Aarhus Festuge
Aarhus Festuge ( German Festwoche Aarhus ) is a ten-day art and culture festival that takes place annually in the Danish city of Aarhus at the end of August / beginning of September . According to the organizer, it is one of the largest cultural events in Northern Europe, with public spaces, clubs, stages, galleries and museums serving as venues. Rikke Øxner, previously artistic director of the Roskilde Festival , has been the director since 2015 . She replaced Folmer Jepsen. The patronage was the Danish Queen Margrethe II.
The festival week goes back to the initiative of city councilor Inge Ehlers ( conservative ) on March 5, 1964, which Mayor Bernhardt Jensen ( S ) joined. The first edition of the festival followed in September 1965 and has since developed into the city's most important cultural event with international participation. A new event motto is issued every year. So far, the festival has focused on the following:
| No. | year | motto | Focus, reference or occasion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41. | 2005 |
Mit livs eventyr (The fairy tale of my life) |
200th birthday of Hans Christian Andersen |
| 42. | 2006 | Womania | Experiences in art and culture by, for or with women |
| 43. | 2007 |
Bevægelse (movement) |
Movement and dance |
| 44. | 2008 |
Åben by (Open City) |
|
| 45. | 2009 |
Fremtiden er nær! (The future is near) |
|
| 46. | 2010 |
Naboer (neighbors) |
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| 47. | 2011 |
Beatiful Mistakes - Skønne fejl ... and other lykketræf. (Beatiful Mistakes. Beautiful mistakes and other lucky hits) |
Humanity in making mistakes |
| 48. | 2012 |
Big - size matters |
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| 49. | 2013 |
Tegn på liv - i en ny virkelighed ( Sign of life. In a new reality) |
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| 50. | 2014 | Same but different | 50th anniversary |
| 51. | 2015 |
Lys - mere lys. Ind i mørket, ud i lyset (light - more light. Into the darkness, out into the light) |
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| 52. | 2016 | Upside down | |
| 53. | 2017 | Let's rethink |
Web links
- Aarhus Festuge Official website (Danish, English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rikke Øxner bliver ny direktør for Aarhus Festuge ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Aarhus Commune, June 16, 2015.
- ↑ a b Aarhus Festuge: Om Aarhus Festuge (Danish) ( memento from October 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), About Aarhus Festuge (English) , accessed on September 1, 2011
- ↑ Aarhus Wiki: Aarhus Festuge Aarhus Stadsarkiv, accessed on November 8, 2015 (Danish)
