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1050 This week Ian’s guest is Sakari Oramo, the Chief Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra. He talks about some of the places, people and ideas that have inspired him throughout his life and career.

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Nordic Horizons

Tuesday 18 September, 6 - 8pm
Have the Finns Ended Homelessness?

The Finns have come up with a radical approach to tackling homelessness.

Housing First is a national strategy to eradicate homelessness that’s been running in Finland since 2008. It’s built on cooperation between the government, local municipalities and NGOs and the simple notion that people can tackle social and emotional problems better if they have a secure home.

Juha Kaakinen is the CEO of the Y-Foundation in Helsinki and he believes anyone can do what the Finns have done – “It’s simply a question of political will.”

Sceptics argue that giving homeless people easier access to housing means subsidising addiction, huge bills when it all goes wrong and robs people of an incentive to engage with services. Strangely enough, that hasn’t happened in Finland.

But homelessness in Scotland and the UK is on the increase and the number of rough sleepers dying in the UK every week is rising.
Join us to talk about how the Housing First approach might work in Scotland.
Grassmarket Community Project, 86 Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh, EH1 2QA

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Embassy of Denmark
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Upcoming events (further information on their website):

LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL
The Onion Farm at V&A

15 - 23 September 2018
Tapestries Gallery, V&A, London

Ready for an interactive experience in a beautiful setting? Danish designer Henrik Vibskov has a big upcoming installation in the Victoria & Albert Museum: The Onion Farm.

Placed in the Tapestries Gallery, The Onion Farm will be around 25 metres long, built as a Mikado-like structure that spins along the gallery. The Tapestries Gallery is a long, narrow room kept dark to preserve the Medieval tapestries on display. The dim lighting in the gallery inspired Henrik Vibskov with the idea of something growing in the dark.

As with many of Vibskov’s installations, everyday objects are put together in a new way to give viewers a point of recognition. In this piece, fabric onions are hanging in the dark in a structure with industrial brushes to simulate the natural conditions they grow in. The brushes, with their large circles of prickly hairs, create a vibrating membrane along the structure. While the tapestries cannot be touched, except by restorers, The Onion Farm is meant to be interactive; visitors are invited to touch and move through it as they walk along the gallery.

EXHIBITION
Elmgreen & Dragset - This Is How We Bite Our Tongue

27 Septemper – 13 January 2019
Whitechapel Gallery, London

Artists Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset have been working together since 1995, creating installation pieces both in Denmark and abroad.

They are now opening a large-scale, site-specific installation called This Is How We Bite Our Tongue. The installation relates to the transformation of London’s East End and points to a loss of faith in public space. Transforming the ground-floor Gallery, this remarkable environment will transport the visitor to an alternative civic space of abandonment. The installation will have six new sculptures and 29 works created over 20 years of the artists’ collaboration.

This Is How We Bite Our Tongue culminates with a display of figurative sculptures presented in a chapel-like atmosphere, much like relics or icons. According to the artists, they ‘speak of misguided reverence and of judgement, lust and fear’.

Elmgreen & Dragset said: “This is How We Bite Our Tongue is an exhibition about emotions held inside, not said out loud. It is about withdrawal and resignation, about absence and impermanence, the feeling of loss, of losing agency as well as community. But it is also about reconciliation and resilience”.

JAZZ
Can you hear it? It is Sounds of Denmark!

20-23 September 2018
PizzaExpress Jazz Club Soho, London

Sounds Of Denmark returns to the prestigious PizzaExpress Jazz Club in Soho for its third edition in September. This year, six world class Danish jazz groups will be performing:

Janne Mark writes ‘hymns for the here and now’, drawing on the freedom of jazz and the breadth of the Scandinavian folk tradition.
Kathrine Windfeld Big Band won “New Jazz Artist of the Year” in 2016 at the Danish Music Awards, with further nominations for “Composer of the year” and “Album of the year”.
Athletic Progression is an instrumental trio (drums, bass and keys) rooted in hip-hop and jazz. Whilst the three young Danes are openly influenced by artists such as Herbie Hancock, Yussef Kamaal, and Flying Lotus, they have a sound completely of their own making.
Girls in Airports' soundscape crosses musical genres and geographical borders, and their charismatic live performances have quickly made them one of the most talked about new bands on the international scene.
Live Foyn Friis have been in existence since 2008 and their debut release, ‘Joy Visible’, was nominated for ‘Best Danish Jazz Album’ at the Danish Music Awards, followed by awards for Young Jazz Composer of the Year (DR) and Denmark’s New Jazz Star (DPA).
Mathias Heise Quadrillion' talent and striking live performances have – despite their young age - already made them a sought after group abroad, where they have played at major festivals in China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Egypt, Morocco and the Czech Republic.

Sounds of Denmark is an exciting cooperation between JazzDanmark, PizzaExpress Jazz Club and Sue Edwards Management with support from the Danish Embassy in London and Augustinus Fonden.

LONDON DESIGN FAIR
Danish design is moving in!

20 - 23 September 2018
Old Truman Brewery, London

This year, the Trade Council of Denmark is co-financing an exhibition showing a real world Danish Living Room with a curated mix of Danish brands to highlight Denmark's strong heritage within quality design. The living room is carefully put together from floor to roof: The Danish designs are within not only furniture, but also wooden floor, wood burning stoves, lighting, homeware and sound.

The stand will include novel as well as more established brands, mixing and bringing together iconic and promising designs. Amongst the amazing selection of brand, you will find designs by Republic of Fritz Hansen, BoConcept, Arttiles, Georg Jensen, Noorstad, Made by Toft, Møbel & Rum and Tom Rossau,

LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL
Malene Hartmann Rasmussen

September 2018
Medieval & Renaissance Gallery, V&A, London

Danish Malene Hartmann Rasmussen is a current V&A Ceramic Resident, supported by The Danish Arts Foundation.

Rasmussen has an installation in the Medieval & Renaissance Galleries, and you can join her on a gallery tour as she gives insight into the thinking behind her work and some of the objects that inspired her installation.

You can also visit her in her studio as she shows how she creates her immersive installations from clay and photographic print. Responding to the work of 16th century French potter Bernard Palissy, Rasmussen will explore their common love for plants and animals and the idea of the Renaissance grotto.

CONCERT
Christopher is coming to London

27 September 2018
The Lexington, London

Having become one of the biggest Danish pop musicians of his time, with sold-out shows, multiple awards and recognitions and some of the largest brand partnership deals in Denmark, Christopher is now ready to share his music with new audiences!

He will perform in London when the city’s premier new Nordic music night, Ja Ja Ja, returns to The Lexington in September, kicking off a new season of performances from some of the region’s most promising emerging talents!

Along with Christopher, the concert this night will also feature Icelandic Hugar and Norwegian Hanne Mjøen. Tickets are affordable and selling fast, so make sure to book soon if you want to join this night of Nordic music!

BOOK TALK
Song of Hild: A Danish take on British History

9 October 2018, 7 pm
Durham Cathedral, Durham

Translated from a number one bestselling Danish novel, The Song of Hild is an epic new take on the prominent role of women in the Church during the period of conversion to Christianity in the seventh century.

Author Vibeke Vasbo and translator Gaye Kynoch reveal the story behind the story, drawing us into a world of dark dealings, powerful patriarchy and religious wrangling, where women had to develop peace-weaving strategies and became pioneers of the early Church.

Danish author Vibeke Vasbo lived in Hull for four years while married to the Danish seamen’s chaplain. She is the author of novels, poetry, essays, short stories, literary criticism, radio essays, and lectures. She has also appeared numerous times on Danish television and radio, and she has frequently been interviewed in the print media.

DESIGN
Nordic Craft and Design in Manchester

Until July 2019
Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester

Until July 2019, Manchester Art Gallery has a yearlong display of important and influential 20th and 21st century craft and design from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.

Everything from furniture, fashion and lighting to ceramics, glass and jewellery is on display, so there is plenty to look at. The exhibition features a great amount of well-known designers such as Henrik Vibskov, Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen and Georg Jensen. One of the key pieces is Arne Jacobsen's famous Egg Chair. The works featured in the exhibition are grouped together around colour, line, shape and nature, displaying similarities and differences across different media and countries.

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