The 15th edition of the festival of Scandinavian culture will centre around the theme of periphery.
The Nordic Days festival is scheduled to commence on October 16th in Prague and on November 1st in Brno. This year’s theme is periphery, both in the literal and figurative sense. We will take a look at the Nordic countryside, the faraway scarcely populated areas, the people at the edge of society and minority nationalities and subcultures. As is customary, the festival will host several Nordic writers, such as Örvar Smárason from Iceland, Lina Nordquist from Sweden and Katja Kallio from Finland. The festival’s programme will also encompass film screenings, literary events and travel lectures.
FESTIVAL PROGRAMME IN PRAGUE:
16. 10. 19:00 Icelandic evening: Örvar Smárason and Miroslav Pech (Campus Hybernská)
– in Icelandic and Czech, interpreted into Czech
– entrance fee is voluntary
17. 10. 19:00 People like us: Introduction of anthology of contemporary Latvian literature (Campus Hybernská)
– in Czech
– entrance fee is voluntary
22. 10. 18:30 Screening: Historjá: Stitches for Sápmi (Evald Cinema)
– in original sound with Czech subtitles
– entrance fee: 159 CZK; pre-sale at evald.cz
29. 10. 18:30 Screening: The Raven and the Seagull (Evald Cinema)
– in original sound with Czech subtitles
– entrance fee: 159 CZK; pre-sale at evald.cz
31. 10. 19:00 At the crossroads: Lina Nordquist and Katja Kallio (Scout Institute at Staroměstské náměstí)
– in Swedish and Finnish, interpreted into Czech
– free admission
2. 11. 16:00 Travel afternoon: Pearls of the far North (Municipal Library in Prague)
– in Czech
– entrance fee: 60 CZK; pre-sale at mlp.cz
5. 11. 19:00 #ReadNordicFilm: Heavy Trip (Edison Filmhub)
– in original sound with Czech subtitles
– entrance fee: 175 CZK; online at edisonfilmhub.cz
FESTIVAL PROGRAMME IN BRNO:
1. 11. 17:00 At the crossroads: Lina Nordquist and Katja Kallio (Jiří Mahen Library)
– in Swedish and Finnish, interpreted into Czech
– entrance fee is voluntary
5. 11. 20:00 #ReadNordicFilm: Heavy Trip (Art Cinema)
– in original sound with Czech subtitles
– entrance fee: 140 CZK (120 CZK for Scandinavian House members); online at kinoart.cz
7. 11. 20:00 Screening: Historjá: Stitches for Sápmi (Art Cinema)
– in original sound with Czech subtitles
– entrance fee: 140 CZK (120 CZK for Scandinavian House members); pre-sale at kinoart.cz
8. 11. 17:00 Travel lecture: Lapland without a car (Jiří Mahen Library – Klein palace)
– in Czech
– entrance fee is voluntary
FESTIVAL PROGRAMME ONLINE:
24. 10. 20:00 Nordic literary salon online: The Sea Cemetery (Scandinavian House Facebook page)
– in Czech
– free of charge, no registration needed
The festival is organized by the Scandinavian House with the financial support of the Czech Ministry of Culture, the City of Prague, the Statutory City of Brno, Finnish Literature Exchange, Swedish Arts Council and the Nordic Embassies in Czechia.
