Performing the Political Festival
Schedule
Wed Apr 15 2026 at 03:00 pm to 10:00 pm
UTC+03:00Location
Helsinki Music Centre Black Box | Helsinki, ES
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The Performing the Political Festival gathers performances, discussions, and artistic interventions that explore how musicians engage with society and how music-making relates to political, social, and environmental realities.The festival presents artistic and pedagogical work developed within the Performing the Political research project, as well as contributions emerging from the pre-festival dialogue series. A detailed programme will be published in the end of March.
The festival offers:
- Live performances by students, alumni, and guest artists
- Conversations and reflection spaces
- Screening of documentaries presenting artistic interventions developed during the research project.
Date: 15 April
Time: 15:00–22:00
Location: Musiikkitalo Black Box, Alalämpiö, and Sibelius Academy's Agora
Admission: Free entry
Programme
Musiikkitalo, Alalämpiö
09:30 & 10:30 Folk Music Children’s Performance
Soundwalk 14:00 – 15:00
- Soundwalk. Jekaterina Viltsenko. Starting from and returning to Agora
Sibelius Academy's Agora 15:00 – 17:00
Order of Appearance:
- Two Black Churches by Shawn E. Okpebholo – Gabriel Kivivuori & Keval Shah
- Electric Guitar Ambient Set – Juho Tuomainen
- Queer Folk Music Ensemble – Havu & Kuisma
- Making Decisions Through Body Percussion (workshop) – Alan da Silva
- Spoken Word Performance – Omotola Adeshina
Musiikkitalo, Blackbox (18:00 – 22:00)
Part I 18:00 – 19:50
Order of Appearance:
- Performing the Political – Documentary Screening
- Allegorical Narrative with Accordion Improvisation – Zimu Wang, accordion
- Come scoglio (Fiordiligi) from Così fan tutte (W. A. Mozart) – Iida Nummela, soprano & Ville Pääkkönen, piano
- Dialogue – Niilo Tarnanen & Erika Härö
Senior Baroque Ensemble – Minna Kangas & Ensemble
- Cinzas da Floresta (Ashes of the Forest) – Loica & Transcultural Ensemble
- Composer Interviews — with Kalevi Aho, Lara Poe, Lauri Supponen and Lotta Wennäkoski – Documentary Screening
- Access Amplified Collective – Sami Kekäläinen, voice, Apeal Paudel, sarod and voice, Aizhan Sultan, voice, Nathan Riki Thomson, double bass
Intermission 19:50 – 20:10
Part II 20:10 – 22:00
Order of Appearance:
- Lukas Stasevskij and Cellomania – Documentary Screening
- Footsteps in an Empty Room (Uno Vesje) & Trois Morceaux (Lili -Boulanger, arr. Jacqueline Pollauf) – Saara Valjakka, solo harp
- Opera Performance (Singers & Piano)
- Electroacoustic Improvisation – Trio Kauniskangas / Mannermaa / Mureddu
- Intimate Sounds: Musicians, Social Movements, and the Journey Through Exile – Documentary Screening
- Partytuuri Orchestra
Join us for an evening of thought-provoking art, dialogue, and connection.
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Where is it happening?
Helsinki Music Centre Black Box, Töölönlahdenkatu 16, FI-00100 Helsinki, Suomi, Helsinki, FinlandEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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