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The CPHPOST Entertainment Guide February 2017

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ART G2 INOUT: THE COPENHAGEN POST | CPHPOST.DK Feb 9-April 30, Tue-Fri 11:00-22:00, SatSun 11:00-18:00; Louisiana, Gl Strandvej 13, Humlebaek; 125kr; louisiana.dk LESLIE HAWENER

BRICKS, tiles, cement or wood? It sounds like a question for the three little pigs, but which materials would you use to build a house?

Well, the widely-acclaimed star architect Wang Shu, whose work is being featured this spring as part of Louisiana’s exhibition series The Architect’s Studio, rarely chooses the easy option.

In his bid to raise awareness of his country’s architecture, he builds extraordinary houses in his homeland by reusing material taken from buildings that have been torn down by the government.

It is part of his bid to counter globalisation and escape from Western influences, which is why he co-founded the Amateur Architecture Studio in 1998 with his wife Lu Wenyu in Hangzhou. The studio has gone on to design many significant 21st century Chinese buildings such as the Ningbo Museum and the China Art Academy.

In 2012 Wang was awarded the Pritzker Prize for universal and timeless architecture that is deeply connected to China’s tradition and culture.

The Architect’s Studio is dedicated to architects fighting globalisation, and the line-up also includes Alejandro Aravena and Tatiana Bilbao.

As well as his choice of material, Wang is well known for his spontaneity, emphasis on local culture and tradition, and critical and experimental style.

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NEPHEWS ongoing, end Feb 18, Wed-Fri 12:0018:00, Sat 12:00-16:00; V1 Gallery, Flaesketorvet 69, Cph V; free adm; v1gallery.com FOLLOWING the loss of her sister, Fryd Frydendahl decided to document the childhood of her two motherless nephews.

The result, Nephews, is an exhibition of 26 photographs that charts the development of the boys’ ten-year journey into manhood.

A beginner at the time of her sister’s death, Frydendahl went on to study the subject and the improvement in her photographic style is evident in her work.

The tragic background and the exceptional relationship of the three render a magical exhibition. (LH)

Tue-Sun 10:00-17:00, Wed 10:00-21:00; Arken, Skovvej 100, Ishøj; 115kr; arken.dk Arken presents two new major exhibitions this February.

Gosh! Is it alive? (Feb 4-Aug 6) presents a collection of artworks depicting the human body. Some are real, some fantastical, most are macabre. The

SMK Fridays #25 Feb 10, 16:00-22:00; Statens Museum for Kunst, Sølvgade 4850, Cph K; free adm; smk.dk This is a great chance to explore the National Gallery of Denmark whilst mingling in good company. Good food, drinks and music accompany a wide range of performances, art talks, and workshops. (LH)

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FOKUS Videoart Festival Feb 9-Mar 9; Nikolaj Plads 10, Cph K; 60kr, free adm on Wed; nikolajkunsthal.dk Normally on display at Nikolaj Kunsthal, the films in this year’s FOKUS – a video art festival (Danish & international) – will be shown online and at selected venues, but no exact information has yet been given. (LH)

Danish artist Peter Land is among the 31 predominantly international artists involved.

Even if the sculptures that make up Light in Darkness (Feb 2-Jul 30) are often disparate, they have one thing in common that creates solidarity: the artificial light they are illuminated in at the darkened Large Gallery. Among the contributors is Danish artist Olafur Eliasson. (LH)

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Spring Exhibition 2017 Feb 2-Mar 11, Tue-Sun 11:0017:00; until 20:00 on Wed; Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Nyhavn 2, Cph K; 60kr, free on Wed after 17:00; foraarsudstillingen.dk Held every year since 1857, the Spring Exhibition welcomes open submissions, focusing on new artworks by Danish and international artists. (LH)

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Sound in the Dark Feb 11-Aug 27, Tue-Sun 11:0016:00; Den Hirschsprungske Samling, Stockholmsgade 20, Cph Ø; 95kr; hirschsprung.dk Music is the central theme of the Garden Hall’s new exhibition, which contains selected works by Edvard Grieg and Niels Gade, and also music instruments. (LH)

William Kentridge: Thick Time Feb 16-Jun 18, Tue-Fri 11:0022:00, Sat-Sun 11:00-18:00; Louisiana, Gl Strandvej 13, Humlebaek; 125kr; louisiana.dk Lose yourself in the enveloping installations of South African artist William Kentridge, whose exhibition focuses on the subject of humanity. The work is mostly from the last decade. (LH)

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Feb 22-March 25, Mon-Fri 20:00, Sat 17:00; Krudttønden, Serridslevvej 2, Cph Ø; 165kr, teaterbilletter.dk; thattheatre.dk; 75 mins BEN HAMILTON

SET ON the eve of Winston Churchill’s defeat in the 1945 General Election, a momentous day in British history – one of several elephants in the room that pervade the first season of the epic Netflix series The Crown – Patrick Marber’s erotic reworking of August Strindberg’s naturalistic play After Miss Julie is a compelling psychological drama and examination of class.

In an English country house, the privileged Miss Julie (Maria Winther Nørgaard) strides into the servants’ quarter, a section of the house emancipated (temporarily at least) by Labour’s landslide victory, and starts to flirt with

the chauffeur (Benjamin Stender).

His fiancee, a housemaid (Johanne Wang-Holm), watches on as the characters face up to a new world order in which the toffs and the gents won’t necessarily be on top anymore – both in the boardroom and the bedroom.

While Stender is well known to That Theatre audiences thanks to his Reumert-winning performance in The Woman in Black and energetic turn in Marathon, director Ian Burns is this time around equally excited about Nørgaard.

The 25-year-old Danish actress’s “rare ability” reminds him of Natalie Wood and a young Elizabeth Taylor, he told INOUT. “I saw her one-woman show at BådTeatret and forgot where I was because she was so good,” he said. “She is a talent to watch. And her chemistry with Benjamin is electric.”

Sound like we’ve got a live one.

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VENUS IN FUR Feb 8-25, Tue-Sat 19:00, Sun 14:00; House of International Theatre, Huset-KBH 4th floor, Rådhusstræde 13, Cph K; 150kr, rabbithole.dk; 90 mins SINCE its 2016 launch, Down the Rabbit has lived up to its name with some leftfield productions, and its adaptation of the David Ives play Venus in

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STAFET Feb 6-18, Mon-Sat 19:00; Store Scene, Dansehallerne, Pasteursvej 14-24, Cph V; 125kr; dansehallerne.dk; 75 mins WE’RE TOLD at an early age what little boys are made of: snips and snails and puppy-dogs’ tails! While girls consist of sugar and spice and all things nice. But then we ignore this question as we get

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Dead Man Walking Feb 1, 5 & 24; Opera House, Ekvipagemestervej 10, Cph K; 125-895kr, kglteater.dk Based on the 1995 film, this 2000 adaptation is quickly becoming Copenhagen’s favourite modern opera. Among the other operas out there are La Boheme (Jan 31, Feb 3, 7, 10 & 22) and Martyrdom (Jan 31, Feb 2-4). (BH)

older and focus on looks and incidental elements instead.

Kitt Johnson’s new physical performance Stafet, featuring nine different nationalities spread across three generations (ages 26-71), seeks answers to what we’re really made of.

Following on from last year’s establishment of a new cultural canon, the piece explores ancestry and identity from both a micro and macro perspective. (BH)

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Pantostein Jan 26-Feb 5 (not Jan 30), 19:00, 14:00 weekend matinees; Krudttønden, Cph Ø; 160kr, ctcircle.dk Look behind you with caution, Copenhagen, as the CTC’s panto has relocated to Transylvania – its sixth in as many years.

Join Dame Bloodengutz and Boris van Rental for hours of rip-roaring fun. (BH)

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Opera2Go & Dans2Go Feb 2 & 21; Opera House, Ekvipagemestervej 10, Cph K Feb 14, 16-18, 21 & 23; Gamle Scene, Kongens Nytorv 9, Cph K 200-245kr, kglteater.dk You know the score. Enjoy three to four vignettes lasting no more than 30 minutes from a good seat for a fraction of the normal price. (BH)

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Teater Tapas Jan 29 & Feb 26, 16:00-20:00; Teaterøen, William Wains Gade 18, Cph K; contact carlos@teateroen.dk to perform Artists stage 15-minute performances of any style or genre in English, Danish or without words.

January’s theme is ‘beginnings’ and February’s is ‘repetition’. And yes, tapas are served. (BH)

Fur continues in similar vein.

Jeremy Thomas-Poulsen has cast four actors in two roles – a sadomasochistic actress and a director inclined to submission – thus giving the audience four possible line-ups on any given night.

Theatre group co-founders Vanessa Poole and Jens Blegaa are joined by Vibeke Nielsen and Alex Lehman, performers who have honed their skills in NYC and London respectively. (BH)

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A Winter’s Tale & The Political Thinker ongoing, ends Feb 10; Republique Teater, Cph Ø; 125-345kr Jan 28-March 11; Folketeatret, Cph K; 100-375kr Enjoy two plays in Danish with English subtitles: a modern Shakespeare adaptation, A Winter’s Tale, and a classic Ludvig Holberg comedy, The Political Thinker. (BH)

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THE 17TH Vinterjazz festival will be bringing jazz to all corners of Denmark during its 24-day run. This year, there are more than 650 concerts at over 130 different venues with a host of international and local names on the program.

The combination of country-wide venues and the time-scale during which it takes place is providing opportunities for international stars to tour, new Danish prize-winning projects to be launched, and festival themes such as Jazz for Kids, Jazz Remixed, Something Else, Nordic Highlights, Wild at Heart and 21st Century Jazz.

For the first time, there is a JazzCamp for Girls, which is an improvisation-orientated musical meeting

MIND, BODY AND SOUL FAIR Feb 3-5, 10:00-18:00; Brøndby Hallen, Brøndby Stadion 10; 90kr; daninfo.dk Need some inspiration for pulling yourself out of the winter doldrums and onto a higher spiritual plane? Your quest is over!

This fair has over 200 stands and close to 130 workshops and events.

Close encounters of the spiritual kind are absolutely guaranteed, with everything you could possibly imagine to heal your mind, body and soul: tantric yoga, clairvoyance, astrology, mediums, crystals, healing, meditation, acupuncture, spiritual retreats, various kinds of massage, and other weird and wonderful experiences. (PS)

FROST FESTIVAL Feb 4-25; various venues; frostfestival.dk THE FROST Festival has come a long way since its opening in 2011, when it presented a collection of concerts with a focus on innovative non-mainstream musical talent at unusual locations.

These days its focus is on the use of

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The Stone Sisters and Friends Feb 2, 10 & 17, 20:00; Improv Comedy Copenhagen, Frederiksholm Kanal 2, Cph K; 80kr; improvcomedy.dk Watch the Stone Sisters, the main team at Improv Comedy Copenhagen, in action.

And for an extra 20kr, why not drop in beforehand and take part in a two-hour workshop at 17:00. (BH)

light – a resource so badly needed in the dark month of February – as it seeks to illuminate the 24 concerts (nine sold out so far) in the most fitting way possible.

As well as the music, the festival also includes ‘The Wave’, an 80-metre long interactive sound and light installation open every day on the Ofelia Plads pier, and Pavillon 11, a light therapy bar open at the weekends at Kongens Have. (BH)

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CPH Winter Pride Week Feb 4-11; various venues According to its Facebook page, this year’s week-long celebration will include debates, keynotes, movies, quirky rainbow events and a huge party. Highlights include a Karina Willumsen concert (Feb 10, 20:00; Bossehuset in Christiania) and the winter Pop! Party (Feb 11, 23:00; Pumpehuset). (BH)

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SCORE Jan 27 & 28, 19:30; DR Koncerthuset, Ørestads Blvd 13, Cph S; 85-400kr (waiting list) The National Symphony Orchestra and Choir will perform tunes from classic video games like Super Mario, Final Fantasy and Assassin’s Creed. The show includes the world premiere of The Last Guardian. Check internet forums for tickets. (BH)

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6-Day Race Jan 26-31; Ballerup Super Arena; 150-450kr; 6dageslob.dk Join inebriated revellers tapping their feet to the oompah 6-day waltz as participants compete in pairs in this historic race to complete the highest number of laps in a specified time. In the old days, they used to race around the steep banks of the arena at Frederiksberg’s Forum. (PS)

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arranged by music schools all over Denmark with the intention of trying to redress the balance of the sexes in Danish music and encourage girls to play.

What makes Vinterjazz such a unique musical event is that there is a coming together on a national level between venues and concert promoters, musicians and members of the public, larger cities and outlying areas – a national initiative that is created and takes place locally. Concerts have been arranged at exciting and unusual venues such as Forbrændingen in Albertslund, Kastelskirken Copenhagen, and the Ordrupgaard art gallery in Charlottenlund.

First and foremost, Vinterjazz is a club festival to kick-start the season for the many jazz clubs that provide an environment in which jazz can develop and thrive all the year round.

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Night Terrors Film Festival Feb 8, 19:30; Husets Biograf, Rådhusstræde 13, 2 Sal, Cph K; 50kr Back by popular demand, this film features 16 short horror films from a wide range of countries including Andorra and Mexico. While nine of them are from the UK and US, the foreign language films have English subtitles. (BH)

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Feb 25-26, 10:00-18:00/17:00; Øksnehallen, Halmtorvet, Cph V; 100kr, under-15s 50kr, under-5s free adm; copenhagencomics.dk BEN HAMILTON

CELEBRATING all types of comics from Manga to Disney to graphic novels to webcomics to cartoons, Denmark’s largest comic book festival gives you the opportunity to meet some of the artists behind your favourite characters, watch debates and take part in workshops.

Since its launch as Komiks.dk in 2004, the biennial event has been held six times, and on the last occasion in June 2015, it attracted 4,500 visitors.

Arguably the biggest draw is Nadia Khiari, a Tunisian cartoonist included on the BBC 100 Women list for 2016,

CPH GIN FESTIVAL Feb 17-18, 12:00-20:30; Lokomotivværkstedet, Otto Busses Vej 5A, Cph SV; 220kr BLOOMING Aida! Copious amounts of gin and returning from a boozy night out in Cph SV already sound like a recipe for disaster, but this might be exactly the tonic you’re looking for following the fiasco that was Valentine’s Day.

Then again, we’re not recommending you try all 120 varieties of gin provided by the 30 participating exhibitors – that would be greedy.

Live jazz followed by DJs will lubricate your soul whilst the gin does likewise to your throat, before the organisers leave you at the mercy of the city’s south harbour area.

Like they say about a decent G&T, don’t take any shortcuts! (BH)

DANIEL RYE Feb 27, 19:00; Bremen Teater, Nyropsgade 39-41, Cph V; 200kr LISTEN to the dramatic, horrifying story of a freelance photographer who was captured and held by Islamic State in Syria for 13 months before being released in June 2014.

Rye, who will also take part in a

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Seed Pop-Up Feb 11, 11:00-16:00; Byøko, Allegade 7, Fredriksberg; free adm; froepopup.dk Feeling needy and seedy?

Seed Pop-Up is a seed-swapping market where you swap seeds with other green-fingered enthusiasts or simply buy seeds home to cultivate your own window-box garden. (PS)

Q&A, was the last prisoner to be released alive from the IS stronghold of Raqqa. Not long afterwards, they started barbarically beheading the prisoners, starting with James Foley, a fellow journalist Rye got to know very well.

The payment of a ransom for Rye’s release drew criticism from countries unprepared to negotiate with terrorists, so the event will no doubt echo some of the controversy that followed. (BH)

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Rich Hall Feb 16, 20:00; Bremen Teater, Nyropsgade 39-41, Cph V; 250kr Best known for his astute observation and grumpy delivery, Hall is one of one of an increasing number of US comics based in Britain. He’s best known for being one of the regulars on Stephen Fry’s popular quiz show IQ. (BH)

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Copenhagen Dining Week Feb 9-15; various restaurants; 215kr; diningweek.dk Run by Copenhagen Food Magazine, this is the chance to scoff down a three-course meal at a top-class restaurant for the bargain price of 215kr. But be quick to book, as tickets sell out fast, and they’ve already been on sale for a week. (PS)

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Harry Potter Party CPH Feb 8, 22:00; Hive, 45 Skindergade, Cph K; 40-80kr Miss this dress-up party at your peril or it’s avada kedavra!

Strictly unofficial, upon arrival you’re sorted into houses and provided with character masks before you can get stuck into the butter beer and fire whiskeys. No Death Eaters or toads allowed! (BH)

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whose work has come to prominence since the Arab Spring, which started in her homeland in 2011.

In her own words, she previously had “to suggest rather than to say” to avoid being thrown into prison and felt like she “was a zombie”. After the revolution it was like she had been reborn and drawing was like “screaming like a baby”.

Among the other cartoonists appearing in person are a British quartet that bring mainstream and alternative experience. Barry Kitson and Dave McKean both regularly draw for DC Comics, while Tom Gauld (You’re All Just Jealous of My Jetpack) and Garen Ewing (The Adventures of Julius Chancer - The Rainbow Orchid) are known for independent work.

Many might know Poland’s Grzregorz Rosinski as the main contributor to Thorgal and French couple Marie Pommepuy and Sébastien Cosset who draw together under the name of Kerascoët.

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Andrea Bocelli Feb 21, 20:00; Forum Copenhagen; 650kr “If God could sing, he’d sound like Andrea Bocelli,” claims Celine Dion about the worldrenowned, blind tenor making his first visit to Copenhagen since 2010. Expect renditions from his latest album Cinema, which includes songs from West Side Story and Dr Zhivago. (BH)

MUSIC G6 INOUT: THE COPENHAGEN POST | CPHPOST.DK Feb 8, 20:00; Forum Copenhagen; 560kr LESLIE HAWENER

IT WAS the summer of ‘69 … Bryan Adams sang in ‘84, and those really were the days for the Canadian rocker, a breath of fresh air for fans of the genre who had become weary of the big hair bands.

But by the summer of ’91 the hatemail had started to flow in his direction, fuelled by a song that refused to die that quickly made Adams one of the most famous music stars in the world.

His ballad ‘(Everything I Do) I Do It for You’, the main song for blockbuster Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, remained #1 in the UK single charts for 16 weeks.

More hits followed, but they didn’t exactly endear him to fans still jaded

with his sound – cheesy singles like ‘The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me’ didn’t help much, with either gender – and the record companies gave up on promoting his work mid-decade to switch their attention to the likes of Britpop.

Today, 35 years into his career, multiple awards and more than 100 million sold albums later, Adams continues to rock.

In 2015, he released Get up, his 13th album, with the help of Jeff Lynne, the head of the Electric Light Orchestra who has previously produced records for Joe Cocker, Aerosmith and The Beatles, and it’s undoubtedly a more refined sound than the one Adams achieved two decades ago.

Despite his successful music career, Adams has remained a down-to-earth guy, and there aren’t many who can say that. He does a lot for charity and is a committed family man.

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BOYTRONIC Feb 4, 20:00; Kulturhuset Islands Brygge; 175kr NOBODY can dispute that German cult band Boytronic have a colourful history. Founders Peter Sawatzki and Holger Wobker honed their craft at sex shows in Hamburg’s red light district, Reeperbahn.

And then in the late 1980s, their management claimed ownership of their name

and with a new line-up redefined elevator music with a series of covers, including a ludicrously conceived ‘I Will Survive’.

The original band returned after a lengthy hiatus in 2002, by which time Sawatzki had killed himself after getting cancer and Wobker had to be rescued from a Buddhist monastery in Thailand.

Expect hits like ‘You’ and some songs from their new album. And don’t forget to dress in black – it’s compulsory. (LH)

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THE XX Feb 10, 20:00; Forum Copenhagen; 410kr THE LONDON-BASED indie-rock trio met each other as teens – at the same school that produced Hot Chip and Pierce Brosnan.

And just like Goldeneye, they peaked early, winning the Mercury Prize with their debut album, xx, which sold 2.7

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Milky Chance Feb 21, 21:00; Lille Vega; 160kr Clemens Rehbein and Phillip Greger (aka Milky Chance) are a in-demand German singersongwriter duo who started their career via YouTube. They successfully meld folk and reggae elements with electronic beats. (LH)

million albums.

You’ve heard their music as it’s been used extensively as background music on a wide range of programs including Grey’s Anatomy, Misfits and Top Gear, as well as sports coverage.

Touring to promote their third studio album, I See You, there’s little not to like about The xx, other than their lower case name. Big kisses or no-nos, you decide. (LH)

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The Dandy Warhols Feb 25, 21:00; Amager Bio; 300kr Strongly influenced by the Velvet Underground, the US rock-band are promoting their new album Distortland. They haven’t looked back since a Vodafone ad propelled ‘Bohemian Like You’ into the UK top 5 in 2000. (LH)

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HammerFall Feb 8, 20:00; Amager Bio; 275kr Founded in 1993, Swedish power-metal quintet Hammerfall are well-known for embracing melodies and harmonies in their sound. They are bringing their newly-released 10th (!!!) album Built to Last to share it with us. (LH)

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Clemens Feb 2, 20:00 & Feb 3, 21:00; Amager Bio; 320kr Exactly 20 years after his debut album, Regnskabet Time, the Danish rapper is back from a long break. Credited with playing a significant role in the development of Danish rap, he co-founded Die Dumme Dänen in 2005. (LH)

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Ten Fé Feb 28, 20:00; Ideal Bar Vega; 95kr British Midlands duo Ben Moorhouse and Leo Duncan started out as street musicians on the London Underground.

Their compositions are rock songs merged with electronic accents. Inspirations include the Beatles and Emerson Bros. (LH)

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Feb 15-16, 10:30, 14:30 & 18:30; Forum Copenhagen, Julius Thomsens Plads 1, Frederiksberg; 185-450kr, ticketmaster.dk INA BILIC

GRAB YOUR Mickey ears and get ready for the ultimate Disney experience when Disney on Ice – 100 years

WHO SAYS fun can’t come cheap?

Filled with green wild grass in the summer and snowy and picturesque in winter, the Wolf Hills are the ultimate playground – all-natural and refreshing.

A treasure well-known among Danes, this opening in the middle of

Dyrehave brings out the hyperactive child in you.

The different hills vary in steepness, accommodating different levels of adventurousness.

Families who come here often bring rather primitive snow-gliding gear: a classic wooden bench-sledge, a snowboard or even just a cosplay superhero shield! (MC)

ARE YOU ready for the Vikings? Scandinavia’s rich, somewhat rough and ready cultural history is coming to Copenhagen at the Midvinter Festival. Østerbrohuset will be transformed into a

FREDERIKSBERG SKATING RINK ongoing, ends Feb 26, Mon-Fri 11:00-19:00, Sat-Sun 10:00-20:00; Frederiksberg Runddel, Frederiksberg; free adm, skate rental 50kr WHILE there are a number of rinks around town, few can compete with Frederiksberg Runddel when it trans-

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Louisiana Sunday Workshops ongoing, Tue-Sun 11:00-17:30; Louisiana Children’s Wing, Gl Strandvej 13, Humlebæk; 125kr, under-18s: free adm; louisiana.dk Does your family enjoy museum and arts? Then head to the Louisiana’s free (including materials, providing you pay for your entry) workshops for children. Let your little ones get crafty! (IB)

forms itself into a winter wonderland.

Perhaps you fancy yourself as the next Torville or Dean, or maybe you are more than happy to get a cold bum as you fumble your way around the other skaters by the entrance to Frederiksberg Garden.

If you’ve got your own skates, then the rink is yours all day. For those of us less prepared, you can rent a pair for an hour. (AC)

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In Detectives’ Shoes ongoing, ends Jan 29, Tue-Sun 11:00-16:00; Hirschsprung Collection, Stockholmsgade 20, Cph Ø; 95kr, hirschsprung.dk; ages 7-12 Can you find the hidden inscription on the painting? Can you tell what’s written on that crumpled newspaper? Bring your family and become art detectives equipped with binoculars. (KL)

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CPH Tomhawks Rookie Day Feb 5, Juniors (12-16s): 10:0014:00, Girls (17+): 12:00-14:00, Seniors (17+): 14:00-16:00; Tomahawks Field, Julius Andersens Vej 7, Valby; free adm Has all the NFL on TV given you an urge to try out US football? Now’s your chance to shine by joining the Copenhagen Tomhawks on Super Bowl day. (IB)

colourful myriad of warriors, elves, orcs, Vikings, medieval folk and performers.

Put on your Viking costume (for a 20kr discount on entry) and find out how their ships were made and what crafts were most important at the time. And then take your expertise to find a bargain at the market.

No Viking event is complete without several fight re-enactments, and you can even try swinging a sword under the guidance of skilled instructors. (IB)

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Fastelavn at Carlsberg Feb 25, 10:00-15:00; Carlsberg Byen, Pasteursvej 28, Cph V; free adm; carlsbergbyen.dk Carlsberg: where kiddies pet horses and daddies sup beer.

Now they’re pulling out all the stops for families with a free entry Fastelavn party. Let the kiddies bash the cat while the daddies tell bad jokes. Cheers! (IB)

Feb 17-19; Østerbrohuset, Århusgade 103, Cph Ø; 60kr, under-15s: 50kr, reductions if dressed in costume

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of Magic skates into Copenhagen.

Be charmed by a cast of over 50 unforgettable Disney characters performing 14 classic stories in colourful costumes on a stunning set and sing along to all your favourite songs.

Upbeat music, loveable characters and unforgettable moments make this an experience your family will cherish forever! (IB)

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Lego World Feb 16-19, 10:00-17:00; Bella Center, Center Boulevard 5, Cph S; 146kr, biletto.dk Crazy about Lego? Then come and experience Lego World 2017, where fun and educational activities are awaiting your whole family. Or alternatively leave them to leg godt while you let go. (IB)

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Among the ambassadors and politicians present at Parliament’s reception for the diplomatic corps on January 10 were (left: left-right) Indian ambassador Rajev Shahare, former United Nations General Assembly president Mogens Lykketoft, Icelandic ambassador Benedikt Bjarki Jonsson, Bulgarian ambassador Roussi Ivanov and Chinese chargé d’affaires Hongbo Hu; (centre left: left-right) Moroccan ambassador Khadija Rouissi and South African ambassador Zindzi Mandela; (centre right: left-right) US ambassador Rufus Gifford, US deputy ambassador Laura Lochman and French ambassador Francois Zimeray; and (right: left-right) Ivory Coast ambassador Mina Balde Laurent, the dean of the diplomatic corps and Parliament speaker Pia Kjærsgaard

After three and a half years in Denmark, US ambassador Rufus Gifford has left these shores, spending an action-packed day on January 16 in which he officially said goodbye to Queen Margrethe, performed some voluntary work at a Copenhagen homeless shelter and then attended his own farewell soiree at City Hall. Among those bidding him bon voyage were Copenhagen Lord Mayor Frank Jensen (left) and ICC president Hasse Ferrold (right), who is also pictured with Gifford’s husband, Dr Stephen DeVincent. Gifford took the opportunity at City Hall, the venue of his October 2015 marriage to DeVincent, to say that the US election was “a game-changer” that has left him “seriously considering” running for office

The St Andrew Society of Denmark celebrated Burns Night early this year with a supper event at Cirkel-Ordenen in Frederiksberg on January 21. Guests put on their kilts to feast on Scotch broth and haggis, sink a few wee drams and listen to the music of Angus Rollo. Society president Kaj Larssen was at hand to preside over the proceedings, which included ‘the immortal memory’ address, which this year was given by Simon C Mears, the president of the St George Society Denmark. Fear not if you missed out, as the Dubliner pub (Amagertorv 5, Cph K) is hosting its own Burns Night celebration on the actual day itself, Thursday January 26. It starts at 19:30 and includes whiskey tasting, haggis, neeps and tatties, a piper and a live show by Angus Rollo (tickets: 180 kroner)

Chinese ambassador Liu Biwei celebrated his Icelandic President Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson country’s new year festivities at a spectacular event (second left) is currently on a state visit. His wife, Eliza Jean Reid (centre ), is Canadian at the Royal Academy of Music on January 12

The latest ICC meeting welcomed Jens Henrik Højbjerg, the head of Rigspoliti, to address the members

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NTERNATIONAL football club Copenhagen Celtic is already braving the conditions and training for the start of next season, which this year will kick off in April and last until October.

The club has eight different teams, encompassing over

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20 different nationalities and lots of age groups, including three teams catering to players over the age of 40. All three veteran teams play sevens football.

Another side, the old boys, is an over-33s sevens side, while there is no age limit for the remaining four teams

(two 7s and two 11s).

The side pictured above is actually an over-50s outfit that represents Copenhagen Celtic in a winter league: (top row, left-right) Luiz Santos da Silva, Martin O’Rourke, Ian Quintana, Stuart Murray, Tony Brown, Alastair Robertson, (bottom row, left-

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right) Chris Myers, Vernon Jones, Stevie Angus, Darren Beynon, Pete Denham, Jim McPherson and Mick Hayden.

If this motley crew has inspired you to brave the elements or join the club, why not get in touch via the club’s website, copenhagenceltic.

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If you’re in need of a good laugh, don’t miss the season opening of the Copenhagen English Comedy Night with comedians from the UK, the US and Denmark (Feb 9, 20:00-22:00; The Dubliner Downtown, Ny Østergade 14, Cph K; 110-125kr)

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Drop by with your children to watch a great movie and conjure up some creative drawings at an event available in four different languages (Feb 4 in English, Feb 11 in German, Feb 18 in Spanish, Feb 25 in French, 15:00; Hovedbiblioteket, Krystalgade 15, Cph K)

Find out more about the journeys made by refugees to Europe at this single-use camera photography exhibition by #RefugeeCameras, which handed out free cameras to document the many different stories (Jan 27-29, Fri from 18:00, Sat-Sun 12:00-18:00; KPH, Enghavevej 80, 3rd floor, Cph SV)

Learn more about artificial intelligence while enjoying a Friday afternoon beer. The ITU is hosting a free public debate about the risks and opportunities involved in recommender systems (Feb 10, 16:00-17:30; Scrollbar, Rued Langgaards Vej 7, Cph S)

Listen and respond to EU commissioners Valdis Dombrovskis and Magrethe Vestager talk about economy, growth and competition in the EU. Register online and prepare your questions! (Feb 3, 10:3012:00; Black Diamond, Søren Kierkegaards Plads 1, Cph K; europa-kommissionen.nemtilmeld.dk)

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com, Facebook or email at copenhagenceltic@hotmail. com.

Or why not show up to one of their training sessions? Celtics currently train at Valby Idrætspark on Mondays at 20:30 and Thursdays at 20:30.

Find out more about feminism in Denmark, its relevance and its place in politics at this panel discussion (Feb 6, 17:00; CBS, Ovnhallen, Porcelaenshaven 16-26, Frederiksberg) LESLIE HAWENER

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CLOSE half an eye and regard this new series as a sequel to Downton Abbey, resuming the action 15 years later in a London hotel during World War II. Made by ITV, they’re presumably using the same wardrobe.

Maggie Smith’s dead of course, but the rich and beautiful are still enjoying their music, cocktails and intrigue in luxurious, art déco settings,

Not much for Lady Mary to get excited about

WE’VE GOT new central characters in two popular returning series this month.

Jack has Bauered out of 24: Legacy (3+, Feb 6, 22:00) to make way for new blood, but will it reduce the blood-letting?

And David Morrissey and Keeley Hawes have taken over careless parent responsibilities in The Missing, which returns with the same detectives, but not James Nesbitt, who has got Cold Feet.

Also changing guards is a white

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4, 20:10) and Florence Foster Jenkins: A World of her own (SVT2, Jan 29: 12:40).

Elsewhere, we’ve got S3 of Bates Motel (SVT1, Jan 30, 23:00) and the Screen Actors Guild Awards (DR3, Jan 31, 21:30); and there’s another chance to see The Wolfpack (DR2, Feb 7, 20:45), OJ: Made in America (DR2, Feb 12, 23:00) and the classic 1980s Miss Marple (DR1, Feb 4, 12:55) – shown in their entirety on Saturday afternoon. (BH)

SVT4, Feb 1-14, 23:00 The Missing

BASED ON Louise Doughty’s 2013 novel, the BBC’s new fourepisode miniseries is a provocative thriller about a middle-aged scientist, played by Emily Watson, having a secret affair with a mysterious man (Ben Chaplin).

Feminists are thrilled apparently. “Apple Tree Yard does feel like a very female thing. And that’s good. Female in a positive,

powerful, celebratory way too,” observed the Guardian.

Stateside, Sneaky Pete (Metacritic: 78) has been the best rated new series so far this year.

Co-created by and starring Bryan Cranston (Walt in Breaking Bad), Giovanni Ribisi plays a con-man who steals the identity of his prison cellmate and experiences family life for the first time.

One day at a Time (78), a Netflix remake of a 1975 sitcom of the same name, is also family-focused. Starring Justina Machado and 85-year-old Rita Moreno (trivia alert: she was the first to win an Oscar, Emmy, Tony and Grammy), it’s proof that single mother comedies needn’t be stale. Unfortunately The Mick (50) didn’t get the memo.

but this time with Nazism and talkies thrown into the equation.

More political than Downtown, the Guardian is a fan.

“There is enough gritty intrigue, enough haught, enough cloying tension and art and swishful beauty and angry little secrets to allow one to empathise with the snobs without quite condoning them,” it said.

“The Halcyon was a delight: a rollicking and sexy and political delight of both style and substance.”

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Finally, the splendid HBO documentary Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (85) was filmed in 2015, just a year before their back-to-back deaths shocked Hollywood. It’s sad to note that both Fisher and Princess Leia’s mothers died of a broken heart.

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AFTER a quiet start to the year, we’ve got the Australian Open finals and the Super Bowl on successive weekends. Meanwhile the Six Nations kicks off with Italy vs Wales; the EPL rampages on with Liverpool vs Chelsea (3+, Jan 31, 18:00), Chelsea vs Arsenal (K6, Feb 4, 13:30) and Liverpool vs Tottenham (Feb 11, 18:30); and Millwall host Watford (K6, Jan 29, 13:00) in the FA Cup. (BH)

supremacist who must remove his tats before he can succeed at Erasing Hate (SVT1, Feb 2, 22:45).

In a strong week for docs, Bobby Riggs takes on Billie Jean King in The Battle of the Sexes (SVT2, Feb 13, 22:15); Tickled (SVT2, Jan 30, 22:15) takes a sinister turn beyond the laughter; and music fans will like Saturday Night Fever: The Inside Story (DR3, Jan 31, 21:30), Metallica Through the Never (Zuu, Feb 10, 22:45), Marley (SVT2, Feb

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Eurosport, Jan 28 & 29, 08:00 Australian Open finals

FILM OF THE WEEK SVT1, Jan 31, 22:15 Martha, Marcy, May, Malene

DR1, Jan 27, 21:25 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

DR2, Jan 28,00:55 Dangerous Remedy

TV3 Sport 2, Feb 5, 16:30 Six Nations: Italy vs Wales

THE LESS you know about the dual-narrative drama Martha, Marcy, May, Malene the better – it made a lot of film of the year lists in 2011. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty starring Ben Stiller is more formulaic, but enjoyable.

Also recommended is Dangerous Remedy, and there’s another chance to see Philomena (DR2, Feb 10, 20:00) and 12 Years a Slave (TV2, Feb 5, 21:00). (BH)

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Winter break journeys into the unknown to rediscover the past SARAH VON ESSEN, CPH MUSEUMS AND ATTRACTIONS

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IFE IS a mystery,” Madonna once pointed out. “Everyone must stand alone.” She wasn’t wrong, and now your kids have a chance to answer all those nagging questions they might have about the world, the past

and harsh environments.

Copenhagen Museums and Attractions has collected five activities for the whole family where your children can enjoy wild animals, fables, colours and Danish history during the winter half-term break.

Endurance = existence FROM THE windy battlements of Krongborg Castle defending the country from foreign invaders, to the icy Arctic wilderness where survival is the name of the game, experience what it feels like being taken to the limit of human endurance.

Or alternatively take a more introspective journey to solve the mysteries of the past and our very existence at interactive exhibitions at Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, The David Collection and Frederiksborg Slot.

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ZOO’S WINTER HOLIDAY Feb 11-26, daily activities 10:30-15:30; Copenhagen Zoo, Roskildevej 32, Frederiksberg; 180kr, under-11s: 100kr; zoo.dk NORDIC and Arctic animals feel right at home when the temperature starts to drop, and at Copenhagen

Zoo you can enjoy the cold weather with polar bears, seals, musk oxen, reindeer and snow owls.

Visit a Sami tent and learn what it’s like to live in the harsh polar climate, sit by the fire, create pretty bead bracelets and learn to throw a lasso like a real Sami.

MYTHICAL ANIMALS

Feb 14-17, 13:00 guided tours in Danish, Feb 14 & 17, 11:00 workshops; free adm; The David Collection, Kronprinsessegade 30-32, Cph K; davidmus.dk

THE DAVID Collection spans several centuries, starting in the 7th

and ending in the 20th, and several countries and continents, from Europe to China and the Middle East. The collection of Islamic Art is renowned and exquisite.

During the winter break you can search for birds, mythical creatures, gold, rubies and diamonds on free

ANCIENT WORLDS AND RIDDLES

Feb 13-28, open Tue-Sun 11:0018:00, Thu until 22:00; Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Dantes Plads 7, Cph V; 95kr, under-18s (also Tue) free adm; glyptoteket.dk

THE WINTER break at Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek is for curious kids

and grown-ups who want to join in the fun.

Chase riddles among fabulous sculptures, explore the origin of colours in the artwork, and then apply them to peculiar creatures and courageous heroes.

The Glyptotek is a museum

HISTORY, PORTRAITS AND LIGHTS

Feb 11-19, 11:00-15:00; Det Nationalhistoriske Museum, Frederiksborg Slot, Hillerød; 75kr, under-15s: 20kr; dnm.dk

FREDERIKSBORG Castle has housed the Museum of National History since 1878, and as you move through the gilded halls you’ll

see the many portraits of kings, queens, noblemen and women.

During the winter break children of all ages can explore the painted portraits in the Portrait Workshop and learn how to see and depict another person.

On Saturday February 18, the museum will keep its doors open

KRONBORG PATROLS

Feb 11-19, tours (of duty) 12:0014:00; Krongborg Castle, Helsingør; castle entry: 90kr, under-18s: free adm; kongeligeslotte.dk

THE CALENDAR reads 1658.

The enemy is edging closer, ready to conquer. Only a small group of brave soldiers is still left to defend the proud Kronborg Castle.

If you are between seven and

12 years old you could be one of those courageous soldiers, fighting from the casemates deep below the castle. Learn how to march in single file, fight with a sword and, last but not least, fire a canon!

The tours are free with entry to the castle, all children must be accompanied by an adult, and there is only room for 25 children on each tour.

Watch blocks of ice turn into beautiful sculptures, listen to exciting stories from expeditions to Greenland, and find the most romantic spots in the zoo on Valentine’s Day. You’ll feel right at home with all the other winter animals.

guided tours through the collection and create your own mythical animals in an open workshop.

The grey winter skies will seem like a distant memory as you enter a world of wild wonder and beauty.

of Danish and French art from the 19th century and of ancient cultures of the Mediterranean.

The winter garden is lush and green and the café serves the prettiest and sweetest cakes you can imagine.

well into the evening at its Gardens of Light event (19:00-21:00; 100kr, under-15s: 50kr, shop.dnm.dk), inviting visitors to party like it’s the 1600s. Taste the food, enjoy the fashions, listen to the music and join the torchlight procession through the Baroque gardens.

Travel through time!

It was a tough life – even if you were just a kid, the son or daughter of servants, growing up in the castle 400 years ago. Learn what it was like to work and only play rarely. Borrow a historical costume and tour the castle with the cook or the kitchen help.

You’ll learn a lot and maybe at the end of the day be grateful for the fact that you live in 2017.

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