Editing Copenhagen (section)

===Entertainment and performing arts===
[[File:Copenhagen Theatre and Opera.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Royal Danish Playhouse]] (left) and Opera House (background, right)]]
The new [[Copenhagen Concert Hall]] opened in January 2009. Designed by [[Jean Nouvel]], it has four halls with the main [[auditorium]] seating 1,800 people. It serves as the home of the [[Danish National Symphony Orchestra]] and along with the [[Walt Disney Concert Hall]] in Los Angeles is the most expensive concert hall ever built.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.b.dk/danmark/drs-koncerthus-et-af-verdens-dyreste|title=DRs koncerthus – et af verdens dyreste|newspaper=Berlingske Tidende|access-date=9 January 2009|archive-date=9 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509225737/http://www.b.dk/danmark/drs-koncerthus-et-af-verdens-dyreste|url-status=live}}</ref> Another important venue for classical music is the [[Tivoli Concert Hall]] located in the [[Tivoli Gardens]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/tivoli-concert-hall-gdk474728|title=Tivoli Concert Hall|publisher=Visit Copenhagen|access-date=21 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203001345/http://www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/tivoli-concert-hall-gdk474728|archive-date=3 December 2013}}</ref> Designed by [[Henning Larsen]], the [[Copenhagen Opera House]] ({{Lang|da|Operaen}}) opened in 2005. It is among the most modern opera houses in the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.henninglarsen.com/projects/0400-0599/0553-the-opera-copenhagen.aspx|title=The Opera in Copenhagen|publisher=Henning Larsen Architects|access-date=21 November 2013|archive-date=31 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231010905/http://www.henninglarsen.com/projects/0400-0599/0553-the-opera-copenhagen.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Royal Danish Theatre]] also stages opera in addition to its drama productions. It is also home to the [[Royal Danish Ballet]]. Founded in 1748 along with the theatre, it is one of the oldest ballet troupes in Europe, and is noted for its [[Bournonville School|Bournonville style]] of ballet.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kglteater.dk/about-us/teatrets-historie|title=History|publisher=Det Kongelige Teater|access-date=21 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203185957/http://kglteater.dk/about-us/teatrets-historie|archive-date=3 December 2013}}</ref> 
[[File:Royal Danish Theatre, Copenhagen.jpg|thumb|left|The Royal Danish Theatre main building]]
Copenhagen has a significant [[jazz]] scene that has existed for many years. It developed when a number of American [[List of jazz musicians|jazz musician]]s such as [[Ben Webster]], [[Thad Jones]], [[Richard B. Boone|Richard Boone]], Ernie Wilkins, [[Kenny Drew]], [[Ed Thigpen]], [[Bob Rockwell]], [[Dexter Gordon]], and others such as [[guitarist|rock guitarist]] [[Link Wray]] came to live in Copenhagen during the 1960s. Every year in early July, Copenhagen's streets, squares, parks as well as cafés and concert halls fill up with big and small jazz concerts during the [[Copenhagen Jazz Festival]]. One of Europe's top jazz festivals, the annual event features around 900 concerts at 100 venues with over 200,000 guests from Denmark and around the world.{{sfn|O'Brien|2005|p=20}}

The largest venue for [[popular music]] in Copenhagen is [[Vega, Copenhagen|Vega]] in the [[Vesterbro, Copenhagen|Vesterbro]] district. It was chosen as "best concert venue in Europe" by international music magazine ''Live''. The venue has three concert halls: the great hall, Store Vega, accommodates audiences of 1,550, the middle hall, Lille Vega, has space for 500 and Ideal Bar Live has a capacity of 250.<ref name="vega">{{cite web|url=http://vega.dk/faq/vega.html|title=Præsentation af VEGA|publisher=vega.dk|access-date=22 November 2013|language=da|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209002003/http://vega.dk/faq/vega.html|archive-date=9 December 2013}}</ref> Every September since 2006, the Festival of Endless Gratitude (FOEG) has taken place in Copenhagen. This festival focuses on [[indie art|indie]] [[counterculture]], [[experimental rock|experimental pop music]] and [[left field]] music combined with visual arts exhibitions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://festivalofendlessgratitude.dk/|title=Festival of Endless Gratitude|publisher=Festival of Endless Gratitude|access-date=22 November 2013|language=da|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203005845/http://festivalofendlessgratitude.dk/|archive-date=3 December 2013}}</ref>

For free entertainment one can stroll along [[Strøget]], especially between [[Nytorv]] and [[Højbro Plads]], which in the late afternoon and evening is a bit like an impromptu three-ring [[circus]] with musicians, [[magic (illusion)|magicians]], [[juggling|jugglers]] and other [[busking|street performers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/stroget-gdk414471|title=Strøget|publisher=Visit Copenhagen|access-date=22 November 2013|archive-date=2 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402131329/https://www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/stroget-gdk414471|url-status=live}}</ref>