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Readings in Norwegian, Icelandic and Danish by two of Europe’s best young authors, whose work is published in the anthology Quest, will be illustrated live on stage. The stories are: A Trip to Town by Maria Parr (Norway) and The Great Book Escape by Ævar Þór Benediktsson (Iceland).

Both stories are available on Gyldendals Danskportal

In Danish, Norwegian and Icelandic

Moderator: Mette Rabæk
Illustrator: Signe Parkins

The Swedish author reads aloud from her book The Ice Sea Pirates, nominated for a Nordic children’s book award, and the story will be illustrated live on stage.

In Swedish and Danish

Moderator: Nina Sif Tønder
Illustrator: Cato Thau-Jensen

Experience an exceptional reading aloud session, in Dutch, English and Danish, when two of Europe’s best young authors read from their own stories written for the anthology Quest. An illustrator will draw live on stage. The stories are: Piva is a Tone-Deaf Cat by Anna Woltz (The Netherlands) and Beware Low-Flying Girls by Katherine Rundell (UK).

Both are available on the Gyldendals Danskportal

In Danish, Dutch and English

Moderator: Jesper Kirkegaard
Illustrator: Mette-Kirstine Bak

Experience an exceptional reading aloud session in French and Danish when two of Europe’s best young authors read aloud from their own stories written for the anthology Odyssey. An illustrator will draw live on stage to accompany the stories, which are: What we Have Lost by Sarah Engell (Denmark) and Out There by Victor Dixen (France).

In Danish and French

Moderator: Jesper Kirkegaard
Illustrator: Dan Ræder Knudsen

Experience an exceptional reading aloud session in Dutch, German and Danish from two of Europe’s best young authors whose stories are included in the anthologies Quest and Odyssey. An illustrator will live-draw on stage. The stories are: The Girl with no Name by Aline Sax (Belgium) and Lost in Transformation by Cornelia Travnicek (Austria).

Both are available on the Gyldendals Danskportal

In Danish, Dutch and Austrian

Moderator: Mette Rabæk
Illustrator: Dan Ræder Knudsen

Experience an exceptional reading aloud session in Norwegian, Portuguese and Danish, when two of Europe’s best young authors read their own stories written for the anthology Odyssey. An illustrator will live-draw on stage.

The stories are: The Blue Bell by Ana Pessoa (Portugal) and When I Open my Eyes the World’s Askew by Annette Münch (Norway).

In Danish, Portuguese and Norwegian

Moderator: Jannik Mulvad
Illustrator: Søren Jessen

Experience an exceptional reading aloud session in Russian and Danish from two of Europe’s best young authors whose stories are in the anthology Odyssey. An illustrator will live-draw on stage. The stories are: Passengers by Inna Mankhova (Russia) and #parisjetaime by Sanne Munk Jensen (Denmark).

In Danish and Russian

Moderator: Jette Holmgaard Greibe
Illustrator: Søren Jessen

Experience an exceptional reading aloud session in Swedish, Portuguese and Danish from two of Europe’s best young authors whose stories are in the anthology Quest. An illustrator will live-draw on stage. The stories are: The Travel Agency by Maria Turtschaninoff (Finland) and Journey to the Centre of the Dark by David Machado (Portugal).

In Danish, Swedish and Portuguese

Moderator: Jette Holmgaard Greibe
Illustrator: Dan Ræder Knudsen

Hunters, kings and women of power become entangled in prophecy, mythology, shame, pride and insult in one of the most exciting birth-of-a-hero tales in the world – The Birth of Sundiata Keita, legendary founder of the great Malian Empire of West Africa. Internationally acclaimed storyteller Jan Blake and long-term collaborator, drummer John Predare, bring an epic performance to Aarhus. This inspiring tale reaches across the centuries, from its origins in medieval Africa to the conflicts in our own time when its telling is forbidden. Expect an exhilarating collision of wild song and heroic story...

In English