Norwegian Embassy Newsletter

Nordic Cool introduced new Nordic power

Norway, together with the other Nordic countries, took to one of the U.S.’s biggest stages for four weeks in February and March, when The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. hosted the Nordic Cool 2013 festival. Over the course of those four weeks, more than 750 Nordic artists performed or exhibited their work at the festival. The festival saw many sold out performances and played to mostly favorable critical reviews. Read more >

Approaching the End of Polio?

Former Norwegian Prime Minister Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland visited Washington, D.C. last week as a board member for the UN’s polio initiative. In the last 25 years, the number of new cases of polio per year has been reduced by 99% worldwide, and the former World Health Organization director spoke enthusiastically about the importance of determination in the end game. She said we have to finish this race and get an end to polio once and for all. Read more >

New Land 2013 – The Ellesmere Island Expedition
	Only powered by wind, muscle and canine companions this expedition seeks out to cross one of the last wildernesses on the planet. During their 72-day planned trip the explorers seek to document their experience, the rapidly changing climate in the Far North and tell the story of the exploration of Canada's Ellesmere Island. Read more >

Abel Prize for 2013 goes to Princeton's Pierre Deligne
	The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has decided to award the Abel Prize for 2013 to Pierre Deligne: "for seminal contributions to algebraic geometry and for their transformative impact on number theory, representation theory, and related fields”. Institute for Advance Study, Princeton, New Jersey, USARead more >

Norwegian women’s suffrage
	On June 11, 1913 all Norwegian women gained the right to vote, and so this year we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of true democracy in Norway. Read more >

May 17 - Norway's national day
	Every year on May 17 Norwegians fill the streets with cheers and flags in celebration of Norway's constitution adopted in 1814. School children, many wearing national costumes, march in parades to the beat of thundering bands, and a resounding "Hurrah for the 17th of May!" can be heard throughout the day.Read more >

17 May Parade in Brooklyn
	The next annual parade to celebrate the 17th of May will be held on Sunday, May 19, 2012 starting at 1:30 p.m. Followed by a grandstand in Leif Erikson Park.Read more >

Viking Fest 2013
	The Scandinavian East Coast Museum invites all to Viking Fest 2013 at Bliss/Owl’s Head Park, on Saturday, May 18th from noon to 5:00.Read more >

May 17th Celebration for greater Washington D.C.
	Come celebrate the Norwegian constitution day in Carderock Park on Sunday May 19. Speaker of the day is Deputy Chief of Mission Lajla Brandt Jakhelln from the Royal Norwegian Embassy. There will be music, parade, food, drinks, and games for the children.Read more >

The 16th Annual Ibsen Festival, Commonweal Theatre in Lanesboro Minnesota
	The 16th Annual Ibsen Festival is featuring a world premiere adaptation by Jeffrey Hatcher of Ibsen’s groundbreaking masterpiece A Doll's House. A story where a wife must make a heart-breaking choice when the past threatens to destroy her perfect household. The Festival is running between April 12 and April 14. Read more >

Nordic Jazz 2013
	Nordic Jazz kicks off on Friday June 20th with the Norwegian band Christian Wallumrød Ensemble.Twins Jazz will host 5 concerts featuring some of the best jazzmusicians from the Nordic region.Read more >

Edvard Munch: 150th Anniversary Tribute
	The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C will show some of Edvard Munch most beloved images from the Gallery’s Collection from May 19- July 28.Read more >

Norwegian art exhibition at Transformer
	May 11 – June 15, 2013 you can see the Norwegian artists Jørgen van Eijk, Ole Martin Lund Bø, Donkey and Punch, Sebestian Helling, and Henrik Pask in DC. Read more >

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