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A visit to an asylum centre last year has spurred artist Maria Dubin into action. She has painted half its walls and wants your help to complete the job

June is quickly becoming this country’s premier month for theatre: from CPH Stage taking over the capital for 12 days to Hamlet Live at Kronborg Castle

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UN sides against Denmark over child abductions Women’s Committee advises government to revise its Parental Responsibility Act

Not just a lecture LISA HOLMFJORD, the head of the Danish women’s society Dansk Kvindesamfund, said the government should heed

Some 284 abductions “IT IS NOT every day that Denmark gets criticised by the UN,” said SF spokesperson Trine Torp. “The children end up as victims of the war between

the father and mother.” Between 2003 and 2013, 284 children were taken from custodial parents in other countries and brought back to Denmark. According to the Interior Ministry, only 39 of them have been returned. In the case of Oliver, he has been living here with his father Thomas Nørregaard Sorensen ever since he was taken from his mother Marion Weilharter’s car in Austria in April 2012.

Right-wingers on course

‘Body bags’ on streets

Badminton success

Impact of ‘Vikings’

NYE BORGERLIGE, a rightwing party launched seven months ago, has secured 9,000 voter declarations, half the number needed to run for Parliament. Its 40-year-old leader, Pernille Vermund, feels that DF’s immigration policies are now far too lenient, contending it is time to stop processing asylum applications and send home as many immigrants as possible.

MYSTERIOUS, large black bags stuffed with fabric have appeared at seven locations throughout Copenhagen, including at the foot of the Little Mermaid. Covered with slogans that appear to refer to the refugee crisis, they resemble body bags containing human remains. Ekstra Bladet claims Danmarks Samvittighed (Denmark’s conscience) is responsible.

THE DANISH men’s badminton team were given a rousing reception at City Hall Square on Tuesday afternoon following their historic triumph in the Thomas Cup team tournament last weekend – the first time a nation from outside Asia has won. Runners-up eight times previously, Denmark beat Indonesia 3-2 in the final. Favourites China were knocked out in the quarters.

THE POPULARITY and influence of hit TV series like ‘Vikings’ and ‘The Last Kingdom’ is being felt in the visitor numbers to Danish museums that celebrate the period. The Viking ship museum in Roskilde has had 12,000 more visitors than last year, and the Viking Centre Fyrkat in Hobro has also seen a rise. An increase in questions about Ragnar Lothbrok has also been reported.

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ANISH rulings in custody cases are often sexist and harmful to children, according to a decision by the UN that calls on the immediate return of Oliver, a high-profile abduction case reported in 2012, and other children.

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The UN Women’s Committee has called on Denmark to revise its Parental Responsibility Act to ensure that the authorities respect the child’s best interests and recommended sending judges on courses about women’s violence and divorce cases.

the UN’s suggestions. “Make no mistake, this is not just a lecture,” Holmfjord told Metroxpress. “The UN wants Denmark to conduct a thorough evaluation of the Parental Responsibility Act, and I totally agree.”

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ONLINE THIS WEEK THE CITY’S new 13 km Harbour Ring route for cyclists and pedestrians – which will lead visitors around the inner harbour area past historical attractions, lovely nature and hidden gems – is opening on Sunday. Celebrations will include a bicycle parade, sea kayaking, fishing, swimming, children’s theatre, and free guided bicycle, sailing and walking trips.

Globally good pizza CITY-BASED pizzeria Bæst is the 14th best place to eat pizza in the world, according to a guide compiled by American journalist and pizza expert Daniel Young. The ‘Where to Eat Pizza’ guide named 1,705 pizzerias in 48 countries. The top 20 was dominated by Italian restaurants. Bæst opened in October 2014 on Guldbergsgade in Nørrebro.

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Demo against terrorism SOME 40 organisations, and NGOs in Denmark came together on Sunday to hold a demonstration against terrorism. The ‘Yes to peace and no to terror’ protest took place in front of Copenhagen City Hall on Sunday.

Inflatable artwork draws attention to crisis CHRISTIAN WENANDE

REFUGEE sitting on a boat dressed in a lifejacket sneaked into Copenhagen on Monday, but no trafficking charges were pressed this time. Designed by Belgian artist collective Schellekens & Peleman, the six metre-high artwork ‘Inflatable Refugee’ is visiting cities in Europe on the Danish wooden galeas ‘Hawila’ to raise awareness of the ongoing crisis. Provocative art FRANK Jensen, the mayor of Copenhagen, commented that “art has the possibility to provoke and make us consider the dilemmas we are currently facing in a different perspective”.

Uni’s growing pains EXPENSIVE new buildings and rental fees could end up costing the University of Copenhagen up to 50 million kroner annually beyond 2020, reports Universitetsavisen. The costs currently account for 20.5 percent of the university’s total budget, but this will rise to 23 percent in 2019. More redundancies are expected to cover the increase. KU recently laid off 500 employees.

Mayor concern over testicles

Footloose and fancy free, the ‘Inflatable Refugee’

S&P is running an initiative in which random Copenhageners

will receive letters from refugees to which they can reply via a website.

A 63-YEAR-OLD Copenhagener last week received a personal message from Frank Jensen, the Copenhagen mayor, wishing him all the best with his painful testicles. Peter Brenøe had complained in Berlingske that a bumpy Store Kongensgade cycle path was making him sore, but the potholes have since been filled in.

Putting Nørrebro firmly on the map Just like the metro, the locations don’t exactly match LUCIE RYCHLA

WINE PRODUCER and retailer has put the district of Nørrebro on a underground-style map in a bid to help locals and tourists discover its trendiest spots. “With the map people can get lost and find their way home,” Iakob Schjerbeck told Metroxpress. Like most metro maps, the locations of the trendy cafes, eateries, design shops and nightlife hotspots are only approximate.

That looks like a painful pub crawl

Free copies for all INITIALLY, 25,000 copies of ‘Nørrebro on the ground’ will be

printed on durable and waterproof A3 paper and be available for free from June around the

neighbourhood. Many of the names have been abbreviated. Schjerbeck runs the wine-

tasting shop Vintro in Nørrebro and produces his own wine in Bordeaux, France.

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CPH Stage: a festival for the masses or just for the locals? OLIVER HOFFMEYER

“And the winner of the raffle is ... every single Danish production involved in CPH Stage”

Copenhagen-based theatre directors question timing and fairness of the set-up ANNA CLARKE

HOULD theatre be accessible to all? Well, Shakespeare clearly thought so. Back in the Bard’s day London’s Globe was known as the ‘theatre of a nation’ and its audience was a melting pot of heterogeneity, made up of the city’s rich right down to the penniless groundlings. Democratic drama is something that the Copenhagenbased theatre festival CPH Stage – taking over the city’s stages for 12 days from June 1 (see G2 and 3 for more details) – hopes to promote itself on. A big buffet “EVERYONE can find something in the program: your average Joe Bloggs who has never been to the theatre, as well the more regular, experienced theatre-goer. It's a big buffet of performing arts,” says Morten Krogh, the festival manager. Certainly the festival, now

in its fourth year, has been gallant in its efforts to include non-Danish speaking performances in the program roster, with the 2016 festival boasting 56 non-Danish acts, which six are subtitled through the special text app THEA. “We are really focused on making theatre accessible, as well as being very centred on the international aspect of the festival and the expat community,” contended Morten. Funding an issue BUT WITH a notable lack of English-language productions this year – just 24 out of a total of 110 – the assertion that CPH Stage is an ‘open theatre festival’ providing ‘theatre for all’ is brought into question. Ian Burns, an English-language professional actor and director based in Copenhagen, explained why his company, That Theatre – which last participated in 2014 with the comedy ‘No!’ at Teatermuseet in Hofteatret – will be opting out of CPH Stage this June. “It's not a level playing field because we had to charge for our

tickets to make ends meet. Many of the Danish companies' productions were free. They don't have to charge because they are funded,” he explained. Stuart Lynch, the artistic director of the Lynch Theatre Company, who has worked as an international consultant for CPH Stage, agreed it was a problem. “The majority of Danish productions are all funded,” he said. “For an individual like Ian – who is a shining example of someone that can make a topnotch quality production but still make it run around – it's difficult for him to make something for CPH Stage as a kind of freebie, when he is being undercut by all the other theatres because they have so much funding.” Timing is everything ANOTHER point of contention is the timing of the festival in June, which is traditionally the end of the theatre season here in Denmark. “I think the timing is really good in terms of the Danish calendar, as the energy within

the theatre sphere is really high at the end of June and everyone wants a final kick,” said Lynch. The typical holiday season in Denmark spans from late June until early August; however, the majority of English-speaking tourists tend to visit the city during this time – particularly in August. “The festival is designed to fit the Danish theatre season which is fair enough, but it’s the wrong time of the year for English-speaking tourists,” said Burns. “From a tourist’s point of view, June is not a good time because generally other European countries go on holiday later in July and August. So there could be something later on,” admitted Lynch. International scene growing THE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE theatre scene in Copenhagen has been bubbling away for the last few years. In 2015, CPHCulture, the cinema and theatre review site, added a new category to its nominations: Årets udenlandske stykker – for the year’s best foreign theatre per-

formances. And just this year, another English-language theatre company, Down The Rabbit Hole – co-founded by Jeremy Thomas-Poulsen, Jens Blegaa and Vanessa Poole, familiar names on the Copenhagen theatre scene – was added to the bill. While a relatively new Facebook page dedicated to ‘Theatre in English in Denmark’ has garnished over 1,000 members already. Lynch, who is also the headmaster of Københavns Film & Teaterskole, has high hopes for the growth of the festival’s international offering in the coming years. “I do miss the presence of That Theatre Company and would like to see the new generation of internationals, led by the likes of Jeremy Thomas-Poulsen, partake,” says Stuart. “The festival is amazing, politicians will have to get behind it and give it some decent funding in order to produce more shows – both Danish and foreign. I hope that the festival gets more support behind it, as then it can become grow even bigger.”

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Danish soldiers off to Estonia

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Defence minister refuses to confirm rumours that 150 Danish troops will join NATO forces SHIFA RAHAMAN

OME 150 DANISH soldiers will join a Britishled coalition of over 6,000 NATO forces in Estonia to halt Russia’s advances in the region, Politiken reports.

They will help to deter Russia from continuing its aggressive security policies in the region – the same policies that have recently led to the war in eastern Ukraine and the annexation of the Crimea peninsula. Ally security important HOWEVER, while the defence minister, Peter Christensen, confirmed that the security of

Denmark’s eastern allies was important, he did not specify how the country would contribute. A number of sources within in the Defence Ministry told Politiken that the details of the plan were being worked out and that Parliament would be making a final decision before the 2016 NATO summit in Warsaw in early July.

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Funds for needy

No Danes on flight

THE FOREIGN minister, Kristian Jensen, who arrived as Denmark’s representative at the UN World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul on Monday, has confirmed he has 95 million kroner earmarked for “some of the world’s most vulnerable people” in Syria (60 million), Yemen (25) and Ethiopia (10). “We are stepping up our share of responsibility for the global refugee crisis – and then some,” he said.

THERE were no Danes on board the EgyptAir-owned Airbus 320-232 that disappeared over the Mediterranean on its way from Paris to Cairo on May 19. Of the 56 passengers on board, 30 were from Egypt, 15 from France, two from Iraq and one each from the UK, Belgium, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Chad, Portugal, Algeria and Canada. Ten Egyptian cabin crew members also perished.

Unknown sailor named

Targeting Chinese tourists

THE BODY of a British sailor, who died in the Battle of Jutland during the First World War, has been identified after 100 years. The man was buried in Esbjerg under a tombstone with the inscription ‘A British Seaman of the Great War’. But now he has been named as Harry Gasson and the grave’s inscription will be changed. A ceremony on May 31 will be attended by members of his family.

THE COMMERCE and growth minister, Troels Lund Poulsen, has just returned from a two-day business trip to China where he was promoting Denmark as an attractive tourist destination. Denmark recently opened five new visa offices in China. Annual Chinese tourist numbers have risen from 57 to 120 million since 2010, making it the leading country when it comes to the most people traveling abroad.

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Poor year for DSB so far

SB HAS got off to a bad start this year, according to new figures. Only six out of 19 of its lines met punctuality standards – leaving on time at least 81.8 percent of the time – in April. The others fell well short, with one leaving as scheduled only 56.3 percent of the time. DSB chief executive Flemming Jensen told DR the figures were “unsatisfactory”. Border check problems THE BAD performance has been blamed on a number of factors, including the border checks with Sweden, delayed track repairs on Funen and locomotives in need of servicing. Commuters delayed by more than 30 minutes are entitled to compensation in the form of Basis Rejsetidserstatning.

Deported for indecency

KADEAU Bornholm has been named Europe’s 23rd best restaurant by the Opinionated About Dining website. It finished above Geranium, but not Noma, which was fifth best. Kadeau’s other restaurant, which is in Copenhagen, also made the top 200.

A 22-YEAR-OLD asylum-seeker has been deported by a district court in Holstebro after being convicted of indecently assulting a 10-year-old boy. The man, who is originally from Iran, touched the child’s penis and testicles in a shower room at Holstebro Badeland last November.

Rape charge screwed up

Priest molested kids

A 19-YEAR-OLD man accused of raping a 14-year-old girl was acquitted last week due to a poorly worded charge sheet. A court in Næstved decided not to convict because the prosecution failed to record that the man had threatened the woman with violence or bodily harm. No appeal will be made.

A FREE church in Jutland has been closed after several children and young people said at a meeting that they had been abused by a priest. The attacks are alleged to have taken place between 2006 and 2011. Allegations were first made in 2012. The names of the church and priest have been withheld.

Stabbed over a cola

Facebook trial ends

Not good enough MEANWHILE, Strukton

Rail, the company responsible for work on the railway tracks on Funen, has been fired by Banedanmark as a consequence of its failure to complete planned work over the Pentecost and Ascension Day holidays. The company had been hired on a contract until the summer, but Banedanmark has issued a release saying it has “lost confidence” in the repair firm. (CPHPOST)

A 16-YEAR-OLD boy stabbed a 14-year-old schoolmate at Nordstjerneskolen in Helsinge after a row over a can of cola. The victim suffered superficial wounds. Gribskov Municipality is now considering raising security levels at the school. Although two years apart, the boys were close friends.

A 19-YEAR-OLD from Aarhus who threatened to kill apostate Muslims and “infidels” on Facebook has been sentenced to 15 months. His lawyer argued that the Danish citizen of Lebanese descent had only shared the comments with a private group and had no intention of terrorising the population.

Green card success

Fewer separations

Gay website scam

No fear factor

Just four minutes late, this one

and they are now travelling by car instead. The East Fyn Commuters’ Club has noted with concern that some people forced into taking their cars might never again take the train – a consequence that would hurt both the environment and DSB.

Favouring the car HOWEVER, some have already had enough with delayed track repairs and inadequate replacement bus services between Nyborg and Odense on Funen,

Woman in chains

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Commuters deserting the train as delays continue

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Plenty to celebrate

Fewer families splitting up

Fine online, perilous in person

Aversion to the Verses

A STATUE of a chained, headless woman covered with messages about human trafficking and forced prostitution was early last week installed in front of the central station in Copenhagen to coincide with the start of the ‘Women Deliver’ conference (May 16-19). The unknown artist behind the statue encourages people to stop buying girls for sex, so they won’t be sold and abused. At the conference, it was revealed that the government is giving 65 million kroner to the civil society fund AmplifyChange, which supports civil society in developing nations. (LR)

SOME 700 protesters still turned up at City Hall Square on May 19 to demonstrate against a recent law proposal to abolish the Green Card Scheme, despite the news that the politicians had caved in on some of their plans. They have changed the law in order to allow current green card holders to apply for an extension until 10 June 2018, and the law has also been changed to not be retroactive, but to instead come into effect on 10 June 2016. ‘Keep your promise Denmark’ was organised by the Danish Green Card Association (DGCA) in co-operation with Aage Kramp’s ImLaw. (CW)

ACCORDING to new figures from the national statistics keeper Danmarks Statistik, 23,775 Danish parents separated in 2015, down 2,200 from 2014. The figures also revealed that the risk of separation is more than double if the parents are not married. Some 5.4 percent of parents not married were separated, compared to just 2.4 percent of married parents. Having an education also has an impact. Parents whose education did not extend beyond uppersecondary school were three times more likely to separate than a couple of whom at least one is highly educated. (CW)

CRIMINALS in Denmark may be operating under a new – and unusual – MO. DR reports that last year, a group of criminals used boyfriend.dk, a Danish dating website for homosexual men, to set up meetings with individuals they later assaulted and robbed. A 23-year-old man, who was among those charged, provided details of the assaults at Frederiksberg Court on Monday. “[After both myself and the victim had undressed] I called the others in and they entered with masks on [with a dummy gun and knife],” he said, adding that they taped the victim to a chair before escaping. (SR)

A DRAMATISED version of Salman Rushdie’s controversial 1989 novel ‘The Satanic Verses’ has been examined and rejected as a possibility for the schedule of the Royal Danish Theatre. Playwright Hassan Preisler, who is behind the idea to turn Rushdie’s 1989 novel into a play, said he believes that the national theatre is simply afraid to stage the play. Morten Kirkskov, a director at the theatre, denied this, confirming that the theatre had made enquiries about obtaining the rights, but then decided to to reject Rushdie’s book in favour of other novels that were easier to stage. (RW)

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Pesticide concerns

More money for egg donors Amount trebled in bid to meet the demand of infertile couples

South to blame?

ARLIAMENT has agreed to pay women who donate their eggs far more than they currently get – up from 2,400 to 7,000 kroner from July 1 – in a bid to shorten the long waiting list for childless couples in Denmark. Every year, there is a need for 600 egg donations in Denmark, but last year only 233 donor eggs were available despite the payment increasing from 500 to 2,400 kroner. An autumn campaign will target women under the age of 36 to encourage them to become egg donors.

A GROUP of Danish, Swedish and Norwegian coastal municipalities is trying to establish the source of the rubbish that washes up on Scandinavian beaches every year. It is believed it might be brought by south-north currents from cities located near rivers.

More eggs needed CHILDLESS couples have to wait up to four years for an egg donation, and in the meantime, some exceed the upper age limit of 45 years, while others give up altogether. Some infertile women travel

Capital’s organic joy COPENHAGEN Municipality has hailed the success of a bid launched in 2007 to convert 90 percent of its 900 municipal kitchens into serving freshly-made meals consisting of organic products. Its mayor, Frank Jensen, called it a “historic lift to the city’s core welfare”.

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HIGH CONCENTRATIONS of pesticides are showing up in the urine samples of Danish mothers and children, according to researchers at the University of Southern Denmark. It is feared pesticides harm children’s brains. The sample size was just under 150.

PARTICIPATION in active sports among adults has fallen from 64 to 61 percent since 2011, and among children aged 7-15 from 86 to 83 percent, according to the Danish Institute for Sports Studies. It’s the first decline since records began in 1964.

Rich outliving poor

“Yes, 7,000 kroner, providing it’s not scrambled”

to countries like Spain, Greece, the Czech Republic or Russia and pay up to 100,000 kroner to undergo an egg donation treatment. Extra incentive AN EGG donor has to undergo five one-hour medical tests and scans and then she needs to take a full day off for the egg collec-

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Fewer playing sports

tion, which is a minor operation, and follow that with hormonal treatment for 10-12 days. Based on experiences in the UK and Spain, where egg donors receive about 7,300 kroner per donation, and in Scania in southern Sweden, where they get 9,000 kroner, the long waiting lists in Denmark could soon be eliminated. (LR)

‘EN SYG forskel’ (a sick difference), a new documentary airing on DR1, claims the life expectancy gap between rich and poor Danes has widened to over a decade. Analysing over 10,000 people, it found that education and income have a major impact on how long we live.

Oxford on sunshine isle OXFORD University will conduct research into the benefits of sunlight, particularly for people with neurological illnesses, between June and December at a 35 sqm custom-made glasshouse in Rønne on Bornholm, the sunshine island. The research will involve 30 Danish subjects.

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ONLINE THIS WEEK Lascivious Lars WHILE Danish-produced film ‘Wolf and Sheep’ won the Art Cinema Award at Cannes, there were no prizes for Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘The Neon Demon’, although Refn did take the scalp of Lars von Trier, accusing him of being “over the hill”, taking too many drugs and making a pass at his wife.

MTV Awards coming AN APPLICATION has been placed with City Hall for Copenhagen to host the 2018 MTV Europe Music Awards. Meanwhile, the Pet Shop Boys will play the Opera House on December 4 and 5, and Spandau Ballet frontman Tony Hadley will grace DR Concert House’s Studie 2 on November 26.

Finn-ished at worlds DENMARK finished eighth at the IIHF World Championships in ice hockey following a 1-5 defeat to Finland in the quarters last week.

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Beach balls and deciders CHRISTIAN WENANDE

CRICKET: DIVISION 1 (M) SAT MAY 28, 12:30 SVANHOLM VS KB BRØNDBY STADION

C COPENHAGEN may have already won the Superliga title this year, but there’s plenty at stake as the top flight concludes its season this Sunday.

points ahead of FC Midtjylland. Brøndby, meanwhile, are four points behind FCM and just two ahead of AaB Aalborg. Aside from the title itself, it’s all going down to the wire.

Bloodshed at Brøndby? WITH ALL the matches starting at 5pm, perhaps the most exciting game will be at Brøndby Stadium, where the hosts will be doing their best to hold onto fourth place and qualify for the Europa League spot while denying surprise outfit SønderjyskE a second-place finish. With two rounds remaining – there is a round on Thursday too – SønderjyskE are three

Party mood at Parken IF YOU’RE looking for a less tense experience, then head to Parken where FC Copenhagen will celebrate its 11th title against AGF in jovial fashion. FCK fans have a fun tradition of tossing about inflatable beach balls and animals in the 13th minute of the last game of their title-winning seasons. So bring along your best beach attire – the football waters will be fine.

Spies car to be sold

New man at Brøndby

Armadillo to all-out war

‘LILLE Frede’, a Mercedes 600 owned by flamboyant entrepreneur Simon Spies, will go under the hammer at the Classic Race Aarhus Auction this weekend. The 1964 car is valued at upwards of 1 million kroner. Spies also owned another Mercedes, which he called ‘Store Frede’.

ALEXANDER Zorniger, a former coach of German clubs VfB Stuttgart and RB Leipzig, will officially succeed caretaker Auri Skarbalius at Brøndby on June 13. The 48-year-old German favours aggressive, attacking football. Skarbalius replaced Thomas Frank in March.

DANISH director Janus Metz, best known for making the 2010 war documentary ‘Armadillo’, has been chosen to helm ‘Borg vs McEnroe’, a film about the players’ meeting at the 1980 Wimbledon final that included an 18-16 fourth set tiebreak. Shia LaBeouf is playing SuperBrat.

US FOOTBALL DANISH LEAGUE (M) SAT MAY 28, 14:00 SØLLERØD GOLD DIGGERS VS COPENHAGEN TOWERS RUNDFORBI STADION HOLTE BEACHVOLLEY TOUR 2016 (M) SUN MAY 29, 10:00 AARHUS CHALLENGE TANGKROGEN, AARHUS FOOTBALL: SUPERLIGA (M) SUN MAY 29, 17:00 BRØNDBY VS SØNDERJYSKE BRØNDBY STADION

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THIS WEEK’S DATES MAY 28 FINAL DAY OF CARNIVAL

TODAY marks the final day of Aalborg’s Carnival, first held in 1983. Street parties are organised throughout the week in Denmark’s fourth largest city. The event culminates with northern Europe’s biggest carnival parade, ‘The Grand Parade’, which attracts over 100,000 every year. This year’s theme is ‘Once upon a time’ and the participants are encouraged to follow in their choice of costumes.

MAY 30 COME OUT AND ENJOY

TODAY is ‘International coming out day for transvestites and transexuals’. The date was set in 2007 to honour Christine Jorgensen’s birthday. Jorgensen famously underwent sexual reassignment surgery in 1952 at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen. Denmark’s role in gender reassignment recently became prominent following the worldwide success of ‘The Danish Girl’ last winter, which recounts the story of Danish artist Lili Elbe’s journey as a transgender pioneer. (GD)

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Sweden needs homes

Russian terminal deal

High US priority

Airline grounded

Micro-financing help

MAGDALENA Andersson, Sweden’s finance minister, has discussed contract terms with three Danish construction companies – MT Højgaard, Scandi Byg and Enemærke & Petersen – she hopes will work in her country. Incoming refugees have forced the Swedish government to raise its previous target of 250,000 new homes by the year 2020 to at least 700,000 by the year 2025.

FLSMIDTH, the supplier of equipment and services to the global cement and minerals industries, has signed a contract with the Russian marine export terminal owner OTEKO-Portservice LLC for the engineering, supply and supervision of material handling equipment. The equipment will be installed at the port of Taman on the Russian Black Sea coast, 1,500 km south of Moscow.

THE US hopes to attract Danish companies to the SelectUSA Investment Summit, a conference in June run by the US Ministry of Enterprise. “Denmark is high on our priority list, especially this year where innovation is the theme,” said the US deputy secretary of state, Charles H Rivkin. “Danish companies have a lot of knowledge to offer.” Rambøll endorsed last year’s conference after participating.

A TECHNICAL inspection of landing gear parts on Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft flown by SAS subsidiary Cimber Air on Sunday grounded 10 planes at Copenhagen Airport over the following 48 hours. The planes are just over six years old. Flights to Manchester, Bergen, Helsinki, Dusseldorf, Brussels, Vienna, Amsterdam, Newcastle, Aberdeen, Munich, Stuttgart and Hamburg were cancelled.

A NEW NORDIC co-operation between private investors and public development funds is helping Denmark to provide people in 14 nations in Africa and Asia access to micro-financing to the tune of over 500 million kroner. Nordic Microfinancing Initiative will be funded by the Investment Fund for Developing Countries (55 percent) and private investors in Denmark and Norway (45).

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BAVARIAN Nordic has confirmed that a division of the US Department of Health and Human Services has submitted a bulk order for its smallpox vaccine Imvamune worth 660 million kroner. The payment will be completed in 2017. The deal follows a 2015 order and takes total US spending on Imvamune to over 1 billion kroner. The vaccine will be delivered in freeze-dried doses.

A DANISH business delegation, along with representatives from universities and NGOs, will visit Jordan to learn about opportunities in that market, with particular focus paid to the huge refugee community. The participating companies will represent sectors such as healthcare, IT, shelter and utility management and will include Grundfos, Vestas, Buk-Auto and Rockwool.

WEAPONS and violent scenarios are increasingly playing a bigger role in Lego’s products for children, according to research carried out by a team from New Zealand. They found them in 30 percent of the playsets and 40 percent of the pages in its catalogues. However, they also conceded that the rise was part of a growing trend. Lego’s first weapons were launched in a castle set in 1978.

US TECHNOLOGY giant Intel is closing down its branch in Aalborg as part of a worldwide restructuring plan, reports Finans. Some 250 employees at the development department will be laid off, along with almost 12,000 globally (11 percent of its total workforce), and Intel’s production in Denmark will be stopped completely. Intel is changing its focus and adapting to new market trends.

THE THREAT of bankruptcy continues to haunt dairy farmers. In the first four months of 2016, 32 dairy farms went belly up, creating the possibility that 2016 could surpass last year’s sad total of 60 bankruptcies. Extremely low milk prices, high debts and the EU’s lifiting of quotas are to blame. Some 700 of the country’s 3,300 dairy farmers are in crisis, and 400 are close to folding.

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Regressionism the way THIS IS against a backdrop of western politics currently hijacked by regressionism. In the US, the Republican presidential candidate is an isolationist, stirring up racial and sexual prejudices. In the UK, the Brexit referendum, a vote which only a minority of the country actually wants, could in the event of a Leave vote lead to one of the most catastrophic episodes in post-war European history. Here in Denmark, Dansk Folkeparti, driven by a vision of restoring Denmark to an ethnic

Disillusionment the result WHAT IS most alarming about the regressionists is not what they represent, but the disillusionment that will undoubtedly set in amongst their supporters if they are victorious in upcoming elections, when the promises made to them are proven to be impossible. The past isn’t coming back. It is a fear of the future that is driving their ascent. The world is facing huge challenges. Income inequality, climate change, migration, and terrorism are issues that need to be tackled on a platform of increased co-operation, not the opposite. Khan’s the future THAT IS why Khan’s success is so inspirational. He sets out

Acute skills gap THE PROBLEM is already significant. Some 58 percent of the biggest companies in Denmark are experiencing an acute skills gap according to a new study from CBS. The number of failed attempts to recruit is at its highest level since before the financial crisis, and the unemployment rate of 4.2 percent

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a positive vision for the future, representing the very things that the regressionists are so afraid of: deeper co-operation, openness and Islam itself. Of course Khan is also an ambitious politician. The fact that his first official mayoral act was to attend the Holocaust Memorial was undoubtedly a political as well as symbolic act. And inspirational politicians have a habit of letting us down in the long run.

Nevertheless, his election is an event worth celebrating. The next time you hear someone complaining about the lack of moderate Muslims defending western values, point them in the direction of the politician with the biggest individual mandate in British history: For a positive vision of an integrationist future – for the time being at least – look to London.

is at its lowest level for seven years. Consequently, companies are turning down orders, postponing strategic initiatives or considering moving production and jobs abroad. A negative impact IN LIGHT of this, it should be obvious that we need to make it easier for companies to recruit the qualified talent they need. However, Parliament has just processed two new bills that make it harder for educated international talents to come to Denmark to work. If adopted, these bills will have a negative impact. Its proposal to increase the required salary level on the pay limit scheme to 400,000 kroner will make it more difficult for companies to bring skilled workers and young talents to Denmark. Abolishing the green card scheme will prevent global talents from

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EW PROPOSALS to increase the required salary level of expats coming to Denmark to work and to abolish green cards are steps in the wrong direction. There are many different projections, but they all show the same need for employees: 44,000 more skilled workers by 2025, 13,500 engineers and science candidates in 10 years, 6,000 IT specialists in 2020 … They all agree that Denmark will lack a significant amount of qualified employees in the future.

make-up long consigned to the history books, effectively controls the government. The list goes on …

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N 8 MAY, Sadiq Khan, the son of a Pakistani immigrant, whose father was a bus driver, became the first Muslim Mayor of London. His victory is an overwhelming vote of faith in an inclusive, open and vibrant future – so much of which London itself represents.

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choosing Denmark as their career destination. Huge missteps THESE are huge steps in the wrong direction. The lack of qualified labour is a long-term structural problem for Denmark, and access to qualified foreign labour is an important part of the solution. Education and moving the unemployed into the labour market alone is not enough to

solve the problem – in neither the short nor long run. Denmark and Danish companies have a lot to offer in terms of career opportunities and a good framework for building a comfortable life. We should leverage this in order to attract international talents instead of closing ourselves off from those who will contribute positively to our society. For our own sake, we need them.

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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS INTERVIEW QUESTION

Do you have any questions? Why they’re asking – It doesn’t matter. What matters is that this question is ALWAYS asked and it signals that the interview is wrapping up (so take a hint and end strong). Remember, while first impressions matter and set the tone, last impressions will be remembered (in detail). How do you answer – Never say “No.” It gives the impression

Awe-inspiring or envy-inducing? MAYBE it’s part of human nature: to give us context and put a value on or find meaning in who we are, why we’re here, or what we’ve done or are doing with our lives. If we’re comparing with the right attitude, it can be incredibly inspiring and motivating. But the opposite is equally true. If we compare where we are right now, in the middle of our struggle for a better job or a better life, with what we believe someone else has already accomplished, we can become envious, jealous, or discouraged. Even if we compare ourselves to those who are worse off, while it may create compassion and empathy, it can also create arrogance, entitlement, and pride. Posts of perfection SOCIAL media perpetuates this issue. As we scroll through our Instagram and Facebook feeds of friends on nice holidays or travelling to exotic places, partying it up on the town and eating at top-rated restaurants, or attending events we wanted to go to but didn’t know were on, what is the feeling we’re left with? What people rarely post is how they spent a little (or a lot) more than they could afford on a vacation that had just one day of sun. Or that the night out on the town ended up in a fight with drunks at a bar. Or the evening you’re unprepared or uninterested. Additionally, you’ve missed your opportunity to find out information about the job, the company and the industry. Don’t ask about outof-work perks, elements loosely connected to work like lunch/ cafeteria, their impressions, their personal work history, or how to get the job (all personal and irrelevant to your interview). And don’t ask questions that could be answered through a little independent research. Ask the hiring manager for concrete examples about the job, desired

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DON’T THINK a day goes by when we’re not comparing our lives to someone else’s. Maybe it’s a celebrity, a friend, a sibling, a boss, a colleague. Maybe you’re comparing your beauty, weight, grades, salary, material possessions, strengths, or personality traits. But we all do it, don’t we?

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at the restaurant was actually paid for by work. Lonely is the plight I DON’T think anyone truly realises the negative impact it can have on our self-esteem or our real lives. Have a look at the powerful infographic video by Shimi Cohen, ‘The Invention of Loneliness’, to get a better understanding. It describes how social media is significantly adding to our feelings of loneliness. Ironically, the more ‘connected’ we become, the more lonely we feel. Few of us post selfies of the night we didn’t go out because we were buried under a mountain of work or answering emails late into the night after everyone else left early to enjoy those few days of summer we had last week. We don’t update our Facebook with our struggles with our weight or that all we really want to do is sit in bed (well, some of us do, but not the majority of us). Most don’t tweet that they feel like they’re going to be fired, and we never post about our arguments with friends, lovers, or family. qualities and challenges. Ask the HR manager about the company culture and the department. Ask senior management about the industry challenges and future projections.

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I recently was promoted as an interim supervisor in addition to my regular responsibilities. It seemed like a great opportunity and I was assured that by March, if I performed well, it would become permanent. At the end of March (though they said it would be the be-

We only show the good stuff. But it’s not because we’re lying or hiding the bad. We all want to remember and share the good stuff. And it’s also what we want to read from our friends too. So-called friends YESTERDAY, a ‘friend’ of mine posted a photo of their ‘office’ (sitting outside a café with a fresh coffee, pastry, and sunny weather). He wrote “Great office” and he wasn’t lying – it was clearly a great moment. What he didn’t mention was the pile of books he needed to read before writing his exam paper or that it was due in less than 36 hours. He didn’t write about the relationship issues he’s having with his girlfriend or his fear of being unemployed when he finished his degree. No-one posts that stuff. But based on the comments, it’s not difficult to see the jealousy as people look at the pic and think: “I wish I were him.” Antisocial media SO WE ALL look at each other’s stuff—the tweets, the pictures, the posts, the videos, the clothes, ginning), my boss extended the “trial period” by a further three months to give me more time to learn and mature, but I’ve never been given specific development tasks or training (though I’ve repeatedly asked for it). I know it would look good on a resume, but I feel like they’re stringing me along to get me to do two jobs for the price of one. My impression isn’t that they’re exploiting you (though it’s possible), but that they don’t know how to develop their staff. It’s ridiculous to expect anyone,

the apartment, the kids, the partners, the jobs – fantasising about their lives and wishing we had what they have. I don’t know about you, but after scrolling through my social media feeds, I almost never think: “Wow! That was so inspiring! What a great use of my time. I’m going to go out and work even harder now!” No, we’re constantly comparing our behind-the-scenes reality to everyone else’s highlight reel, and as a result, we’re losing sight of what we actually have: all the things we should appreciate if we stopped comparing and all the ways we are good enough as we are – even on our bad-hair days with no money and a messy apartment. Remember that whoever you’re comparing your life to has had or still has stuff to deal with, and just because they’re not posting it, doesn’t mean they’re not deep in the middle of it. So as you continue your job search or try to figure out your next career move, take a break from social media. It’s never going to give you that ‘good time feeling’. from whatever background, to adequately master leadership/ management in a few months, especially working at it part-time without providing training opportunities or establishing specific outcomes. And though it won’t be your fault, it’s likely that your next assessment will be the same as the last one. But what are your options? Return to your old role (only), continue on, or leave. In light of your situation (frustration and lack of support from superiors), being open to new opportunities at a better organised company might be best.

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Working for their keep SO WHAT is happening in the real world? The three-party agreement of March this year, which has

Help from within BUT OTHERS have surprised their employers in a positive way by being flexible and disciplined, and they are accordingly being used as recruitment agents, thus further lowering the barriers. The same could be said about language. Everybody makes an effort to communicate in Danish, but turn to English when needed. To be useful, 100 common words is a good start as it shows that integration is possible but not self-propelling. The Red Cross reports a record number of volunteers are enlisting to coach, teach, follow and socialise with the refugees. Integration is taking hold. And we hope that its movement will outpace the resistance. (ES)

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Could change everything LIKE IN many other nations, it seems that a radical anti-immigrant/refugee movement is now emerging. It is reported that more than 10,000 signatures have already endorsed its drive to take part in the next general election. Although it will take more than double that number to reach that objective, it is not impossible bearing in mind that the next election may be years away. The party’s platform is rather simple: Denmark for the Danes. Asylum-seekers should be rejected and their applications not processed. Denmark should renege on its pledge to receive refugees in peril and protect, shelter and feed them. Armed guards should be posted at the border gates to protect the country from immigrants of all sorts. Dansk Folkeparti is accused of being too lenient. Most of its followers will be too young to remember the thousands of Danes who fled to Sweden during WWII where they were received with open arms. The Europe we know will be changed if they succeed – here or elsewhere. Like in that war, this is a resistance, but not a force of good.

made it easier for immigrants and refugees to find their way into the Danish labour market, is slowly starting to work. Some obstacles remain, like language, with many employers demanding that applicants should first learn Danish. But that is not easy and also unnecessary. Practically all Danes understand English and most refugees do so too. Integration is a two-way process, of course, and the immigrants and refugees will need to work for their supper. If they have the impression they will be handed everything on a plate – easy jobs, free education, family reunification and money – then they are in for a surprise and might run screaming out of the factory when they realise they actually have to work.

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HE SUMMER holidays are approaching and whether you’ve a tendency to overpack, under-pack or panic-pack, this part is the least fun. But with a little planning and some halfdecent luggage, it needn’t be! Eventually, the bags always seem to get packed, even if everyone follows a slightly different routine. Delightful or frightful? FOR SOME people, packing is like an enjoyable prelude to the holiday itself. And for them, organisation is not only key, but a specialist subject. For others, the prospect of packing is a nightmare. No matter how much you check the weather or go through your wardrobe beforehand, you simply don’t have anything to wear, or you want to wear. This results in you packing far too many options – because you never know what mood you’ll be in. Remember: don’t pack anything that you haven’t worn in the past six months – if I’m not wearing it at home, it’s not going to suddenly feel right. So if you’re really struggling, here’s a handy list of the essentials that no holiday-maker should embark without. Bikini LET’S START with the obvious. NEVER forget to pack your swimmers. Even if you’re not sure if you’ll go swimming, always pack them. They can act as the perfect layering garment at the very least. Packing a bikini – and/or one piece that could also play a role – as an extra top option is a great way to make the most out of your suitcase wardrobe. I have an absolute favourite swimwear brand that can never go wrong (except the price tag) and that is Marysia Swim. Maxi dress DO NOT forget a maxi dress – the most important piece in any holiday wardrobe. The rationale

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is simple: it’s lightweight and effortless. There are chic options for all personal styles, it’s perfect for the body conscious, and it’s a one-and-done situation. Isn’t that what vacations are all about? Hat THE SMARTEST and chicest investment you will make. A beautifully-made straw hat should be a wardrobe essential. It can elevate any summer outfit and is a sun-safe hero. Sunglasses EVERYONE loves a great pair of sunglasses, don’t they? This is not the area to save money, so make sure you buy a classic pair (Ray-Ban always works) that goes with any outfit. Denim WORK DENIM into your summer wardrobe with a light jacket for breezy summer nights, or wrapped around your waist during the day. And those denim shorts of course!

Tee/tank top BRING along a selection of tees and tank tops in black, white and grey to mix with your denim skirt and shorts. Sandals PICK ONE pair that you love and wear them with everything. Sandals are one of those staple pieces that you can wear and wear and wear, knowing that next year there will be another amazing array to choose from. I recommend finding a pair that you love, and that are good quality and versatile – that way you can invest knowing you will live in them during the summer. Sun protection LAST BUT certainly not least, buy a good quality sun lotion. Don’t just go for the cheapest one. Without healthy good looking skin, it doesn’t really matter what you wear. BON VOYAGE!

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NEVER really noticed studying Hamlet at an English school how distinctly unDanish the play and the main character is. Dane name drain FOR STARTERS, there are the characters’ names. Where for fanden are Lars, Jens and Hans? Instead guarding Elsinore, we get Francisco, Reynaldo and Barnardo – three Italian mercenaries no doubt. And why for satan is King Claudius named after a Roman emperor? Good luck getting that, along with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, approved by the municipality’s strict name policy.

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Hamlet the happiness-killer OVERALL, there’s a complete absence of Danishness – aye, there’s the rub, but no rug (brød). When we’re introduced to Hamlet, we’re told he was too late to stop his mother marrying his uncle. But that would make him the first unpunctual Dane in history: “Err, 6:01 … I told you not to go through Kongens Nytorv … so sorry we’re late!” Danes take pride in their honest, open approach to life in which they’re highly trusting, but Hamlet’s a conniving snake who talks in riddles and trusts nobody. The average Dane could take a week before he musters up the courage to change his shampoo, but Hamlet’s so impulsive he bought flowers for a passing courtesan before he realised it was a houseplant sitting behind a statue. Come on, Danes are the happiest people in the world. But Hamlet’s so morbid, continually obsessing with what happens to bodies after they die. Why doesn’t he just throw them to the lions like everyone else?

The man’s on permanent suicide watch: his idea of hygge is a night on the battlements or a morning spent in a graveyard. And how about Queen Gertrude. She’s approaching her 50s and has only been married twice. What’s going on! Some things never change ONE THING Shakespeare did get right is that Hamlet is 32 years old and still at university. And anyone who’s ever been to a Danish wedding will concur that Hamlet isn’t overdoing it in the monologue department. If anything, he’s brief, and as unintelligible as the average drunk uncle from southern Jutland. And the Danish tendency to over-discuss matters at meetings – work, building, school parents, anything that might include coffee and cake – does fit in with Hamlet’s relentless ... err … procrastination. In the midst in awe NO DOUBT, there’s been a fair bit of second-guessing, contemplation and sitting around and

eating cake among the actors getting ready for Hamlet Live (G3) – the exciting new addition to Kronborg Castle’s celebrations to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. As LinkedIn reminded me the other day, I’ve been the editor of InOut for eight years, and in all that time, this publication has never previewed an experience that promises to be so unforgettable. Being able to witness actors perform Hamlet in the very rooms in which it was set is like being up the Eiffel Tower and being pushed aside by a 58-year-old Roger Moore, liver spots and all, as he parachutes down into Paris, or looking out from the Empire State as a giant ape’s hand appears on the window ledge. With the likes of Benjamin Stender (Hamlet) and Ian Burns (Polonius) on board, the quality will be sky-high, and all for the price of the admission. Distorted reality beckons BACK IN Copenhagen, the annual theatre festival CPH Stage

(G3), now in its fourth year, gets underway on June 1. In this issue, we’ve previewed seven of the English-language productions on offer, but in total there are 24, offering 99 performances over 12 days . Also starting early-doors is Distortion (G10), which for two pulsating days of street parties will be ripping the districts of Nørrebro and Vesterbo a new one. There are plenty of Distortion kids options (G13), and the same is true of the Asian Culture Festival (G10 & 13) and Sankt Hans Aften (G11), but not Copenhell (G11), although Ozzy Osbourne is pretty cuddly. Is Ozzy the biggest music star heading here – not by a long shot if you ask the Danes, who absolutely love Bruce Springsteen (G7). Among the other notables joining him are Muse, Teitur, and Tiesto (G6). And finally, don’t forget to celebrate Father’s Day (G13). It was a joy sadly denied to dear old Hamlet, but then again, a few months later he was dead, innit, and couldn’t celebrate nuffink.

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June 1-Aug 31, 10:00-17:00; Kronborg Castle, Helsingør; adults: 140kr, children: 70kr; kongeligeslotte.dk ANNA CLARKE

THE PRINCE of Denmark is returning home to Elsinore to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. Hamlet Live – which will see the likes of Ophelia, Claudius and Polonius take up residence for three months at Kronborg Castle – will give audience members a unique immersive take on the classic tragedy. This year’s festivities also mark the 200th year since Hamlet was first played at the UNESCO world heritage site, the world’s longest-running Shakespearian tradition. Placed in the authentic surroundings of Kronborg’s splendid castle grounds,

the audience will get treated to eight scenes from the iconic story acted out in different areas of the sumptuous castle, not discounting the dungeons! In charge is Peter Holst-Beck, who has expertly used immersive narrative to place the play’s dramatics within an authentic historical backdrop. He calls Hamlet Live “a truly unique experience that will warm and excite your hearts”. Among the cast who will carry the Hamlet Universe on their shoulders is Ian Burns, a noted actor and director based in Copenhagen. The founder of That Theatre Company will be playing the part of Polonius, while two of his regular collaborators, actor Benjamin Stender (as Hamlet) and director Barry McKenna, are also involved. The audience themselves will also take on a significant role in the theatrics, playing the all-important function of the eyewitness Horatio, Hamlet’s friend and confidante.

STOP BEING POOR June 1 & 2, 20:00; Dansehallerne, Pasteursvej 20, Cph V; 80kr, dansehallerne.dk; 75 mins WHAT DOES it all mean: the hamster wheel of life as we work, consume, sleep, work, consume, sleep, repeat. Stop Being Poor examines the notion of public anxiety and fear we often

experience living out a meaningless existence within a capitalist society. The award-winning performance (By Proxy’s first) comments on this feeling of modern day madness as we go to our offices every day in a bid to feel successful and useful, coaxed further in by gourmet coffee and cool bean bag areas. Scratch below the surface and a wealth of insecurity and doubt comes tumbling out. (AC)

EVIL June 2 & 3, 19:30 ; Folketeatret, Nørregade 39, Cph K; 100kr, folketeatret.dk; 65 mins THIS IS the story of one man’s personal struggle against horrific childhood abuse in which Claes Bang plays Jan Guillou, a renowned Swedish journalist and writer. Guillou’s story – which was was

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The Dancing Human June 8-12; Dansekapellet, København, Bispebjerg Torv 1, Cph NV; 80kr, dansekapellet.dk; 60 mins A theatrical study that examines the individual personalities behind the veneer of the professional dancer. It looks at those whose main outpouring of expression is movement – their be-all and end-all is dance. (AC)

originally released as a book of the same name in 1981 – is an autobiographical account of his traumatic childhood in Stockholm in the 1950s under the reign of his abusive father and later at the now defunct Solbacka school. During this highly intense hourlong monologue the very core anatomy of evil is scrutinised and the audience is left asking the question: are we all naturally evil deep down? (AC)

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Trans Salvation June 2-5 & 9-12; Warehouse9, Halmtorvet 11, Cph V; warehouse9.dk Trans Salvation is a performance art musical based on the texts of Ramona Machos and directed by Christoffer Berdal. It’s a story of loneliness and one transgender woman’s struggle to find an accurate self-representation. (AC)

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She But Not Herself June 4, 19:30; Forsøgsstationen, Sønder Boulevard 81, Cph V; forsoegsstationen.dk; 60 mins The critically-acclaimed Out of Balanz presents She But Not Herself, an autobiographical work that explores the notion of identity, the notion of belonging at home, and the sense of feeling excluded. (AC)

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Exodus June 1-4; Sort/Hvid Regnbuepladsen 7, 4, Cph V; 140kr, sort-hvid.dk; 75 mins The Swiss-Danish family Liebmann-Schmidt visit a house deep in the Sicilian mountains where they meet a refugee group and exchange stories and songs. This is a tale about finding new friendships in unusual settings. (AC)

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Everything Remains June 4 & 6; Dansehallerne, Pasteursvej 20, Cph V; 80kr, dansehallerne. dk; 55 mins A naked body lies exposed on a white floor with just a backdrop of the black stage; the performer, Juli Apponen, is a living and breathing example of the human experience played out in careful choreographed dance. (AC)

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ongoing, ends Sep 4, open Fri-Sun & Tue 11:00-17:00, Wed-Thu 11:00-21:00, closed Mon; Museum of Art in Public Spaces (KØS), Nørregade 29, Køge; 60kr; koes.dk JUNYI QI

Featuring both indoor and outdoor installations, the exhibition In your heart, In your city is one of the largest presentations ever held at KØS (35 minutes from CPH Central Station) and promises an enjoyable visit. Indoors, you will find the ‘Letter of Thanks’ installation. The museum received 3,000 thank you letters from adults and children in many languages last year and these are now on display, arranged in a giant labyrinth made of

thread, which visitors are invited to enter and explore. On the museum’s façade hangs Japanese artist Takafumi Hara’s nine large-scale paintings based on stories of residents of Køge. Displayed in the square in front of the museum is Berlin-based artist Chiharu Shiota’s notable work ‘State of Being (Keys)’, consisting of a litup box of reinforced glass filled with thousands of old keys hung from a massive cobweb-like net weaved from red threads. Additionally, artist Yukihiro Taguchi, known for his unique ‘performative installations’, will live for two weeks in a self-built house made from materials found on the square and visitors will be able to peer into his daily life. The house will show animated films created from materials found in urban settings.

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CITY AND MOVEMENT June 23-Sep 18; Danish Architecture Centre, Strandgade 27B, Cph K; 40-60 kr, free adm Wed 17:00-21:00; dac.dk THE EXHIBITION City & Movement seeks to tell the story of the informal and non-organised movement in the city. Accordingly, the Danish Architecture Centre and the plaza in front of the building will

Towards a Larger World ongoing, ends Oct 16; Moderna Museet Malmö; Ola Billgrens Plats 2–4; free adm; modernamuseet.se This exhibition gathers works from the museum’s collection by several artists – from Ai Weiwei to Adrián Villar Rojas – that together attempt to bridge the gap between languages and continents. (AP)

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Ed Atkins. Safe Conduct ongoing, ends Sep 4, 11:0017:00; SMK, Sølvgade 48-50, Cph K; free adm; smk.dk What happens when we follow orders unquestioningly – for example the adherence of airport security regulations? Ed Atkins’ video work Safe Conduct tries to answer this question. (JQ)

turn into a ‘movement destination’. While the temporary outdoor arena hosts anyone who wishes to experience new forms of movement. A major exhibition will open inside aimed at exploring the subject of movement in the city. Through several specialist events, participants will discuss what is the next step to take regarding new urban forms of movement as natural and integral parts of the city. (AP)

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Jette Bang & Kirsten Klein June 18-Aug 21, 10:0017:00; Nordatlantens Brygge, Strandgade 91, Cph K; 40kr; nordatlantens.dk Two photographers from different generations point their lenses at Greenland. How do their works resemble or differ from one another? The exhibition shows a new side of Greenland. (JQ)

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exhibition features a number of major works by visual artist Poul Gernes, who is widely known for his large public decorations. The livened-up appearance of Palads Cinema in vivid pastel colors is one of his masterpieces. Artistic creation is not exclusive to artists and Gernes’ own words, “I cannot do it alone – want to join in?”, became the exhibition’s title. (JQ)

Update – Making the city smart ongoing, ends June 12, 10:0017:00; Danish Architecture Centre, Strandgade 27B, Cph K; 60kr; dac.dk The exhibition Update looks at how the digital revolution could change our cities. Is this about ‘smart cities’, or is it more like ‘Big Brother’? (JQ)

Iwan Baan: 52 Weeks, 52 Cities ongoing, ends Aug 7, 10:0017:00; Danish Architecture Centre, Strandgade 27B, Cph K; 60kr; dac.dk DAC showcases a selection of architecture photographs by one of the most widely published photographers in the world, Iwan Baan, and his travels from city to city. (JQ)

Copenhagen youth tournament powering forward Skoda Køge Cup has scored a massive success in the western suburbs

There’s simply no stopping the mercurial rise of the Skoda Køge Cup youth football tournament. Held this year for the third year, the Vallensbæk-held tournament has completely sold out despite expanding from 16 to 60 teams compared to last year. “Compared to previous years, there are now groups for under-7s, under-8s, under-9s and under-10s,” Skoda Køge Cup wrote. “There’s space for 24 under-7 teams and 12 teams in the under-8, under-9 and under-10 groups. Like last year, there will be a massive raffle with fantastic prizes and the option

of buying drinks, food, fruit and other items at reasonable prices.” Bring in Berty The sponsors have also picked up on the increased popularity of the tournament. So far over 55 sponsors – including Sportmaster, Danske Bank and Nybolig – have signed on to the event and more keep turning up. The event is also working on getting the culture minister Bertel Haarder to show up for this year’s opening. Aside from the winners being awarded trophies, medals will be handed out to everyone and all teams will be given

team bags containing water, fruit, raisins, juice and healthy snacks. All teams are also given tickets to go see a Brøndby IF game and the Danish club’s mascot Nanok will be present to spread the fun. Sportmaster will be on site with a huge outlet tent and there will be free dancing lessons hosted by Fitness DK. Everyone is welcome to attend the event and take part in activities, whether or not they are playing in the tournament. So get out to the western suburbs for a day for football and fun. See more info at www.skodacup.dk and on their Facebook page.

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MUSE’S tour to promote their latet album, Drones, is landing in Copenhagen and it really isn’t a gig to miss. Muse have won ‘Best Live Act’ at every award ceremony worth mentioning. The BRITs, Kerrang Awards, NME Awards and Q, to name but a few, have all acknowledged that Matt Bellamy and co know what they’re doing up on stage. The album the tour is named after was released in June last year and snagged the ‘Best Rock Album’ gong at the 2015 Grammy Awards. Drones charts its protagonist’s journey from his early abandonment to his eventual indoctrination as a ‘human drone’.

This may spoil the ending, but he eventually rebels and destroys all of his enemies. It doesn’t matter though, with the possible exception of Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds, albums should not have a plot. Hailing from sunny Devon, a county more famous for desserts than music, Muse were undoubtedly one of the most influential bands of the early 2000s and are still going strong. It is hard to define Muse’s style, especially after they went a bit weird in 2004. Those who were a bit turned off by their decade-long Depeche Mode impression will be relieved to know that, with the release of Drones, Muse have drifted back towards their guitar heavy roots. This concert is an extra one organised after Wednesday’s date quickly sold out.

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MIKE SKINNER Fri 3 June, 23:00; Babel, Malmö; 120kr THE FORMER Streets frontman, now 37, is described by the website of the Malmö venue Babel as “the man who paved the way like no other for British music exports”. So it is safe to say they either hold him in high regard or sell very, very,

strong drinks. Skinner – a Brummie who recalls an upbringing of “suburban estates, not poor but not much money about, really boring” – will be delivering a carbonneutral DJ set powered entirely by electricity generated from the spinning corpses of John Lennon, David Bowie and, if 2016 keeps checking names off its hit list, probably Tom Jones as well. (DM)

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CHRIS BROWN Sun 5 June, 19:00; Forum; 600kr AMERICAN R&B star and amateur pugilist Chris Brown, famous for hits like ‘Kiss Kiss’, ‘Run it’ and Rihanna, is coming to Copenhagen. Known for his direct, some would say heavy-handed style, Brown has been compared to the likes of Usher

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IllDisposed Sat 4 June, 19:00; BETA; 150kr Death metal band IllDisposed, who have been plying their trade since 1991, are travelling all the way from Aarhus to shake Copenhagen to its very foundations. They may just be playing a gig in an IllMaintained basement. A glance at their discography reveals they love their cliches. (DM)

and Floyd Mayweather Jr, although he has not quite reached their heights. Though, at the relatively young age of 27 – he’s been in the industry since being discovered at his father’s gas station aged just 13 – there is still plenty of time for him to pound out a legacy. A guaranteed hit with the ladies, Brown is sure to deliver a knockout performance. (DM)

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Pissgrave Sun 5 June, 20:30; Loppen Christiania; 50kr Following the release in 2015 of Suicide Euphoria, Pissgrave grabbed the attention of the metal media and were awarded ‘Best Death Metal Album of 2015’ by Cvit Nation. Following their 2014 tour across the US, the band is ready to take over Europe! (GD)

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Tiësto Fri 3 June, 22:00; Tivoli entry Dutch DJ Tiësto’s stage and light show will be pulling them in at Tivoli on the same night that Distortion Ø gets going, posing a real dilemma for the capital’s electronic music fans. It’s an agonising choice as Tiësto is one of the biggest DJs of all time.

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King Dude Wed 1 June, 21:00; BETA; 145kr This gentleman (his real name, TJ Cowgill, isn’t quite as cool) used to play metal, but now he plays folk. Folk music is in his blood apparently, so it’s not as heavy a switch as it sounds, although it has been described as Luciferian. (DM)

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Teitur + Ásgeir Fri 10 June, 22:00; Tivoli entry Two of northern Europe’s finest singer-songwriters, Teitur (from the Faroes) and 2015 Nordic Music Prize winner Ásgeir (in from Iceland) will delight the masses at Tivoli with a double concert. Teitur will be playing his entire debut album Poetry & Airplanes from start to finish.

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WHEN IT comes to live music there are few names up there with Bruce Springsteen. The man has been winning awards and selling out arenas globally since before your great-grandfather was born. He has also used his status to protest against everything from the Vietnam War to hillbillies’ toilet habits. ‘The Boss’ was born somewhere across the Atlantic in 1949, and already his music career spans well over 40 years. He is playing two Danish dates on ‘The River Tour’ and he’s bringing the E Street Band along for the ride.

The concert is expected to contain a mix of songs from Springsteen’s latest album, The River and a few renditions of his old classics. Despite being of an age where he should be more likely to break a hip than break into the top 40, Springsteen is still going strong. Don’t go in expecting 45 minutes of new material, a couple of classics and a hasty goodbye. A number of concerts on this tour have extended beyond the three-hour mark, which is an impressive feat for any musician, not least a 66-year-old. There is no trailing off towards the end either. Somehow, Springsteen is still a bottomless pit of energy, capable of belting out an encore with the same ferocity as an opener. Sold out long ago, check internet forums for tickets. Viagogo.com is a good bet if you don’t mind paying through the nose.

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LITTLE MIX Tue 14 June, 19:30; Falconer Salen; 360kr X FACTOR Franken-group Little Mix have been on the music scene for close to five years now and have a lot to show for it: notably a M&M endorsement and a range of children’s clothing in Primark. The girls were thrown together by

Simon Cowell and co after each failed individually on his smash hit talent contest. With the unit itself apparently being greater than the sum of its parts they went on to win 2011’s X Factor and establish their legacy as one of the few ex-X Factor winners people still pay attention to – by people we mean 12-year-old girls who will four years from now be burning their posters in a crack den furnace. (DM)

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JOE SATRIANI Mon 27 June, 20:00; Amager Bio; 395kr JOE SATRIANI is a living definition of the phrase ‘prolific guitarist’. Having toured with the likes of Mick Jagger and Deep Purple – as well as collaborating with various stars including Queen guitarist Brian May – Satriani has certainly made his mark in

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Ryan Bingham Sun 26 June, 19:00; Lille Vega; 190kr The LA-based singer-songwriter used to ride for the rodeo in the American Southwest. Now he’s hopped out of the saddle and into the world of music where he’s done well, winning the best song Oscar for he main track of 2009 film Crazy Heart. (DM)

the world of music. That’s before you even consider his personal achievements. Satriani has rocked up over 10 million album sales. Another achievement of Satriani’s is the fact he has the third most Grammy Award nominations without ever winning one, coming in just behind Brian McKnight and Snoop Dog. (DM)

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Beth Hart Tue 28 June, 20:00; Amager Bio; Sold Out The LA-born singer gained prominence with her single ‘LA Song’ from her second album Screamin’ for My Supper. Hart has had two number one singles in Denmark and a platinum selling album, Leave The Light On. (GD)

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Explosions in the Sky Wed 15 June, 20:00; Pumpehuset; 295kr Explosions in the Sky are a ‘post-rock’ band from Texas. As rock is far from dead, they must be from the future. You might recognise their music from the Friday Night Lights movie and TV show. Expect lots of strobe and tin foil. (DM)

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Bonnie Raitt Sat 11 June, 21:00; Amager Bio; Sold Out American blues singer Bonnie Raitt will be back in Denmark on June 11. Raitt will be touring Europe to promote her 20th studio album, Dig in Deep, which was released last February. (GD)

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Kim Larsen Sat 2 July, 18:00; SundspÄrlan, Utescenen, Helsingborg; 485kr Former Gasolin’ frontman Kim Larsen is a bit of a legend in Scandinavia having been on the go since the late 1960s. The Danish rocker is known for his anti-establishment songs, although he’ll sing anything to be fair. (DM)

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June 3-4; Islands Brygge 18, Cph S; 20kr, under-12s: free adm; asianculture-festival.dk ALEX JAMES

ISLANDS Brygge promises to come alive with the sights and sounds of the world’s biggest, most populated continent this June, as the Asian Culture Festival comes to town. After the success of this two-day Asian experience in Aalborg in 2015, this year the festival travels to Copenhagen. Over 19,000 people attended in Aalborg, so it seems certain to be a popular hit! A number of food stalls will be offering fantastic tapas-style dishes from countries as varied as Vietnam, Japan, Pakistan and

the Philippines. Wash this down with some delicious beer from Thailand, or maybe just a coffee. For those who want to replicate these meals at home, many stalls are offering cooking classes or markets to buy traditional produce. After eating all this food maybe you’ll feel the need to dance, or possibly just to sit and listen. So enjoy traditional Asian music, which will be played throughout the two days. These acts are from contrasting styles and regions, such as traditional Indonesian dance, Taiko drums from Japan and a winning combination of Indian music with accompanying Bollywood dancing featured on the line-up. There is entertainment for all ages to be found during both days of the festival. Children can get creative with a number of exciting activities, which will include decorating Vietnamese hats, learning to make sushi and enjoying origami. The entertainment for grown-ups includes henna tattoos, souvenir stalls and karate.

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DISTORTION June 1-5; Cph N (June 1), Cph V (June 2) & Refshaleøen (June 3-4); festival pass: 575kr; cphdistortion.dk THE FREE admission Distortion street nights are the stuff of legend as hundreds of thousands come out to take over the districts of Nørrebro and Vesterbro. Over the weekend, the focus is the fes-

tival’s main paid-entry event (450kr for two nights), Distortion Ø, which is again returning to Refshaleøen, a former shipyard with a capacity of 15,000. The line-up features a number of topquality electronic artists, including Tiga, Kelela and Gilli. And then on Sunday, the festival-goers can relax and revel in the achievement that they have just survived a four-day extravaganza of music, beer and dancing. (AJ)

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ÆBELHOLT ABBEY FAIR June 11-12; Æbelholt Abbey, Hillerød; 75kr THIS IS a fantastic recreation of the original medieval festival, all squeezed into two days. Beginning with an 11 am church service, once your soul has been redeemed, unleash your capitalist spirit at the multitude of stalls.

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Copenhagen Girls Gathering June 3-5, various venues; 350kr; streetmovement.dk For the fifth year in a row, CGG is inviting female fans of parkour to gather together for a three-day training camp suitable for all abilities. Socialising within the group is important and communal meals are provided. (AJ)

Listen to medieval songs and folk tales while eating sausages and stuffed pancakes and of course drinking the beer and mead of yesteryear. Learn more about the history of the abbey and the healing powers of its famous herb garden, while children can try a spot of archery, pretend to be a knight, make some jewellery and try their hand at painting. (AJ)

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Miss Draghouse June 4, 20:00; Vega, Enghavevej 40, Cph V; 175kr, biletto.dk This show of glitter and glamour will definitely be one to remember. Seven drag queens will compete in three different disciplines to give you one hell of an experience. Show up, grab a drink and cheer on your favorite Miss Draghouse. (NØ)

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Roskilde Agricultural & Cattle Show June 3-5; Darupvej 19, Roskilde; 120kr Don’t miss this fantastic celebration of Zealandic organic produce at its best. Come with an appetite to snap up delicious items from the stalls (you can even buy cattle) and visit the onsite restaurants. (AJ)

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Jewish Culture Festival May 31-June 6; various venues; jewishculture.dk Celebrate Jewish culture at a number of events in the Danish capital. Among the performers are the musical acts El Saffron, Klezmofobia, Paul Zaks and the Koppel family, and don’t miss flamenco dancer Leilah Broukhim. (AJ)

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Friday Night Skate June 10 & 24, 20:00; various locations; free adm; fns-cph.dk It’s time to dust off your rollerblades. Friday Night Skate is back and you can set the wheels in motion in the company of 500 like-minded skaters whizzing around the streets of Copenhagen. Find the 20 km route online. (PS)

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June 23-25; Refshaleøen, Refshalevej 185, Cph K; 1,170kr; copenhell.dk NANNA ØSTERBY

ARE YOU ready for three days of hell on Earth when Copenhell for the sixth time transforms the harbour area at Refshaleøen in the city centre of Copenhagen into Denmark’s biggest and wildest metal festival? In June it is on again, and hard rock and metal fans from all over the country and further afield will get ready to go crazy and show their best headbanging skills to great names like Black Sabbath, The Scorpions, Megadeth, Alice Cooper and many more legendary artists. The three-day festival starts on Thursday morning and continues until Saturday night where the festival will close with one hell of a concert – with who, you will have

to wait and see as the final program hasn’t been published yet, but so far the festival hasn’t disappointed their fans. The goal of Copenhell is to be the biggest festival of its genre in the north, and with their great success over the past few years and the growing number of attendees, it is a goal within reach. From the moment you walk through the gates of hell, you are guaranteed the full experience that will satisfy even the biggest metal devotee. As well as three stages – Helvíti, Hades and Pandæmonium – constantly delivering entertainment and dark music, make sure you visit the biergarten, where the infamous parties have already obtained legendary status, and an area called ‘Smadreland’, where you can let loose your aggression and go crazy on a car with a big hammer or totally smash a TV like a real rebel. This experience is not for the fainthearted, but for real metal fans – organised by fellow metal fans.

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THE COLOUR RUN June 12, 11:00; Hammelstrupvej 98, Valby; 249kr; thecolorrun.dk CHOOSE another park to walk your dog because the ‘Colour Run’ is once again coming to Copenhagen. Before the race there is a chance to warm up, have something to eat and listen to music. And it is extra ac-

tivities like these that have led to the Valbyparken race being called ‘The happiest 5K on the planet’. This is a 5 km run like no other. Before the race begins, the participants are dressed in white clothes – by the end it is a very different story, as a host of colours are thrown at the runners. This is a great chance to keep fit and have some fun. (AJ)

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RED BULL CLIFF DIVING June 18, 13:00-16:15; Opera House, Ekvipagemestervej 10, Cph K; free adm USUALLY the drama takes place inside the Opera House, but not on this occasion! Some 14 of the best male cliff divers

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Gin Tasting June 22; Nørre Farimagsgade 61, Cph K; 300kr With gin very much back in vogue, explore just how different this drink can be. All the drinks are served neat, but feel free to turn each one into a classic G&T or mixed drink of your choice. The event is part of the Smagførst Festival. (AJ)

in the world will take turns to jump 27 metres into the river in what should be an unusual but thrilling spectacle. Just remember not to blink as you watch the athletes complete their jumps, as each dive only takes three seconds. The average speed as they hit the water is 85km/h – to put this into perspective, divers impact the water seven times harder than their Olympic counterparts. (AJ)

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Sankt Hans Aften June 23; various venues nationwide Across the nation the Danes will gather on Sankt Hans Aften (Midsummer’s Eve) to observe old traditions that include placing a witch on a bonfire and singing nationalistic songs as she burns. One of the best nights of the year! (NØ)

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Copenhagen Classico June 19, 11:00-13:00; Onkel Dannys Plads, Halmtorvet, Cph V; 250kr, under-18s:150kr; copenhagenclassico.dk A bike journey like no other, the group will leisurely cycle 22 km together, stopping off for two breaks – for coffee at Dronning Louises Bro and for champagne at Kastellet! (AJ)

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Dignity Day June 24, 15:00; Kongens Have, Øster Voldgade 4A, Cph K; free adm Show your support against torture by spending a nice day in the park at the King’s Garden. Enjoy live music and loads of Danish and foreign guest speakers while enjoying a beer and snacks from the World Street Food pop-ups . (NØ)

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Calling all creatures great and small – it’s showtime! HELEN DYRBYE

NE WORD strikes fear into the hearts of parents all over Denmark. It’s one that causes palpitations, major tantrums and silence you can cut with a knife. It’s a word with more latent venom than many other words in the Danish vocabulary. More than ‘dental cavities’. More than ‘class birthday party’. And more than ‘confirmation dresses’. “All my classmates are going,” ‘I’ve been a scout for years and can handle myself,” and “As soon as I’m 18, you can’t stop me,” you will be told. And once you have said “yes”, there is no going back. Yes, the word we all dread is ‘Roskilde’, as in ‘Roskilde Festival’ – beaten only by ‘tattoo’ or ‘flesh tunnel’ (those earrings that stretch lobes beyond the bounds of reason). Now think again! THANKFULLY, Roskilde has far more to offer than music legends, drinking marathons and proximity to all kinds of things we’d much rather not think about, let alone commit to print. And over the first weekend of June, from the Friday to the Sunday, Roskilde will be rocking it with the ANIMALS. Not the rock band famous for ‘The House of the Rising Sun’. No, I’m talking about horses, goats, sheep, dogs and more besides being put through their paces and up close and cuddly. Roskilde Dyrskue is a kind of massive county show. Like the Norfolk Show I grew up with back home in East Anglia: a bundle of fluff, fur, food and fun. The program is vast. I’ve skimmed it and found milking goats, egg and hen activities (which might involve scrambling about?) and sheep getting a summer haircut – sheer bliss on a hot day, no doubt. Look out for these ONE OR two activities sound slightly surreal, though. Like one that translates as ‘Come and make jewellery and other things from livestock in the workshops’. What does that mean? Pimp a chicken?

Or how to make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear? Could be grisly. It probably involves angora rabbits and wool. But I wouldn’t pet on it. Another activity is headlined as ‘Anatomy’ with the subheading ‘Zoo’. Oh dear, more surplus giraffes being recycled, perhaps. And the show also advertises not only ‘tractor pulling’ but also ‘pony pulling’ – who’s pulling who? Or what? A Doctor Doolittle Push-mepull-you? Beats ‘pulled pork’ from an animal’s perspective, at any rate. My favourite billing has nothing to do with ducks. It’s the ‘Gangartskonkurrence for de udstillede heste og ponyer’ – which sounds like a MontyPython-style Ministry of Silly Walks competition for horses and ponies. And showjumping. Not just for horses, but Alsatian dogs and rabbits too. Bouncing bunnies, hop to it!

What you need to Noah THOUGH the website doesn’t seem to be in English, there are heaps of pictures that help bring to life the show’s mission: to ensure understanding of modern agricultural production. ‘Organic’ and ‘ecology’ are words featured a lot. There will be more than 1,500 creatures on a site that covers a staggering 35 hectares – 70 football pitches. But don’t feel overwhelmed because there are children’s routes (Børneruten) marked on a map you can download from the website. Press the ‘program’ tab in the main menu, choose the red dot on the right and the list will be whittled down to kiddy-friendly activities. Animals are colour-coded too. The eateries, horse shows etc continue after the ticket sales end at the gates, but some activities end at 5 pm. Visitors are welcome to watch the

animals be tucked up in bed, but most gates – except Gate 3 facing Darupvej – close in the evening. And bear in mind that dogs on leads are welcome too if they toe the line. Meals on wheels YOU CAN rent a small pullalong ‘wagon’ and take your own food and drink, or visit a burger ‘workshop’, which sound more like my idea of ‘fun’ than ‘work’. Alternatively, you can buy a sustainable picnic basket of local ingredients online (look for ‘køb din picnic kurv her’ on the website; adults options are 125kr, children’s 65kr).

So there’s every opportunity to pig out with pigs out, bigtime, along with Chicken Licken, the Ugly Duckling and a real live performance of The Three Billy Goats Gruff on Saturday at 4pm in the small animals’ ring 1. Off you trot!

ROSKILDE DYRSKUE • Darupvej 19, Roskilde; June 3-5, open Fri & Sat 08:00-20:00, Sun 08:0018:00; tickets: over-14s: 120kr, under-14s: 50kr, under-8s: free adm, family tickets must be booked online, weekend passes also available; roskildedyrskue.dk

Helen Dyrbye is a published author, translator and former scout leader from East Anglia in England who relocated to Denmark a long time ago and loves it here as much as ‘back home’.

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June 3-4, open 12:00-20:00; Islands Brygge 18, Cph S; tickets: over-12s: 20kr, under12s: free adm; asian-culture-festival.dk JUNYI QI

WHAT COULD be better than having your own personal sushi chef at home? That is a possibility at this year’s Asia Culture Festival, where your kids can participate in a sushi class and learn how to prepare healthy food. You could potentially end up with your own chef at home! Children will also be able to attend a wide array of workshops such as face painting, origami, decoration of Vietnamese hats (Nón Lá), and Tò he (toy figurines) made from edible rice flour in the shape of animals, flowers etc.

Moreover, there will be a major entertainment program where you and your family can experience traditional Asian dance, music and other cultural activities, such as Shaolin Kungfu and Ashihara Karate - all under the overarching theme ‘Discover my country’. If you feel like sampling some authentic Asian food, the festival offers a wide variety of food from countries including Vietnam, China, Philippines, Pakistan, Japan and Thailand. The tapas-size dishes can be purchased at reasonable prices at the food stalls. The festival promises lots of fun for both you and your kids with plenty of events planned. The Asian Culture Festival, which started in Aalborg in 2013, has grown into a major festival, attracting 19,000 visitors in 2015. The profits of the festival are used to support the poor, single mothers and street children in Asia.

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DISTORTION FOR KIDS June 1, 2 & 4, 13:00-18:00; Ørsted Parken (June 1), Skydebanen (June 2), Fisketorvet (June 4); free adm DISTORTION offers three days of street parties where kids can enjoy themselves in the company of their parents – a great warm-up for experiencing the adults’ party once they’re old enough.

The first two days include music, a taekwondo show and an African dance workshop where kids can learn some new moves. There are also plenty of fun activities including face painting, balloon animals, table tennis and more. At Saturday’s closing celebration, musicians Chapper, RayRay and Trolle & Tormod will perform, and there will also be a bouncy castle, air brush tattoos and free gifts for children. (JQ)

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SMK WORKSHOP Every weekend of June & June 28-30, 11:30-16:30; Sølvgade 48-50, Cph K; 30kr; smk.dk HOW DOES grabbing a water pistol and painting with it sound? Using soap bubbles and spray paints in every colour of the rainbow, children will experience entirely new ways to apply

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The Blue Planet daily 11:00-16:00; Jacob Fortlingsvej 1, Kastrup; over-12s: 170kr, under-12s: 95kr; denblaaplanet.dk Come and play at the new childfriendly outdoor areas at the Blue Planet, where kids can explore the water world with fishing nets and magnifying glasses. You can fish while your kids are enjoying themselves. (JQ)

paint at Statens Museum for Kunst’s Children’s Workshop: Experiments (June 28-30). SMK is the Danish national gallery located in the centre of Copenhagen. On any weekend in June, if you take your children to the Floating Objects workshop, they’ll bring you back plenty of colourful floating art made of paper and masking tape. There will be artists to instruct and assist. (JQ)

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Father’s Day June 5, 10:00-17:00; Fabriksvej 25, Helsingør; adults 80kr, kids free adm; tekniskmuseum.dk It is a tradition for the Danish Museum of Science and Technology to hold an engine festival on Father’s Day. Don’t miss the signature event, ‘Crushed car for lunch’, in which an old wreck is set on fire. (JQ)

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Safari Park daily 10:00-17:00; Knuthenborg Safaripark, Knuthenborg Allé, Maribo; over-12s: 215kr, under12s: 125kr; knuthenborg.dk At the largest natural playground for both children and adults in Denmark, see more than 40 different species of animals by bike or car. In some areas, kids can pet and feed the animals. (JQ)

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English video night June 3, 18:00; Valby Kino, Gammel Jernbanevej 40, Valby; 90kr per film Valby Kino is showing a double bill of Alice Through the Looking Glass and X-Men Apocalypse. Grab your ‘blanky’, pyjamas and friends (plus mum or dad), dress up as Alice or an X-man, and come and join in the fun. (HD)

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Science in the City Festival June 21-26, 10:00-20:00; Carlsberg Byen, Cph V; free adm; scienceinthecity.dk You are guaranteed to learn something at this valuable yet free science festival. With hundreds of events, be ready to get your curiosity satisfied, while exploring science in an interactive and accessible way. (JQ)

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Escaping the stuffiness at the open-air museums ANNE-SOFIE STAMPE, CPH MUSEUMS AND ATTRACTIONS

UMMER is here. So if we’re lucky, the sun will make an appearance and temperatures will rise – conditions that aren’t naturally conducive to paying a trip to

the museum, you might think. However, some museums thrive outside. And this month’s Museums Corner has four such recommendations, whether it’s under the waters of

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the sea at the Øresund Aquarium, time travelling at the Open Air Museum and Esrum

UNDER THE SURFACE Øresund Aquarium, Strandpromenaden 5, Helsingør; open daily 10:0016:00/17:00, extra summer activities from June 27-Aug 12; tickets: over-11s: 79kr, over-3s: 59kr, under-3s: free adm; oresundsakvariet.ku.dk/English JUST NEXT to the sea in Helsingør you’ll find the Øresund Aquarium. It’s a

Abbey, or treasure hunting at an old World War 1 fort.

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small, but beautiful saltwater aquarium focusing on the animals living in the Øresund. You can admire octopuses, fishes and crabs in the tanks inside and let your hands dive into the touch basin. Or why not grab a fishing net and go crab fishing, go snorkelling, or hop on board a motorboat and go porpoise spotting.

OUTDOOR TIME TRAVEL Open Air Museum, Kongevejen 100, Lyngby; May 1-Oct 23, open Tue-Sun 10:00-16:00; free adm (small admission fee in mid-summer); en.natmus.dk/ museums/the-open-air-museum. WHEN YOU enter the Open Air Museum you’ll instantly travel centuries back in time. Stroll along the gravel

roads and visit the fully-furnished homes of the people of the past, such as the peasant, the wealthy miller, the village weaver or the inmates of the poorhouse. This fascinating time warp is one of the largest and oldest open air museums in the world. Right now, the gardens are in full bloom, the geese’s eggs are hatched and the horse-carriage is ready to roll.

TREASURE HUNTING ON THE RAMPARTS Mosede Fort, Mosede Strandvej 87A, Greve; open Tue-Fri 11:00-15:00, Sat-Sun 11:00-16:00; over 18s: 90kr, under-18s: free adm, students: 45kr, treasure hunt: 25kr; danmark1914-18.dk/English YOU ARE a recruit! Are you ready to prove that you have what it takes to become a soldier? Every Saturday and

Sunday in June you can go treasure hunting dressed up like a recruit solving tasks and explore the ramparts at Mosede Fort. The construction of Mosede Fort was initiated in 1913 and completed in 1916, and the fort was an active part of Denmark’s military defence from 1916 to 1922. Make history come to life and let your imagination run free for a day.

MEDIEVAL IS BACK Esrum Abbey, Klostergade 11-12, Esrum, Græsted; open Tue-Sun 11:00-17:00; over-15s: 50kr, under-15s: free adm; Medieval Fair – June 18-19, 10:00-17:00; over-15s: 95kr, under-15s: 75kr; esrum.dk/en VISIT the monumental 850-year-old abbey and the beautiful garden – a rep-

lica of the medieval gardens – full of medical plants. It will take your breath away. From June 18-19, attend the Esrum Medieval Fair and travel back in time to the heyday of Esrum Abbey when monks inhabited the abbey. Music, stands and shows will help you get in touch with your inner medieval persona.

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UYING wines is always a gamble – especially when you’ve purchased large quantities of one that has no accolades or ratings yet! However, there is no sweeter pleasure than finding out the wine you purchased at a whim has been declared Italy’s best. And Lu’Li has been declared just that, garnering stellar reviews both at home and abroad. Front and centre MASCA del Tacco Erchie, which sits on 50 hectares of vineyards in Puglia in the heel of Italy, is devoted to a philosophy that places values and innovation – and of course great wine – front and centre. Made using the Appassimento Method, Lu’Li’s grapes (generally of the Italian Zinfandel and Negro Amaro variety) are allowed to over-ripen to intensify their flavour. The dry winds in the region further contribute to their intensity by causing them to shrivel up. The grapes are then processed and allowed to age for six months in oak barrels. The resulting wine, which can be stored till 2020, is velvety and rich, with a heady bouquet containing hints of red berries, prunes and a touch of spices – a perfect match for those summer steaks hot off the grill. Late harvest, drier grapes OF LATE, there has been a rapid increase in wines from Italy that are made using lateharvested, drier grapes. This treatment of the acid-rich grapes leads to the production

of soft, rich wines – the chemistry is a joy to behold. As one reviewer wrote: ”Its extractive richness makes this wine majestic from the outset. Then comes the density and mightiness of its expressive pal-

atal volume – pure blackberry cream glazed in balsamic and extra fine spices. “Compact and porous as it is, its tannins weave and strengthen its texture, leading to a fruit-driven smoothness

that harmonises its taste perfectly. The amazing vito-oenological executive technique is what this wine exemplifies, as its infinite integrity spreads out covered in an incredibly thick and mellow livery. A

wine that everybody will enjoy. This year’s best red wine: chapeau.” Price: Six bottles for 399 kroner (a saving of 320 kroner) when you order from nemlig.dk

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Food & drinks Live folk music Special menus Corporate events Social occassions Halloween Christmas Confirmations BRINGING HERCEGOVINA DELIGHTS TO COPENHAGEN’S FASHIONABLE SUBURB OF FREDERIKSBERG. The newly relocated Hercegovina Restaurant re-opens on 20 May in the heart of Frederiksberg’s food district. Promising the best of Balkan food and entertainment, for which we have become synonymous with over the past 30 years in Tivoli, you are invited to enlighten your senses to the sights, sounds and tastes of the Hercegovina region. From ‘Prsut’ and other delicious specialities emanating from Hercegovina’s kitchen, to authentic live music; what better combination is there to discover Hercegovina right here in Copenhagen.

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Straight Up Zach Khadudu is a Kenyan by birth and a journalist by choice. He is a commentator and an activist with a passion for refugee and human rights. He may share a heritage with a certain US president, but his heart lies elsewhere – in the written and spoken word.

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The video has been widely seen and condemned across Denmark

DISTURBING video recently surfaced online appearing to show three men identified as staff at a Næstved refugee camp manhandling an asylum-seeker, roughing him up and forcefully pinning him to the ground. One of the staff seen in the video assaulting the 34-year-old asylum seeker was the head of the refugee centre. Like the Wild West WHILE many were shocked by the video, a lot of asylum-seekers were not. Many of them suffer silently in the camps. If you speak to any asylum-seeker or refugee who has spent considerable time at the asylum centres, you will hear of conditions that can only be compared to the Wild West. The accounts are harrowing, often including mental torture and sexual harassment – either by fellow residents at the centres or the staff. There have even been cases where the police have been called in and used brutal force that has resulted in serious injuries and the hospitalisation of some asylum-seekers. Yet noone takes note nor speaks up against these serious violations of rights. Why?

Systemic marginalisation FIRST, asylum-seekers have been systematically marginalised and instilled with a fear of deportation, threats and unnamed consequences. For many who live at the asylum camps, rights are not part of their daily lingo. They believe their fate hangs at the mercy of the rest of society, which defines what they – asylum-seekers – can and can’t do. The current right-wing political sphere has made matters worse by demonising asylum-seekers and newly-arrived refugees at every opportune moment. Marooned by the system SECONDLY, our society seems to have two kinds of justice systems: one for the people defined as citizens – Danish natives and those with residence permits – and another for refugees. Natives and holders of residence permits have all kinds of avenues to seek redress whenever they have grievances, whether it be courts, unions and the ombudsman. But while the asylum-seekers can theoretically do the same, the truth is they don’t. It’s either because they don’t know such avenues exist or due to practicalities of location – refugee camps

are mostly located a fair distance from administrative centres – or language, as a good number of the asylum-seekers have limited opportunities to learn Danish or English and be able to voice their concerns. Complicit in the crime WHILE we believe we live in a democratic society that respects individual rights and liberties, our treatment of refugees and asylum-seekers is appalling. Several international human rights groups and UN rapporteurs have in the past criticised Denmark for its handling of refugees and asylum-seekers, but is anyone really listening? When we see videos such as the one from Asylcenter Næstved and hear horrific stories of the experiences of asylum-seekers at the refugee centres, do we blench? It’s one thing for the system to treat them wrongly, but quite another when we’re complicit in the crime. To paraphrase Martin Luther King Jr: in the end these refugees and asylum-seekers will remember not only the dehumanising words (and actions of the governing system), but also the silence of the rest of us who purport to advocate social justice while turning a blind eye to their plight.

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There were over 500 guests at the grand opening of the new Herzegovina restaurant at Mørk Hansensvej 2 in Frederiksberg, which has found a new venue to call home after over 30 years at Tivoli. The restaurant’s owner Ivan Juric proudly looked on as guests enjoyed the traditional band, the famous buffet and the appearance of a donkey. Among those present were Slovenian ambassador Tone Kajzer (centre right) and Copenhagen Post sales director Hans Hermansen (right), who presented Juric with a special newspaper cover with a succinct headline that summed up the day: “I’m Back”!

The diplomatic corps were out in force on Sunday to cheer on their compatriots and fellow ambassadors in the Copenhagen Marathon, which was won this year by Ethiopian runner Aschalew Biru Hunde (left) in a time of 2:20:47, which was over five minutes outside the women’s world record. Bahrain’s Gladys Kibiwot (left centre), meanwhile, won the women’s race in 2:36:58. Among the dignitaries actually taking part were US ambassador Rufus Gifford (centre right) and Swiss ambassador Benedikt Wechsler (right)

The one-day seminar ‘Cyprus in Denmark’ at the University of Copenhagen included presentations by a number of scholars on subjects as diverse as politics, archaeology and language from the Hellenistic-Roman period. Following the seminar, Cypriot ambassador Maria Papakyriakon (left and right) hosted a reception. Among the guests were Italian ambassador Stefano Queirolo Palmas (right)

‘Colours of the World’, an international festival celebrating language and culture, took over the Concert Hall at the Danish Royal Academy of Music on May 15. It was quite the occasion

South African ambassador Zindzi Mandela (right) was present as her countrywoman, the singer Yvonne Chaka Chaka (centre right), spoke at Parliament on May 20. She was participating in the Women Deliver conference

Copenhagen Carnival (see page 16) wasn’t the only event in May with dancing girls as Bakkens Hvile has them in abundance. In fact it’s had them every year since 1877

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ARNIVAL was in town last weekend as a huge variety of nationalities delighted onlookers with their amazing dance moves and costumes. The festivities are held every year to celebrate the seventh weekend after East-

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er, the Christian festival of Pentecost (Whitsun in the UK and Ireland), and this year the city centre was swamped! And no wonder given the number of beautiful women with barely anything on braving the cold (how could

they!). The crowds soon made their way to Christianborgs Slotsplads where food stands, kids activities and endless dancing and drumming continued. While Brazil is the first country you would associate

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Are asylum-seekers’ human rights being violated at Denmark’s asylum centres is the big debate (in English) at Trampoline House. Among those taking part are refugees, refugee rights activists and legal experts (May 29, 13:00-16:00; Thoravej 7, Cph NV; free adm; trampolinehouse.dk)

Composer Siobhan Lamb’s musical retelling of HC Andersen’s ‘The Red Shoes’, featuring a cast of kids and adults, is tipped for big things, not least thanks to the participation of Norwegian dancer Sindre Postholm, fresh from ‘Top Hat’ at Malmö Opera (May 27, 19:00; Klampenborgvej 215, Lyngby; 175kr, ticketmaster.dk)

The Indonesian Embassy in Denmark is once again turning into a party hub, hosting the Indonesian Bazaar and Culture Festival with various cultural activities: local cuisine, traditional dance, music, handicrafts and more (May 28, 10:00-17:00; Ørehøj Alle 1, Hellerup; free adm)

Enjoy delicacies from the Netherlands, specifically free pancakes and dinner dishes at Dutch Pancake Night. This event is popular, having been held around 130 times in 40-plus countries. (May 28, 19:00; Nyhavn 63C, Cph K; free adm)

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Young Danes love IT, but more playing than programming Denmark fares badly in international survey assessing skills in programming, coding and mobile phone app design LUCIE RYCHLA

ENMARK needs to educate more young people in IT skills such as programming, coding and mobile phone app design, suggests Dansk Ehrverv (Danish Chamber of Commerce) and IT-Branchen, an association of about 300 IT companies. A new international study has

revealed that young Danes are far less interested in learning advanced computer skills compared to their counterparts from other countries such as Germany, the UK, China and India. Few are interested ACCORDING to the survey that is based on answers from 408 Danes aged between 16-25, only 34 percent are ‘very’ or ‘somewhat’ interested in learning to code or build mobile phone apps. In Brazil, India and China some 70 percent of the age bracket would like to have these skills.

Denmark also ranks at the bottom in a European comparison as 48-58 percent of young people in France, Germany and UK would be interested in developing their coding skills and 48 - 60 percent would like to know how to design their own mobile phone app. Lack of skilled experts METTE Lundberg, the head of the communications and policy department at IT Branchen, warns that Denmark has a “massive shortage” of experts experienced in digital technology.

Both Dansk Erhverv and IT Branchen therefore propose to introduce compulsory IT and programming courses at public schools. While young Danes don’t seem thrilled to learn coding and programming, they are definitely keen on playing computer games. E-sports growing fast E-SPORTS – competitive video gaming – is a rapidly increasing trend at Danish schools and sports clubs. “Every day we get many re-

quests from schools and sports clubs that want to include esports into their programs,” Niels Thornberg, the deputy chairman of the umbrella organisation Esport Danmark, told DR. According to its proponents, e-sports helps young people develop social skills and teaches them teamwork. Esport Danmark is currently working on being included in the Danish Sports Federation, and Thornberg hopes e-sports will be part of the Olympic program in 2020.

Walking in the trees, climbing like monkeys, the students from Esbjerg International School visited Gorilla Park in Vejle last week, where they got to test their personal limits on several kilometres of high ropes courses and practised teambuilding skills. They enjoyed a day full of laughter and adventure and got a lot of exercise in the fresh air.

Students at NGG International in Hørsholm have had a very eventful May. Pupils from the first grade got all creative and painted pictures of the world’s famous tourist attractions. Meanwhile, two soccer teams, the under-8s and 10s, challenged the Copenhagen Hawks from CIS to a friendly match. The younger ones claimed a 1-0 victory, while the older pupils scored four goals in their win. And last week, students from the 8th grade received copies of the book ‘I believe I can …’ featuring over 1,400 creative submissions from young people around the world.

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Horsepower and art fuelling mission to beautify asylum centre Acclaimed painter Maria Dubin raising funds on Kickstarter to bring ten international artists to finish the job in August ALESSANDRA PALMITESTA

IVEN HER surname’s similarity to ‘dobbin’, the English slang word for ‘workhorse’, it’s no surprise to note that the half-American, half-Danish artist Maria Dubin is firstly no slouch herself, and secondly best known in the art world for her depictions of seahorses – for the time being! Dubin is on a mission. Following a visit to the Kongelunden asylum centre in Dragør last year, she has been busy decorating its walls – not in a paint and decorate fashion, but with art to uplift the lives of its residents. For many, the centre’s four walls is all they see of the southern suburbs of Copenhagen, and Dubin felt there was “a desperate need” to beautify them to bring comfort to their lives. She has been busy since October and has already painted half the building. Connecting the world “I FELT the strong need to participate actively,” Dubin told the Copenhagen Post Weekly. “As I am a painter, it seemed very logical what I could offer. I think it is important to show respect, and this is the way I do it. I like to connect the world – this is why I am drawing.” Needs funding UP UNTIL this point, Dubin has funded her work with the support of Fiskafeen and the frame store Glarmester Per Lang, where she sold posters of seahorses to the people of Vanløse, the suburb where she lives. To finish the job, she is enlisting the help of ten international artists to join her from July 31 to August 6, but to pay for their visit, she needs to raise funds via Kickstarter. A place of beauty THE PLAN is to make the centre one of the most beautiful places in Denmark and the story of its renovation one that inspires others to help out during the refugee crisis. A filmmaker and photographer will document the week, but none of this will be possible without funding the ARTU-

NITE project on Kickstarter. The art has already had a huge impact on the refugees on the centre. Poetry too “DAVID is a Chinese guy who has written poems inspired by the paintings, and we are going to

write them on the wall – in Chinese, English and Arabic,” said Dubin. “Art inspires people living there to tell other stories and to meet in other circumstances.” Wonderful for kids AND FOR many, including

the centre’s children, the art has helped them to regard Kongelunden as their home. “The teachers at the kindergarten told me that the children were so touched by the drawings they are given a portfolio of the photos of the paintings, because it is their first home in

Denmark and it comforts them,” said Dubin. “Moreover, some of the kids go to kiss the rhinos in the morning when they go to school, as they feel protected by the images. They have become their friends and the art give them joy. That’s wonderful.”

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KUL face as welcome a sight as a hipster cull KUL

Høkerboderne 16B-20, Cph V; 3321 0033; mains from 150kr, set menu 975kr; restaurantkul.dk PIA MARSH

’D HEARD whispers about Kødbyen’s decadent newcomer KUL long before I finally got round to paying it a visit. With a focus on modest prices and exceptional taste, it boasts an intriguing, but initially confusing menu – an eccentric southern Californian/Asian/ Danish fusion prepared over an open flame.

It was what those supercilious food aficionados would refer to as ‘a journey’.

New Nordic no-zone AS A VESTERBRONXER myself, I will be the first to admit that I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with Kødbyen, Copenhagen’s meatpacking district. It’s home turf for hipsters, and it vaunts an air of cool that I often find has an unwelcome waft of superiority to it. Luckily, KUL manages to avoid any of this pretentious novelty. Instead, it stands alone – quirky, innovative and intensely modern, both in menu and interior. With its roots firmly planted in the heart of San Francisco, head chef and founder Henrik Jyrk is more than familiar with the standards of a Michelin star kitchen. In stark contrast to its counterparts, Jyrk made sure to steer clear of the New Nordic concept that saturates much of the city’s gastronomic landscape right now. Surfers’ paradise KUL (WHICH translates as coal) is a paradise for those in search of the good ol’ surf and turf – only with a little more style and pizzazz. A large part of our eight-odd courses were composed of a hefty slab of meat or a fresh portion of fish. The portion sizes were fair – a refreshing change from the white-plate meals that gourmet restaurants seem to serve these days. The international flavourfusion was present right from our first course, in which we eagerly tucked into a lumpfish roe with spicy buttermilk and poppadoms. An interesting combination, and one that felt a little awkward at first (there are very few occasions where I’ve used

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a poppadom to scoop up baby fish eggs), but it was delicious nonetheless. The star of the show – and a seasonal favourite – was the white asparagus, served with truffle shavings and a hefty ration of parmesan. However, my favoured dish was the Jamón Ibérico with squid tempura and black aioli. Presented to us on an elegant black tile, the flavour was unexpectedly exquisite. The restaurant itself is housed in an old wholesale butcher, and they have done their best to en-

sure that traces of its former origins remain. The walls are lined with the original tiles, and the interior is a muted palette of matte black and dark stone. With the mid-April sun seeping through the windows, it felt relaxed and uncomplicated. The open kitchen adds to the unperturbed vibes – all chefs managed to keep their cool during our sitting. Tickilicious FOR DESSERT, we inhaled the trifecta, or what our waitress liked to call ‘the circus of

desserts’ – a sizeable portion of every dessert they offer on their menu. I’m a sucker for all things chocolate so perhaps I’m a little biased in my judgement, but the vanilla soft ice with popcorn, chocolate and Oreo was nothing less than dribble-inducing. Although, the yuzu ice cream with smoked caramel also comes highly recommended. The service was relaxed yet nigorous. Our waitress was quick and competent in her recommendations and her knowledge of the menu. The wine list, an

intriguing mix of international wines, complemented our menu flawlessly. Tick, tick, tick! It was what those supercilious food aficionados would refer to as ‘a journey’. We used our hands to scoop up caviar and eat glorified toast, switched to chopsticks for our delicate slices of pear-garnished salmon and then ended our meal as mere mortals with the good ol’ knife and fork … sigh. Kul champions its gritty roots, steering clear of the hipster doctrine to create its own standards of cool.

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Constitution Day: integral to democracy and inclusive of a new Denmark

It will be a chance for non-Danish speaking internationals to truly engage and take part in Constitution Day

A Radikale event invites all non-Danish speaking internationals to participate in the traditional June 5 discussions GABRIELE DELLISANTI

NYONE who’s ever been to a Danish birthday party might be surprised to learn there’s hardly any flag-waving on Grundlovsdag, the country’s Constitution Day on June 5. The Norwegians – well, they know how to celebrate. Every May 17 they recall the joy of breaking free from the Danes in 1814 by toasting their national pride with champagne and strawberries for breakfast, joining parades on the streets and cheering “Hip Hip Hurra!”.

A historic first AND JUST in case any internationals living in Denmark felt they were missing out on all the fun due to the language barrier, this year Radikale are ensuring they can join in by holding an event in English at Revymuseet in Frederiksberg. It will be the first time the Constitution Day speeches have ever been delivered in a language other than Danish. “Open to many” RADIKALE vice-chair Sophie Carsten Nielsen contends that in the wake of Europe’s biggest immigration crisis in decades, which has resulted in a huge increase in asylum-seekers across the continent, reaching a wider audience is essential when discussing today’s political challenges. “We are receiving new citizens these years – especially refugees,” Nielsen told the Copenhagen Post Weekly. “We find it extremely important that one of the most

fundamental celebratory traditions on democracy and fundamental rights in Denmark is open to as many citizens as possible.”

Anders Ladekarl, the general secretary of Red Cross Denmark, Morten Jung, the deputy major

“We find it extremely important that one of the most fundamental celebratory traditions on democracy and fundamental rights in Denmark is open to as many citizens as possible.” Distinguished speakers RADIKALE announced that the current refugee crisis and the party’s response to it will be the event’s main theme. Nielsen is among the confirmed speakers, together with Spearheading the initiative is Sophie Carsten Nielsen

of Frederiksberg, and Fadel Juanmiry, a refugee and integration consultant at Solrød Municipality. Dedicated to democracy NIELSEN is hoping that the event will mark the beginning of a new tradition “in order to engage more non-Danes in Constitution Day”. Although Danes may not party wildly like the Norwegians on their own Grundlovsdag, June 5 is an extremely important day that serves as a reminder of the very foundations of democracy and the challenges the country is currently facing.

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No flags, no costumes THE DANISH way is distinctly drier. The highlight of their Constitution Day is a number of talks held across the country. No flags, no traditional clothes, just discussions about the country’s most pressing political issues. Under focus this year is the refugee crisis and the government’s

approach to dealing with it.

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ULL DISCLOSURE: I haven’t seen Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland (2010), the loosely adapted ‘reimagining’ of Lewis Carroll’s classic children’s stories – and predecessor to this new offering. I have my reasons. Throw this dog a groan TIM BURTON is indisputably one of the master visual craftsmen of our time and I’m fond of many of his works (Ed Wood, Big Fish and Mars Attacks among them). But every so often, there comes an announcement such as “Tim Burton to direct an adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” that provokes a groan. Similarly, with “Tim Burton directs Alice In Wonderland” one

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NLINE gaming has never really appealed to me. The idea of getting my arse kicked periodically by some anonymous adolescent, while I pay for the pleasure, keeps my gaming firmly offline. Apparently though, at least 12 million gamers disagree – that’s how many people were subscribed to World of Warcraft, the world’s most popular MMORPG (Massively Multi-player Online Role Playing Game) at the peak of its appeal. This week, Danes will be among the first to see Warcraft: The Beginning, the much anticipated motion picture adaptation. No screenings were available at the time of writing, but despite a dodgy

immediately pictures Johnny Depp, lolloping left, front and centre, and Helena BonhamCarter in some ‘delightfully’ kooky guise (the Red Queen in this case), and extrapolate from there the competently made, utterly unsurprising outcome of said production. With this follow-up, screenwriter Linda Woolverton returns along with much of the cast, but Burton this time takes more of a back-seat, serving as producer and leaving the helm to British director James Bobin (Muppets Most Wanted). While Burton’s 2010 original was not strictly a sequel itself, it was mounted as a return for an older Alice who finds a Wonderland (or Underland) she had come to believe existed only in dreams. In this actual sequel, Alice finds her way back again via the titular ‘looking glass’. Flatter than the Red Queen WE JOIN Alice (Wasikowska) in the midst of a swashbuckling battle as she captains her late father’s ship, The Wonder, home to London. On her arrival she learns that she is to be stripped of the ship and her captaincy thanks to her mother selling Alice’s shares in her father’s company. Instead she’s to become a lowly clerk at the company and spend her life behind a desk. This being a reality too awful for her to consider, Alice estrailer, the film is directed by Duncan Jones, the son of David Bowie and director of the beloved sci-fi flick Moon, so the hopes are certainly high. This week’s other release is Alice Through the Looking Glass, a follow-up to Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland from 2010, a box-office hit that attracted lukewarm reviews. Find out if the sequel is likely to buck the trend in this week’s review. Cinemateket continues its celebration of Lars von Trier’s 60th birthday with his sci-fi analogy for chronic depression: the brilliant Melancholia on Sunday at 19:00, and on Tuesday at 21:15, another of his best, Dancer in the Dark. Singer Bjørk stars in this a damning indictment of human cruelty and capital punishment.

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heartedness it renders her neither inspiring nor particularly insulting. So what is intended to provoke laughter conjures, at best, a rare titter. The thrills aren’t thrilling and the spectacle isn’t spectacular. The performances, stunted by lacklustre writing, are far too dry and mannered. Anne Hathaway, who reprises her role as the White Queen, is painfully self-aware throughout – her delivery is monotonous in the extreme. If you decided to skip the original, watching this sequel will only compound the wisdom of that decision.

The stench of Darth Disney FROM THE off, there’s the faintest whiff of those directto-DVD sequels that Disney wheels out in the wake of a monster hit. Alice as a ship’s

captain, returning from China and proceeding to flounce about London in traditional Chinese garb, is initially a tonal surprise. But it soon grows into an annoyance: combining a transparent pandering to the Chinese market with a clumsy attempt at shoehorning the character into Disney’s increasingly pseudo-feminist template. Simply dropping females into a pair of trousers is not a byword for strength of character, it’s more often sloppy writing. Strong heroines should certainly be encouraged, but Captain Alice is drawn with such half-

If we take a peek at the following Thursday, it seems Cinemateket (dfi.dk/filmhuset) are continuing the theme with Polish master Krzysztof Kieslowski’s breakthrough film, A Short Film About Killing, at 21.45. It concerns a young man on death row for murdering a taxi driver, and it’s one of the strongest dramas committed to celluloid. The opportunity to see it on the big screen shouldn’t be missed. Over at Huset (huset-kbh.dk) on Friday, there’s a chance to see Pink Floyd’s The Wall, a haunting mix of animation and live action directed by Alan Parker. The film starts at 19:30. Things get even stranger on Tuesday at 19:00 with more musical cinema in Czech comedy A Night at Karlstein. Tickets are 50kr at the door. (MW)

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capes back to Underland where she learns of Hatter’s (Depp looking eerily like Madonna) desperation to find his family who, after long fearing them dead, he now believes are alive. What follows is a time travelling CGI-driven bonanza that has aimed to tick all the boxes of a children’s adventure tale but, even in IMAX 3D, feels remarkably flat.

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THIS WEEK’S TV choice is like a journey through life from Nine Months that Made You (DR2, Sat 20:00) to The Secret Life of Teens (DR3, Fri 17:05) and finally The Stranger on the Bridge (DR2, Wed 23:50), in which a filmmaker tracks down the man who talked him out of committing suicide. Talking of heroes, we’ve got biodocs on Jesse Owens (DRK, Mon 22:45), Neil Armstrong (SVT2, Thu 18:00) and

Magic Johnson (SVT2, Mon 22:15), while everyone’s favourite Irish comic meets his in Dara O’Briain meets Stephen Hawking to discuss some of the subjects covered in Cosmonauts (SVT2, Mon 18:05) and The Art of Hubble (DR3, Sun 20:00). Elsewhere, there’s another chance to see Mary: The Making of a Princess (K4, Mon 22:00) and the first ever episodes of Vikings (SVT4, Mon

00:55) and Veep (SVT2, Wed 22:45); Adele missed the Billboard Music Awards (DR3, Sat 21:00), but you needn’t; Swedish serial killer doc The Confessions of Thomas Quick (DR2, Tue 20:45) has its moments; Building the World Cup (K6, Sat 14:00) joins the countdown to Brazil; and US thriller series The Family (K5, Tue 21:55) is a cross between Homeland and Boss that was cancelled after one season. (BH)

HEN YOU’RE hot, you’re hot, and Julian Fellowes, free of the shackles of dreaming up more implausible story-lines for the Crawley family, has wasted no time in adapting Anthony Trollope’s much-loved novel Doctor Thorne, which premiered on Britain’s ITV in March. Doctor Thorne is set in the fictional country of Barsetshire during the mid-19th century.

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DR2, Wed 23:05 Dara O’Briain meets Stephen Hawking

EXPLODING onto our screens via Netflix this month, Lady Dynamite, with a massive 85 on Metacritic, is “blowing up the traditional sitcom”, claims the San Francisco Chronicle. Partially based on the real life of its star, the bipolar comedian/actress Maria Bamford, it is “cheerful, dark, surreal, profane,

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FILM OF THE WEEK DR2, Sun 17:55 Cross of Iron

aspirational and meta-fictional”, applauds the LA Times. We follow Maria as she moves back to LA to resume her life again. Presented in different timelines, it uses flashbacks to explore Maria’s backstory with angst and humour.

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THE MADRID derby or Hull vs Sheffield Wednesday: what’s the bigger game? The former’s worth an extra 5 million euros, the other £120 million. You do the maths. Elsewhere, we’ve got the Monaco Grand Prix (3+, Sun 12:30); the final stage of Giro d’Italia (TV2, Sun 14:30); the French Open (all week Eurosport), the Diamond League and England vs Australia (K6, Fri 20:30). (BH)

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It follows the life of penniless Mary Thorne (Stefanie Martini), who grows up with her uncle Dr Thorne (Tom Hollander), and her relationship with her family. The series has received ample attention following the success of Downton Abbey with the Guardian calling it “awash with heaving-bosom action and cut-glass accents”. Only time will tell if Doctor Thorne can emulate the success of Downton Abbey. GABRIELE DELLISANTI

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IN BRITAIN, Songs of Praise. In Denmark on a Sunday at 17:55 it’s a scene in which a German soldier’s penis is bitten off: more like dong’s malaise. Sam Peckinpath’s Cross of Iron could teach the likes of Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit a thing or two, like when to blow off a dead franchise. Fortunately Contraband learned that lesson the hard way at the box office. (BH)

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