Jacob Dahlgren, Art is Life. Installation view at Copenhagen Contemporary 2019. Photo: Anders Sune Berg
Scandinavian Culture Calendar – Where to go, what to see? It’s all happening here!
By Sanne Wass
The Receptionists (20-21 November)
Off season by Vibeke Slyngstad (until 23 November)
Scandinavian Christmas Market (22-24 November)
This Finnish physical comedy takes the mundane and familiar and makes it hysterically absurd. The show, featuring clown duo Inga Björn and Kristiina Tammisalo from the contemporary circus company Kallo Collective, is part of Jacksons Lane’s Made in Finland miniseason, showcasing contemporary Finnish performance. 7.30pm. Jacksons Lane, 269A Archway Road, London N6 5AA, UK. www.jacksonslane.org.uk
OSL Contemporary presents the exhibition Off season by Vibeke Slyngstad. Slyngstad is among Norway’s most prominent contemporary figurative painters and known for her psychologically poignant figures and interiors. Her latest works explore, through landscape, the mysterious in natural surroundings. OSL Contemporary, Haxthausens Gate 3, Oslo, Norway. www.oslcontemporary.com
The Scandinavian Christmas market returns to London this winter. Taking place on Albion Street, between the Finnish and Norwegian churches in Rotherhithe, the three-day event will give you the chance to experience the traditional Nordic Christmas atmosphere through food, drinks, decorations and much more. Albion Street, Rotherhithe, London SE16, UK. www.scandimarket.co.uk
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