Nordic Cool 2013
Cool Club
For the duration of Nordic Cool 2013, the Terrace Gallery will become the Cool Club, an extension of the Nordic Design Illustrated exhibition. The Cool Club will feature the iconic Arne Jacobsen Series 7 chairs, on loan from Fritz Hansen, the Embassy of Denmark in Washington, D.C., and Furniture from Scandinavia, and a new curtain made from fabric by Marimekko.
Midaircondo featuring Michala Østergaard-Nielsen
Midaircondo, joined here by percussionist Michala Østergaard-Nielsen, explores avant-garde sound art, electronica, jazz and melancholic pop, and is known for its visual and improvised concerts.
Thu., Feb. 21, 2013
Terrace Gallery
$25.00
Olli Hirvonen Quartet
Finnish guitarist Olli Hirvonen's quartet has been the main outlet of his creative vision since 2008.
Fri., Feb. 22, 2013
Terrace Gallery
$25.00
Terje Isungset's Icemusic
One of Norway's most innovative and distinctive percussionists, Terje Isungset collects material from nature and creates new instruments. For Icemusic, he carves instruments out of pure ice, including from the 600-year-old Jostedal glacier.
Sat., Feb. 23, 2013
Terrace Gallery
$25.00
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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Gjermund Larsen Trio
Praised for his technical and emotional musicality, award-winning Norwegian violinist/fiddler and composer Gjermund Larsen performs with Andreas Utnem (organ & piano) and Sondre Meisfjord (double bass).
Thu., Feb. 28, 2013
Terrace Gallery
$25.00
Yggdrasil
Based in the Faroe Islands, Yggdrasil was founded by the Danish composer and pianist Kristian Blak, a 2011 nominee of the Nordic Council Music Prize. Its works draw ideas from ethnic material and improvisation ranges from free to classical style.
Fri., Mar. 1, 2013
Terrace Gallery
$25.00
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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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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The Hemsing Sisters
Norwegian violinists Ragnhild & Eldbjørg Hemsing have been playing together since the ages of seven and five, when they first played for the Norwegian Royal Family at the National Theatre in Oslo.
Sat., Mar. 2, 2013
Terrace Gallery
$25.00
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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Caroline Henderson
Danish vocalist Caroline Henderson's joie de vivre, passion, and uncompromising attitude were always the driving forces behind her career, making her a true diva of jazz.
Thu., Mar. 7, 2013
Terrace Gallery
$25.00
Sunna Gunnlaugs Trio
Proclaimed an "impressive newcomer" by the Village Voice, Icelandic pianist Sunna Gunnlaugs and her Trio bridge the Brooklyn/Reykjavik jazz divide by combining the elegance of the European approach with a fiery New York drive.
Fri., Mar. 8, 2013
Terrace Gallery
$25.00
Jacob Anderskov's Agnostic Revelations
Danish pianist, composer, and bandleader Jacob Anderskov has performed all over the world and previously wowed D.C. audiences with his "edgy, evocative compositions" (JazzTimes).
Sat., Mar. 9, 2013
Terrace Gallery
$25.00
Film: The Phantom Carriage (Sweden)
One of the greatest classics of the Scandinavian silent cinema, The Phantom Carriage is based on a legend that the last person to die in a given year must drive the carriage picking up the souls of the dead all throughout the next year.
Sun., Mar. 10, 2013, 2:00 PM
Terrace Gallery
$8.00
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.
