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Aarhus International Theatre Company
Keep your eyes open for performances by the Aarhus International Theatre Company, which regularly stages productions in English.
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Åboulevarden
There are a few streets lined with wall-to-wall drinking dens: Åboulevarden is full of chic restaurant-bars and a savvy, fashionable crowd - drinks here don't come cheap.
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Århus Teater
This is a suitably theatrical building dating from 1900, embellished with gargoyles and other extravagant décor, including a scene from a Ludvig Holberg play. It's Jutland's largest theatre with five stages, a permanent theatre troupe and an affiliated drama school. Performances are largely in Danish, but musical and dance productions are also occasionally staged. The box office is across the road from the theatre, on Skolegade.
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Carstenskiold
The huge white lights, red sofas and long red drapes against a black background create an appropriately dramatic setting for the city's most fashionable crowd to 'see and be seen' (some locals accuse it of being up its own arse). DJs play lounge music of a Saturday night.
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Cinemaxx
Inside Bruun's Galleri shopping centre (you can enter via the train station); state-of-the-art cinemas and the latest blockbusters alongside smaller local films. It's invariably cheaper to see a daytime session, and students should ask about discounts.
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Fabriken
Many clubbers float back and forth between the Social Club and its superpopular neighbour Fabriken, which offers pumping tunes (and often live bands).
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Fatter Eskil
Fatter Eskil has live music every night - a mixed bag of pop, rock, soul, blues and jazz. The website may be in Danish but the events calendar should be easy enough to follow.
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Frederiksgade
Frederiksgade gives you more boisterous English/Irish pubs than you can poke a pint at, all attempting to woo Århus' large student contingent with discounted beer and schedules of live music and jam sessions, televised sports, quiz competitions (generally in English) and the dreaded karaoke.
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Jazzbar Bent J
Århus is considered Denmark's music capital, so it's not hard to track down quality music being played in more intimate venues. Long-standing Jazzbar Bent J is dark and moody, as all good jazz haunts should be.
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Musikcaféen & Gyngen
Musikcaféen and the neighbouring restaurant-bar, Gyngen, are part of Kulturgyngen, a youth-oriented cultural activity centre open to all. Student-heavy Gyngen has great-value organic meals, while the intimate Musikcaféen offers a peek into Århus' alternative scene with a wide range of music (including rock, techno, jazz and world music) performed by local up-and-comers.
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Musikhuset Århus
Drop by the Music House and pick up a guide to what's on - you're bound to find something that appeals. This newly expanded, glass-fronted venue hosts a range of events, from art-house films in its cinema to piano concerts and jazz performances (many of them free) in its large, light-filled foyer.
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Ris Ras Filliongongong
The old lounges, vintage furniture and quirky tit-bits make Ris Ras (named after a children's nursery rhyme) feel like the lounge room of a cool local friend. A friend with a fridge full of Belgian and Danish microbrewed beers, no less. There's no food on offer, but you're welcome to bring your own. This place is small, intimate and friendly - get here early to nab a seat.
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Royal Casino
If you're feeling the lure of the lucre, dress up and head to the city's only casino. It's in the Hotel Royal building (the cathedral is nearby should you need to repent later). It's a rather handsome environment in which to chase lady luck, but we wonder what they'd make of an entrance fee in Vegas?
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Sherlock Holmes Pub
This is a real English rainy-day pub (perfect for Danish weather then), dim and cosy and with an array of live music, televised football and a Sunday-night jam session. You can pop next door to the Golden Lion for a good dose of English pub grub, too.
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Skolegade
Overflow from Åboulevarden means a few chic places have spilled into nearby Skolegade, alongside intimate boozers and dive bars.
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Social Club
Attracts students in droves, perhaps due to the ever-popular free beer (just for students) before midnight. Afterwards, the place turns into a packed and sweaty dance affair with plenty of trance and hard tunes.
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Train
You know it must be good when it's voted club of the year (2007) by the Danish DJ Awards. Train is first and foremost a concert venue, with shows a couple of nights a week. Some well-established international names have played here over the years, from the Happy Mondays to Wolfmother via Bryan Ferry and Iggy Pop. Train opens as a nightclub, too, on Friday and Saturday nights, with room for up to 1500 party people and a serious DJ line-up.
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Under Masken
The ethnic masks lining the walls and ceiling may leer and scowl but the real natives in this convivial little basement pub are friendly. The funky décor even extends to the fish tanks, decorated with sculptures, and the mood is relaxed and unpretentious.
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Øst for Paradis
Art-house cinema in northern reaches of the Latin Quarter.
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