CATEGORIESA dinner party with a difference
KOST and biodynamic farm Birkemosegaard are hosting a joint dinner during the Copenhagen Cooking & Food Festival. The guests will eat a menu created with the day's produce that will only be chosen in the hours before they arrive. We caught up with Martin Mo Kvedéris from Birkemosegaard, who attempts to demystify the biodynamic philosophy and why it's gaining traction
Food Fever Fest
The Copenhagen Cooking and Food Festival is one of the highlights of the foodie calendar — and this year's
extravaganza is no different. Once again the programme is packed with exciting events and experiences, from cooking demonstrations and workshops to pop-up meals and exclusive dinners
Doggy style
The unofficial World Hotdog Championship pits eight top chefs against each other to demonstrate the gastronomic potential of the humble hotdog
Improv Comedy Copenhagen Wins Best Stage in Copenhagen
For many years, the only nights out catering for those who struggle with Danish – which let’s be honest, is most of humanity – were infrequent stand up nights. Until now. And it’s all thanks to the power of improv.
Bringing opera back to the people
This August the Copenhagen Opera Festival returns for its ninth year, and its first with internationally-acclaimed tenor Peter Lodahl at the helm. It is a festival determined to uncouple the genre from the formal etiquette of the opera house, moving it into the streets (and even canals) of Copenhagen, where it hopes passionate expression and sheer vocal skill will find a new audience
When artists chase funding, they lose sight of their work
Artistic director of Dansehallerne Efva Lilja argues that contemporary dance remains underfunded, despite its vast potential as an artistic platform
“I don’t want to make museum theatre”
Hamlet is one of the world's best-known plays. This summer at Kronborg Castle, director Lars Romann Engel is staging an original and cutting-edge performance that he hopes will bring the 400-year-old play into the modern world
A Haven for creative expression
Aaron Dessner from The National has teamed up with chef Claus Meyer and brewer Mikkel Borg Bjergsø to create a festival, Haven, that celebrates good music, food and beer. Ahead of its launch
this August, Dessner sat down to talk about the origins of the festival, why The National has a political position, and the things that Denmark is doing right – but why Danes shouldn't be complacent
Raising the Barr
Copenhagen finally has a decent restaurant that cooks unfashionable dishes such as frikadeller and schnitzel – Barr offers a modern, elegant take on northern European comfort food
Out of the frame, off the page
The 'grandmother of performance art', Marina Abramović, is taking up residency in Copenhagen this summer with a major retrospective at Louisiana and a new installation at the Royal Library. We met the curators of both exhibitions to learn more about the way Abramović's work unsettles our typical understanding of art and literature, and how static viewers become active participants
The feeling of completely falling in love with music has never left me
A 25-year-old producer has been tasked with creating the score for a 400-year-old play. But despite his young age, Mike Sheridan has already arrived at a stage in his career where he feels ready to take on the challenge of creating the soundscape for one of Denmark's most important theatrical events – Hamlet at Kronborg
“You have to learn to control anxiety – to be friends with it”
Copenhagen's restaurants are overrated, and New Nordic has become a monoculture, says Michelin-starred chef Paul Cunningham