Weekender May 29, 30 & 31


Posted May 27, 2015 in Arts, Food & Drink, Guides, More, Music

Weekender May 29, 30 & 31

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It’s the last weekend of May. Can you believe it’s already June? The warmer it gets in Stockholm, the better. Below is our quick guide to what is happening this weekend in Stockholm.

FRIDAY 29

 

Live Music

 

Måns Zelmerlöv

Eurovision winner

Gröna Lund, 2000

 

Kite

Hyped electronic pop duo

Debaser Medis, 2300

 

Mofeta & Jerre w/ Spiderdogs

Organic hiphop with full liveband

Fasching, 2100

 

Clubbing

 

Demokratiskt dansgolv #6

The audience gets to decide the music! DJ:s Indiepopulisterna against Internetkarisma and Pelle Snopp. You dance – they win!

Debaser Strand, Stora Scenen, 22-03

Hornstulls Strand

 

Death or Glory

Club with postpunk, rockabilly, heartbreaking rocksteady and Northern soul.

Bar Brooklyn, Debaser Strand, 18-03

 

DJ Masaya

DJ Masaya is back at Calexico’s to present a cocktail of transatlantic tunes!

Calexico’s, Debaser Strand, 22-03

 

Comedy

 

ITS Lost in Translation

Katarina Wahlberg, Jenny Björk, Veronica Bergström Carlsten, Josh Lenn, Anders Petterqvist

Boulevardteatern @ 2000

Götgatan 73

 

En man som heter Ove

Comedic show based on the best selling book by the same title.

China Teatern @ 2000

Berzeli Park

 

Jesper Rönndahls Bildbevis

Rival @ 1930

Mariatorget 3

 

Maffia Comedy Club – #Superweekend

Underbara Bar @ 2000

Östgötgatan 33

 

Johan Rheborg, Ami Hallberg Pauli, Niklas Andersson

Norra Brunn @ 2100

Surbrunnsgatan 33

 

Classical

 

Beethoven’s 7th Symphony

And Nielsen’s 3rd with Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Herbert Blomstedt

Berwaldhallen @ 1930

 

Lunch Concert

Russian duets with music by P. Tjaikovskij, A. Rubenstein, M. Glinka

Kungliga Operan @ 1145

 

Don Quijote

Kungliga Operan @ 1900

 

Theatre

 

Trettondagsafton

Shakespeare’s classic comedy about unrequited love.

Dramaten @ 1900 / Stora scenen

Vad är pengar?

What is money? A young man is lured to the banking world but soon discovers that banking is not quite what he thought it was. A play comprised of text by the acclaimed economy journalist Andreas Cervenka and author Magnus Florin.

Dramaten @ 1900 / Elverket

 

Vildanden

A visual and violent representation of an Ibsen classic, produced by Anna Pettersson.

Dramten @ 1900 / Lilla scenen

 

 

SATURDAY 30

 

Live Music

 

Engmans Kapell

Northern Swedish folk rock

Nalen, Stora salen, 2100

 

Kollaps records presents

A five name bill of industrial, EBM and minimal wave including Twice a Man, Alvar, Red Mecca, Keluar and Volkova

Debaser Medis, 1930

 

Räfven

Gothenburg orchestra playing a mix of Balkan beat and gypsy punk

Fasching, 2000

 

Essa Cham & The Royal Sound Band

Swedish reggae and dancehall

Debaser Strand, 2100

 

Clubbing

 

Dj:s Demon Box

Tarantino’s atmosphere, Americana, rockabilly, tequila boom boom vibes, to “walk the line” before and after the dinner.

Calexico’s, Debaser Strand, 17-03

 

YARD 2

The amazing first night of this fantastic clubbing concept. The artists are still TBA, but we guarantee it will be magical!

Trädgården Under Bron, 15-03

Skanstull

 

Barracuda+Mosquito

Uncle Eric, DJ Erykah and Thomas Gylling will give you soca, dancehall, Afrobeat, baile funk, Latin, tropical bass and more. Are you ready for a party?

Södra Bar, Södra Teatern, 21-02

Mosebacke Torg

 

Comedy

 

Maffia Comedy Club – #Superweekend

Underbara Bar @ 2000

Östgötgatan 33

 

Johan Rheborg, Dominik Henzel

Norra Brunn @ 2100

Surbrunnsgatan 33

 

En man som heter Ove

Comedic show based on the best selling book by the same title.

China Teatern @ 1700 & 2000

Berzeli Park

 

Roasten av Özz Nûjen 40 år

Rival @ 1930

Mariatorget 3

 

Classical

 

Don Quijote

Kungliga Operan @ 1500

 

Theatre

 

Trettondagsafton

Shakespeare’s classic comedy about unrequited love.

Dramaten @ 1900 / Stora scenen

Vad är pengar?

What is money? A young man is lured to the banking world but soon discovers that banking is not quite what he thought it was. A play comprised of text by the acclaimed economy journalist Andreas Cervenka and author Magnus Florin.

Dramaten @ 1900 / Elverket

 

Mannen utan minne

An existential play based on Aki Kaurismäki’s film.

Dramaten @ 1930 / Lilla scenen

 

 

SUNDAY 31

 

Live Music

 

Jacco Gardner + Kikagaku Moyo

Pitchfork-approved Dutch wunderkind flying the nostalgic psych pop banner

Debaser Strand, Stora scenen, 2100

 

Vlatko Stefanovski Trio

Wonder guitarist from Macedonia

Södra Teatern, Kägelbanan, 2100

 

Slash

Guitar legend wearing a hat

Gröna Lund, Stora scen, 2000

 

Lisa Ekdahl

The softly singing chanteuse on the back her new album

Cirkus, 1930

 

Clubbing

 

Peace and Love Parade 2015

It’s time for the Peace and of Love Parade to spread love, joy and good vibes in the streets, parks and squares of Stockholm! Dress up and have fun!

Mariatorget, 12.30-20

 

Comedy

 

Gabriel Iglesias

Globen, Hovet, 1930

 

Big Ben Stand Up

The Big Ben @ 2000

Folkungagatan 97

 

ITS Student Improv Class Show

Scenen Pipersgatan

Pipersgatan 4, 1800

 

 

Classical

 

La Traviata

Kungliga Operan @ 1500

 

Theatre

 

Trettondagsafton

Shakespeare’s classic comedy about unrequited love.

Dramaten @ 1600 / Stora scenen

Vad är pengar?

What is money? A young man is lured to the banking world but soon discovers that banking is not quite what he thought it was. A play comprised of text by the acclaimed economy journalist Andreas Cervenka and author Magnus Florin.

Dramaten @ 1600 / Elverket

 

Mannen utan minne

An existential play based on Aki Kaurismäki’s film.

Dramaten @ 1600 / Lilla scenen

 

 

Visual Art for the whole weekend

Artipelag

 

Carouschka – The Woman on the Island

With her highly personal aesthetics and systematic, archaeological exploration of elements, material and places, Carouschka Streijffert processes everything from design assignments, paintings, photography, collage and set designs to rugs, art objects and interiors.

On display until June 28

 

Land Meets Water – European & American Photography from 1860 to Present Day

Curator Peter Galassi employs works by unknown and well-known photographers, presenting an exciting journey from photography’s childhood until today.

Opens May 29

 

Arkitektur- och Designcentrum

 

Architecture in Sweden – function, design and aesthetics.

The museum’s permanent exhibition shows and discusses the past 1,000 years of Swedish architecture.

On display until Dec 2016

 

Andréhn-Schiptjenko Gallery

 

Annika Larsson

On display between May 28 and June 27

 

 

Bonniers Konsthall

 

Ylva Ogland – Hon i fyra akter

An exhibition with a strong ritual component that revolves around the big events that shapes your life, consisting paintings, installations and performance.

On display until July 26

 

Carl Eldhs Ateljé Museum

 

Ebba Matz – At Night

Hundreds of white sculptures sharing the space with sculptor tools, furniture and odd objects, creates an unreal, almost magical feeling. It is like stepping into a dream in which time is standing still.

On display until Sept 27

 

Christian Larsen Gallery

 

Matti Kallionen – Homunculus

In his solo presentation of new works Kallionen has elaborated with both two-and and multidimensional themes. In flat as well as in spatial works, anthropomorphic figures have emerged as focal points. These dissolved faces or bodies seem to both irritate and satisfy the human self-mirroring reflex.

On display until June 13

 

 

Fotografiska

 

Johan Strindberg – Young Nordic Photographer of the Year

With images that capture poetic fragments of moments in the everyday existence and with a rare sense of using light (as well as the lack of light) Johan Strindberg has created his own visual universe.

On display until May 31

 

Martin Parr: Souvenir

Through humour and ultra-saturated colours, Martin Parr’s images critique the contemporary culture of consumerism.

On display until June 7

 

Vee Speers: Bulletproof

A follow up to her ‘The Birthday Party” exhibition, this body of work follows up with the original subjects from years past to see how they’ve grown up and are ready to face the world.

On display until May 31

 

Nick Brandt: Across The Ravaged Land

The third part in Brandt’s trilogy about the endangered animals in Eastern Africa.

On display until Sept 13

 

 

Lars Bohman Gallery

 

Aida Chehrehgosha – I Can’t Stop Thinking

 

“One thought leads to another. Makes me think that today is not the same as yesterday. That day is lost. What happened yesterday is no more. He no longer exists. We no longer exist. It ended. And I fall asleep with the black thoughts in the dark.”

On display until June 14

 

 

Galleri Magnus Karlsson

 

Lisa Jonasson – The Circle Must End

Comparisons of what happens inside and outside of the human person. Collage-like images in paper, cardboard and wood.

On display until June 14

 

 

Gallery Steinsland Berliner

 

Group Show curated by Brian Willmont

More information TBA.

On display until June 20

 

 

Index (The Swedish Contemporary Art Foundation)

 

Willem de Rooij

Dutch artist with multifaceted work that includes many instances of work of other artists or artefacts from historical and anthropological collections creating new layers of meaning.

On display until June 28

 

 

Kulturhuset

 

 

Allt ska bort! / Everything must go!

An exhibition by Swedish fashion designer Ann-Sofie Back, designed as a conceptual shop where all is for sale.

On display until May 31

 

 

Ebba Bohlin – Wandel Stern

This body of work consists of items from Kulturhuset Stadsteatern like props and sound from the 1926 movie Faust, and more.

On display until August 16

 

The Sister from the Sea

An exhibition for children based on Ulf Stark’s story and Stina Wirsen’s watercolours from the book ‘Systern från Havet’.

On display until May 31

 

Magasin III

 

Markus Schinwald

Austrian artist’s works are influenced by everything from psychology to dance; literature and fashion exploring the human body.

On display until Dec 13

 

Katharina Grosse, Sol Lewitt, Walter de Maria – Wizz Eyelashes

The exhibition is a play on both the history of art and Magasin III’s own exhibition history. Works by conceptual minimalists Sol LeWitt and Walter De Maria have been installed alongside Katharina Grosse’s expressive and abstract paintings.

On display until June 7

 

McCabe Fine Art

 

Marco Brambilla: Apollo

A series of multi-channel video works by acclaimed video artist Marco Brambilla.

On display until May 30

 

 

Millesgården

 

Älskade Blommor / Loved Flowers

Bouquets, plants and flower arrangements in the form of paintings, photography and video.

On display until August 30

 

Moderna Museet

 

Moderna Museets Samling / The Moderna Museet Collection

A permanent exhibition

 

Akram Zaatari – Unfolding

A founding member of the Arab Image Foundation, Lebanese artist Akram Zaatari has created an archive of over 600,000 images. This exhibition includes photography, videography and installations.

On display until August 16

 

Öyvind Fahlström – In The Collection

One of the most innovative and multi-dimensional artists of the 20th century.

On display until December 2017

 

Adrian Villar Rojas – Fantasma

Argentian artist known for his monumental works in clay and other organic materials that are allowed to change and disintegrate over time.

On display until October 25

 

Ernest Cole – In The Collection: House of Bondage

South African photographer who documented life of the black population during Apartheid in the 1960s. The resulting book – House of Bondage – was banned and Cole lived the rest of his life in exile.

On display until January 2016

 

 

Strindbergsmuseet

 

Strindberg i centrum

Exhibition presenting various aspects of Strindberg’s life and work, with a library of over 3,000 of the legendary Swedish author’s works.

A permanent exhibition

 

Med pennan som vapen

An exhibition displaying caricatures and satire in both words and pictures.

On display until Sept 13

 

Sven-Harrys Konstmuseum

 

Stig T Karlsson – In Memoriam

Honouring Stig T Karlsson by showing parts of Rumpan har gått Flottning I Lilla Luleälv 1957 och 1974” in Sven-Harry’s “home” on the roof.

On display until May 31

 

Pehr Hilleström: A Domestic Focus

Paintings of Swedish homes in the 18th century giving us a glimpse of the past.

On display until June 14

 

Royal Institute of Art / Galleri Mejan

 

Galleri Mejan is the experimental art space run by the Royal Institute of Art for the benefit of its students.

 

Spring Exhibitions

MA Graduate Exhibition, BA Graduate Exhibition, The Photographic Artist’s Book, Open Spaces and Mejan Arc.

All on display between May 28 until June 14

 

Tensta Konsthall

 

Here We LTTR 2002-2008

A queer feminist magazine, art collective and a series of events from New York, at the beginning of the 2000s.

Opens May 23

 

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