Pride House
Workshops. Politics. Art. Conversations. Ideas.
Pride House can be seen as the festival's Twist-bag. With a mixed blend we offer something for everyone!
This year we will be at Kulturhuset (central building) and at Stockholm city theater at Sergel's torg (Sergel's market), at the heart of Stockholm.
Address
Kulturhuset & Stockholms stadsteater, Sergels Torg 3, T-Centralen
Price
Daily ticket or week-long ticket also gives you entrance to Pride House besides Pride Park.
Accessability
Bandlerrummet
25 participants, 5 wheelchair spaces. Entrance by the foyer of Stora Scenen. To use the elevator, go to the second floor via The Theatre Bar (up a stretch of slanted floor). Doorway is 80cm, with a threshold. Limited amount of hearing aids, contact the Information Desk in advance. Fluorescent lighting.
Bryggan
66 seats with 1 wheelchair space. Entrance via escalator, first floor, elevator. Light and sound facilities.
Celsingrummet
12 participants. Entrance via the foyer of Stora Scenen. To go by elevator, go to the second floor via The Theatre Bar (up a stretch of slanted floor). Doorway is 80cm, with a threshold. Limited amount of hearing aids, contact the Information Desk in advance. Fluorescent lighting.
Kilen
144 seats with 3 wheelchair seats closest to the stage. Permanent furniture on graded levels. Direct entrance on the bottom floor, level with the metro entrance. Hearing assistance via IR-system, as well as sound and light facilities.
Klarafoajén*
150 seats with 4 wheelchair seats. Entrance via bottom floor (level with the metro entrance), then half a floor up by elevator. Allotted wheelchair spaces apprx. 10 meters from the stage. Light and sound facilities.
Klarascenen*
200 seats with 1 wheelchair space. Three floors below ground level. For wheelchair access, contact the Information Desk for assistance. Hearing assistance via IR-system, ask the ushers in Klara Foyer for more information. Sound and light facilities.
Konferensrum 1
15 participants. Entrance on the third floor, elevator.
Kulturhustaket
400 seats with 4 wheelchair spaces. A 700 square-meter rooftop terrace in three sections: A restaurant and café (furthest in) followed by a cafeteria with tables and chairs (both rooms have awnings), plus a roofless open area with a stage. In heavy rain we relocate to the World News Café on the third floor. Sound and light facilities in the stage area.
Lagret
100 seats with 14 wheelchair seats closest to the stage. Permanent furniture on graded levels, partially slanting floor. Direct entrance on the bottom floor, level with the metro entrance. Hearing assistance via IR-system, as well as sound and light facilities.
Lilla scenen*
220 seats with 10 wheelchair spaces. Entrance via Klara Foyer, then a half floor up by elevator. Hearing assistance via IR-system, contact the ushers in Klara Foyer for more information. Light and sound facilities.
Repsal 1 & 3
50 participants, 1 wheelchair space in each room. Access to transportation via the entrance to Stora Scenen. Contact the Information desk for assistance if you need to avoid stairs. Wooden floor that should not be walked upon barefoot.
Stora scenen
The big stage: 680 seats with 5 wheelchair seats furthest back. The balcony is open only when needed. Entrance via an escalator on the second floor. For the elevator: go to the second floor via The Theatre Bar, up a stretch of slanted floor. Hearing assistance via IR-system, as well as sound and light constructions. Ask the ushers outside the auditorium for more information.
STUDIO 3
15 participants. Entrance on the third floor, elevator.
World News Café
80–100 seats. Entrance on the third floor, elevator. The World Café is an open café environment with a slightly elevated stage.
*A maximum of 10 simultaneous guests in wheelchairs may be in Klarafoajén (Klara Foyer), on Klara scenen (The Big Stage) and on Lilla scenen (The Small Stage), respectively.
More about accessibility
Events
Seminar with multi-media description on how lgbt cultural workers from the Nordic nations participate in Pride, festivals, cenferences, etc. with colleagues in Eastern Europe – fron St. Petersburg to Minsk, from Warsaw to Bucharest.
When: Thu 30 Jul 15:00–15:45
Arab- and Islamophobia, how does it affect lgbt-persons with Arab and Muslim backgrounds in Europe? Lecture and group discussion.
When: Thu 30 Jul 14:00–14:45
Seminar about lgbt-rights in the Arab world and the Arab Initiative's international cooperation.
When: Tue 28 Jul 13:00–13:45
Nordic Rainbow Humanists and colleagues from the Swedish, Norwegain and British Humanist movement describe the long history of Humanist support for lgbt-rights world-wide, and the activity on the human rights and rainbow cultural barricades.
When: Thu 30 Jul 13:00–13:45
Seminar with Nordic cultural workers in film, dance, literature, media, art, photography, journalism, theatre, etc. - a highly visible and powerful part of the rainbow human rights struggle.
When: Mon 27 Jul 17:00–17:45
Seminar about film, art, music, dance, exhibitions – focusing on the Nazi persecution of and the neo Nazi hate crimes and violence against lgbt-communities in Sweden, Belarus, Poland, Romania, Hungary etc.
When: Thu 30 Jul 17:00–17:45
Multi-media portrayal of the dark sides of the Nordic lgbt scene - difficulties for lgbt groups to make their voices heard in small towns and their fighting for survival far from the "safety" of the larger Nordic capitals.
When: Wed 29 Jul 12:00–12:45
Join us and play, write, sing, photograph and create a new issue of the queer feminist webzine SUG!
When: Mon 27 Jul 14:15–15:45
... in the black lesbian community in South Africa. A seminar abouth an exchangeprogram with lbt-persons from Sweden and South Africa, hatecrimes and the situation of living as a black lesbian in South Africa.
When: Tue 28 Jul 15:00–17:00
Sylwia Strebska, a leading polish lgbt-activist and photographer, invites you to discuss today's situation for lgbt-people in Warsaw and Poland, and her photo exhibition "Invisible/Osynlig" at Pride House.
When: Thu 30 Jul 14:00–15:00
What is queer ageplay? Panel discussion with people who in various ways investigate desire, gender, intimacy, dominance/submissdion and taboos through playing with notions of age. With Björn Treumer, Het Moon and Signe Flyvsk.
When: Mon 27 Jul 13:00–14:00
Are both of your hands on the keyboard? This is a seminar about queer use and abuse of media technologies through the examples of porn and queer gamers.
When: Fri 31 Jul 17:00–17:45
American hiphop duo God-des and She speak about their work, activism through music, and empowering the lgbt community with amazing beats.
When: Tue 28 Jul 13:00–13:45
This seminar aims to show possibilities for young people to participate in international lgbtq activism! The importance of international activism and different ways of involvement will be discussed.
When: Thu 30 Jul 15:45–16:45
Open workshop for children of all ages, who want to experiment with colours and different materials, guided by artists. 20sek for material.
When: Fri 31 Jul 11:00–16:30
Jet Moon and Josephine Wilson critique a perspective that would see femme identity being narrowly defined or even positioned within some kind of "hierarchy" of subversive identities - a problematic trend in identity politics.
When: Mon 27 Jul 16:00–16:45
Jet Moon and Josephine Wilson in a slap stick show that reworks the trash horror movie genre. Tales of growing up to be the kind of person your parents warned you about.
When: Tue 28 Jul 13:00–14:00
A film about a group of queer activists in Uganda, a country where homosexual acts are against the law. Filmmaker Mathilda Piehl followed and filmed these activists during one month.
When: Mon 27 Jul 13:00–14:00
The exhibition displays acts of hate crime against lgbt people and is based on real life events. The photographs resemble 17th century paintings and show horrid hatred, but also beauty in light and composition.
When: Mon 27–Fri 31 Jul 11:00–18:00
What is a man, a woman and why do we care? Photographer Linda Forsell challenges the conceptions, and not only regarding the traditional roles of gender.
When: Mon 27–Fri 31 Jul 11:00–18:00
Ikra the artist – Quing of Queers – will give you an opportunity to experience art and a playful way of looking at norms.
When: Mon 27–Fri 31 Jul 11:00–18:00
Opening for Elisabeth Ohlson Wallin's "In hate we trust" – a golden opportunity to meet the photographer.
When: Tue 28 Jul 14:00
"Heterospective" is about heterosexuality. The artist portrays heterosexual people from a perspective of their sexual preferences.
When: Mon 27–Fri 31 Jul 11:00–18:00
Elinore Linden Strand has shown her art depicting naked men, hot sex and holy love in universities as well as underground clubs. Lindén Strand is the gender scholar that loves bodies, and closely taken photographs.
When: Mon 27–Fri 31 Jul 11:00–18:00
Pussypants and photos of the pants will be shown in Pride House throughout the week.
When: Mon 27–Fri 31 Jul 11:00–18:00
With her video, Heidi Lunabba questions that women should pee sitting down.
When: Mon 27–Fri 31 Jul 11:00–18:00
"Tomtar och Knull" ("Gnomes and fucking") is a picture that speaks for itself.
When: Mon 27–Fri 31 Jul 11:00–18:00
The exhibition aims to show lgbtq-people’s life in Warsaw. This is done not by picturing the people themselves but by showing pictures of central meeting points where they can meet or have been able to meet.
When: Mon 27–Fri 31 Jul 11:00–18:00
Sweden's new rising stars are called Serengeti. This female reggae/dancehall duo are about to release their first single on the reggae record company Sound Quake. At Stockholm Pride they perform with DJ Lady Louise.
When: Wed 29 Jul 17:00–17:40
Passionate rock'n'roll from Umeå. Frida Selander plays new-queer-oldschool-pop and is Sweden's Patti Smith and Neil Young combined. She plays songs from the upcoming album, together with her band – Oskar Sandlund and Lars Eriksson.
When: Thu 30 Jul 17:00–17:40
Political, touching, provocative and amusing rock'n'roll. Maud Lindström is the only official love critical, bisexual, feminist singer, columnist and poet. She puts into words what few dare to say out loud.
When: Fri 31 Jul 16:00–16:45
Electro-jazz-klezmer with Stockholm's coolest genre bender band. Saxophonist Annakarin Bunnel, Jenny Svendberg on hammond organ, Stefan Stenberg on contrabass, Simon Stålspets on guitar and Johan Käck on drums.
When: Tue 28 Jul 15:00–15:40
Beabella's music is inspired by world music, pop and jazz. Strong lyrics and melodies mixed with latino rhythm. The band members, like their music, hace their roots in South America and Scandinavia.
When: Thu 30 Jul 15:00–15:40
Cinemascape is a frivolous electronic pop band inspired by The 80s wonderful world as well as by modern electro pop. Cinemascape is a visual band which combines extravagant fashion and art.
When: Fri 31 Jul 15:00–15:40
Elenette in the band that unites new romantic with queer theory. The lyrics are just as important as the music. Live, Elenette isan experience, with their saxophones and big gestures.
When: Tue 28 Jul 18:00–19:00
Moofish Catfish playes pop from the heart with a lot of feeling. Agnes, Kristina, Wågis and Emilia have been playing together for two years.This is their first time playing at Pride, which to them is about giving good music to good people.
When: Fri 31 Jul 16:00–16:40
Rainbow Gospel is a unique choir consisting of people of different colours in a boundary breaking mixture.
When: Mon 27 Jul 16:00–16:40
Syster Elak is a fabulous bunch of girls who play groovy music with texts that express their view on feminism and prejudice among other things.
When: Thu 30 Jul 16:00–16:40
Finnish tango, grown out of melancholy and unhappy love. Visually beautiful stage show featuring a phenomenal orchestra.
When: Mon 27 Jul 14:00–14:40
Many wills and creative impulses came together this spring to create a synergistic whole. Åsa Öhrn, Lena Einhorn, Ludvig Josephson, Sara Bröger and Jenny Sven Berg are playing their own music as well as others'.
When: Wed 29 Jul 15:00–15:40
If you love to dance but hate to work out – come! Because it's fun, because it's colourful, because it's Pride!
When: Tue 28 Jul 17:00–17:45
Become the breaker of the floor at House's first open floor competition. Hosted by FittCrew Gbg.
When: Tue 28 Jul 20:00–21:00
House leaves the stage open for your 5 minutes of fame.
When: Tue 28 Jul 19:00–19:30
Lauren LoGiudice performs "Queens Girl," a biting look at how to fit in with family while standing out in the crowd. Distilling each character with blunt humor, Lauren weaves her knotty family strand with sarcasm, sympathy and sweetness.
When: Thu 30 Jul 13:00–14:00, Fri 31 Jul 16:00–17:00
This Umeå based band released their debut album "Hot and Hard" earlier this year. The album recieved excellent reviews in the local newspaper and the band was compared with the successful group The Sounds.
When: Fri 31 Jul 17:00–17:45
The Fits are a feminist band consisting of four women from Örebro. Their music is an interesting mixture of pop and rock but also other music styles.
When: Tue 28 Jul 16:00–16:45
God-des and She's famous song "Lick-it" was performed for the first time on the tv series The L Word, they were a hit during Euro Pride in Stockholm 2008 and now they're back!
When: Tue 28 Jul 21:00–21:45
The band Beat up Betty has been around since 2004. Their name stands for "everything and everyone that has to do with our, and your, freedom to live our lives the way we want to live them".
When: Wed 29 Jul 16:00–16:45
Klas-Ingelaz is not just a hot looking dansband, but also the world's only queer dansband. But most importantly – they want to give you some groovey tunes to dance to!
When: Mon 27 Jul 17:00–17:45
Soft singer-songwriter. Maja Fihn is inspired by her loved ones. Most of her lyrics are tragic though, and they don't include many happy endings.
When: Mon 27 Jul 15:00–15:45
P5 Records is a division born out of intense, frustrated and at times aggressive discussions. These discussions became music delivered by six heavy-activists with zero self-distance (also known as: a girlband).
When: Thu 30 Jul 14:00–14:45
A of Arabia was sent to Syria by Swedish radio to report on the hidden gay culture. He became part of a rising movement in this region. Listen to his story and take part in the discussion.
When: Tue 28 Jul 14:00–14:45
The opening ceremony starts with everybody who wants to snogging at Sergels torg at 11 am. We parade into Pride House with a grand rainbow flag. On the roof terrace of Kulturhuset we listen to opening speakers and officially open Pride House!
When: Mon 27 Jul 11:15–11:50
Concert after the gospel workshop with Rainbow Gospel.
When: Tue 28 Jul 17:30–17:45
Nina's Heavenly Delights is a movie about identity, Indian food and love. A romantic comedy from 2006, directed by Pratibha Parmar.
When: Tue 28 Jul 22:00–23:45
The ultimate evening if you like Pride House. Work out with queer indiegympa, listen to music, grab the mike on the open stage and watch outdoor cinema. Or simply hang out with friends during an unforgettable evening high above Stockholm.
When: Tue 28 Jul 16:55–23:45
HallonTV is a queer entertainment show with short films, animations, reportages and music videos, all presented by our hairy host Elle. Zap freely among the features with the remote control.
When: Mon 27–Fri 31 Jul 11:00–18:00
Does the world of onlinegames offer an alternative to the heteronormative society? How is it to be a lgbt-person within World of Warcraft? Lecture by Eli Petterson, studying to become music teacher and is a MMORPG Player.
When: Wed 29 Jul 17:00–17:45