Category Archives: Dispatches | Nordic Models
MOVIES INTO THEATER | I can’t believe it’s not Ingmar Bergman’s film (part 1)
So what happened to change the Bergmanian tide? Money and the swift canonization of a once reluctant Swedish dramatist-turned-film-icon are the quick answers.
MOVIES INTO THEATER | I can’t believe it’s not Ingmar Bergman’s film (part 1)
So what happened to change the Bergmanian tide? Money and the swift canonization of a once reluctant Swedish dramatist-turned-film-icon are the quick answers.
THEATER TALK | House of Sweden hosts Swedish and American dialogue in D.C.
Artistic Director of Backa theatre Mattias Andersson who specializes in creating and staging theatrical projects grounded in sociological research methods will discuss this hot topic with Robert McNamara, artistic director of SCENA theatre and Otis Ramsey-Zöe, Lecturer of Theatre Arts at Howard University. Randy Gener will moderate the talk.
THEATER TALK | House of Sweden hosts Swedish and American dialogue in D.C.
Artistic Director of Backa theatre Mattias Andersson who specializes in creating and staging theatrical projects grounded in sociological research methods will discuss this hot topic with Robert McNamara, artistic director of SCENA theatre and Otis Ramsey-Zöe, Lecturer of Theatre Arts at Howard University. Randy Gener will moderate the talk.
ON FOREIGN-FILM DIPLOMACY | Why this year’s Golden Globe Awards are so Eurocentric
Have you noticed that the French and the Scandinavians dominate this year’s Golden Globe nominees for best foreign language films? To a disproportionate degree. So what exactly happened that only the French and the Scandinavians grabbed most of the Golden Globes booty? Are the best of the best among this year’s foreign language films really so Eurocentric?
ON FOREIGN-FILM DIPLOMACY | Why this year’s Golden Globe Awards are so Eurocentric
Have you noticed that the French and the Scandinavians dominate this year’s Golden Globe nominees for best foreign language films? To a disproportionate degree. So what exactly happened that only the French and the Scandinavians grabbed most of the Golden Globes booty? Are the best of the best among this year’s foreign language films really so Eurocentric?
Randy Gener and Flemish director Ivo van Hove talk “Movies and Theater” at BAM Next Wave Festival
BROOKLYN: Randy Gener joins the internationally acclaimed Flemish director Ivo van Hove — whose work Cate Blanchett describes as “stunning, with a capital ‘S’ ” — in a BAMtalk entitled “Movies and Theater.” The conversation takes places Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at
Randy Gener and Flemish director Ivo van Hove talk “Movies and Theater” at BAM Next Wave Festival
BROOKLYN: Randy Gener joins the internationally acclaimed Flemish director Ivo van Hove — whose work Cate Blanchett describes as “stunning, with a capital ‘S’ ” — in a BAMtalk entitled “Movies and Theater.” The conversation takes places Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at
Facebook censors Swedish fan pages: Transatlantic culture wars brew over the social network site’s ban of nude artworks and naked Scandinavians
According to Fotografiska, Facebook “dislikes nakedness whether it is in paintings or photography,” adding that the Swedish museum’s use of blue patches were aimed to stop Facebook from removing nude images — and to trigger a debate. Fine. Let me start one…
Facebook censors Swedish fan pages: Transatlantic culture wars brew over the social network site’s ban of nude artworks and naked Scandinavians
According to Fotografiska, Facebook “dislikes nakedness whether it is in paintings or photography,” adding that the Swedish museum’s use of blue patches were aimed to stop Facebook from removing nude images — and to trigger a debate. Fine. Let me start one…
