Art & Culture

  • Why the Danish Royals are so popular among Danes

    Why the Danish Royals are so popular among Danes

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    Diego Sanchez, Daria Mikhalina, Qiqi Chen and Giuliana Purchio

    The crown has enjoyed a high level of support in Denmark for many years, even before the accession of King Frederik X. It’s largely due to the a modest royal budget, modernisation efforts, and connection to popular sentiment.

  • Butter, bun, and cheese: The recipe for a Danish lifestyle

    Butter, bun, and cheese: The recipe for a Danish lifestyle

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    Clara Meyer

    A bun served with butter and cheese is the signature breakfast in Denmark. Now, the traditional BMO, characterized by its simplicity and quality, is reaching cult status beyond Danish borders.

  • Copenhagen Cooking celebrates the city’s love for good food

    Copenhagen Cooking celebrates the city’s love for good food

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    Clara Meyer

    Copenhagen Cooking & Food Festival will take place in the capital from August 16 to 25, featuring over 100 culinary events including long-table dinners, tastings, show kitchens and food markets.

  • Scandinavia’s biggest Pride celebration takes place in Copenhagen this week

    Scandinavia’s biggest Pride celebration takes place in Copenhagen this week

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    Clara Meyer

    From 10 to 24 August, over 100 social events, parties, debates, workshops, talks, sports activities and more are being held in Copenhagen to shine a spotlight on diversity.

  • How to make it as an English-language theatre creative in Copenhagen

    How to make it as an English-language theatre creative in Copenhagen

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    After showing in one of Copenhagen’s oldest and best-loved venues, we take a look at British editor and writer Ben Hamilton’s debut play ‘Don’t Mention the War’, and what it takes to go from page to stage as an English-language theatre creative in Denmark, with insights from some of the most established actors and producers in the scene.

  • What to see at this year’s Copenhagen Opera Festival – from a world-class Danish baritone

    What to see at this year’s Copenhagen Opera Festival – from a world-class Danish baritone

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    Jesper Skeel and Lena Hunter

    Danish baritone and actor Johannes Linneballe tells us why Copenhagen Opera Festival is such a unique arts event, and what not to miss when the city is taken over by unforgettable music performances for nine days at the end of August.

  • The immersive new art museum trending in Copenhagen

    The immersive new art museum trending in Copenhagen

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    Lena Hunter and Lars Bo Axelholm

    Last week, the interactive museum IKONO opened in the heart of Copenhagen. Boldly merging art and technology, its immersive and visually-arresting exhibitions tap into the new ways that people – especially young adults – enjoy cultural experiences and entertainment.

  • Get a free lunch or museum tour when you litter-pick on holiday in Copenhagen

    Get a free lunch or museum tour when you litter-pick on holiday in Copenhagen

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    To encourage tourists to take conscious green actions, the Danish capital is trying an experimental initiative: Visitors will earn freebies and discounts at Copenhagen attractions for good behaviour like cycling, collecting plastic waste, or volunteering at urban gardens.

  • It’s Sankt Hans: learn the traditions and find the best bonfires in Copenhagen

    It’s Sankt Hans: learn the traditions and find the best bonfires in Copenhagen

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    As the sun sets, the fire is lit, and the group encircles it. If it’s a truly traditional party, there might be speeches, followed by singing. 

  • Unity, competition and multiculturalism at Copenhagen Dragon Boat Festival

    Unity, competition and multiculturalism at Copenhagen Dragon Boat Festival

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    Christoffer Christensen

    The Copenhagen Post met the Dragon Boat Festival’s organisers, Cultural Counsellor Bin Liang and Chairman of the festival Hui Zhang, to find out why the festival is important in Chinese culture, as well as how it is relevant in a globalized world.

  • Vigil 2’s Daniel Ramsay on Denmark and how Muslims are portrayed on screen

    Vigil 2’s Daniel Ramsay on Denmark and how Muslims are portrayed on screen

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    Halla Diyab

    The image of Sherif Ali in the 1962 epic ‘Lawrence of Arabia’, with his signature Aegyl tribesman headdress, has long been the go-to symbol of an Arab and Muslim in Hollywood. How far has the film industry evolved? We asked British Egyptian actor Amir Elmasry, who plays Daniel Ramsay in the popular BBC series VIGIL 2, now also available on DR, to reflect on the question from a Danish perspective.

  • Not just for mourning: Danish graveyards are places of joy

    Not just for mourning: Danish graveyards are places of joy

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    Lotte van den Hout

    In graveyards in Copenhagen, you’ll see many people enjoying a picnic on the green, or a stroll along the tree-lined routes and neat flowerbeds between the graves. The double function of Danish cemeteries as places of both mourning and joy goes back centuries, and has made them into points of topiary pride.