Makka Kleist
Actress and storyteller Makka Kleist (b. 1951) has been a driving force in the work to develop the Greenlandic theatre. Kleist grew up in Qullissat but was sent...
Kalattuut – Greenlandic style
Foreign whalers were the first to bring European instruments, music and dance to Greenland. The Inuit traded with the whalers, and the cultural meeting laid the...
Drum dance and drum song
Drum dance and drum song have traditionally had social, religious and cultural significance; they have been used as entertainment, storytelling, flirting, as pa...
Theatre and dance
The performing arts are based on a strong storytelling tradition, drum dance and mask dance. These traditions are rooted in social, cultural and spiritual ritua...