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Stockholm
In Stockholm there will be a great many activities and manifestations to celebrate the day. There will be performances, exhibitions, discussions, concerts and film programmes all over the city. From the Culture Centre, one of the central parks, the Royal Opera and the City Theatre in the very middle of the city to libraries and schools in the suburbs the themes of the day will dominate almost all public events.
During the time leading up to May 5th a series of seminars and appetizers appear. The celebration of the new millennium presented a wide range of activities, including cultural events. In one of the central parks in Stockholm a continual flow of shorter events took place. Hue crowds of people met up. The Day of Culture, Freedom of Expression and Dialogue, was then announced, as it will be on such later dates and events in the spring as the International Book Day, the International Theatre Day, local fairs and manifestations and so on.
Freedom of Expression in the arts will be the theme for a seminar arranged by the Swedish Travelling Exhibitions in March and many other occasions during the spring will advertise May 5th.
- In the morning of May 5th, 50 actors, writers, debaters and artists will gather at the central square in Stockholm, Sergels torg, just outside the Culture Centre to prepare themselves to be scattered all over town to schools, libraries, offices and public places. Each of them will do a short sting - a monologue, a reading, a lecture, a short concert, followed by discussions - before they all gather to give their reports to the audience at the Culture Centre. Each of them will give 5 to 10 performances during the day.
- The Cultural Centre will be filled with activities all day. Hearings and debates will be interfoltiated with appearances with all kinds of artists. An exhibition will open in Serieteket, the library for cartoons, dealing with the Freedom of Expression.
- The International Library of Stockholm will open on May 5th. This is planned to be a centre for international activities during the day.
- Special libraries like the Kurdish library will participate with programmes and exhibitions.
- Many cinemas wil show films on the themes of the day.
All the events of the Day of Culture, Freedom of Expression and Dialogue, will be put together by the Culture Administration of Stockholm, but many other organizations will play important parts in the arrangements - the PEN Club, the Unions of Actors and Writers, Amnesty, The Swedish Helsinki Committee, FAIFE, KLYS, Intercult and many more.
Johan Etzler, coordinator