Nordic strings in Greenland
The Nordic string group Unison Strings has made workshops for children and young people and played concerts in Greenland
Since 2014, the inter-Nordic classical string festival, Unison Strings Festival – Greenland, has been inviting string students and professional string players from Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Denmark to 10 intense days in Greenland with rehearsals and concerts.
In 2018, the festival wanted to try something new and different, and therefore joined forces with the Greenlandic band, Small Time Giants, to create a magnificent concert in Ilulissat, where the rock band was merged with the Unison Strings Festival’s classical string orchestra. It turned into a memorable and touching concert, where up to 600 people had turned up to this unique experience. The concert was immortalized on film by Jens Christian Lennert Lyberth and Anda Otto Schmidt, and shows that together – across national borders, age and cultural differences – you can create the most amazing moments.
The project is supported by NAPA.
Other projects we funded
Katuarpalaaq – The sound of drums
Katuarpalaaq is a drum dance festival, which was organized by Katuaq between the 21st and 25th of March 2022. During the week, people could come and see drum dancers from Canada, Alaska and Greenland. Here you can read more about what the week with the
IMARSUAQ – The Roads of the Sea – encounters with and around the Arctic Ocean
The old Colonial Harbour in Nuuk will be transformed with image projections and sound on Friday 15 October 2021 at 18 – 20. There will be outdoor light shows on the walls, ice and rocks, and sound installations with live music. NAPA has supported the
Greenlandic student advocates for Decolonial practices and Diversity in Academia
Greenlandic Inuk student Aviaaja Lennert Olsen thrives towards to promote diversity and decolonization at Aarhus University, where she studies Sustainable Heritage Management (SHM). Thanks to the support from NAPA’s Cultural Funding Programme, Aviaaja Lennert Olsen was able to attend the 75th Jubilee of the Department