Jaga Jazzist Türkiye’ye

News and events // Last updated: 13/01/2012 //

Kendilerine has müzik tarzlarıyla bir fenomene dönüşen ve 9 kişilik bir orkestradan oluşan Norveçli progresif caz topluluğu Jaga Jazzist, 21 Ocak Cumartesi akşamı Garanti Caz Yeşili konserleri kapsamında ilk kez İstanbul’daki hayranlarıyla buluşuyor. Daha önce hiç izlemediğiniz bir caz konserine hazır olun!

News and events // Last updated: 13/01/2012 //

Norwegian progressive jazz ensemble Jaga Jazzist, a phenomenon with their unique sound and 9 piece orchestra, will perform in Istanbul for the first time, as a part of the Garanti Jazz Green concerts series on Saturday, January 21st. Get ready for a jazz concert that you’ve never seen before!

Students from more than 90 countries gathered in Oslo for

News and events // Last updated: 05/12/2011 //

The International Summer School in Oslo (ISS) is now accepting applications for the courses from June 23 – August 3. 2012. Every summer the ISS welcomes over 550 students from about 90 countries to participate in academic programs and learn about the Norwegian culture in an international context.

The acclaimed Turkish singer Sezen Aksu will hold her first concert in Norway 5th of November.
Photo: Oslo World Music Festival.

News and events // Last updated: 02/11/2011 //

The Turkish Singer Sezen Aksu will give her very first concert in Norway Saturday 5th of November during Oslo World Music Festival. - Sezen Aksu is one of the most important artists in Turkey of all times. She has never been to Norway before; it was time to invite her to our festival, Alexandra Archetti Stølen, the festival director of Oslo World Music Festival, says.

Photo: Anne Pfeffer Gjengedal / Margrethe Loe Elde / Bjørn Harstad.

News and events // Last updated: 19/10/2011 //

Thursday 20th of October it was possible to both explore Norwegian contemporary art and listen to Norwegian jazz in Istanbul. The exhibition “Contemporary Norwegian Craft” was opened by Ambassador Janis Bjørn Kanavin at Galleri Bir-Nokta. Later the same evening the jazz trio “Telling Stories About Trees” performed at Borusan Center of Culture and Arts.

Norway's PM Stoltenberg at the South Pole 14th of December.
Photo: The Prime Minister's Office.

News and events // Last updated: 14/12/2011 //

Today one hundred years have passed since Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his expedition became the first to reach the South Pole. In a speech at the South Pole Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg today honoured Amundsen and his men. He also paid tribute to the bravery of British explorer Robert F. Scott and his expedition.

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-I like the album because of its different emotional flavours, the Norwegian songwriter, guitarist and vocalist Ane Brun says about her latest album “It All Starts With One”. The upcoming concert at IKSV Salon in Istanbul Friday 25th of November will include a mix of new and old songs, according to the artist herself.

News and events // Last updated: 22/10/2011 //

The Norwegian polar explorer Christian Eide completed his journey to the South Pole in 24 days, 1 hour and 13 minutes and smashed the previous record with 15 days. Istanbul Exhibition invited him to Turkey to visit “Ice Station Antarctica” and to tell about his amazing experiences. -I had no idea that my journey to the South Pole would end up here in Turkey, he said to the students during a vis...

Elmgreen & Dragseth, The Incidental Self, 2006. Courtesy of the artists.
Photo: Elmgreen & Dragset.

News and events // Last updated: 15/09/2011 //

Norwegian - Danish duo Ingar Dragseth and Michael Elmgreen participate in the 12th Istanbul Biennial this autumn. Their installation “The Incidental Self” consists of 500 smaller framed photographs of various gay cultural and everyday life situations on display.

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Jaga Jazzist Türkiye’ye

Jaga Jazzist to Turkey

Come to Norway - Meet the World

The “Voice of Istanbul” visits Oslo

Stories About Treasures and Trees

Norway’s PM Stoltenberg honours Amundsen

Ane Brun to Istanbul

The expedition that ended in Istanbul

Norwegian Contemporary Art in Istanbul

Royal Norwegian Embassy in Ankara