Protecting our belief in freedom, democracy and tolerance

We are all wounded after the deadly attacks this weekend at the Cultural Centre and the Synagogue in Copenhagen. Two innocent civilian’s lives were brutally taken and five police officers, doing thei...

Jesper Bræstrup Karlsen giving a drama course in São Paulo

The Danish dramatist Jesper Bræstrup Karlsen is giving a drama course for 30 selected students at São Paulo's drama school, SP Escola de Teatro, on the 22nd of February. The class will run for 4 weeks...

Boguslawa Sochanska wins the Polish award ’Book of the Year 2014’

Translator and head of DKI Poland, Boguslawa Sochanska, won the Polish award ‘Book of the Year 2014’ for her translation of H.C. Andersen’s Dagbøger 1825-1875. Boguslawa Sochanska wins the Polish awar...

INDIAN PARTICIPANTS AND SPEAKERS AT 'EXPLORING INDO - DANISH COOPERATION'

The Danish Cultural Institute is organizing a conference about possible collaborations between Denmark and India in relation to culture, education and science. The conference will take place on the 2...

Scandinavian Young Fiction: Meet the Authors

We’ve all heard of The Ugly Duckling, Pippi Longstocking, Sophie’s World and the Moomins, but what kind of books are being written for children and young adults in the Nordic countries today? Come to ...

Rikke Benborg and Simon Hjermind Jensen at Papay Gyro Nights 2015

For the art and music festival Papay Gyro Nights 2015 DCI is presenting a selection of video works by Rikke Benborg and projects by architect Simon Hjermind Jensen/SHJWorks. During the summer 2014 Rik...

Screening of the Danish movie The Great Bird Race at 'Winter in the city'

From January 19-23 the Culture Center in Gora Kalwaria is organizing winter ornithological holidays for children titled "Winter in the city". The arrangement consists of workshops focused on recognizi...

'O włos!/By a hair!' - Exhibition in Poznań presenting works by the Danish Artist Sara Skaaning

The exhibition ‘By a hair!’ can be seen in Culture Center Zamek in Poznań from January, the 21st until March, the 1st, 2015. The exhibition has invited 14 artists to shows artworks that are dealing wi...

Photo Exhibition “Breaking the Ice” in Riga

The exhibition 'Breaking the Ice' gives the audience an idea of how climate change is experienced by the people of Ilulissat, situated near the famous ice fjord, which is now on Unesco’s World Heritag...

Jan Grarup Exhibition 'Caught Between War and Famine' is opening in Tallinn on January 10.

Danish photographer Jan Grarup's exhibition "Caught Between War and Famine" is opening on Saturday , January 10 at 16:00, in the foyer of Vaba Lava (Telliskivi Creative City, Telliskivi 60a / C-buildi...

Carsten Egevang's Greenland Exhibition at Planeta 11 in Olsztyn

Photographer Carsten Egevang's Greenland photographs will be exhibited at the multimedia library Planeta 11 in Olsztyn until January, 12th. ...

DCI-Poland's 20th Anniversary: Music as a Source of Inspiration

The Danish Cultural Institute in Warsaw is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and in that event we are highlighting some of the Danish and Polish artist with whom we have collaborated over the...

Danish Children's Film Days in Kino Suns in Riga

On December 16 a week with Danish films for children is opening in Kino Suns in the centre of Riga. The film days will continue until December 22, and will consist of the screening of four movies. The...

Think(in)visual communication: International Conference in Warsaw

The European National Institutes for Culture in Warsaw together with the National Audiovisual Institute, Copernicus Science Center in Warsaw, Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technologies and th...

DCI-Poland's 20th Anniversary: Danish Literature in Polish Performance Art

The Danish Cultural Institute in Warsaw is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2014. In that event we will highlight some of our initiatives and collaborations. This includes initiatives in the world ...

Bogusława Sochańska receives The Danish Translation Award 2014

Bogusława Sochańska was nominated for The Danish Translation Award 2014 by her colleagues and publishers from Denmark and Poland. She will receive it at a ceremony in Warsaw on the 4th of December 201...

DCI-Poland's 20th Anniversary: Different Cultural Approaches to Fantasy and Reality in Children’s Art & Literature

In celebration of the Danish Cultural Institute’s 20th anniversary in Poland in 2014, some of the artist with whom we have collaborated during the last few years will be highlighted. This includes art...

DCI-Poland's 20th Anniversary: Want to get to know the world? Then start with your neighbour

The Danish Cultural Institute in Poland is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2014. In that event some of the artists with whom we have collaborated will be highlighted. Many of these artists have be...

H.C. Andersen’s Diaries published in Poland

In Mid-October the Polish publishing house Media Rodzina published Hans Christian Andersen's "Diaries". The Danish Cultural Institute's Director Bogusława Sochańska has been responsible for selection ...

Romeo & Juliet by Grønnegade Theatre. Performances in Shanghai

An ensemble of puppets play out Shakespeare's timeless story of two smitten teenagers who are doomed from their very first kiss. The star-crossed lovers try, but fail, to defeat the age-old rivalry be...

The Odin Teater returns to China with Performances and Workshops

The Danish theatre ensemble Odin Teater will be travelling to China in November 2014 with a full programme of performances, workshops, conferences and other activities. The ensemble will perform at Wu...

November 5, experience the dramatic events that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall 25 years ago.

November was the month 25 years ago that the Berlin wall was torn down. To celebrate the event the movie "1989" will be simultaneously shown in 15 countries, followed by a interactive Q&A.; In Riga the...

Opening Cermony of the Danish Cultural Center in Beijing's iconic 798 Art District

On October 26, 2014, the Danish Cultural Institute could celebrate the opening ceremony of a new Danish Cultural Center in Beijing's iconic 798 Art District. The ceremony was held in connection with t...

Two concerts with Danish violinist Christina Åstrand and Liepaja Symphony Orchestra

At DCI-Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania we start the celebration of the Danish Composer Carl Nielsen's 150 years anniversary in the following week with two big concerts.Celebration of Danish Composer Car...

Lunch-debate in Brussels on minority policy and European diversity

The 150th marking of the German-Danish war of 1864 continues with a lunch-debate on November 4th 2014. The lunch-debate will discuss minority policy, ethnic and linguistic diversity and peace in Europ...

Black Box Dance Company will perform 100 Likes in Shanghai on the 24th of October

What happens if you do not get any "LIKES"? If you do not exist on Wechat, Weibo - do you then exist? The performance '100 Likes' focuses on young people's vulnerability and their dependence on soci...

Bjørn Nørgaard: Re-modelling the World – again again again

OPENING FRIDAY 24, 2014: The exhibition BJØRN NØRGAARD: Re-modelling the World on show at CAFA Art Museum in Beijing offers an extensive retrospective view of works by the Danish artist Bjørn Nørgaard...

Danish Dance Theatre: Black Diamond - Premiere in China in October 2014

Danish Dance Theatre is one of northern Europe's foremost contemporary dance companies - with hand-picked dancers from all over the world. The company has several times toured China supported by the D...

Putting People First - Danish Architecture 1945-2014

The exhibition Putting People First at CAFA, Central Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, Beijing, tells the story about Danish Architecture in the years from 1945-75, the years when the welf...

Danish Art Collectice Yoyo oyoy is performing 'Moveable Accurate' together with Chinese artists and musicians

The Danish art collective Yoyo oyoy is on tour in China, where they will perform 'Bevægeligt Akkurat/Moveable Accurate' at four different venues together with Chinese musicians and artists.Danish Art ...

MEN & MAHLER - Granhøj Dance on tour to China

24 euro-pallets, 9 work lights, 8 muscular men of 6 different nationalities (aged between 20 and 52 years / weight 50 to 100 Kg.), a seductive singer, an apple and 50 meters of rubber band ... These a...

SCENATET plays three concerts at Shanghai New Music Week

The experimental music ensemble Scenatet has been invited to play three concerts at Shanghai New Music Week (October 10-15, 2014), which is one of the most important festivals for contemporary music i...

From Foes to Friends - An exhibition on the Danish-German borderland in an international perspective

The Danish Cultural Institute EU and the Danish Church are launching the exhibition "From Foes to Friends". The story of 1864 and the Danish-German fight over the border is not only important for Dane...

Trentemøller concert at the Palladium in Riga

On October 6, you get the chance to experience the Danish musician Trentemøller in concert at the Palladium in Riga, where he will play songs from his new album "Lost" released on September 23.Trentem...

Danish Jazzbands, Djs and Sound Artists hit the Scene in Brazil

Savassi Festival, Jazz Ahead, Multiplicidade and Green Sunset are all great jazz and electronic music events in Brazil and always with top international artists. This year the concert programme is als...

Danish Keynote Speakers at Beijing Smart City Symposium

’Urban Future, Smart Design’ is the theme of this year's Beijing Design Week, which is held at China Millennium Monument from September 26th – Oktober 3rd 2014. DCI-China has invited Carsten Haurum, C...

VEINS - It's not about Photography at Three Shadows Photography Art Centre

Anders Petersen and Jacob Aue Sobol, the two internationally highly acclaimed personal documentary photographers are showing their work together for the first time. At first glance their images may co...

Danish Photographer Michelle Eistrup at Pingyao Int. Photography Festival

The photographic works of Michelle Eistrup, Astrid Kruse Jensen and Joachim Fleinert are currently shown at two sessions named “Wild as the Wind” and “Viewfinders: Contemporary Baltic and Nordic photo...

Contemporary Nordic and Baltic Photography at Pingyao Int. Photography Festival

Viewfinders: Contemporary Nordic and Baltic Photography can be seen at the year's Pingyao International Photography Festival (PIP2014) in China. The exhibition, showcasing artists from the Nordic and ...

Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt visited Hans Christian Andersen exhibition in Beijing

On Friday, the 12th of September, the Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt visited the Danish Hans Christian Andersen Exhibition – which is part of the Danish Cultural Season - at the Museum f...

Jesper Just at Survival Kit International Contemporary Art Festival

More than 70 artists from over 25 countries are taking part in the Survival Kit Festival, that runs from September 4 till September 27. This year the internationally recognised Danish artist Jesper Ju...

Literary initiative paves the way for Danish literature in China

14 Danish publishers and literary agents are visiting the Beijing International Book Fair, which takes place 27-31 August 2014. The aim of the visit is to increase the interest for Danish literature a...

Grzegorz Wróblewski's paintings at Museum of Literature in Warsaw

The Polish artist and writer living in Denmark, Grzegorz Wróblewski is exhibiting in Warsaw from the 6th August to the 28th September. Grzegorz Wróblewski has published several volumes of poetry and i...

ARTAPESTRY3: The international touring tapestry exhibition in Riga

From August 7 to September 7 the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design in Riga is showing the international touring textile exhibition of tapestry ARTAPESTRY3 ARTAPESTRY3 in Riga   From August 7 to S...

SKAN II: 3 - Featuring the Danish sound artist Christian Skjødt

The third and last part of the international sound art exhibition SKAN II right now prepares for the final exhibition of sound artworks and installations in Riga's Botanical Garden that will open Frid...

Latvia's national library opens the exhibition 1514.The Book.2014

Latvia's recently opened national library is inviting everybody with a love for books, publication-methods and European cultural history to dive into the 500-year old works - a collection that reveals...

SKAN II: part two - new sound artworks and installations to take over Riga's Botanical Garden

Last week the second part of the international sound art exhibition SKAN II opened it's sound art universe with a DJ set by Tommi Grönlund and a live performance version of Heimo Lattner and Judith La...

Tableau Noir by Eva Rødbro and Charlott Markus

During Edinburgh's International Fashion Festival the Danish photographer Eva Rødbro and the Swedish artist Charlott Markus are exhibiting an intriguing installation at the Danish Cultural Institute i...

Summer programme with Danish Movies at Fabryce Sztuk in Tczew

Every Thursday the whole summer 2014, Fabryka Sztuk in Tczew is showing Danish movies. On the programme are the movies: Dirch, This Life, Juan, Kidnapped, Karen Blixen - Behind Her Mask, Tigers & Tato...

Two days with culture and sustainability: Culturability BSR workshop no. 3 in Riga

The third workshop of four took place on the floating art museum NOASS in Riga. It was two intense days, where the participants strived to develop their projects from the previous two workshops in Ren...