Tuesday, October 9, 2007

PULSE

This is Pulse and you are about to get your weekly info package about what to do in Oslo.

1. Are you sick of brown leaves and less sun every day?
Than you should go to Sleppet. That is the sound of the norwegian spring. This sound installation is done by six artists, who have travelled western Norway. There they recorded a varaity of sounds from nature to urban areas. Slappet is part of the ULTIMA music festival, but its still free of charge. It is open every day of this week, at noon, you can find it in Möllergata 13.
http://www.ultima.no/

2. Classical Rock is still alive. And it is for free as well. So go listen to the Babarian Twins, tommorrow at 8 in Gamla, that is in Grensen 1.
www.myspace.com/barbariantwins
http://www.gamla.no/

3. This Thursday and art exihibition opens, which has never been done before. It is about Modern Norwegian Art Photography from the last 30 years. Central works of this period are presented in Stenersenmuseet. The Address is Munkedamsveien 15 and if you are still a Student you have to pay 25 kroner to get in.
http://www.stenersen.museum.no/

4. If you have never seen a ghost, you should go to Akershus Castle at night. Here you can take guided ghost tours. And walk around in the candle-lit castle and see how it was before electricity came. See you this Wednesday at 6 in the Castle. For 50 Kr.
Contact tel.: 23 09 31 50
http://www.mil.no/felles/ak/start/aktuelt/akslott/

Thursday, October 4, 2007

Pulse 02.10.2007

Time for you to get updated in the cultural life of Oslo.
1. The first event for today is not free of charge, but I decided to have it anyway. It’s almost a must for those of you who are interested in seeing the world from a different angle.
It’s a movie festival “Films from the South” from the 4th till the 11th of October- the biggest movie festival in the North-Europe with focus on Asia, Africa and Latin America.
More info about the tickets, movies and places you find under www.filmfrasor.no

The rest of the Pulse for today is free of charge and it has something to do with Russia. It just a pure coincidence and not my identity speakingJ


2. Anyhow the first to come is a movie at Moloch filmclub.
The movie is called “Solaris” from (1972) and takes you on a trip to a mystery planet. The movie is black and white with the English subtitles.
Address for the Moloch is Gøteborggata 32
And it’s on Thursday 4th of October at 20.00
Free of charge

3. The next event his about the freedom of speech and Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya. It’s an exhibition with the focus on what she was working for at Nobel Peace Center on Sunday the 7th of October at 15.00 o’clock.
Free of charge.

4. The last event is a concert of a Swedish singer Dan Fagerquist and you may have a question about it’s connection to Russia, but in this concert Dan Fagerquist is singing songs of a legendary Russian singer Vladimir Vysotskiy, translated to Swedish.
The concert is at Chateau Neuf’s bokcafeen on Monday the 8th of October at 21.00
Free of Charge.
Hope you’re going to take a look inside Russian culture this week.

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

SIN Pulse 25.09.2007

1. The first event for today is Finnmark day at Blå. It’s called en beat av Finnmark and offers you a meeting with a Norwegian country from the very far up north. It the programme: possibilities for you in Finnmark, tasting of food and of course music. The event starts at 13.00, concerts from 21.00.
Don’t miss it: Wednesday, 26th of September at Blå. Free of Charge.

2. The next event is called Architectures that dare. Spanish Cristina Díaz Moreno and Cristina Díaz Moreno have success with opening up the boundaries for traditional architecture and bringing in modern art, design and sociology.
Wednesday 26th of September at 18.00 at DoGA, Hausmanns gate 16
Free of Charge

3. Now it’s time for a concert on the Pulse.
Aksel Naas og His Notorious Bros. rocks the joint at Verkstedet Bar
You can listen to some of there music on myspace and if it sounds interesting go to Verkstedbar on Friady 28 of September at 22.oo
It’s free of charge

4. And to finish our Pulse today comes yet another concert. This time a quite international one.
“Walking in the world of opera and Latvian romances.”
It’s at The Norwegian State Academy of Music
Thursday 27th of September at 19.30
Lindemansalen

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

New Members :-)

Adrian
Uganda, The source of Nile river ;-)
Naveed
Pakistan
Torsten
Germany

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Pulse 18.09.07

SIN’s Oslo Pulse. As usually a lot to do in Oslo for no price, believe it or notJ
1. The first event to be mentioned is a concert at Mono. Leütenhaven! releasekonsert!
The band comes from Trondheim and plays indierock.
It’s at Café Mono on Thursday the 20th of September at 20.00 and it’s Free of Charge.

2. The next event is a Movie Seminar at Chateau Neuf. Topic for a discussion is civil war and movie to be screened is “La Sierra”, about the civilwar in Colombia.There is going to be a debate after the movie.The event is on Friday 21 of September at 18.30 at Cinema Neuf and it’s Free of Charge.

3. One more concert which is worth mentioning the coming week is Oslo Jazzsession at MIR. Alex Gunia is hosting this first day of an open session series at MIR .A short intro concert of Alex Gunia playing on extended guitar, electronics and Kuriko on the traditional chinese instrument called Guzheng and a jam afterwards.Tuesday 25th of September at 21.00 at MIR(Toftes gate 69) Free of Charge

4. As a closing event for the PULSE today is a sculpture exhibition on the open air. It’s called KONTRA and it’s a Finish-Norwegian cooperation project. The exhibition can be seen at the park between Cultural Institute and Akershus Fortress. And as an open air exhibition it’s Free of Charge

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Pulse 11.09.2007

1. This week Chateau Neuf is screening a number of American movies in it’s Lillesalen, being produced in different years: “Down by the Law” (1986)Thursday the 13th at 19.00 and 2 movies on Tuesday the 18th: “Dead Man”(1995) and “Night on Earth”(1991) at 19.00 and at 21.00
For more info check: studentersamfundet.no
The screenings are free of charge.

2. Norwegian Academy of Music offers you a concert of Grieg the coming Wednesday.
It’s on the 12th of September at 18.00 at Levinsalen.
For more info and more concerts check: nmh.no

3. Are you a real romantic and definitely know what a serenade is then I have an event for you. Teaterkjellern gives you a possibility to visit a serenade evening. You’ll be even able to vote for the one you liked the most.
It’s at Teaterkjellern, Akersgata 38 on Wednesday 12.09 at 21.00
And it’s free of charge.


4. The last event for today is an exhibition: “Urban Interface Oslo”. Urban interface is both exhibition and artistic/curatorial research project exploring the interspaces between public and private urban space. In 2007 urban interface takes place in two European cities, Berlin and Oslo.
It’s on Friday 14th of September at 09.00 at Fabrikken.
More info you’ll get at :oslo.urban-interface.net
It’s free of charge.


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Sunday, September 9, 2007

New SIN international group

Some kind of meeting ...
Gwineth, Canada
Lauren , U.S.A
Vera, Austria
Vita, Lithuania
Nadja, Ukraine
Christopher, Germany
Shahab, Iran

More people on the way ...
From : Uganda, Germany, Pakistan and Denmark
No picture yet :-D