Nordic Cool 2013
Literature/ Forums
Forum: Master Builder/Master Builders: Performing Architecture
Does the design of physical theater spaces and venues affect the experiential aspects of performing arts? Are there other, perhaps surprising, ways of relating architecture and theater? This panel discusses perspectives from both sides of the curtain.
Sun., Feb. 24, 2013, 1:30 PM
Terrace Gallery
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Forum: Designing Nature: Art & Architecture in Cities and Public Spaces
Danish architect Bjarke Ingels discusses the development, challenges, and responses to sustainable design in public spaces.
Sun., Feb. 24, 2013, 4:00 PM
Terrace Gallery
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Forum: Living by Design: A Holistic Approach to Everything
How does design impact every aspect of our daily lives? This discussion on contemporary Nordic design tackles issues such as trends, influences, philosophies, and market differences, as well as production challenges.
Tue., Feb. 26, 2013, 7:00 PM
Terrace Gallery
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Forum: Artists & Audiences: Who Sees What?
This conversation will touch on issues such as trends and influences in contemporary Nordic performance; the relative importance of tradition and experimentation in the work; the age factor of audiences, and more.
Wed., Feb. 27, 2013, 6:00 PM
Terrace Gallery
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Literature Panel: The Secret Behind the Northern Lights
In this interactive session, Norwegian solar physicist Pål Brekke utilizes photos and video footage from NASA satellites to discuss the visual phenomenon known as the Northern Lights.
Sat., Mar. 2, 2013, 10:30 AM
Terrace Gallery
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Workshop: Knitting Rhythm (Iceland)
Join award-winning designer Steinunn Sigurd for this hands-on workshop celebrating the cultural and artistic value of knitting. From the novice to the expert, participants of all skill levels are welcome.
Sat., Mar. 2, 2013, 1:00 PM
Grand Foyer
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Literature Panel: Family--Secrets and Truths
Whether the bloody feuds of the Icelandic family sagas or the heated marital strife of Strindbergian drama, the internal dynamics of the family stand at the center of the Nordic literary tradition. This panel explores notion of family today.
Sat., Mar. 2, 2013, 1:30 PM
Terrace Gallery
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Game Design: Behind the Screen
Join moderator Mike Snider, Tech Reporter for USA TODAY, and Nordic video game developers Kristoffer Touborg (EVE-Online) and Saku Lehtinen (Max Payne, Alan Wake) as they speak about the creative process behind some of the most popular games today, accompanied by visuals from the games on the screen above the stage. Part of Nordic Cool 2013.
Sat., Mar. 2, 2013, 6:00 PM
Free Millennium Stage Performance
Literature Panel: Nordic Crime: Ice, Volvos, and Murder
Is Nordic noir a voice of its own? This discussion features some of the region's foremost crime novelists offering their own takes on the success of the genre and its unique characteristics.
Sun., Mar. 3, 2013
Terrace Gallery
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Literature Panel: Prize-Winning Literature
The Nordic Council Literature Prize is awarded for a work of literature written in one of the languages of the Nordic countries that meets a "high literary and artistic standard." This panel features some recent winners discussing their works.
Sun., Mar. 3, 2013, 6:30 PM
Terrace Gallery
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Literature Panel: From Classics to Crime--Translating Nordic Fiction for American Readers
Join us for a lively conversation with award-winning translators Steven T. Murray and Tiina Nunnally, who have plenty of stories to tell about the joys and controversies they have encountered in nearly three decades of translating Scandinavian fiction.
Mon., Mar. 4, 2013, 7:00 PM
Terrace Gallery
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Literature Panel: In the Cracks Between the Lines: Magic Realism of the North
Nordic realism? Only on the surface. For in the cracks between the lines of Fagerholm, Kamban, and Ómarsdóttir, myths, sagas, and strange worlds peer forth.
Tue., Mar. 5, 2013, 7:00 PM
Terrace Gallery
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Literature Panel: Poetic Expressions of Nordic Origins--Reflections Today
Nordic mythology has been a literary inspiration for numerous Nordic writers. This event explores Nordic mythology in contemporary Nordic poetry.
Wed., Mar. 6, 2013, 7:00 PM
Terrace Gallery
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From Screen to Stage: The Making of Fanny and Alexander
Join this conversation on the process of turning film into theater with director Stefan Larsson from Sweden's Royal Dramatic Theatre.
Sat., Mar. 9, 2013, 2:00 PM
Terrace Gallery
Film: Scandinavian Cinema: Making National Films in a Globalized World (Panel Discussion)
This panel discussion moderated by Richard Peña features directors Sara Johnsen, Fredrik Edfelt, Mads Matthiesen, and Saara Cantell.
Sun., Mar. 10, 2013, 5:00 PM
Terrace Gallery
Forum: Breaking the Ice: Images of Climate Change
In this conversation, Greenlandic photojournalist Jørgen Chemnitz will speak about the realities of global warming, as witnessed through his lens.
Mon., Mar. 11, 2013, 7:30 PM
Terrace Gallery
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Nordic Cool 2013 is presented in cooperation with
and Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.
Presenting Underwriter
HRH Foundation
Festival Co-Chairs
The Honorable Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, Marilyn Carlson Nelson, and Barbro Osher
Major support is provided by the Honorable Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, Mrs. Marilyn Carlson Nelson
and Dr. Glen Nelson, the Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation, David M. Rubenstein,
the State Plaza Hotel,
and the Kennedy Center International Committee on the Arts.
