Warmly welcome to participate in the merged award ceremony for the Lenin Award and the Robespierre Prize 2020 and 2021 and the subsequent festivities! The awards will be given out by Lasse Diding at Varberg Theatre on Saturday 8 May at 13:00. There’s free entrance to the award ceremony and everyone is welcome!
In the current circumstances and with regard to the Public Health Agency’s recommendations, we choose to postpone this year’s Lenin Award again. The 2020 award ceremony, which was to be held on 21 November, is now being moved and merged with next year’s award ceremony on Saturday 8 May 2021 at Varberg Theatre. At this deluxe award ceremony, Kajsa Ekis Ekman and David Ritschard will receive their awards together with the 2021 laureates. If you have booked at Hotell Gästis, Hotell Havanna or only party participation, you must contact the hotel yourself and book yourself at the 2021 award ceremony if you wish to participate!
The 2020 Lenin Award laureate is Kajsa Ekis Ekman and the 2020 Robespierre Prize goes to David Ritschard. The laureates for 2021 will be disclosed in January. The award ceremony takes place at Varberg Theatre on Saturday 8 May at 13:00 and afterwards, the Jan Myrdal Society has its annual general meeting in the same premises. 2019 Lenin Award laureate professor Göran Therborn will make a speech to Kajsa Ekis Ekman and 2019 Robespierre Award laureate Daria Bogdanska to David Ritschard. Music by David Ritschard and by Jonsereds Proggorkester led by Bosse Stenholm. The day will end with a big party at Gästis Kafé & Matsalar in Varberg with more music entertainment by David Ritschard & Krokodiltårarna. See full program below.
Room rates and booking, Hotell Gästis and Hotell Havanna:
Saturday: Single room 1045 SEK + party 395 SEK, in double room 745 SEK pp + party 395 SEK pp.
Friday: Single room 1045 SEK, in double room 745 SEK pp.
Sunday: Single room 895 SEK, in double room 595 SEK pp.
Room rates include: Overnight stay, breakfast and admittance to the Lenin Spa or Havanna Bath & Spa.
Saturday’s party at Gästis Kafé & Matsalar includes a main course, cheese platter and cake buffet as well as music by David Ritschard & Krokodiltårarna and by Jonsereds Proggorkester.
NOTE! You must call Hotell Gästis +4634018050 or Hotell Havanna +4634010050 and book your stay. Explain that you’re going to the Lenin Award party! (Cannot be booked through the hotel’s websites or other booking sites online.)
Cancellation Terms:
Rooms and party participation can be cancelled no later than 3 days before arrival. Cancellation after that means full charge.
A limited number of tickets for the party only can be bought and booked via Hotell Gästis +4634018050 and cost SEK 395. For tickets for the party only, prepayment via Swish applies to no. 123 535 49 07 by 27 April.
Full program:
Saturday 8 May:
13.00 Award ceremony at Varberg Theatre with Lasse Diding as master of ceremonies. 2019 Lenin Award laureate professor Göran Therborn will make a speech to Kajsa Ekis Ekman and 2019 Robespierre Award laureate Daria Bogdanska to David Ritschard. Music by David Ritschard and by Jonsereds Proggorkester led by Bosse Stenholm.
15.15 Annual general meeting for the Jan Myrdal Society at Varberg Theatre.
17.15 Hotel guests can visit the Lenin Spa or Havanna Bath & Spa and open house for everybody in the Jan Myrdal library at Snidaregatan 20.
19.00 Party, dinner and entertainment at Gästis Kafé & Matsalar, where the dinner buffet is served at 20.00 and the cake buffet at 21.00, after which David Ritschard & Krokodiltårarna takes the stage at 21.30 and the party then continues into the small hours of the night.
The 2020 Lenin Award goes to Kajsa Ekis Ekman. “As a relentlessly independent socialist and feminist with the entire world as her field of work, she has in Swedish publicity and without belonging to any coterie, possible to cancel but never to expose, reached a position that nonetheless forces everyone to listen.” Click to read the full justification.
The 2020 Robespierre Prize goes to David Ritschard. “With lyrics ranging from naked depictions of deepest heartache to sparkling political reflections, David Ritschard successfully manages the storytelling tradition of country music and American folk music and places it in the middle of Swedish class society.” Click to read the full justification.