18 14 – 20 NOVEMBER 2013 WHERE TO GO HELSINKI TIMES COMPILED BY ANNA-MAIJA LAPPI

Until Sun 17 November Baltic Circle International contemporary thea- tre festival. Various venues. MATHILDA www.balticcircle.fi

HUG – Helsinki Universal Guitar Festival EXHIBITIONS Helsinki Universal Guitar Festival brings plenty of world-class guitar virtuosos to Helsinki between Thursday 14 and Sunday 17 November. This year, the festival has been expanded to a four-day event Until Sun 17 November with the venues being Savoy Theatre and Gloria. Timo Heino Installations and collages by one of The opening day sees the concert of Antonio Rey, a sensational Spanish flamenco guitarist, whose the most uncompromising Finnish performance at the first HUG festival in 2011 was greeted with much appreciation. For example, contemporary artists. Helsingin Sanomat´s Jukka Hauru wrote: “…no other Flamenco guitarist has ever impressed me in Helsinki Art Museum Tennis Palace the way that he did...”. After the solo performance, Rey will be accompanied by a flamenco vocalist Salomonkatu 15 Rafael Jiménez “Falo”, Finnish flamenco guitar virtuoso Raul Mannola, and dancers José Carmona Tue-Sun 11:00-19:00 Tickets €0/8/10 “Rapico” and Eleonora Bayaz. Friday brings forward Indian slide-guitar player Salil Bhatt, taking the audiences to a fasci- Until Sun 15 December nating Northern-Indian world of sounds, and Swedish jazz guitarist Gustav Lundgren takes the Surreal Illusionism - Photograph- stage on Saturday. The last show of the festival is a tribute to the Finnish guitar legend Jukka ic Fantasies of the Early 20th Century Tolonen, whose music is performed by a group of younger Finnish guitar talents, as well as by Fascinating exhibition present- Tolonen himself. ing photographic fantasy postcards from the early 1900s. Thu 14-Sun 17 November The Finnish Museum of Photography The Cable Factory Savoy Theatre / Gloria Tallberginkatu 1 Kasarmikatu 46-48 / Pieni Roobertinkatu 12 Tue-Sun 11:00-18:00 Tickets €19-36 Swedish jazz guitarist Gustav Lundgren (SWE) will be perform- Wed 11:00-20:00 www.guitarhelsinki.com ing in Helsinki on 16 November. Tickets €0/6/8 www.valokuvataiteenmuseo.fi

Until Tue 31 December Mad about Helsinki MUSIC Thu 14 November Fri 15 November Sat 16 November Wed 20 November A unique overview of the city´s his- Helsinki Universal Guitar Festival: John Talabot (ESP) Kymi Sinfonietta Black Sabbath (UK) tory and beloved places. Antonio Rey Melancholic electronic with Yasuo Shinozaki, conductor & Heavy metal giant. Helsinki City Museum Thu 14 November One of the most sensational pop elements. Nareh Arghamanyan, piano. Hartwall Arena Sofiankatu 4 Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra flamenco players of today. Kaiku Music Centre Areenankuja 1 Mon-Fri 9:00-17:00 Hannu Lintu, conductor & Markus Savoy Theatre Kaikukatu 4 Concert Hall Tickets €79 Thu 9:00-19:00 Groh, piano. Kasarmikatu 46-48 Tickets €12.50 Mannerheimintie 13 www.hartwall-areena.com Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00 Music Centre Tickets €28/36 Tickets €7/15/25 Free entry Concert Hall www.savoyteatteri.fi Fri 15 November www.musiikkitalo.fi Wed 20 November Mannerheimintie 13 Divine Paiste (FRA) M.A. Numminen & Uusrahvaano- Until Sun 12 January 2014 Tickets €7-25 Fri 15 November Energetic indie rock. Sat 16 & Tue 19 November mainen jatsiorkesteri Aesthete Extarordinaire www.musiikkitalo.fi Soul Sides 10 Years Bar Loose Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Timeless jazz songs. Birger Kaipiainen´s ceramic fantasies. Anniversary Party Annankatu 21 Die tote Stadt Sello Hall EMMA – Espoo Museum of Mod- Thu 14 November Myron & E (USA) with The Soul Tickets €9.50/10 One of the Finnish National Opera’s Soittoniekanaukio 1A ern Art Arttu Takalo Group: Investigators. www.barloose.com most celebrated productions. Tickets €19/21 Ahertajantie 5 Songsforsadpeople Tavastia Finnish National Opera www.sellosali.fi Tue, Thu, Fri 11:00-18:00 Jazz. Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Fri 15 November Helsinginkatu 58 Wed 11:00-20:00 Koko Jazz Club www.tavastiaklubi.fi Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra Tickets €15-91 Wed 20 November Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00 Hämeentie 3 Marc Soustrot, conductor & www.opera.fi Juuri & Juuri Tickets €0/8/10 Tickets €11.50/16.50 Fri 15 November Christian Ihle Hadland, piano. Traditional Finnish music. www.emma.museum www.kokojazz.fi Barbe-Q-Barbies Music Centre Sun 17 November Music Centre Rock. Concert Hall Fuck Buttons (UK) Camerata Until Sun 12 January 2014 Thu 14 November On The Rocks Mannerheimintie 13 Electronic duo. Mannerheimintie 13 Trees Are Poems NOVUS III: Telepathe (USA) Mikonkatu 15 Tickets €6-25 Tavastia Tickets €5/10/15 Kristoffer Albrecht, Taneli Esko- Electronic. www.ontherocks.fi www.musiikkitalo.fi Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 www.musiikkitalo.fi la, Ritva Kovalainen & Pentti Sam- Kuudes Linja Tickets €23.50/24 mallahti. Hämeentie 13 Fri 15 November Fri 15 & Sat 16 November www.tavastiaklubi.fi Sinebrychoff Art Museum Helsinki Image-klubi Black Flames Of Blasphemy IV THEATRE & DANCE Bulevardi 40 Tickets €15.50/16 Astrid Swan. Metal festival. Sun 17 November Tue, Fri 10:00-18:00 www.kuudeslinja.com Korjaamo Culture Factory Nosturi Helsinki Universal Guitar Wed, Thu 10:00-20:00 Töölönkatu 51 B Telakkakatu 8 Festival: Tolonen Thu 14 & Wed 20 November Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00 Thu 14 November Tickets €8.50-10 Tickets €40-69 Virtuosic Finnish guitarist. Ohad Naharin: Tickets €0-10 Blaze Bayley (UK), Paul Di’Anno www.korjaamo.fi www.elmu.fi Savoy Theatre Deca Dance Helsinki www.sinebrychoffintaidemuseo.fi (UK) Kasarmikatu 46-48 World-famous choreographer´s new Rock musicians known from Iron Fri 15 November Sat 16 November Tickets €28/36 production. Until Sun 19 January 2014 Maiden. UJO-Bileet: Musta Köksä, Viljami Kukkonen www.savoyteatteri.fi Finnish National Opera Kiasma Hits Tavastia Neverzillos, Håndspröjte Singer-songwriter. Helsinginkatu 58 Classics of Finnish contemporary art Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Rock. Semifinal Mon 18 November Tickets €19-105 and famous international artworks. Helsinki Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Betraying The Martyrs (FRA), www.opera.fi Kiasma Tickets €21.50/23 Tickets €7.50 Tickets €7.50 Adept (SWE), Circle Of Contempt Mannerheiminaukio 2 www.tavastiaklubi.fi www.semifinal.fi www.semifinal.fi (FIN), Constrain (SWE), Thu 14, Fri 15 & Sat 16 November Tue 10:00-17:00 Normandie (SWE) Tanssiteatteri Tsuumi: Vintti & Wed-Fri 10:00-20:30 Sat 16 November Metal/hardcore. As2wrists Dance Company: Sat 10:00-18:00 Black Star Riders (USA) On The Rocks Tango Noir Sun 10:00-17:00 Rock in the spirit of Thin Lizzy. Mikonkatu 15 Contemporary dance. www.kiasma.fi Virgin Oil CO. Tickets €14.50 Kanneltalo Mannerheimintie 5 www.ontherocks.fi Klaneettitie 5 Until Sun 2 February 2014 www.virginoil.fi Tickets €12/22 Transformation: Towards a Tap into Mon 18 November www.kanneltalo.fi Sustainable Future Sat 16 November Marcus Miller (USA) How to you build or renovate J. Karjalainen Legendary jazz musician. Thu 14-Tue 19 November your home to balance human needs untouched One of the most beloved Finnish Savoy Theatre Elina Pirinen: Personal with the demands of ecological singer-songwriters. Kasarmikatu 46-48 Symphonic Moment sustainability? The Circus Tickets €38.50/40.50 “On-stage autopsies to Dimitri Museum of Finnish Architecture Salomonkatu 1-3 www.savoyteatteri.fi Šostakovitš’ 7th symphony”. Kasarmikatu 24 human potential www.thecircus.fi Zodiak – Center for New Dance Tue-Sun 11:00-18:00 Wed 20 November Tallberginkatu 1B Wed 11:00-20:00 Sat 16 November Ziggi Recado (NLD) Helsinki Tickets €0/3/6 Helsinki Times can help you find Yo La Tengo (USA) Reggae. Tickets €15/25 www.mfa.fi Indie legend. Venue www.zodiak.fi international Korjaamo Culture Factory Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 21 Until Sun 9 February 2014 Töölönkatu 51 B Tickets €13.50/15 Thu 14-Wed 20 November On the Shores of the Lake and motivated workforce www.korjaamo.fi www.clubvenue.fi Winter Circus Cosmos Exhibition dedicated to the fasci- Magical winter circus with nating artist community that lived Sat 16 November Wed 20 November interna tional top perform ers, live on the shores of Lake Tuusula at the In today’s labour market the most Lieminen Bryn Terfel (UK), Rachel Willis- music and fan tas tic cos tumes. turn of 20th century. Rap/pop/electronic. Sørensen (USA), Gareth Jones Dance Theatre Hurjaruuth Ateneum Art Museum difficult task is attracting the Tavastia (UK) & HPO The Cable Factory Kaivokatu 2 best possible applicants Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 World-famous opera singers. Tallberginkatu 1 A Tue, Fri 10:00-18:00 www.tavastiaklubi.fi Music Centre Helsinki Wed, Thu 10:00-20:00 for the vacancy on offer. Concert Hall Tickets €11-78 Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00 Sat 16 November Mannerheimintie 13 www.hurjaruuth.fi Tickets €0/10/12 John Acquaviva (CAN) Helsinki www.ateneum.fi To place recruitment Techno. Tickets €80/120/140 Fri 15 November Jyrki Karttunen: Youth adverts in Helsinki Times, Le Bonk www.musiikkitalo.fi Yrjönkatu 24 and Freedom OTHERS please contact www.lebonk.fi Wed 20 November Dream-like dive into the world of [email protected] Dead Meadow (USA) emotions. or phone +358 9 689 7422 Sat 16 November Stoner/psychedelic rock. Helsinki City Theatre Until Sun 17 November Club Hori Smoku Kuudes Linja Pieni Näyttämö Helsinki Short Film Festival Jacuzzi Boys (USA), Kakka-Hätä 77. Hämeentie 13 Eläintarhantie 5 Wide range of the recent Finn- www.helsinkitimes.fi Kuudes Linja Helsinki Helsinki ish short films and some excit- Hämeentie 13 Tickets €19.50 Tickets €18-29 ing shorts from around the world. www.kuudeslinja.com www.kuudeslinja.com www.hkt.fi www.hlef.fi