CPH STAGE 2022: Featured listings

Canada
June 7, 20:00, June 8-9, 18:00, June 10, 14:00; Bådteatret, Nyhavn, Cph K
Livingstones Kabinet presents a brand new piece of English-language animation theatre with live music that is both compelling and darkly comic. The production touches on inherited trauma, racism, and our tendency to quickly reach false conclusions. On June 7, there is a post-performance panel discussion about inherited trauma.

Sappho
June 2 & 9, 19:00, June 3, 10 & 11, 15:00, June 4, 16:30, June 11, 12:00; Glyptoteket, Dantes Plads 7, Cph K
In the prestigious surroundings of the historic Glyptoteket art museum, experience operatic music among its famous statues. Inspired by the poems of Sappho of Lesbos, the lyrics might be in Danish but they should be heard by everyone.

My Quiet Home
June 9 & 10, 20:00; Dansekapellet, Bispebjerg Torv 1, Cph NV
Poetic, touching, powerful! Ukrainian dancers Kateryna Kuznetsova, Yekateryna Bysheva and Oleksandra Maksimchuk fled their homeland to escape the War in Ukraine, but nobody can doubt the indomitable courage of this performance, staged in collaboration with the Holsterbro Theater and Dance Company. This is as contemporary as dance gets!

Closing party
June 11, 21:30; Aveny-T, Frederiksberg Allé 102, Frederiksberg; free adm
Aveny-T hosted the opening play, festival highlight At the Intersection, They Get a New Sofa, so it stands to reason it should host the CPH STAGE official after-party. Free of charge to enter, DJ Vistis Vinyler (Jonas Visti) promises to set the dancefloor on fire.




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    The internationals who created an app to make friends in Denmark  

    A team of young internationals has created an app that is helping their peers connect and build friendships in Denmark, addressing the challenges of social integration.

  • New documentary stirs debate in Denmark and Greenland 

    New documentary stirs debate in Denmark and Greenland 

    The documentary Greenland’s White Gold, reveals the worth of cryolite mining in Greenland to be in the billions. Over the years its value has been undermined, despite it acting like a gold mine for the Danish state. 

  • Today is 10 years from Copenhagen terrorist attack

    Today is 10 years from Copenhagen terrorist attack

    On February 14 and 15, the last terrorist attack took place in Denmark. Another episode occurred in 2022, but in that case, there was no political motive behind it

  • Enter Christiania: how the Freetown works

    Enter Christiania: how the Freetown works

    We all know Christiania and have been there at least once. But how does the Freetown work? How are decisions made? Can a person move there? Is there rent or bills to pay? British journalist Dave Wood wrote a reportage on Christiania for The Copenhagen Post.

  • The struggles of Asian women in Denmark’s labour market

    The struggles of Asian women in Denmark’s labour market

    Isha Thapa unfolds her research “An Analysis on the Inclusivity and Integration of South Asian Women in High-Skilled Jobs within the Danish Labor Market”. Thapa describes the systemic and social challenges these women face, ranging from barriers in social capital to cultural integration.

  • Parents in Denmark reject social media monitoring 

    Parents in Denmark reject social media monitoring 

    Most parents in Denmark reject using social media parental controls despite knowing about them. A new study questions the effectiveness of these tools in ensuring children’s online safety.