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A sizzling Bollywood musicaland Bowie symphonies share the main stage withtwo giants of world music from different continents andSwedish pop sensations. Skeppsbron gathers internationalstandup-comedian together with the newest and brightest stars inthe musical sky. And on Karl XII’s torg the dancing never ends.Norrbro is bursting with activities for both little and large whilstat Studion Kulturhuset there’ll be films and talks on the focusof this year’s festival theme – India! The theme is presentedtogether with India Unlimited and The Indian Embassy inSweden. Six days crammed with 600 programme events.Welcome to the capital’s very own culture festival,right in the heart of the city.Welcometo StockholmCultureFestival 2017For more information about the festival, please visitour staffed info hubs located at Karl XII:s torg,Norrbro and Stockholm Visitor Center.Find out more and see the full programme atkulturfestivalen.stockholm.se30Stockholm Culture Festival 15—20/8 2017kulturfestivalen.stockholm.seEMMA SVENSSON / STUDIO EMMA SVENSSONWhere: Stockholm cityWhen: 15–20/8 2017How: Free entry

EMMA GRANN / STUDIO EMMA SVENSSONMAP ONPAGE 4Jazz, pop and folkwith high-octaneperformers, rising starsand music from everycorner of the world.SkeppsbronGustav AdolfstorgNORA CEDERIN / STUDIO EMMA SVENSSONThe festival’s main stagehosts international stars,some of Sweden’s biggeststage artists and all-night DJparties that turns Stockholm’s official centrepointinto the square that neversleeps.Dancefloor onKarl XII:s torgShake your thing tobhangra beats, Finnishdisco, dance bands orsome folk music!Studion: KulturhusetListen to fascinating talks relating to thisyear’s theme, and spend the evening chilling outwith film screenings.ALMA VESTLUND / STUDIO EMMA SVENSSONNorrbroA giant week-longadventure full of familyshows, workshops and newthings to try for all ages!Free AdmissionEnglish31

Love Story – A Bollywood Musical INTUESDAY 15.8Love Story– A Bollywood Musical INEnter the colourful andsparkling world of Bolly wood in a performance,or rather a tribute to loveand life!Gustav Adolfs torg20.00–21.30Puerto Candelaria COAn explosion of Colom bian Cumbia in a carne valesque stage showwhere music isn’t the soleingredient but also theatre,dance and comedy, all ledby El Sargento Remolacha(Seargeant Beetroot!).Skeppsbron21.00–22.00Gustav Adolfs torgTue 15/8 20.00–21.30Wed 16/821.30–23.00Namaste SthlmThe festival Namaste Sthlmrelocates to StockholmCulture festival! A fourhour long explosion of dance, performances, rhythmsand colours representingthe cultural diversity andregions of India!Skeppsbron12.00–16.00Cinema Indien:Making of Mahatma INStudion Kulturhuset20.30–23.00Art of living:Sri Sri YogaKarl XII:s torg: Dansbanan08.00–10.00Puerto Candelaria COTalk: In Search of theNew IndiaTogether with correspondent Malin Mendel Westberg authors Henrik Sundbom and Per J Anderssondiscuss some of the manyquestions surroundingone of the world’s largestcountries.SkeppsbronTue 15/821.00–22.00Studion Kulturhuset19.00–20.00The talk will be held in SwedishZakir Hussain & Masters of Percussion INGustav Adolfs torgWed 16/8WALKSStroll, saunter or stridethrough an ever-changing Stockholm. FamousStockholm personalitiesshowcase their city as seenthrough their own eyes andwell-versed experts put thespotlight on all that’s beenforgotten or tucked awaybeneath cobblestones andbehind bricks.To participate in the tour,you need a ticket. Ticketsare being sold at the MedievalMuseum, located at Ström parterren. Tickets cost30 SEK each.3219.30–20.45Walk: Dramatic events inthe history of Stockholm Getto know more about dramaticevents as strange deaths,murders, kings and queens inthe capital of Sweden.Thu 17/8 18.00–19.30Fri 18/8 15.00–16.30Sat 19/8 12.00–13.30The walk will be held in EnglishWalk: From monks to söderhipsters – Morning joggTouch down in Stockholm’s cultural history with thisjogging tour from the middle ages to today. Jog at a relaxed pace, 7–8 mins per km, for 7.5 km, stopping at a fewinteresting sites where you’ll find out all about Stockholmand its 750 years of history. You’ll hear about everythingfrom nuns and monks to manual labourers and themodern phenomenon of söderhipsters!08.00–09.30Thu 17/8–Sat 19/8The walk will be held in EnglishWalk: Made in SwedenThis is a walking tour witha focus on famous people,businessmen, architects,contractors, royalty, musicians,actors, inventors and productswith a Swedish origin. Everydecade or a century has its ownshining star that will be in ourcollective memories forever.Tue 15/8 18.00–19.30Fri 18/8 18.00–19.30Sat 19/8 15.00–16.30The walk will be held in EnglishStockholm Culture Festival 15—20/8 2017kulturfestivalen.stockholm.se

MONA ABDEL KARIMWEDNESDAY 16.8Zakir Hussain &Masters of Percussion INAn international musicalphenomenon, a mastertabla player of the highestorder, and one of India’sgreatest cultural icons.Gustav Adolfs torg19.30–20.45Indian marketPresented togetherwith Namaste Sthlm.SkeppsbronTue 15/8–Thu 17/812.00–22.00Farida NOThe sound of 90s r’n’b,guitar riffs and neo-soulfills the air as Norway’snext future superstar takesto the stage.Skeppsbron19.30–20.30Cinema Indien:Dance to the rhythm INStudion Kulturhuset20.30–23.10YogaDevi:Morning yogaKarl XII:s torg: Dansbanan08.00–10.00Bowie in BerlinGustav Adolfs torg19.30–21.00Thu 17/8Skeppsbron21.00–22.00Icona PopSkeppsbronThu 17/822.00–23.00Farida NOTHURSDAY 17.8SkeppsbronWed 16/819.30–20.30Icona PopThe international pop sensations has conquered theworld with their electropop music.Gustav Adolfs torg22.00–23.00Bowie in BerlinSwedish Radio SymphonyOrchestra directed by conductor Hans Ek join forceswith Magnus Carlson,Moto Boy and JennieAbrahamson to interpretDavid Bowie’s pioneeringBerlin trilogy.Tigerstyle: Bhangra club UKKarl XII:s torg: Dansbanan18.00–22.00Thu 17/8Gustav Adolfs torg19.30–21.00Damn! Kristin Amparo ShirinSkeppsbronWed 16/821.00–22.00Tigerstyle:Bhangra club UKDeep bhangra beats fill thedance floor all night longwhen Raj and Pops fromTigerstyle finally return toStockholm.Karl XII:s torg: Dansbanan18.00–22.00Cinema Indien:Just let it go, friends INSee and try Kathak!Shivani Sethia IN– Kathak dance SkeppsbronStudion Kulturhuset20.30–22.45Wed 16/8 12.00–12.40 18.00–18.40Art of living:Sri Sri YogaKathak – Open workshopwith Shivani Sethia INJIMMY FONTAINEKarl XII:s torg: DansbananThu 17/8 15.00–17.00Free AdmissionKarl XII:s torg: Dansbanan08.00–10.00English33MARTIN MARTINSSONDamn! Kristin Amparo Shirin Together with oneof Sweden’s greatest voices,and a new found star on thesoul scene, the soul, funkand Afro collective Damn!make passionate music thatswings to the max.

ANDERS BOBERTFRIDAY 18.8Geeta Chandran INLegendary dancer andsinger performing solodance of excep tionalartistry from the classicaldance form bharatanatyam.Skeppsbron 18.00–19.00KaliffaGustav Adolfs torgFri 18/820.00–21.00Andreas MattssonSkeppsbron21.00–22.00Fri 18/812.00–13.00KaliffaHiphop and reggae fromSweden’s number one rayof sunshine, who sets thesquare moving to the beat.Gustav Adolfs torg20.00–21.00Youssou N’Dour & LeSuper Etoile de Dakar SNPolar Prize winner andone of Africa’s mostfamous singer today hasworked with big namessuch as Bruce Springsteen,Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon,Neneh Cherry and mostrecently Akon.Gustav Adolfs torg22.00–23.30Ricky-Tick Big Band & Julkinen Sana FISkeppsbronFri 18/822.30–23.30Geeta Chandran INSkeppsbronFri 18/812.00–13.00 18.00–19.00Andreas MattssonSunny, summery synthesizer sounds interminglewith sombre melancholywhen one of Sweden’sforemost songwriters performs his first solo albumin Swedish.Youssou N’Dour & Le Super Etoile de Dakar SNGustav Adolfs torgFri 18/822.00–23.30Indian marketPresented togetherwith Namaste Sthlm.SkeppsbronFri 18/8 –Sat 19/812.00–00.00Skeppsbron21.00–22.00Ricky-Tick Big Band &Julkinen Sana FIA 17 strong big band andthree legendary Finnishrappers, rapping as fast aslightning to a swing beat.Skeppsbron22.30–23.30Cinema Indien:Life is precious INStudion Kulturhuset20.30–23.10YogaDevi:Morning yogaKarl XII:s torg: Dansbanan08.00–10.0034Stockholm Culture Festival 15—20/8 2017kulturfestivalen.stockholm.se

SATURDAY 19.8Papa CJ INOne of the most influential and award-winningcomedians on the young,international stand-upscene, who has conqueredIndia and Asia is fastbecoming a name to watchin the West too.Skeppsbron21.30–22.30JONI SARKKISuranjana Ghosh,Svante Henryson &Anders HagbergFemale pioneering tablaplayer gets acquaintedwith classical jazz and rockmusicians in a meeting ofmusical immersion andmasterly finesse.Skeppsbron20.00–21.00Royal Swedish OperaA spectacular open-airsummer evening concertperforming highlightsfrom the upcoming seasonincluding Cinderella, Aidaand Dracula.SR P4 – 40 yearsStockholm’s localradio goes large andcelebrate with a stageshow and a cavalcade ofwell-known voices from itsfour decades.SkeppsbronSkeppsbron Fri 18/823.00–00.0018.00–19.30Family event: And then Claire Parsons CoWhen Claire Parsons Cocreate clever and elegantstagecraft for a youngaudience the result is a mixof dance and soft circus setin an abstract and polyphonic imaginary world.SkeppsbronFestival must-see!Barmer Boys DJ Spincycle IN15.00–15.45Cinema Indien:The Trap INPapa CJ INSkeppsbron21.30–22.30Sat 19/8Studion Kulturhuset20.30–22.00SUNDAY 20.8Yogathon withSwami 11.00Gustav Adolfs torg20.00–21.30Suranjana Ghosh,Svante Henryson &Anders HagbergSkeppsbronSat 19/820.00–21.00ERIC BÖRJESONRoyal Swedish OperaThe World’s LongestBook StallThe festival flies the flagfor literature on Sunday,rounding off the week witha celebration of booksas the World’s LongestBook Stall turns 27! Thebook market takes overDrottninggatan, with morethan 600 stalls loadedwith books. Kids’ activities, summer vibes andauthor talks in Tankarnasträdgård (The Garden ofContemplation) will be theicing on the cake, with aprogramme steeped in theliterary world of India.Welcome to the highlightof the year for book lovers,bargain hunters, andauthors!Drottninggatan11.00–18.00Gustav Adolfs torgSat 19/820.00–21.30MATS ÅSMANFamily event:And then Claire Parsons CoSkeppsbronSat 19/815.00–15.45Free AdmissionKulturförvaltningen, Stockholms stad är avsändare för StockholmsKulturfestivals programtidning 2017. Kommunikations ansvarigEvenemangs avdelningen: Terese Bonnevier. Programtidningenproduceras av Small World (www.smallworld.se) för StockholmsKulturfestival, Stockholms stad. Projektledare: Karin SchöllinRedaktör: Sofia Johansson Grafisk Design: Nils Jarlsbo & Karin RosenbergIllustration: Nils Jarlsbo Skribenter: Niklas Wahlqvist, Sofie Redner& Karin Schöllin Översättning: Anna Tebelius Tryck: Edita BobergsEnglish35

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two giants of world music from different continents and Swedish pop sensations. Skeppsbron gathers international standup-comedian together with the newest and brightest stars in the musical sky. And on Karl XII’s torg the dancing never ends. Norrbro is bursting with activities for both little and large whilst at Studion Kulturhuset there’ll be films and talks on the focus of this year’s .