Umeå2014

In collaboration with NorrlandsOperan, capital of culture year will feature eight season concerts. At the start of each new season, we present a new, highly artistic concert project, each with … Read more about Seasonal Concerts

This project gives 2,000 of the county’s children and youths the opportunity to write and publish a book. As part of the celebrations, the authors can present and sell their … Read more about 2014 New Writers from Västerbotten

Skuggteatern is working with theatre ensembles in Europe to hold a spectacular theatre festival in the Ålidhem district. The audience will be treated to the guest nations’ culture, not only … Read more about Get Your Act Together

One of the most characteristic elements of the Västerbotten landscape is the rivers running down from the mountains in the west to the sea in the east. River Stories is … Read more about River Stories

For three months of our capital of culture year, Umeå will be a meeting place for horror aficionados. Discover, if you dare, a festival that takes the performing arts as … Read more about Horror&Art

Fair Opera is a five-year music, dance and song project, which Kulturverket has been working on since 2010. The final result will be a musical drama performance about justice, dignity, … Read more about Fair Opera

Turning Europe Inside Out Masterminded by Intercult, Corners: Turning Europe Inside Out is a cross-border cultural project in 17 European countries. Its contribution to Umeå2014 will primarily involve enhancing the … Read more about Corners

Norrländsk passion (Norrland Passion) is a large, innovative, theatrical adventure in a circus tent. Three young, Norrland dramatists have each written a piece. Together, these three works form Norrländsk passion, … Read more about Passion from Norrland

Fair Ground is a three-year long project by Kulturverket in Umeå including music, dance and lyric-writing. The pupils from different school classes have written the words and created the beats … Read more about Fair Ground

What would Umeå look like in the future if it were up to the children? In the Fair City project, Kulturverket works with around a thousand children and young people … Read more about Fair City

A philosopher of life and a fantasy figure called Plupp is at the centre of a three-year long Umeå2014 project by Folkuniversitetet and Balettakademin. Plupp is the inspiration when spreading … Read more about Plupp