Shortly before his death, world-famous, Norwegian painter Edvard Munch willed all his works still in his possession to his hometown, Oslo. To honor this incredible gift, the original Munch Museum opened in 1963 with a unique collection of approximately 1’100 paintings, 4’500 drawings and 18’000 prints. On 22nd October 2021, the brand-new Munch Museum, now just called MUNCH, opened its doors to the world.
This week, I traveled from Zurich to Oslo to venture Underwater with Ludovico Einaudi. I had looked forward to this concert for months. And, in the weeks leading up to the event, I became quite neurotic. Attempting to avoid all contact with other human beings so as not to lose the opportunity to see him live due to coming down with Covid. I managed to stay healthy, and there I was, on April 11th, ready to be taken on a musical odyssey.
In two previous articles, we looked at what’s happening in Sweden and Iceland regarding theatre. Continuing our exploration of Northern Europe, let’s now look at the Norwegian theatre landscape. Which, just like the beautiful, long-stretched country itself, is vast and full of enchanting surprises. Thus, we won’t be able to look at the entire picture but rather aim to focus on Norway’s diverse independent theatre scene.
Adrian Angelico is one of few trans male opera singers in the world. Now an incredibly successful mezzo-soprano, the gender fluidity within opera has assisted Adrian to live authentically as himself, yet highlighted complexities around his vocal identity and brought awareness to the topic in general. We take a look at Adrian’s career and story, celebrating Pride Month and the LGBT+ community working across the Arts and Entertainment.
In Russian, Samovar means self-boiling. It is warm, beautiful to look at, something that you can fill up, draw from, and it is constantly simmering. Just as we believe a theatre should be, hence the name; Samovarteateret, or The Samovar Theatre.
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