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EUROPA 1300: Explorations (Including Medieval walk from Håkonshallen to Litteraturhuset)

Through a series of talks on diverse topics and an open medieval music workshop, we explore key aspects of fourteenth-century European culture.

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The day begins with a medieval walk through Bergen led by Alf Tore Hommedal, from Håkonshallen to Litteraturhuset, tracing the city’s European connections in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.
The walk leads directly into the afternoon programme at Litteraturhuset, where a series of talks explore urban and monastic life, religious culture, art, and language in medieval Europe.

Alongside the talks, Ensemble Currentes leads an open medieval music workshop, culminating in a concert at 18:00.

Programme Guided walk 13:00–14:00 Medieval walk from Håkonshallen to Litteraturhuset, Alf Tore Hommedal (Meeting point: outside the main entrance to Håkonshallen)


Talks
14:15 St. Birgitta of Sweden’s Radical Visionary Liturgy, Laura Saetveit Miles
15:00 The Urban Landscape of Bergen in the 13th and 14th Centuries, Alf Tore Hommedal
15:45 Medieval Music Workshop Presentation, Jostein Gundersen
16:30 Giotto and Trecento Art, Samantha Leanne Smith
17:15 Dante and the Italian Language in Fourteenth-Century Italy, Sara Corsi
14:00-18:00: Open medieval music workshop with Ensemble Currentes
18:00: Workshop concert

All talks and presentations will be held in English

An event by CANTA, in collaboration with Litteraturhuset i Bergen, Ensemble Currentes, the Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design, the Grieg Academy - Department of Music, the Department of Foreign Languages (UiB), the University Museum of Bergen, Dante Alighieri Comitato di Bergen, and Foreningen Antikk Musikk.

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Other activities: See the events on Friday: https://fb.me/e/fowAIZ2pZ Medieval walk before Saturday's talks: https://fb.me/e/4iWVbXjoT

Family activities - Saturday, 18 April, 11:00-13:00 Lillelørdag: Europe 1300: https://fb.me/e/4pL4DswF5 

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