world-famous theatre artist Robert Lepage brings his newest play, ‘887’, to Aarhus Festival, in which as sole writer, director and actor, he explores the human memory. Journalist Synne Rifbjerg sits down with the visionary artist and talks about the play and about life as a celebrated artist.

Bora Bora, Lille Sal, 30 Aug. 7.30 p.m.-8.15 p.m. DKK 150 at aarhusfestuge.billetten.dk

OBAIDAH ZYTOON AND ANDREAS M. DALSGAARD When the Syrian conflict broke out in 2011, Obaidah Zytoon was among the activists. With her camera she documented the civil war from its earliest phase while violence and extremism took hold. She tries to change Syrians through music and art to make room for sensuality amidst the warfare. As she asks: ‘Why shouldn’t ISIS be allowed to listen to Jim Morrison?’

See aarhusfestival.com/aarhusconversations

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Food

Food Festival

Food Festival takes place for the fourth time on 4-5 Sept., and with 30,000 visitors it is one of the biggest food-related events in the Nordic countries. The festival is a sensuous event that focuses on the gastronomic Nordic food culture, where you can meet some of the most influential Nordic breeders, chefs and manufacturers to talk about food and your experiences with Nordic cuisine. Visit Food Festival and seduce your taste buds with a multitude of Nordic food temptations.

AT THIS YEAR’S FOOD FESTIVAL YOU CAN EXPERIENCE Timm Vladimir and cook-offs between star chefs, Gorm Wisweh, foraging trips with River Cottage, a battle between Denmark’s hotdog makers and star chefs at the National Hotdog Championship 2015, shrimp feast with the sky as rooftop, workshops and food courses, gleaning for beer brewing, seaweed trips in wellington boots, seal on the menu, courses in knife-sharpening, debates about food waste, The Price Brothers, ­Mejlgade for Mangfoldighed, Thomas Rode, Carl Quist-Møller with ­Thomas Buttenschøn and much more.

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Tangkrogen, Marselisborg Havnevej 2 4 Sept. 1.00 p.m.-7.00 p.m., 5 Sept. 10.00 a.m.-7.00 p.m., 6 Sept. 10.00 a.m.-5.00 p.m.

The area ’Foderbrættet’ with restaurants, bars and music, is open until 9.00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday DKK 75-200 at foodfestival.dk Food Festival is organised by Food Organisation of Den mark (FOOD) in collaboration with Aarhus Festival and among others Arla, Danish Crown, Ministry of Business and Growth, Ministry of Food Agriculture and Fisheries of Denmark, Danmarks Fiskeri handlere, Team Gastronomi Danmark, Aarhus Kommune, Region Midtjylland, Danish Agriculture & Food Council, AB Catering, FFI and Aarhus University Yes

Food / Reception for Expats

THE FESTIVAL GRILL As in previous years, the courtyard of the FO-city (a meeting and conference centre in the middle of Aarhus) will be the setting for The Festival Grill.

Cheerful and uncomplicated, the grill offers delicious food for the entire family while music creates just the right atmosphere.

RECEPTION FOR EXPATS Aarhus Festival invites expats and their families to a special reception in the pop-up festival restaurant, The Festival Grill, on Saturday 29 August from 3–5 p.m. At the reception, you can relax with your family and meet other expats. Last year 600 expats and their families participated.

Taste the Festival burger, the Festival meal of the day for lunch and dinner, draught Carlsberg beer and many other delicacies.

You will be welcomed by the Mayor of Aarhus, Jacob Bundsgaard, and afterwards you can experience the festival atmosphere while enjoying some light refreshments prepared by chef Lars Kyllesbech, the founder of restaurant Mefisto in the old Latin Quarter. You can also get a special summer treat from Misto, who will thrill your taste buds with their flavourful Italian ice cream.

FO Aarhus’ courtyard, Vester Allé 8 27 Aug. to 5 Sept. 12.00–9.00 p.m.

DKK 65-250 Aarhus Festival in collaboration with Mefisto, FO-Aarhus, IKEA Aarhus and Weber-Stephen Nordic. Thanks to Ældre Sagen Aarhus Yes

The reception is just a stone’s throw from a number of other entertaining and engaging activities for the whole family, making the festival reception the perfect excuse for a day of family fun.

We look forward to seeing you.

The Festival Grill, FO Aarhus’ courtyard, Vester Allé 8 29 Aug. 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 Yes

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Digital/Sponsors

Web, festival app and social media WEB Aarhus Festival’s website, aarhusfestival.com, offers inspiration and makes it easy to find the events that are just right for you and add them to your calendar.

The website has been created by envision and NÖRD.

INSTAGRAM Aarhus Festival’s beautiful pictures from the city and events during the Festival are posted on @aarhusfestuge.

Share your own pictures at #minfestuge.

APP The app provides you with an overview of this year’s programme and the opportunity to put together your own personal Festival programme. Find out what’s going on near you and read the latest news. Download the app for iPhone or Android from App Store or Google Play. The app has been developed by Trifork and designed

by Duckwise.

Thanks to our sponsors

ALT KAN LADE SIG GØRE

Thanks to Aarhus Festival's business network: AART Architects, ALECTIA, Billetten, Bruun’s Galleri, d60, Danske Bank, LETT Advokatfirma, Mercuri Urval, NIRAS, Sparekassen Kronjylland, Sydbank and Aarhus Taxa

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MUSIC TENTS A. CANblau Stage B. Der Liebe Bisp C. The Turquoise Tent D. Hos Anders E. The Jazz and Folk tent F. Live music at Jacob’s BarBQ G. Pustervig Torv H. Verdensspejl Festival