The sixth edition of Grand Nordic Festival welcomes audiences from Copenhagen and Danish regions, as well as expats, to join in as we stage dialogues between the voice of classical music and the sound of poetry readings.
This year’s theme is LIBERTAS · freedom awaits
We welcome the audience to become a part of direct trans-genre interactions between diverse art forms to enforce the the idea of dialogue as an instrument to seek solutions for the challenges contemporary society faces. To do so the festival has the Parisian salon as inspiration, and quotes the historical relationship between poetry reading and the sound of the lyre in antiquity.
The festival is an activity arranged by OrdSelskabet · Society of the Word. The organisation will offer a wide array of cultural activities during the autumn and winter stressing on community, dialogue and humanism. You may become member of OrdSelskabet by sending an email to: info@ordselskabet.dk
PRICE 200 DKK: membership from October 2024 until December 2025 – including free events and up to 50% discount on other activities.
You may read the bylaws here.
This year’s theme is LIBERTAS · freedom awaits – tones and words about human experience through the exploration of the contemporary concept of freedom.
In times of crisis and general uncertainty, we seek to reinforce the idea of dialogue and direct human contact.
Thus, we invite the audience to a joint journey where dialogue is the epicenter of the stage performances across art forms.
The festival is staged as a series of dialogues between classical music and poetry readings. Each single performance is unique and attained via a direct confluence between poet(s) and musician(s). This joint expression explores an experimental trans-aesthetic study on freedom via artistic interaction.
Founder Martha Elias Reflects on the Vision, Inspiration, and Driving Force Behind the Festival
Dear Festival Guest,
SIX YEARS HAVE FLOWN!
WELCOME to the sixth edition of the Grand Nordic Festival for Poetry and Classical Music!
It is our pleasure to welcome you to this year’s festival, held in Hellerup and Copenhagen, centred around the theme of LIBERTAS—Freedom Awaits.
This is not merely a theme; it’s an invitation to reflect on the significance of freedom in our lives and society—freedom expressed through art, language, music, and human connection.
This year’s festival brings together some of Denmark’s most emblematic artists, musicians, and poets, each of whom offers a unique perspective on what freedom means to them. On stage, familiar names, emerging voices, and accomplished musicians share a common mission: to explore freedom’s myriad dimensions. Freedom is a primal force, a right, and a challenge. It enables us to express ourselves, take risks, and defy convention, and it reveals itself in many forms, both within the arts and in life’s broader experience. Our festival celebrates these boundaries we transcend and the new horizons we discover.
Throughout the festival, audiences will experience a series of Lyrical Salons featuring dynamic exchanges between live music and the spoken word, alongside workshops and lectures. Each Lyrical Salon is carefully curated to showcase the rich diversity of voices interpreting freedom. Classic music and poetry blend across generations and genres, from intimate chamber music settings meeting with literature. Our poets will delve into themes of inner and outer freedom and consider how, amid a chaotic world, we might uncover and comprehend freedom.
We are deeply proud of the dedication behind the festival—a team of passionate souls working tirelessly to bring the message of art and freedom to life. Artists, advisors, volunteers, and partners alike have invested time and heart to create a memorable experience where every detail counts. Our stage is more than a venue; it is a shared space for thoughts and emotions, a platform where art and audience meet to create something new and inspiring.
We encourage all to engage fully and experience LIBERTAS for themselves. Let us together explore what freedom means today—in art, in society, and within ourselves. Grand Nordic Festival is not just an event; it’s a movement and a celebration of all that makes us free. We hope as many as possible will join us on this journey, find inspiration, and become uplifted by the experiences awaiting.
Welcome to the Grand Nordic Festival of Poetry and Classical Music—a festival where poetry and classical music unite in full interdisciplinary expression! Following our last festival in 2023, we return stronger than ever, ready to captivate with a programme that is both relevant and timely.
Be part of this unique opportunity—come, experience freedom, and join this journey, where you may become part of something greater as a community.
We look forward to seeing you at the Grand Nordic Festival of Poetry and Classical Music—LIBERTAS—Freedom Awaits!
Festival Greetings,
Martha Elias
Art Director
25 October 2024
During the breaks – as well as every evening – after the programme ends – everyone can join the Salon Time and mingle with the the artists. It remains paramount to nurture the creation of new dialogue groups.
This is an opportunity to interact with everyone straightforwardly. Visitors can freely take the stage and present poetry, music, or something interrelated.
Please check out the programme, and contact us via mail if you wish to participate: me@ordselskabet.dk
The audience and participating artists have the opportunity to freely contribute to compose a festival product written in community during this year’s festival. This is done by writing 1-2 lines of verse, a word, or a thought related to the theme LIBERTAS—Freedom Awaits.
After the festival, the joint salon poem will be edited and shared via the festival’s social media channels.
READ previous joint community poems here.
Our own Salon Academy offers the following activities:
1) Lyre workshop for children from 9 years in Byens Hus Hellerup on 30/9 from 13:00-14:00.
Price: 300 DKK
2) Lyre workshop for ADULTS from 16 years in Byens Hus Hellerup on 30/9 from 14:00-14:50.
Price: 300 DKK
JOIN THE ACTIVITIES BY sending an email to me@ordselskabet.dk
Everyone can join via our payment page or MOBILEPAY 611996 with name and email on the comment field.
If you have any questions about the program or workshops, please send an email to: info@grandnordicfestival.dk
The festival aims at nurturing a free space for art encounters between poetry and classical music, and has the audience as a central part of the art dialogues on stage.
We thank for the interest to everyone and inform that the organisation has decided to delivering any and all profits from ticket sales to Flygtningebørn.dk (organisation that provide aid to child refugees).
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Copenhagen, 25 September 2019
The festival is arranged by OrdSelskabet · THE SOCIETY OF THE WORD
Concept & Art Direction by Martha Elias
VAT. DK-41666161
UPDATED 13 September 2024.
ADDRESSES
Venues
21/11
BYENS HUS HELLERUP
Hellerupvej 24, 2900 Hellerup
22/11
KLUB
Linnésgade 25, København K
ADDRESSES
Venues
21/11
BYENS HUS HELLERUP
Hellerupvej 24, 2900 Hellerup
22/11
KLUB
Linnésgade 25, København K