Nomads Festival-HES 2024: Elina Lajunen, Helsinki Improvisers Orchestra, Shafeeq Alsadi
Schedule
Thu Oct 03 2024 at 07:00 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!đ 3rd of October
đ 19:00
đForum Box Gallery (Ruoholahdenranta 3 A Helsinki)
đ Free admission.
For this occasion, we will have two solo performances and one group performance featuring our guest artists: Elina Lajunen, Helsinki Improvisers Orchestra (HIO) and Shafeeq Alsadi. After showcasing these outstanding improvisers, the stage will be open for the âBlind dates for improvisersâ.
Schedule:
18:30 Doors open.
19:00 Guest Artists Performances.
20:00 Stage open for "Blind dates for improvises": A first-time encounter between members of the audience and our featured artists. Bring your instruments, draw inspiration from Forum Box's artworks, and perform alongside our guest artists!
Performing artists info:
ELINA LAJUNEN on nukketeatteritaiteilija, esiintyjĂ€, ohjaaja ja kirjoittaja. HĂ€n on valmistunut Turun Taideakatemiasta nukketeatteritaiteilijaksi 2004 ja Pariisista Ăcole internationale de thĂ©Ăątre Jacques Lecoq -koulusta nĂ€yttelijĂ€ksi 2008. Lajunen on ohjannut lukuisia nukketeatteria ja elĂ€vÀÀ musiikkia yhdistĂ€viĂ€ teoksia, mm. Lady Macbeth 2017, SeitsemĂ€n miestĂ€ 2013 ja Mytty-iltamat 2018. KevÀÀllĂ€ 2023 hĂ€n ohjasi kirjailija Reetta NiemelĂ€n ja kuvittaja Karoliina Pertamon kirjaan perustuvan lapsille suunnatun YstĂ€vĂ€ Joella nĂ€yttelyn ja nukketeatteriesityksen. Se sai ensi-illan Oulussa huhtikuussa 2023 ja kiertÀÀ nyt Suomea. Toukokuussa 2024 sai ensi-illan JyvĂ€skylĂ€ssĂ€ kulttuuritalo Villa Ranassa Lajusen esittĂ€mĂ€ ja tanssitaiteilija Elina Wuethrichin koreografioima ja ohjaaja tanssiteos SisĂ€olento. Vuonna 2023 Elina perusti JyvĂ€skylÀÀn uuden nukketeatterifestivaalin, SeminaarinmĂ€en nukketeatterifestivaalin. Festivaali on jĂ€rjestetty nyt kaksi kertaa. Elina toimii myös nukketeatteritaiteilijaverkosto Aura of Puppets ry:n hallituksen puheenjohtajana, tekee satunnaisesti hattuja, soittaa viulua ja tanssii argentiinalaista tangoa. SyksyllĂ€ 2024 hĂ€n aloittaa Teatteritaiteen maisteriopinnot Tampereen yliopiston teatteritaiteen laitoksella.
ELINA LAJUNEN is a puppeteer, performer, director and writer who graduated from the Turku Art Academy Puppet Theatre Department 2004 and from Ăcole internationale de thĂ©Ăątre Jacques Lecoq 2008. Lajunen has directed numerous works combining puppetry and live music, including Lady Macbeth in 2017, SeitsemĂ€n miestĂ€ in 2013 and Mytty-iltamat in 2018. In spring 2023, she directed the exhibition and the children's puppet performance YstĂ€vĂ€ Joella which is based on the book of Reetta NiemelĂ€ and Karoliina Pertamo. It premiered in Oulu in April 2023 and is now touring Finland. In May 2024 Lajunenâs solo performance Innerbeing got premier. It was choreographed and directed by choreographer Elina Wuethrich. In 2023, Elina founded a new puppet festival in JyvĂ€skylĂ€, the SeminaarinmĂ€ki Puppet Festival, which is now in its second year. Lajunen also chairs the board of the puppet theatre network Aura of Puppets, occasionally makes hats, plays the violin and dances Argentinian tango. In autumn 2024, she will start her masterâs studies in theatre arts at Tampere University.
HELSINKI IMPROVISERS ORCHESTRA on vapaan ja johdetun improvisaation sekÀ muun kokeellisen musiikin esittÀmiseen keskittynyt artistikollektiivi. Kollektiivi on avoin, kokoonpanoltaan vaihteleva, ja sen pyrkimys on tutkia taiteellisen ilmaisun monimuotoisuutta musiikillisen improvisaation kautta. Helsinki Improvisers Orchestra esiintyy HelsingissÀ kerran kuukaudessa - pÀÀsÀÀntöisesti joka kuun viimeisenÀ perjantaina - vaihtuvassa, ennalta ilmoitetussa tapahtumapaikassa.
HELSINKI IMPROVISERS ORCHESTRA is an artist collective dedicated to performing free and conducted improvisation as well as other experimental music. The collective is open, with a changing line-up, and its pursuit is to investigate the diversity of artistic expression via musical improvisation. Helsinki Improvisers Orchestra performs in Helsinki once a month - generally in the last friday of the month - in a changing venue.
SHAFEEQ ALSADI is a Palestinian qanun player and singer, born in Jerusalem and raised in Bethlehem in 1990. He began studying the qanun at 13, which has become a key part of his identity. Combining free improvisation with Arabic and world music influences, Shafeeq explores different cultures and connects with people worldwide.
This event is part of the Nomads festival program and marks the fourth performance of the HELSINKI EXPERIMENTAL SERIES 2024, 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 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.
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Where is it happening?
Forum Box, Ruoholahdenranta 3 A,Helsinki, FinlandEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
