18 16 – 22 AUGUST 2012 WHERE TO GO TIMES COMPILED BY ANNA-MAIJA LAPPI

EXHIBITIONS

From Fri 17 August Boutique – Where Art Meets Fashion Exhibition brings together visual Helsinki Street – More towards nothing arts and fashion design. From this Friday 17 August until Sunday 30 September, some of the best street photography of the Amos Anderson Art Museum Yrjönkatu 27 HEIDI PIIROINEN HEIDI Helsinki Street collective will be on display at Laboratory gallery. The Helsinki Street (www.hel- Mon, Thu, Fri 10:00-18:00 sinkistreet.fi) blog is the first Finnish platform created and run by professional photographers and Wed 10:00-20:00 dedicated exclusively to street photography. The exhibition, curated by Markus Jokela, has been Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00 built around photographs published on the Helsinki Street site as well as works that have never Tickets €0/2/6/8 been seen before, amounting to more than 30 photographs and videos in all. www.amosanderson.fi The people behind the Helsinki Street include some of the most interesting and awarded names From Sat 18 August in Finnish photojournalism and documentary photography, such as Sami Kero, Touko Hujanen, Tomás Saraceno Juuso Noronkoski Miikka Pirinen, Vesa Laitinen, Juuso Westerlund, Joonas Brandt, Heidi Pi- Today’s hottest name in the iroinen, Kaisa Rautaheimo, Anne Vatén, Kimmo Räisänen and Aapo Huhta, who all share one international art world thing in common: a fascination and love for Helsinki. weaves with an open-mind influences from technology, The exhibition pays homage to the tradition of street photography, from classic French street space research and social photography to the American tradition of humanistic photo essays. Helsinki Street reminds us that theory into a web. the most interesting and unforgettable experiences may well come from aimlessly wandering the Kunsthalle Helsinki streets of one’s own home city, with every corner being a potential cache of surprises. Nervanderinkatu 3 Tue, Thu, Fri 11:00-18:00 Wed 11:00-20:00 Until Sun 30 September Erottajankatu 9 Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00 Laboratory – Art Space for Now Free entry Helsinki Street presents some of the best photos of Finnish Tickets €0/5.50/8 Tue-Sun 11:00-18:00 www.laboratory.fi photojournalism and documentary photography. www.taidehalli.fi

From Sat 18 August POLAROID – The Legendary Collection Polaroids by big international MUSIC Thu 16 August Fri 17 August Sat 18 August Tue 21 August names and a selection of Finnish Lied goes to theatre Beenie Man (JAM) Blitz the Ambassador (USA) Joose Keskitalo & Kolmas Polaroid imagery. Mia Heikkinen, soprano and Salla Reggae and dancehall legend. Indie rap. Maailmanpalo The Finnish Museum Thu 16 August Sarakorpi, piano. The Circus Huvila Festival Tent Folk rock. of Photography The Tour of the Choirs Agricola Club, 19:00 Salomonkatu 1-3 Tokoinranta Siltanen The Cable Factory One of the biggest choir events in Tehtaankatu 23 Tickets €20-32 www.helsinginjuhlaviikot.fi Hämeentie 13 Tallberginkatu 1 G . Tickets €12 www.thecircus.fi Free entry Tue-Sun 11:00-18:00 Various venues www.ainoacktenhuvila.fi Sat 18 August www.artgoeskapakka.fi Wed 11:00-20:00 www.artgoeskapakka.fi Fri 17 August Oddarang: In Cinema Tickets €0/5/8 Fri 17 August Kuukumina Fusion of cinema and music. Tue 21 August www.valokuvataiteenmuseo.fi Thu 16 August Madeleine Peyroux (USA) Latin rhythms in Finnish. Lavaklubi Simphiwe Dana (RSA) Ramble For Levon Helm Cocktail of jazz, pop and folk. Juttutupa, 22:00 Läntinen Teatterikuja 1 Elegant female voice from South Until Sun 9 September Concert to commemorate the leg- Huvila Festival Tent Säästöpankinranta 6 Free entry Africa. Mats Bergsmeden: Border Line endary American musician. Tokoinranta Free entry www.helsinginjuhlaviikot.fi Huvila Festival Tent Every photograph in the Tavastia, Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Tickets €45 www.artgoeskapakka.fi Tokoinranta exhibition is of a place where www.tavastiaklubi.fi www.helsinginjuhlaviikot.fi Sat 18 & Tue 21 August Tickets €35 someone has lost their life in Fri 17 August Esa-Pekka Salonen, Peter www.helsinginjuhlaviikot.fi their struggle to get into Thu 16 August Fri 17 August Aida Sellars, Bill Viola: Tristan & Isolde the EU illegally. Velvetcut, The Chant Kumikameli Verdi’s spectacular opera. Unique and sumptuously visual pro- Tue 21 & Wed 22 August The Finnish Museum of Photography Rock. Unique rock. Finnish National Opera, 19:00 duction of Wagner’s classic. Club Hori Smoku Summer The Cable Factory Semifinal, Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Bar Loose, Annankatu 21 Helsinginkatu 58 Music Centre Termination: Ceremony (USA), Tallberginkatu 1 Tickets €6/7 Tickets €5/7 Tickets €18-84 Concert Hall Trash Talk (USA) Tue-Sun 11:00-18:00 www.semifinal.fi www.barloose.com www.opera.fi Mannerheimintie 13 Punk. Wed 11:00-20:00 www.helsinginjuhlaviikot.fi Kuudes Linja www.valokuvataiteenmuseo.fi Fri 17 & Sat 18 August Hämeentie 13 Weekend Festival Sun 19 August Tickets €15-25 Until Sun 9 September (FRA), (USA), Règne, Amour… www.kuudeslinja.com Georgia O’Keeffe Hurts (UK) , Carpark North (DNK) Baroque meets contemporary music. Colorful and mysterious paintings etc. Music Centre Wed 22 August of flowers and landscapes. Luukki, Espoo Concert Hall Viapori Jazz: Sincerely yours Helsinki Art Museum Tennis Palace Luukintie 33 Mannerheimintie 13 An audiovisual performance based Salomonkatu 15 Tickets €59/79 Tickets €20-39 on old postcards. Tue-Sun 11:00-19:00 www.wknd.fi www.helsinginjuhlaviikot.fi Tenalji Von Fersen Tickets €0/8/10 Suomenlinna Sat 18 August Sun 19 August Tickets €25 Until Sun 9 September Liljan Loisto Carmen Linares: Ensayo www.viaporijazz.fi Barked! Contemporary Birch Folk, reggae and Balkan sounds. Flamenco (ESP) Exhibition displays the expressions Tavastia Top flamenco singer accompanied Wed 22 August and manifestations of birch bark Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 by piano, guitars and percussion Viapori Jazz: Toot Toot in contemporary art, design and Tickets €10/12 instruments. Energetic, improvisatory music. material culture. www.tavastiaklubi.fi Huvila Festival Tent Ice cellar The Gallen-Kallela Museum Tokoinranta Suomenlinna Gallen-Kallelan tie 27 Sat 18 August Tickets €39 Tickets €20 Mon-Sun 11:00-18:00 Pariisin Kevät www.helsinginjuhlaviikot.fi www.viaporijazz.fi www.gallen-kallela.fi Pop. Virgin Oil CO. Mon 20 August Until Sun 14 October Kaivopiha Apocalyptica THEATRE & DANCE Helene Schjerfbeck Mannerheimintie 5 Cello metal. Major exhibition of one of Finland’s Tickets €15 Huvila Festival Tent most beloved artists. www.virginoil.fi Tokoinranta Until Sun 26 August Ateneum Art Museum www.helsinginjuhlaviikot.fi Stage – Helsinki Theatre Festival Kaivokatu 2 Sat 18 August Interesting selection of theatre Tue, Fri 10:00-18:00 April Tue 21 August performances from around the globe. Wed, Thu 10:00-20:00 Alternative metal. Toots & The Maytals (JAM) Various venues and ticket prices. Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00 Semifinal Ska and reggae legends. www.korjaamo.fi www.ateneum.fi Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 The Circus Tickets €6/7 Salomonkatu 1-3 Fri 17-Sun 19 August www.semifinal.fi www.thecircus.fi Marita Liulia & Virpi Pahkinen: OTHERS Jumalattaren paluu Double bill of dance and film pre- mieres. Until Sat 25 August Savoy Theatre Art Goes Kapakka Kasarmikatu 46-48 Urban festival happening in bars, Tickets €15/30 cafés and restaurants. Various www.helsinginjuhlaviikot.fi events from the Tour of the Choirs to sound painting. Sat 18 August Various venues Romeo and Juliet www.artgoeskapakka.fi The ballet version of the Shake- speare classic. From Fri 17 August Finnish National Opera Espoo Ciné Helsinginkatu 58 International film festival with Tickets €14-77 the opening film being Michael www.opera.fi Haneke’s Amour. Various venues in Espoo Sat 18-Wed 22 August www.espoocine.fi Sungsoo Ahn Pick-up Group & WHS: Double Exposure Sat 18-Mon 20 August (KOR/FIN) Movie Picnic The Korean dance artists and the Open air cinema with films Prin- Finnish circus artist, Ville Walo, cess Mononoke by Hayao Miyaza- expose themselves to an unusual ki (on Sat), Baikonur by Veit Helmer cross-art encounter. (on Sun) and Calamari Union by Aki Stoa. Turunlinnantie 1 Kaurismäki (on Mon). Tickets €15/25 Kansalaistori, 21:30 www.helsinginjuhlaviikot.fi www.helsinginjuhlaviikot.fi