MIKAELS HALVSPÄNDA BÅGE

A cabaret show about hands without direction, the struggle of mediocrity, and the taste of loss. Features sketches, video, monologues, newly written music, and covers woven around the story of the archangel Michael's rise and fall, and the difficult path back to dignity. Approximately 1 hour.

De underjordiskas karneval

(p)Art of the Biomass / Holmstedt & Lobell, med gäster

Atoosa Farahmand & Oscar Hagberg

Not a Typical Persian Girl - A photography exhibition exploring identity and cultural perspectives through the work of Atoosa Farahmand and Oscar Hagberg.

Sara Möller at Röhsska Museet, Gothenburg

Group exhibition 'Gnista' in connection with Craft Days 2026, a collaboration with Konsthantverkscentrum.

Mälkki & Altstaedt interprets Salonen

Conductor Susanna Mälkki and cellist Nicolas Altstaedt with Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Sibelius' The Oceanides, Salonen's Cello Concerto, and Prokofiev's Symphony No. 5.

Anna Fasshauer - Sculpturology

German artist Anna Fasshauer creates sculptures by bending, hammering, and rolling aluminum. Foregrounding embodiment, the intensely physical nature of her process is central to her practice: through sheer strength, her body reshapes the material, producing bumps and dents that transfigure its form.

Kim Somervuori - Mingus

Kim Somervuori approaches painting with unabashed curiosity. His process is relaxed and intuitive, embracing surprise as central to his practice. He draws thematic inspiration from a wide range of sources, from art history and literature to subcultures and popular culture.

Aino Lintunen - Floorless Room

Aino Lintunen describes her practice as process-driven painting. She begins by feeling out a direction through drawing and writing. Excessive planning feels constrictive; as the process unfolds, the painting itself begins to suggest its own path.

all of it

A 45-minute choreographed monologue performed by Lilja Fredrikson. An intense exploration of an entire life compressed into visceral movement and poetic language, examining formative moments, relationships, loss, and sexuality. Performed in English.

A FAR CRY

Exhibition of works by Madeleine Bialke featuring oil paintings exploring memory and observation through abstract and figurative imagery.

Gunilla Klingberg »P U L S E«

Exhibition by artist Gunilla Klingberg

Errare humanum est. Painting at the Time of Artificial Intelligence

Exhibition featuring works by Vano Allsalu, Gerda Hansen, Siiri Jüris, Carl-Robert Kagge, and Mart Vainre exploring painting in the era of artificial intelligence.

Rong Bao - LA PISTA 500

Exhibition by Rong Bao

Paul Cornish

Blue Note debutant in straight descent from Moran and Glasper.

Rythm and ritual

Baltic Sea Festival opens with Andres Orozco-Estrada's debut as Chief Conductor, Hillborg's Hell Mountain premiere, world premiere by Molly Kien, and Stravinsky's Rite of Spring.

Rhythm and Ritual

The Baltic Sea Festival 2026 opens with Andres Orozco-Estrada's debut as Chief Conductor. Features Hillborg's Hell Mountain Swedish premiere, Molly Kien's world premiere, Alma Mahler songs with soprano Malin Byström, and Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring.

BLOMBERGS INFERNO

A comic one-act performance by and with Anna Blomberg exploring Strindberg's texts with humor and existential reflection on chaos, featuring absurd predictions and confused obsession.

Beethoven's DNA

Martin Fröst leads Swedish Chamber Orchestra exploring Beethoven's musical heritage through works by Mühlrad, Ek, and Beethoven's Symphony No. 7.

Late Night Concert with the Swedish Radio Choir

Swedish Radio Choir at Nordiska museet with violist Ami-Louise Johnsson performing Bach, Ligeti, Tavener, and McDowall in meditative evening concert.

ARTS LAB at the Finnish Institute

Baltic Sea Festival's ARTS LAB project bringing together talented Baltic Sea region instrumentalists and composers for creative collaboration and performance.

Opus13 & Monbijou Quartet

Monbijou Quartet and Opus13 perform contemporary and classical chamber music including works by Blomberg, Haydn, Byström, and Mendelssohn.

Fate & guilt

Baltic Sea Festival grand finale with Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, soprano Aphrodite Patoulidou, baritone Peter Mattei in Nordic legend music.

Worldglimpsing: Roleplay and the Design of Alternate Realities

A first-of-its-kind exhibition to shine light on the ways in which we inhabit our reality through designed worlds.

Torget: Vacant Houses and the Land We Share

An exhibition exploring the paradox of housing shortages alongside vacant houses, and how houses and people can find one another.

RUT OCH RAGNAR

A married couple finally plans to divorce after decades together, but their grand separation plans quickly go awry. A humorous exploration of lingering warmth in a broken relationship, featuring witty banter about dividing possessions and rekindling connection.

Spår

Jordan Harrison's acclaimed play Spår is an urgent, beautiful and transformative work about what is lost when you no longer exist. Playhouse's largest production ever with nine actors on stage, directed by Adam Greenfield.

Hofesh Shechter (GBR) - Theatre of Dreams

INNER CHILD: Playing with Design

Curated exhibition by Lidewij Edelkoort and Philip Fimmano exploring design and creativity through a playful lens.

DEN TÄNKANDE HANDEN - Jubileumsutställning

Jubilee exhibition showcasing 30 stipend recipients from 2017-2026 in the Royal Academy of Fine Arts galleries. A celebration of the tenth anniversary of Den tänkande handen drawing competition and exhibition.

Lebohang Kganye

Le Sale ka Kgotso - A powerful exhibition exploring themes of identity, resilience and cultural memory through photography and visual storytelling.

Milena Casado

Modern, nuanced New York jazz

Elina Pirinen (FIN) - Ghosts of Rosegarden

Lia Rodrigues (BRA) - Borda

Vega Trails

Cinematic, nature-inspired chamber jazz

Design for Life – How design changes thinking and improves living standards

Exhibition at Nationalmuseum Jamtli exploring how design impacts society, thinking, and quality of life through practical and conceptual examples.

Sommarnattens leende

Stephen Sondheim's musical based on Ingmar Bergman's film classic. A witty and romantic tale of love's complications where three generations meet in a performance filled with mix-ups, confessions, and newfound passion.

Dire Straits

Curated by Benjamin Godsill