RAGNAROCK VILLAGE
Milan, 26th and 27th June 2010 - Some Ragnarock Nordic Festival events will be hosted in Parco Sempione by PINC (Parco in Comune), a project of Milan’s municipality promoted by the Department of furnishings urban, decor and green, to promote the green areas of the city.
For two days concerts and several kinds of events will take place right next to the Sforzesco Castle.
To effectively promote the cultural meeting between Italy and the Nordic Countries, these happenings will take place in a Ragnarock Village, promoted by Ragnarock Nordic Festival and populated by organizations, associations and institutions that wish to give voice to their projects and ideas in a stimulating and entertaining way.
Each institution will have a stand which will be located in a specific district, focused on particular topics peculiar of the Nordic and Italian culture.
The Literature District: publishers of Nordic and Italian literature will display their products (Acco Editore, Iperborea, Il Gioco di Leggere). Visitors will have a chance to read books in a relaxing area where some lessons of Nordic languages and meetings with writers will be organized and Nordic stories will be read to children. On 26th June in the afternoon Ragnarock Village will host the young writer Frank Westerman, who will present his new book Ararat (Iperborea).
The Travel District: here it will be possible to explore the marvellous environment and the culture of the Northern Countries. Nordic travel agencies in Italy (VisitDenmark, VisitNorway, VisitSweden) and the air company airBaltic will partecipate. In this district will be a LEGO area, where children can play.
The Green and Sustainability District: through workshops and events both children and adults will learn the importance of respecting the environment and green areas in Milan. There will be the stand of Semidizenzero, a creative and bio boutique, for both children and mum. With the support of Ingegnoli, will be a little greenhouse where children will have fun. Terre di Mezzo will make aware the participants about green life. Gothacom, media partner of the event, will offer to the audience video installations about sustainability.
The Tasting District: Tasting District focuses on the link between food and culture by providing guidelines and suggestions to visitors on how to eat better with food products from North Europe.
Born in 2007 as a musical Festival, Ragnarock Nordic Festival will present some great artists from North Europe. From 7.45pm on Saturday 26th of June the Ragnarock music festival will take place, with five different Nordic bands (program in succession).
For further information please download here the press release.
Contacts:
Ragnarock Nordic Festival
www.ragnarock.eu
Marco Germinario, Artistic Director and Founder
Mail: marcogerminario@ragnarock.eu
Tel: +39 3398938839
Martina Berner, Responsible of Ragnarock Village
Mail: martinaberner@ragnarock.eu
Tel: +39 3495331193
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MUSIC FESTIVAL
Next to the village, from 7:45 pm of Saturday the 26th of June, five Nordic bands will play on a stage in front of the Sforzesco Castle.
THE PROGRAM:
HANNA TUOMELA - Finland
Hanna is a talented musician from Helsinki, now currently based in the busy streets of Milan for her musical studies at the Conservatoire. Her background is heavily classic, but her interests range from electro to alternative pop: with the help of a piano and a beautiful voice she’ll kick off the festival presenting her own compositions!
www.myspace.com/hannatuomela
THEA HJELMELAND - Norway
With delicately carved songs, served with a bewitching voice and extraordinary artistry, singer/songwriter Thea Hjelmeland has enchanted the public from her native land of Norway to her current home in France. The stories she sings with the accompaniment of a mandolin, a ukulele, a banjo and a guitar have that extra bit of soul that goes straight to the heart and disseminate its melancholic grace.
www.myspace.com/theahjelmeland
HELLSONGS - Sweden
You have never ever heard music, originally that heavy, performed so gently and with such big heart. Hellsongs is the live act that makes both the teenage punkrocker, your mother’s brother-in-law and your grandparents nod their heads with a smile on their lips!
www.myspace.com/hellsongs
POWERSOLO - Denmark
Powersolo is heavy trash out-of-control, a trio that created their own genre of music called “Donkey Punk”, a combo of rockabilly, country, blues and surf mixed with punk rock. And if this sound doesn’t allow you to loosen up and deal with all the baloney in the world, have someone check you for a pulse!
www.myspace.com/powersolo
WHO KNEW - Iceland
Surrounded by vintage wallpaper and burned out cigarette buds the band has defined their music as layers of trembling guitar and synthesizer melodies overlapping with falsetto voiced multi vocals from all of the band members. Produced with a very full sound their music is akin to Phil Spector’s wall of sound.
www.myspace.com/wellwhoknew
At midnight the festival will move to one of the city’s leading club, the Rocket, for a big aftershow party, where some of the most promising Nordic DJs will perform!
So far, the following acts are set to appear behind the mixer:
GET DANCY! : Get Dancy! is a Oslo based indie club dedicated to making people dance to feel good indie and rock hits. Since its debut a little over 3 years ago the club has quickly become a favourite at the Oslo indie and club scene. At Ragnarock DJs Simen and Kris will play a selection of the best Nordic indie with some international hits in the mix.
www.myspace.com/getancyclub
Ung Flugt: Johanne and Najaaraq, long-time friends and big fan of electronic music, are one of the most interesting DJ duos in Copenhagen. Their talent and passion brought them to play the best Danish clubs, and they’ve performed abroad in Germany, Italy, Norway and Sweden. They’ll get you up and dancing with girly techno, house, tech house and melodic minimal.
www.myspace.com/ungflugt
Contacts:
Ragnarock Nordic Festival
www.ragnarock.eu
Marco Germinario, Artistic Director and Founder
Mail: marcogerminario@ragnarock.eu
Tel: +39 3398938839
Stefano Chiabrando, Booking Office.
Mail: stefanochiabrando@ragnarock.eu
Tel: +39 3498422860
