In the fall 2018 and spring 2019, you can see The Metropolitan Opera live from New York at Gimle cinema (Norwegian: Gimle kino). Broadcasting via digital equipment and satellite, and clear sound in surround sound as well as HD-quality pictures. The events at Saturdays are live while there are recorded events on Monday.


Place: Gimle kino (Oslo, Norway)
Performances:

1. La Fanciulla del West (3 h 42 min)
   Saturday 27 October at 7:00 p.m. (LIVE)
   Monday 19 November at 6:30 p.m.
2. Aida (3 h 56 min)
   Saturday 6 October (PREMIERE)
   Monday 29 October at 6:30 p.m.
3. Marnie (3 h 17 min)
   Saturday 10 November at 7:00 p.m. (LIVE)
   Monday 3 December at 6:30 p.m.
4. Samson et Dalila (3 h 29 min)
   Saturday 30 October (PREMIERE)
   Monday 12. November at 6:30 p.m.
5. La Traviata (3 h 32 min)
   Saturday 15 December at 7:00 p.m. (LIVE)
   Monday 7. January at 6:30 p.m.
6. Adriana Lecouvreur (3 h 58 min)
   Saturday 12 January at 6:30 p.m. (LIVE)
   Monday 4 February at 6:30 p.m.
7. Carmen (2 h 55 min)
   Saturday 2 February at 7:00 p.m. (LIVE)
   Monday 25 February at 6:30 p.m.
8. La Fille du Régiment (3 h 41 min)
   Saturday 2 March at 7:00 p.m. (LIVE)
   Monday 25 March at 6:30 p.m.
9. Die Walküre (5 h 20 min)
   Saturday 30 March at 5:00 p.m. (LIVE)
   Monday 22 April at 5:30 p.m.
10. Dialogues des Carmélites (3 h 29 min)
    Saturday 11 May at 6:00 p.m. (LIVE)
    Monday 3 June at 6:30 p.m.

Source: Gimle kino

Telenor Arena, Oslo, August 2, 2018


«The biggest pop entertainer in his generation», that is what the Norwegian press wrote in their review of Justin Timberlake’s concert in the Telenor Arena on Thursday, August 2 (Rødahl, 2018). If we add Timberlake’s role interpretation as entrepreneur Sean Parker in The Social Network, the song Can't Stop the Feeling (that I saw and listened for the very first time at Globen in Stockholm), as well as Super Bowl halftime show this year, I could not agree more with the press. In fact, it was during the night (Super Bowl goes at night in Norwegian local time) where Timberlake danced with the Norwegian dancer Mona Berntsen, that I bought tickets to Telenor Arena. In other words, I had very high expectations.


THE MAN OF THE WOODS TOUR
Let me begin with that the concert fulfilled (almost all) my expectations. Great scene (literally), lots of light, impressive dancing and singing, and everything you can expect from Justin Timberlake. Everything with the exception of the sound quality! It does not matter if it is Eurovision, Madonna, Lady Gaga, or Timberlake, Telenor Arena sounds like an overgrown boombox installed in a metal box. The acoustics in Telenor Arena is regrettably! Just don’t let the flutter echo ruin the experience when the world stars are visiting the arena – please?

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Sources

• Rødahl, Mathias (2018-08-02). Anmeldelse: Justin Timberlake i Telenor Arena
  Den største pop-entertaineren i sin generasjon. [ONLINE] Available: https://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/den-storste-pop-entertaineren-i-sin-generasjon/7... [2018-08-09].
• Slosson, Mary (2011-07-01). Justin Timberlake: Stealth Silicon Valley angel?. [ONLINE] Available: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-timberlake-myspace/justin-timberlake-stealth-... [2018-08-09].

In the fall 2017 and spring 2018, you can see the Bolshoi Ballet at Gimle cinema (Norwegian: Gimle kino). Broadcasting via digital equipment and satellite, and clear sound in surround sound as well as HD-quality pictures.


Place: Gimle kino (Oslo, Norway)
Performances:

1. Le Corsaire (3 h 35 min)
   Sunday 22 October at 5:00 p.m.
2. Romeo and Juliet (2 h 30 min)
   Sunday 21 January at 4:00 p.m.
3. Flames of Paris (2 h 15 min)
   Sunday 4 March at 4:00 p.m.
4. Coppélia (2 h 45 min)
   Sunday 10 June at 5:00 p.m.

Source: Gimle kino

Directors: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg


In May 24, 2017 comes the fifth movie in the series of Pirates of the Caribbean. Johnny Depp, who says he will play the role as long as the audience likes it, plays Captain Jack Sparrow. The film will surely have huge earnings for Walt Disney Pictures, but the really interesting is that the directing has been taken care of by the Norwegians Rønning and Sandberg. Earlier they directed the Norwegian movies «Max Manus» and «Kon-Tiki», but never have they directed movies in this format with a $320 million budget. Another surprise is that Paul McCartney has a role in the film, which opens 26 May 2017 (24 May in Norway).

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Sources

• IMDb (2017-mm-dd). Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge (2017). [ONLINE] Available: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1790809/ [8. May 2017].
• Wikipedia (2017-mm-dd). Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017). [ONLINE] Available: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean:_Dead_Men_Tell_No_Tales [8. May 2017].
• Abid Rahman ved Hollywood Reporter (2017-03-28). 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales': First Reactions From CinemaCon Screening. [ONLINE] Available: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/pirates-caribbean-5-first-reactions... [8. mai 2017].

5th to 9th November

This fall I visited London with my ballet-friends. The event at the Royal Opera House was streaming the same day and the musical CATS is already on tape, so therefore it is natural to write about the tour in this culture/film-thread.


Viscera, Afternoon of a Faun, Tchaikovsky pas de deux and Carmen
Friday 6 November

Magic ballet-evening which was Carlos Acosta’s last performances. Viscera choreographed by Liam Scarlett, Afternoon of a Faun by Jerome Robbins, Tchaikovsky pas de deux by George Balanchine and Carmen by Carlos Acosta were all great performances. Except a little bit too long short-version of Carmen, it was a wonderful evening, with superstars like Marianela Nuñez, Steven McRae, Sarah Lamb and Carlos Acosta.


CATS
Saturday 7 November

CATS need no further introduction! One of the biggest blockbuster-musicals of all time, produced by Cameron Mackintosh, composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber with a story based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot. CATS was this fall returning to the London Palladium (for a strictly limited season from 23 October 2015 to 2 January 2016). Beverley Knight was starring as Grizabella (Memory). Superb show!


Been there, done that
We were doing other things in London as well. Afternoon tea, Champagne in London Eye and a short visit to London Film Museum: ]Bond in Motion ! You can see the whole album below as well as other London-photos:

• Bond in Motion (Photos from London Film Museum)
• London Gallery

Will it get an Oscar nomination?


The Wave is a Norwegian catastrophe drama film from 2015.  Åkneset is a mountain massif in the Norwegian fjord Geiranger. It falls out and creates an 85-meter high wave. A geologist (Kristoffer Joner) tries to warn the population about the mountain massif, but ends up in the middle of the wave. The film is representing Norway for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards. It remains to see if the effects are good enough to impress Hollywood. However, many film-enthusiasts will see the film as Norway’s first real catastrophe-film.

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Sources

• IMDb (2015-mm-dd). Bølgen (2015). [ONLINE] Tilgjengelig: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Wave_(2015_film)&oldid=687096938 [Accessed 29 October 2015].
• Wikipedia (2015-10-23). The Wave (2015 film). [ONLINE] Tilgjengelig: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Wave_(2015_film)&oldid=687096938 [Accessed 29 October 2015].

24th to 29th October

This fall I was again visiting London together with my ballet friends. In this forum, which is about culture and films, I find it suitable to tell about the events – which also has been streamed live.


Thriller Live at Lyric Theatre
24th September

Thriller  Live is a two and a half hour concert that celebrates the early years of  Michael Jackson and The Jackson 5. The musical was conceived by Jackson family friend and author, Adrian Grant, and had already been performed in the United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, as well as Scandinavia before the opening at the Lyric Theatre on 2 January 2009.


Phantom of the Opera at Her Mayesty’s Theatre
25th September

The Phantom of the Opera is a musical by Lloyd Webber that opened in London's West End in 1986 (Broadway in 1988). The musical is the longest running show in Broadway history, and the second longest-running West End musical (after Les Misérables). Which is understandable, because this is one of the best musicals (and scenography) I’ve ever seen.


Manon at the Royal Opera House
26th September

This was the premiere of the classic ballet Manon. Kenneth MacMillan’s ballet in three acts was originally created for the Royal Ballet and therefore it is an experience to be at the premiere in Covent Garden to see this ballet. The story follows the young woman Manon who is standing between the bark and the wood: Her love for the student Des Grieux and her desire for comfort and wealth of a rich man. Manon was danced by Marianela Nuñez, while Des Grieux was danced by Federico Bonelli. The show has since been streamed to cinemas around the world!


BalletBoyz the TALLENT at Linbury Studio
27th September

Although some critics felt this was not BalletBoyz at its best, it was fun to visit Linbury Studio and see this modern ballet. The TALLENT consisted of 3 ballets:

THE MUMURING
METHUS
MESMERICS