LIVE in the Library Garden 3:4 – Atusji, Gustav Valdemar Strange, Vibeke Koushede + TBA
Great musicians, poets, actors and speakers invite you to a poetic respite under the open late summer sky in one of Copenhagen's most beautiful and secret gardens.
Royal Danish Library's successful summer stage, LIVE in the Library Garden, returns with lots of music, poetry and performance.
Over four late summer Thursdays in August and September, you can, under the open sky and in the historic setting between Christiansborg Palace and the old library building, experience thought-provoking and beautiful performances delivered by a number of talented artists, poets and researchers.
This year's theme: Communities
This year, the theme for the four late summer evenings is communities. Our self-perception and our understanding of and for each other are created together. Communities can be political and activist. They can be a place of care and close relationships. Communities are a space for expression and unity – a collective place to be an individual.
In a chaotic time when we are rethinking our own communities, this evening we ask: What can we do together? Wrapped in music, poetry and performance, we create a space to explore this question and take a closer look at the meaning and possibilities of community.
Join us at LIVE in the Library Garden, where we emphasise the meaning of standing together and making change together.
There are benches if you are fast, but you are more than welcome to bring a blanket or a festival chair. Refreshments will be available for purchase from the café's pop-up bar. Our DJ will be playing soft beats both before and after the event, so hang out in the late summer sun.
Again this year we are holding LIVE in the Library Garden in collaboration with Copenhagen University Library, where the University of Copenhagen's research is communicated in interaction with art, poetry and music to increase the focus on the societal value of research.
What you will experience
Experience singer and musician Atusji, poetry by Michael Strunge, premiere of a new Gustav Valdemar Strange work and the speech of the day by head of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Copenhagen, Vibeke Koushede.
Read more about the participants here
Atusji
Danish-Japanese Terkel Atsushi Røjle aka Atusji is currently releasing the album Slowboat to Asakusa, which is his first Danish-language release. Slowboat to Asakusa follows the album trilogy Soapbox. Vol. 1, 2 and 3 , where the last album featured guest appearances by both Helena Gao and Brimheim.
Atusji has received good reviews in Politiken and Soundvenue, had music featured in the Netflix series Terrace House, and played at Roskilde Festival's Rising stage. In addition, he has been among VEGA's Selected Artists, given a concert at SPOT Festival and has been frequently played on P3 and P6.
Gustav Valdemar Strange
Gustav Valdemar Strange (b. 1992) graduated from the Danish Academy of Creative Writing. In August 2024, he made his debut as an author with the book Til alle dem der vil forlade mig. These are ballads about loss and about carrying an uneven family history, about a shame that is not one's own, and about desires that live in secret.
Vibeke Koushede
Vibeke Koushede is a professor of mental health promotion. She is head of the Faculty of Social Sciences and a member of Trivselskommissionen (the Well-being Commission), board member of the Mary Foundation and Djøfs Trivselsalliance (Djøfs Well-being Alliance).
Part of LIVE in the Library Garden
Photo: Malthe Ivarsson
The event is part of LIVE in the Library Garden.
Experience music, statements and new poetry in the historic breathing space behind the library.
