When Ellen Key's life becomes a newly written opera, librettist Maria Sundqvist chooses to highlight the person behind the world-famous name. I have chosen to portray the Ellen Key who suffered and fought.
EntertainmentBright nights and country-home idylls - the magic of Midsummer has left its mark on culture. Here are the films, books and songs to celebrate the holiday with.
EntertainmentTwo paintings by Anders Zorn and August Strindberg went under the hammer at Bukowskis, selling for SEK 15.5 million and SEK 10.9 million respectively.
EntertainmentDirector Lars von Trier is showcasing works that inspired his films in an exhibition at Stockholm's Thiel Gallery this fall, Dagens Nyheter writes.
EntertainmentSven-Harry Karlsson, the art collector and philanthropist who created the Sven-Harrys Art Museum in Stockholm, has died, the museum said in a press release. He was 94 years old.
EntertainmentOne hundred years after her death, one of Sweden's most important thinkers is being honored with her own festival. The festival focuses on her versatility and capacity for action as feminist Ellen Key is celebrated with a newly written opera and new theater productions.
EntertainmentThe actor Jacob Ericksson has passed away after a period of illness, announces The National Theatre.
EntertainmentPippi Longstocking, but not Hasse & Tage. Ikea – but not Cornelis. Several popular names are missing in the Swedish cultural canon that is proposed to be included in the teaching in school. 100 works have been selected within among other things literature, film, music, art and inventions.
EntertainmentAugust Strindberg, one of the brightest stars of Swedish literature, did everything to establish himself in Europe and described Sweden contemptuously as "the land of sandwiches".
EntertainmentIt is possible to keep your brain in trim far into old age. According to new research, there are tricks that can delay the inevitable decline. At the Tranströmer Library in Stockholm, a group is engaged in literature. It's as if new thoughts are awakened and the brain opens up when you read and discuss, says one of the participants.
SwedenIt is possible to keep your brain in trim well into old age. According to new research, there are tricks that can delay the inevitable decline. At the Tranströmer Library in Stockholm, a group is engaged in literature. It's as if new thoughts are awakened and the brain opens up when you read and discuss, says one of the participants.
SwedenLinus Tunström is setting up "The Christmas Oratorio" at the Dramaten in the spring – a family history about how pain is transformed into creation and where music plays one of the leading roles. We want to create a performance that is musical, he says.
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