Press release
March 2009

Tivoli summer season begins

For the 167th time Tivoli opens its doors for a summer season. It happens on 8 April 2009 at 11 o’clock. This season among others offers concerts, Royal pantomime and a new ride.

The winter months have been spent rebuilding and doing maintenance work. In one spot you'll find, that people are still working. Tivoli's new ride, at this time still nameless, will be finished during the first few weeks of the season, and is scheduled to open 1 May.

The ride consists of two planes with four seats each. and its theme is the mystery of the Orient and the making of history. The planes are mounted on two large wings decorated with gold leaf and onion-shaped cupolas. Two passengers on each plane have control over the ride. They take turn to decide the speed (up to 100 km/h) and the movement, as the planes can rotate 360 degrees.

Royal set designs

The Pantomime Theatre presents its fourth Hans Christian Andersen ballet with set designs and costumes by HM Queen Margrethe. This year's ballet is the Swineherd. James Price composes the music and Dinna Bjørn choreographs the show which premiers 16 July.

The traditional Danish pantomime is on almost every night throughout the summer season. The charming ballets have been performed at Tivoli since 1844 and can not be seen anywhere else in the world. The theatre itself is Tivoli's oldest building, dating from 1874.

World Class Classical

The Tivoli Concert Hall offers you some of the world's greatest music performed by Danish and international stars. Among the coming events are Rolando Villazon 15 August. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 15 - 20 September. Tivoli's own symphony orchestra plays many nights, so if you are into classical music it is well worth while to check what's on.

Dining Out

Inside Tivoli you'll find more than 40 restaurants and places to eat. The Nimb restaurants are housed in one of Tivoli's iconic buildings, a Moresque palace from 1909. The Michelin-starred restaurant The Paul is located in part of the charming Glass Hall Theatre. In the quirky and convivial restaurant Grøften (meaning the ditch) you can combine Danish ‘hygge' with either Danish or Italian cuisine. If fine dining is not on you menu and you prefer food on the go, Tivoli offers both fresh fruit juices, organic sausages and burger-and-fries with reduced fat.

Scenery, gardens and entertainment

When visiting Tivoli, you need to make time for enjoying the scenery and general ambience. Tivoli was layed out in 1843 on what were then the western fortifications of Copenhagen, and you'll still see traces of history at Tivoli. An example is the lake, which is a remnant of the city moat. In May you'll see 80.000 tulips in bloom, and throughout the season Tivoli's gardens are kept in tip-top shape by 11 gardeners. Performances at the Pantomime Theatre as well as on the open-air stage and bandstands are free for Tivoli's guests, and of course there is no charge on people-watching either.

Season and prices:
Season opening 8 April - 20 September 2009. Every day from 11am.

Admission: DKK 85 (12 y+), DKK 45 (3-11 y)
Admission Fridays from 8 pm: DKK 125 (open-air concert at 10 pm)
Multi-ride Ticket: DKK 200 (12 y+), DKK 160 (3-11 y)

For further information:
Ellen Dahl
Tivoli Communications
Tel.: +45 +45 33 75 06 00
E-Mail:ed@tivoli.dk

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