A Very ‘Swedish Night Out’: The People’s Passion
For some festive high culture in the run up to Easter, Folkoperan put on a performance of Bach’s St Matthew Passion, making for both an intriguing and extremely Swedish night out…
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For some festive high culture in the run up to Easter, Folkoperan put on a performance of Bach’s St Matthew Passion, making for both an intriguing and extremely Swedish night out…
We sent reader Sharon M and a friend to see Legally Blonde at Stockholm’s glorious Maxim Theatre a few weeks ago. YLC’s Solveig Rundquist also took in the show and has this review of the hilarious musical about love and ambition. Sweden has professional theater and high school theater, but not much in-between. So what […]
Giant horses, striking colours and the Prime Minister in a dress! Friday saw the unveiling of the Spring Salon at Liljevalchs Art Gallery. YLC braved the cold to attend! It was a cold and crisp winter morning in Stockholm when the press gathered at the Liljevalchs gallery to sneak a first peek at this year’s exhibition. […]
Kick start the year by feasting your eyes on some fresh visuals. Stockholm’s vibrant art scene is a great way to replenish your creative coffers after a busy holiday season! From conceptual canvases to fabulous photography, here’s YLC’s top picks for the art lover in you. Gallery and Exhibition Openings 6 January: Solo exhibition by […]
Let us bring you the best of times this December with Dickens’ A Christmas Carol! YLC spoke to the cast and crew about the past, the future and the present of this marvellous show.
Staged yet so very, very simple – YLC’s Solveig Rundquist visits the Stockholm Fotografiska gallery to check out acclaimed photographer Paolo Roversi’s exhibition. Skeppsholmen is looked upon as somewhat of a high-cultural mecca in Stockholm, the scene of prestigious and bold art gallery Moderna Museet (The Museum of Modern Art), the Architectural museum, the East-Asian museum, […]
On the 5th Day of December, YLC gave to me… Ballet tickets!
Let us spirit you away to a chilly Victorian London with Dickens’ A Christmas Carol! YLC has two pairs of tickets to give away! There is no ‘Bah, humbug’ about it – YOU have a chance to win! The play opened for the first time in Stockholm in 1988 and was the highlight of many Stockholmers’ […]
Come and brighten up your mellandagarna with Stockholm improv comedy show Lost in Translation! Win tickets to the show Dec 27th at 19.00 (or any show this spring)! Lost in Translation is the improv show that puts the experience of living in Sweden as a foreigner on stage. After completely selling out fourteen shows this fall, […]
There is nothing better on a dark November night than a dark drama – YLC’s Vanessa Le Grange went to see rehearsals of a new play in English opening in Stockholm. There’s something about November that has us either looking inward and hibernating or painting the town maroon in velvet and autumn chic. I imagine […]