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INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF NORWAY
Oslo Chamber of Commerce
WEEKEND SUGGESTIONS
Week 46
HI EVERYBODY!
Remember it’s not too late to sign up for the Christmas Dinner and
International Forum, November 19.
The last International Forum of 2015 will host a fascinating presentation
by CEO Øyvind Hasaas on the future plans for Oslo Airport.
After the presentation, we invite you to take part in the annual Christmas
dinner, serving traditional Norwegian festive food and drink. A great
opportunity to learn more about Norwegian culture.
The evening will feature entertainment and the very popular business card
lottery with fantastic prizes.
As part of our ten-year jubilee celebration, we are offering a special price
for INN members (click here to register). OCC members and non-members
may register here.
Have a great weekend!
INN WELCOME TO NORWAY SEMINAR
New in Norway and curious about the country and its people?
Sign up here for our popular «Welcome to Norway» Seminar, a one-day
practical introduction to living and working in Norway and Oslo.
The next seminar will take place on November 13. Free of charge for all
INN Individual Members. For INN Corporate Members/OCC Members the
price per person is NOK 4000 and non-members NOK 5000, including a
welcome package and lunch.
Photo: oslokonserthus.no
MAJOR EVENTS/FESTIVALS
Sibelius Festival, Oslo Konserthus, November 12 – 13 at 19.00
Finnish composer Jean Sibelius is considered by many to be the greatest
Nordic orchestra composer of all time. Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
celebrates the 150th anniversary of his birth with a mini festival, featuring
a selection of his well-known compositions. The orchestra is led by Sibelius
expert Jukka-Pekka Saraste, who describes the Oslo Philharmonic as “one of
the truly great Sibelius orchestras”.
Click here for more information (in Norwegian) and here for tickets, send an
email to [email protected] or call 23 11 31 00.
Address: Munkedamsveien 14
How to get there: All public transportation to National Theatre
Photo: vulkanarena.no
Krater Festival, Pokalen Pub, November 13 - 14
Krater is a new festival for underground metal that features both local bands
and international guests. Most subgenres are represented, including thrash,
death, black, doom and heavy metal.
Click here for more information (in Norwegian) and here for tickets or send an
email to [email protected]
Address: Maridalsveien 13 B
How to get there: Buses 34/54 to Møllerveien
Valkyrien Allstars, Parkteatret Scene,November 13 at 20.00
One of Norway’s most popular live bands, Valkyrien Allstars, returns to
Parkteatret.
Their fourth studio album, Farvel Slekt og Venner (‘Farewell Friends and Family’)
continues to develop the band’s unique sound, located at the intersection of
traditional and modern. Whereas traditional harding fiddle tunes and old
broadside ballads are still part of their repertoire, the band’s own lyrics and
melodies are dominating this release.
Click here for more information (in Norwegian), send an email to info@
parkteatret.no or call 22 35 63 00.
Address: Olaf Ryes plass 11
How to get there: Trams 11/12/13 to Olaf Ryes plass
Kalandra, Gamla, November 14 at 21.00
Kalandra celebrate the release of their new single, “Love You Right” a teaser from the band’s first EP. The band plays a mix of Nordic and
Celtic folk and alternative rock.
Support: Frøder
Click here for more information (in Norwegian) and here for tickets.
Address: Grensen 1, entr. Møllergata
How to get there: Trams 11/17/18 to Stortorvet
Photo: billettservice.no
Photo: billettservice.no
Marcus Miller Band, Cosmopolite, Friday 13 at 20.00
Marcus Miller has played with jazz legends such as Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock,
Luther Vandross and David Sanborn. He has also enjoyed a successful solo
career. He is now on tour with his most recent album Afrodeezia.
Click here for more information (in Norwegian) and here for tickets, send an
email to [email protected] or call 22 11 33 08.
Address: Vogts gate 64
How to get there: Buses 20/30 or tram 11/12/13 to Torshov
Photo: gamla.no
Siv Jacobsen, Café Mono, November 12 at 21.00
Norwegian singer-songwriter Siv Jacobsen plays a concert with a full band at
Mono. Her lyrics are strikingly honest. With strong references to Ane Brun and
Laura Marling she invites us to share in some of her most intimate moments.
The concert will feature a few brand new songs.
Send an email to [email protected] or call 22 41 41 66 for more information.
Click here for tickets.
Address: Pløens gate 4
How to get there: Trams 11/12/13/17 to Kirkeristen
Photo: billettservice.no
CONCERTS
Photo: operaen.no
Norwegian Baroque Orchestra: Lucatelli/Tartini/Mozart, Den
Norske Opera & Ballett, November 15 at 18.30
The Norwegian Baroque Orchestra was established in 1988 as one of the
first independent early music ensembles in Scandinavia. The orchestra
performs at a high level, and has paved the way for early music played
on historical instruments in Norway. German-Norwegian Gottfried von
der Goltz has been the orchestra’s Artistic Director since 2007, and is
regarded as an eminent baroque violin virtuoso.
Click here for more information and tickets, send an email to post@
operaen.no or call 21 42 21 00.
Address: Kirsten Flagstads plass 1
How to get there: All public transportation to Oslo S/Jernbanetorget
DANCE
Photo: dansenshus.com
Highlights, Dansens Hus, until November 13 at 19.00
Transformations and play are central topics in the acclaimed Swedish dance ensemble
Cullberg Ballet’s performance Highlights. It consists of two new works by two provocative
and interesting choreographers with an international focus. This is a performance that
challenges views on the body, sexuality and identity.
The Return of The Modern Dance: American choreographer Tarjall Harrell has made
a strong mark as a choreographer operating at the intersection of contemporary dance
and the club scene, and tours worldwide with his performances. The Return of The
Modern Dance takes early modern dance as its starting point, and is created for six of
the Cullberg Ballet’s male dancers.
Reproduction: Eszter Salamon from Hungary has created a new version of her
acclaimed 2004 performance Reproduction. She lets Cullberg Ballet’s dancers take off,
put on and wear different gender identities.
Click here for more information and tickets, send an email to [email protected] or
call 23 70 94 25.
Address: Møllerveien 2
How to get there: Bus 34/54 to Møllerveien
Turbulence (A Dance About the Economy), Black Box Teater, November
12/13 at 19.00
This performance is a collective and experimental hybrid of contemporary dance,
improvised happening and political theatre. By playing with the overstepping of
norms and calculated violations of generally accepted norms, the work gives a
physical feedback on the economic crisis, and is intended as both a celebration
and provocation of the global movement for economic justice.
Click here for more information and tickets, send an email to blackbox@blackbox.
no or call 23 40 77 70.
Address: Marstrandgata 8
How to get there: Bus 30 to Dælenenga
Photo: blackbox.no
THEATRE & SHOW
Tonje Glimmerdal, Det Norske Teatret, until November 28
Tough girl Tonje Glimmerdal, who will soon turn 10 years old is the only
child living in Glimmerdal. Her best friend is Gunnvald, a stubborn old man
who plays the violin and always has time for her.
Click here for more information (in Norwegian), send an email to post@
detnorsketeatret.no / [email protected] or call 22 42 43 44.
Address: Kristian IV’s gate 8
How to get there: Trams 11/17/18 to Tinghuset
Photo: detnorsketeatret.no
FAMILY & CHILDREN
Photo: operaen.no
Kids Art Weekend – Gingerbread Sculpture Park, Ekebergparken
skulpturpark, November 14 – 15 from 12.00 – 16.00
Children’s weekend activities in Hakkespettene (‘The Woodpecker’s activity
house), located in Ekebergparken sculpture park. Children may participate in
workshop activities, experience art in the park especially adapted for children,
and have fun in the outdoor climbing park. The staff speak English.
This weekend there will be a special gingerbread sculpture workshop.
Tickets are sold at the museum building in Ekebergparken.
Click here for more information, send an email to [email protected] or
call 21 42 19 19.
Address: Kongsveien 23
How to get there: Trams 18/19 to Oslo Hospital/Sjømannsskolen or buses
34/74 to Brannfjellveien
Photo: ekebergparken.com
Photo: oslokonserthus.no
Gråtass, Oslo Konserthus, November 15 at 15.00
Christmas show for children (in Norwegian), with the popular characters from Gråtass.
Click here for more information and here for tickets.
Address: Munkedamsveien 14
How to get there: All public transportation to National Theatre
Der Jasager, Den Norske Opera & Ballett, until November 17 at 18.30
In Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht’s children’s opera Der Jasager/The Yes Sayer, a
whole village is hit by an epidemic. A young school pupil is faced with the fateful
decision of whether to sacrifice himself for the community, or save himself. The
opera from 1930 is based on the Japanese work Taniko.
The second part of the evening offers music written for young performers and a
young audience, from composers such as Kurt Weill, Hans Eisler and Paul Dessau.
Click here for more information and tickets, send an email to [email protected] or
call 21 42 21 00.
Address: Kirsten Flagstads plass 1
How to get there: All public transportation to Oslo S/Jernbanetorget
Photo: nfkino.no
99 Homes (USA)
A father struggles to get back the home that his family was evicted from by
working for the greedy real estate broker who’s the source of his frustration.
With Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon, Laura Dern, Tim Guinee, Noah Lomax,
Clancy Brown and J.D. Evermore.
Black Mass (USA)
The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most
infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an
FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf. With Johnny
Depp, Benedict Cumberbatch, Juno Temple, Corey Stoll, Dakota Johnson, Joel
Edgerton, Kevin Bacon, Adam Scott and Peter Sarsgaard.
Photo: nfkino.no
FIRST NIGHT MOVIES
Julekongen - Full rustning (NOR)
An evil lord, eager to rule the Valley of Knights, steals a magic suit of armor
and is determined to hunt down the young queen for the missing part, the
snow-making glove. But two courageous kids from our world are coming to
her rescue. With Stella Irene Stenman, Vetle Qvenild Werring, Emma Storvik,
Bjarte Tjøstheim, Kyrre Hellum, Maria Brandshaug, Tone Mostraum, Nils Jørgen
Kaalstad, Herborg Kråkevik.
Photo: nfkino.no
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (IND)
Film in Hindi language.
A king, who is loved by his subjects, wants to lead a normal life away from all the
responsibilities and his kingdom, while his step brother plans to steal the throne
from him. Things change when the king finds out about a common man who
looks exactly like him and they change their identity. With Salman Khan, Sonam
Kapoor, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Anupam Kher, Swara Bhaskar, Sanjay Mishra, Deepak
Dobriyal and Sucheta Khanna.
Photo: nfkino.no
Photo: nfkino.no
Mia Madre (ITA/FRA/GER)
Margherita, a director in the middle of an existential crisis, has to deal with the
inevitable and still unacceptable loss of her mother. With Margherita Buy, John
Turturro, Giulia Lazzarini, Nanni Moretti, Beatrice Mancini, Stefano Abbati,
Enrico Ianniello, Anna Bellato, Toni Laudadio and Lorenzo Gioielli.
Oslo Christmas Show, Norges Varemesse, November 13 - 15
Big indoor Christmas market with great gift shopping, good deals, tasty food, fun activities
and entertainment.
The Oslo Pet Show will be held 14-15 November at the same venue, with the same entry
ticket as the Christmas market.
Click here for more information and here for tickets.
Address: Messeveien 8, 2000 Lillestrøm
How to get there: Train to Lillestrøm
Fredrikstad Animation Festival 2015, Fredrikstad Kino/ Litteraturhuset
Fredrikstad, November 12 - 15
Fredrikstad Animation Festival is the largest and oldest event for animation films. The
festival takes place every year in November with Fredrikstad cinema and Litteraturhuset
Fredrikstad as host venues. The festival offers the latest on Norwegian and Nordic
animation.
Click here for more information, send an email to [email protected] or call 95
10 96 97.
Photo: animationfestival.no
Photo: messe.no
HOK Family Day, Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, November 15 from 11.00 –
17.00
The family activity day at Henie Onstad Kunstsenter features a wide range of
art-related activities for children and families, including a child-friendly tour of
the exhibitions (in Norwegian), art workshops and activity trails. The children
may also borrow an iPod and explore the museum’s collections as “art agents”.
All activities are included in the regular ticket to the museum. Free admission for
children under the age of 18.
Click here for more information, send an email to [email protected] or call
67 80 48 80.
Address: Sonja Henies vei 31, 1311 Høvikodden
How to get there: Bus 151 to Høvikodden
Photo: hok.no
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We wish you all a lovely weekend!
Best regards,
The INN Team
INN® - International Network of Norway
OSLO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Phone:+47 22 12 94 00
inn.chamber.no
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The Twang-O-Matics Releaseparty, Grensen Burger-Bar, November 13 from 20.00
– 23.00
The Twang-O-Matic invite to the release party of their new album Rock Havoc!
Entrance includes a copy of the album (CD or LP), in addition to concert with The TwangO-Matic. All songs from the album will be performed in addition to new songs that have
not been recorded yet.
Tickets at the door.
Click here for more information, send an email to [email protected] or call 92 81 44 28.
Address: Olav Vs Gate 1, 1767 Halden