Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,” wrote American poet Robert Frost. “And sorry I could not travel both … I took the one less travelled by. And that has made all the difference.” Status quo shaker This could sum up the story of the trailblazing Denmark-based theatre company ACT. Founded in Copenhagen in 2015,…
I write this piece on the eve of Mother’s Day 2021. Social media is awash with thank-you posts for mums the world over. All well-deserving. For a mother’s love compares to none. Indomitable spirit One such mum can be found on the Danish Island of Bornholm. Kathure Mithika together with her husband Frank Lundt have…
Granted, 2020 should be written off as a bad year. And, at the time of writing this, it’s hard to see why the last quarter will not disappoint, as the theatre of the absurd that is the US election will inevitably compound a year that has been like no other. The lows have been numerous:…
The two month-long lockdown in Denmark and across other countries has taken a toll on most of us, with many remarking how the Covid-19 crisis is an equal opportunity oppressor. Nations big and small have been hit. Monarchs and commoners, the mighty and the proletariat, the bourgeois and working class – people of all races,…
The summer of 2015 brought with it a stain on the consciousness of humanity. Seismic shockwaves The world watched in horror as families – children, women and men – were swept overboard into the Mediterranean off boats fleeing war and hardship, seeking safety in European harbours. Five years after the biggest refugee crisis since World…
The political dust has settled. The campaign posters are no longer on the street corners. The annoying political advertisements aren’t on YouTube anymore. It is back to business as usual … almost. Mobilised to vote In retrospect, this election was a battle of the titans. It provided a glimmer of hope in the increased participation…
Like 2018, 2019 promises to be another year of political intrigue in Denmark. Abyss of nationalism The country that takes pride in being a high priest of human rights is slowly but surely descending into the abyss of nationalism. Not that this is new. The last few years have seen the once hyped happiest nation…
The 73rd session of the UN General Assembly took part last week in New York City. Themed ‘Making the United Nations Relevant to all People: Global Leadership and Shared Responsibilities for Peaceful, Equitable and Sustainable Societies’, the assembly was part strategy, part self-aggrandisement – particularly as far as the big powers were concerned. While Trump…
It is an open secret that the Danish government is on an all-out offensive to rid Denmark of the nuisance of asylum-seekers and refugees. You’re unwelcome The Lars Løkke Rasmussen-led government has tried just about everything in the book to shun, forcefully deport and criminalise asylum-seekers and refugees. One of its go-to initiatives is lumping…
There is a glaring common denominator between Donald Trump’s perception of Africa as a “shithole” and Danish politicians’ view of the continent as a dumping site for what they see as a reinvention of the white man’s burden. Myopic ignorance Both narratives exhibit a myopic ignorance of the continent, its people and culture – and,…
Legendary rapper to perform in Denmark for first time this summer
