Paintings from Denmark enchant
Denmark’s central location and unique landscapes have drawn painters from all over Scandinavia for generations, influencing Danish painters and artists.
Category: Arts
The beloved as muse
The relationship between Nina Grieg and Edvard Grieg was complex and often difficult, but there’s no question she was his inspiration.
Beforeigners
In the age on international streaming, the recent Norwegian HBO series, Beforeigners, represents a breakthrough for Norwegian TV.
“I speak Bob” and all that jazz
Dance legend Bob Fosse was of Norwegian-American heritage. ““Fosse/Verdon” explores his career and problematic relationsbip with his partner and wife, Gwen Verdon.
Elling Reitan’s Peer Gynt
In Norway, Elling Reitan is known as the “painter of colors.” He has taken up a variety of motifs in his work, including Ibsen’s Peer Gynt.
Edvard Grieg and the supernatural
Noted Edvard Grieg expert Beryl Foster writes about the influence of the supernatual in the Norwegian composer’s music, which borrowed heavily from folk traditions.
Reviving the Norwegian harp tradition
The Norwegian harp is ancient instrument that has come back to life again through the work of folk musicians, both in Norway and in North America.
Back to his roots
Tom Maakestad is a Minnesota artist, who finds inspiration in the beauty of the nature that surrounds him in his home state.
Memorabilia
Writer Melinda Bargreen reviews the recent album Memorabilia by Trio Mediæval and Mats Eilertsen Trio, blending jazz and medieval music.
“The Neighbour”
“The Neighbour” is a multimedia Norwegian production set in an apartment, where dancers and a pianist who are neighbors engage in creative innovative art.
