HES 2025: Jonna Eiskonen, Mikko Innanen & Manu Rosales (Nomads Festival)
Schedule
Fri Oct 03 2025 at 06:30 pm to 09:30 pm
UTC+03:00Location
Forum Box | Helsinki, ES
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Welcome to a unique evening of live improvised performances at Forum Box Gallery as the Helsinki Experimental Series (HES) continues with its fifth event of 2025 as part of the Nomads Festival. đź“… 3rd of October
đź•– 19:00
đź“ŤForum Box Gallery (Ruoholahdenranta 3 A Helsinki)
🎟 Free admission.
For this occasion, we will have three sets of solo performances by our main guests: Jonna Eiskonen, Mikko Innanen and Manu Rosales.
After showcasing these outstanding performances, the stage will be open for the “Blind dates for improvisers”: A first-time encounter among members of the audience and our main guests. Bring along your instruments, get inspired by the art works at Forumbox, and perform with the main guests!
Schedule:
18:30 Doors open
19:00 Guest Artists Performances
20:00 Blind dates for improvises
JONNA EISKONEN
Jonna Eiskonen has worked as a performer in the areas of dance, theater and performance for over 20 years. She completed her master's degree in dance at Theatre Academy Helsinki, where she studied during 1996-2002. After graduating, Jonna has been involved in several works by Maija Nurmio, Liisa Risu, Ervi Sirén, Alpo Aaltokoski company, Arja Raatikainen Company and Kekäläinen & Company, and has worked with Petri Kekoni, Teemu Mäki, Jenni Kivelä, Terhi Vaimala, Jyrki Karttunen and Tommi Kitti , as well as Tanssiteatteri Glims&Gloms, Katve [blind spot], Willman Dance Company and Kaiken Keskus productions among others. Jonna has also worked as a teacher in various art schools and institutions. For the past 9 years, she has been a performer in the multi-artistic and -cultural Chekhov Machine Company as an active member in the group. "When making art, I am fascinated by freedom from conventions, movement and play - how does thinking and /or experience become embodied and visible, revealing something personal?"
MIKKO INNANEN
Mikko Innanen is a saxophonist, composer and bandleader from Finland, currently residing in Helsinki. A multifaceted and open-minded musician, he thrives in settings that span jazz’s past, present and future: be it in freely improvised solos, duos or trios, small and large ensembles playing his own compositions, or working as a sideman interpreting other people’s music. Innanen has performed in 38 countries, in five continents. The diversity of Innanen’s playing and composition is well documented, with a discography of almost 80 records. This active touring and recording allows him to continuously expand his network of collaborators, and to find further opportunities to explore the spontaneous creativity at the heart of his musical vision.
MANU ROSALES
Whitin his artistry Manu Rosales has developed a sound that fuses South American traditions with influences of contemporary music. Manu has released two albums, Cuerpo Aldea and Estrada, where he develops themes of identity, memory and the interweaving between tradition and modernity. His music resonates with the strong cosmopolitan life of his hometown, Buenos Aires, and explores the soundscape of the Andean region and Brazil. Moving fluently between these influences, his music offers a landscape that goes from local to global, reflecting the deep connection with its roots as well as its openness to new cultural expressions.
HELSINKI EXPERIMENTAL SERIES 2024/2025 is a Community Engagement/Action Research/Artistic Research project, that intends to establish an interaction space for members of the different communities of improvisers based or working in Helsinki.
The HES 2024/2025 series is developed and funded in collaboration with: Forum Box Gallery, The Global Music Department of the Sibelius Academy, Interkult (Kassandra ry), and the KONE Foundation. The research, curatorial, and artistic direction component of this project is run by Sergio CastrillĂłn.
The event poster is designed by Fabu Pires.
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Where is it happening?
Forum Box, Ruoholahdenranta 3 A,Helsinki, FinlandEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
