Nordic Portraits
Nordic Portraits is a series of one-on-one conversations with Scandinavian artists, exploring topics ranging from how they approach their craft through to their personal experiences with success, failure, collaborations, triumphs, disappointments, blowups and everything in between. Series One looks to explore Danish culture through the eyes of the nation's leading artists. Music by Nina Liv. Visuals by Frame CPH.
- Update frequency
- every 24 days
- Average duration
- 53 minutes
- Episodes
- 68
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Claus Meyer
Claus Meyer is a culinary entrepreneur, chef, author and television host. Perhaps best known as the founding father of the New Nordic Cuisine philosophy, Claus has built a culinary empire under the …
Daniel Rye
Daniel Rye is a photojournalist and lecturer who in 2013 at the age of just 24 years old, was kidnapped in Syria by members of the terror organisation ISIS and held captive for 398 days. Following h…
Christian Lollike
Christian Lollike is an award-winning, internationally renowned playwright and theatre director who has built a strong reputation for boldly exploring social issues, trends and taboos through his wo…
Knud Romer
Knud Romer is an author, radio host, lecturer and cultural commentator. Following a successful career in advertising, Knud turned his attention to writing - releasing his debut novel in 2006 to rapt…
Oh Land
Nanna Øland Fabricius, better known by her stage name Oh Land, is a musician, songwriter and dancer who burst onto the international scene in 2011 with her critically acclaimed eponymous album. Sinc…
Bonus Ep - Claes Bang Returns
Claes Bang is an acclaimed actor of both stage and screen, who after building a strong career in Denmark, burst onto the global scene with his leading performance in 2017’s Cannes Palme d’Or winning …
Michael Kvium
Michael Kvium is an internationally renowned visual artist perhaps best known for his illustrations and paintings depicting grotesque characters and exploring uncomfortable yet universal themes. For…
Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen
Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen is a performance and visual artist perhaps best known for her meticulously staged theatre performances, music videos and raw documentaries. Her Danish / Filipino heritage p…
Danica Curcic
Danica Curcic is an acclaimed actor of both stage and screen who became a household name with her Bodil-award winning performance in Bille August’s 2014 film Silent Heart. She has since established h…
Claes Bang
Claes Bang is an acclaimed actor of both stage and screen, who after building a strong career in Denmark, burst onto the global scene with his leading performance in 2017’s Cannes Palme d’Or winning …
Tal R
Tal R is an internationally renowned visual artist, working across a diverse range of media including painting, drawing, textiles and sculpture. Known for his highly colorful palettes and playful im…
Jonas Bjerre
Jonas Bjerre is a musician and visual artist, best known as the lead singer of Danish alternative rock band Mew. Since their breakthrough album Frengers was released in 2003, Mew has continued to im…
Elisabeth Toubro
Elisabeth Toubro is a renowned sculptor, perhaps best known for her public art pieces including City Fractal in Søren Kierkegaards Plads in Copenhagen and The Squares Well Loop fountain structure in …
Jacob Holdt
Jacob Holdt is a photographer, writer and lecturer whose seminal book American Pictures, chronicles his 5 years of living as a vagabond in the United States in the 1970s. The now iconic images from …
Nikolaj Hübbe
Nikolaj Hübbe is a globally renowned figure in the world of ballet. Having forged a career as a young talent at the Royal Danish Ballet, Nikolaj was then pursued to join the prestigious New York Cit…
Jan Grarup
Jan Grarup is a globally acclaimed photojournalist who has spent over 25 years covering in great depth, many of the world’s largest conflicts and humanitarian crises. From Sudan to Somalia and Haiti…
Kira Skov
Kira Skov is a critically acclaimed singer songwriter who rose to fame in Denmark as frontwoman of the eponymously titled rock band Kira and the Kindred Spirits. Known for her diverse range and bold…
Simone Aaberg Kærn
Simone Aaaberg Kærn is a visual artist, filmmaker, activist and aviator. She is perhaps best known for flying a tiny single prop airplane from Denmark into the heart of war torn Afghanistan which fo…
HuskMitNavn
HuskMitNavn ('Remember My Name') is not just Denmark’s most famous street artist… He has also carved out a successful career in the art world with his work on canvas and paper, sculpture, large-scale…
Kirstine Roepstorff
Kirstine Roepstorff is a multidisciplinary artist who has spent the better part of the last two decades building a highly successful international career. From large scale collages incorporating mat…