18 5 – 18 APRIL 2012 WHERE TO GO TIMES COMPILED BY ANNA-MAIJA LAPPI

Wed 11-Wed 18 April Chipmunk Forge & Circo Aereo: PHÅGEL – the best Cat and Bird PATRICK HEAGNEY show ever Contemporary circus piece based on the determination of two inde- Personal tunes pendent girls to do their own thing. , the indie pop giant led by the creatively adventurous Kevin Cirko Kaasutehtaankatu 1 Barnes, will visit Tavastia on Monday 16 April after almost five years Tickets €12/20 of waiting. Despite the name referring to the Canadian city, the band, www.cirko.fi founded in 1996, hails from Athens, Georgia (USA). of Montreal is one of the bands that emerged from the legendary Ele- Thu 12-Wed 18 April phant 6 collective, known for its strong interest and participation in exper- La Bayadére One of the masterpieces of 19th- imental, boundary-breaking music. Throughout its existence, of Montre- century Russian ballet. al’s music has evolved and moved between vaudeville, Beatles-influenced Finnish National Opera twee pop, electronica and afrobeat. The band’s variable style can be clear- Helsinginkatu 58 ly heard in the differences in musical and lyrical style on each of their al- Tickets €14-77 www.opera.fi bums. Another interesting characteristic of the band is the fusion of dra- matic, even gloomy lyrics with bouncy upbeat melodies. With their 11th , Paralytic Stalks, released in February this year, EXHIBITIONS of Montreal dives deep into the mind of Barnes, whose revelations are as personal as they were on 2007’s album Hissing Fauna, Are You The De- Until Sun 22 April stroyer? Lauri Laine: Paintings of Light and Space Mon 16 April The retrospective exhibition pre- of Montreal (USA) sents Laine’s paintings from the Tavastia mid-1980s to the present. Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Kunsthalle Helsinki Nervanderinkatu 3 Tickets €28/30 (centre) fronts the ever-changing of Montreal. Tue, Thu, Fri 11:00-18:00 www.tavastiaklubi.fi Wed 11:00-20:00 Sat-Sun 11:00-17:00 Tickets €0/5.50/8 www.taidehalli.fi MUSIC Thu 5 April Sat 7 April Wed 11 April Sat 14 April Boom Boom Burlesque! Autumn (USA) Eric Sardinas (USA) Von Hertzen Brothers Until Sun 29 April Joyous burlesque evening. Glam violinist. Talented rock and blues guitarist. Rock. Carl Larsson: In Search of the Thu 5 April Navy Jerry’s Rum Bar & Restaurant , Telakkakatu 8 Virgin Oil CO. Nosturi Good Life FRSO: Saraste Hietaniemenkatu 2 Tickets €22 Kaivopiha, Mannerheimintie 5 Telakkakatu 8 Exhibition of one of Sweden’s most Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Tickets €8.50-12 www.elmu.fi Tickets €20/25 Tickets €20 beloved artists includes over a hun- plays Schubert’s Symphony No. 8 www.navyjerrys.fi www.virginoil.fi www.elmu.fi dred paintings, and it also presents and Mahler’s Symphony No. 9. Sat 7 April Carl and Karin Larsson as designers Helsinki Music Centre, 19:00 Thu 5 & Fri 6 April Agalloch (USA) Wed 11 April Sat 14 April of furniture and art handicrafts. Concert Hall, Mannerheimintie 13 Knife Party (AUS/UK) Metal, folk, ambient and post-rock Olavi Uusivirta Haloo Helsinki! Tickets €7-25 Side project of Pendulum’s Rob influenced group from Portland. Interesting Finnish rock/pop Pop rock. Kaivokatu 2 www.musiikkitalo.fi Swire and Gareth McGrillen, based Korjaamo Culture Factory musician. Korjaamo Culture Factory Tue-Fri 10:00-18:00 on dubstep, electro bassline drops Töölönkatu 51 B Tavastia, Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Töölönkatu 51 B Wed, Thu 10:00-20:00 Thu 5 April and anthemic rave sounds. Tickets €24/28 Tickets €12/14 Tickets €13/15 Sat-Sun 11:00-17:00 Evening of Klezmer Music The Circus, Salomonkatu 1-3 www.korjaamo.fi www.tavastiaklubi.fi www.korjaamo.fi Tickets €0/10/12 Klezmer night with the band Tickets €24-45 www.ateneum.fi Freilach mit Kneidlach. www.thecircus.fi Sat 7 April Wed 11 April Mon 16 April Korjaamo Culture Factory Bach’s St John Passion Jungle Brothers (USA) Simple Plan (CAN) Until Sun 29 April Töölönkatu 51 B Fri 6 April Sacred oratorio conducted by Atso East coast hip hop legends. Rock. Timo Kelaranta: Strange love Tickets €6 Earth (USA) Almila with top Finnish opera singers. Venue, Pohjoinen Rautatienkatu 21 The Circus As a photographer Kelaranta is a www.korjaamo.fi Doom/drone metal legends. Helsinki Music Centre, 18:00 Tickets €13-15 Salomonkatu 1-3 poet, a master of the abstract im- Nosturi, Telakkakatu 8 Concert Hall www.clubvenue.fi Tickets €32 age and of minimalism, for whom Thu 5 April Tickets €32 Mannerheimintie 13 www.thecircus.fi the most important thing in a pic- Action Bronson (USA) www.elmu.fi Tickets €49/59/69 Wed 11-Sun 15 April ture is its form. Hip hop. www.musiikkitalo.fi 18th Funky Elephant Festival Tue 17 April The Finnish Museum of Photog- Virgin Oil CO. Fri 6 April From funk to afrobeat with artists Angelika Klas & Ensemble Recor- raphy Kaivopiha, Mannerheimintie 5 Mokoma Sat 7 April such as The Coup (USA), Terry Lynn danza: Danza del Fuego The Cable Factory Tickets €15 Finnish metal. French Films, Big Wave Riders (JAM) and Gracias. Various venues. One of ’s most charismatic Tallberginkatu 1 www.virginoil.fi Tavastia, Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Acclaimed indie rock. Tickets €23-40 and talented young singers. Tue-Sun 11:00-18:00 Tickets €16/18 Tavastia, Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 www.funk.fi Kanneltalo, Klaneettitie 5 Wed 11:00-20:00 Thu 5 April www.tavastiaklubi.fi Tickets €12 Tickets €5/10 Tickets €0/4/6 The Wrecking Queens www.tavastiaklubi.fi Thu 12 April www.kanneltalo.fi www.valokuvataiteenmuseo.fi Rock. Fri 6 April Jad Fair & Gilles Rieder (USA/FRA) Semifinal, Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Rättö & Lehtisalo, Hidria Sat 7 April Members of lo-fi alternative rock Tue 17 April Until Sun 6 May Tickets €6/7 Spacefolk The Black Explosion (SWE) group Half Japanese. Black Cobra (USA) Designworld www.semifinal.fi Unique pop and progressive space Band combining garage, space Kuudes Linja, Hämeentie 13 Punk- and hardcore-influenced Exhibition looks at internation- rock. rock, blues and soul. Tickets €15 sludge metal. al contemporary design with broad Thu 5 April Korjaamo Culture Factory Bar Loose, Annankatu 21 www.kuudeslinja.com Kuudes Linja strokes, giving an overall picture of Mustasch (SWE) Töölönkatu 51 B Tickets €5/7 Hämeentie 13 today’s design. Heavy rock. Tickets €12/14 www.barloose.com Thu 12 April Tickets €15 Design Museum Tavastia www.korjaamo.fi The Original Elvis Tribute (USA) www.kuudeslinja.com Korkeavuorenkatu 23 Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Sat 7 April Production that attracted huge au- Tue 11:00-20:00 Tickets €25/28 Fri 6 April Rave Saves diences on its European tour in Wed 18 April Wed-Sun 11:00-18:00 www.tavastiaklubi.fi Norther Charity event with top electronic spring 2011 arrives in Finland. Sa- Thåström (SWE) Tickets €0/3/8 Metal. music artists. voy Theatre Swedish rock icon. www.designmuseum.fi Thu 5 April Virgin Oil CO. Virgin Oil CO. Kasarmikatu 46-48 Tavastia, Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 OM (USA) Kaivopiha, Kaivopiha Tickets €30/32 Tickets €32/34 Until Sun 13 May Doom/stoner metal. Mannerheimintie 5 Mannerheimintie 5 www.savoyteatteri.fi www.tavastiaklubi.fi Taryn Simon – Photographs and Nosturi, Telakkakatu 8 Tickets €10 Tickets €20/25 Texts Tickets €25 www.virginoil.fi www.virginoil.fi Fri 13 April Wed 18 April Internationally acclaimed artist´s www.elmu.fi Lassi Valtonen The Ukulele Orchestra of Great photographs and writings under- Sat 7 April Sun 8 April Acoustic folk rock. Britain score the invisible space between Thu 5 April Sara Sayed VNV Nation (UK) Nosturi Orchestra that escapes all cate- language and the visual world. Iceage (DNK) Promising jazz/soul vocalist. Industrial soundscapes combined Telakkakatu 8 gorisation. Art Museum Meilahti Punk rock. Korjaamo Culture Factory with synth-pop melodies and elec- Tickets €13 Savoy Theatre, Kasarmikatu 46-48 Tamminiementie 6 Kuudes Linja, Hämeentie 13 Töölönkatu 51 B tro beat. www.elmu.fi Tickets €38 Tue-Sun 11:00-18:30 Tickets €12 Tickets €7/9 Tavastia, Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 www.savoyteatteri.fi Tickets €0/8/10 www.kuudeslinja.com www.korjaamo.fi Tickets €25/28 Sat 14 April www.tavastiaklubi.fi Whiteout 2012 Until Sun 19 August Scandinavia’s leading dance event THEATRE & DANCE Outi Heiskanen: Primordial Sea Mon 9 April with DJs such as Sister Bliss (UK), Outi Heiskanen is best known The Mariinsky Theatre Chorus (RUS) Chicane (UK) and Claudia Caza- for the sensitive line work of her Easter concert. cu (UK). Wed 11-Sat 14 April graphics, but the artist´s 75th an- The Cable Factory Jan Lauwers & Needcompany: niversary exhibition also presents Senate Square Tallberginkatu 1 The Art of Entertainment (BLG) works lesser known to the pub- Tickets €15/25 Tickets €46.20 Pitch-black cynical comedy which lic; paintings, sculptures and in- www.aleksanterinteatteri.fi www.labyrinth.fi tries to find the line between art stallations. and popular entertainment. Espoo Didrichsen Museum Mon 9, Fri 13 & Tue 17 April Sat 14 April City Theatre Kuusilahdenkuja 1 Pelléas & Mélisande Timati (RUS) Revontulentie 8 Tue-Sun 11:00-18:00 Debussy’s dreamy opera. Russian dance act. Tickets €15/27/32 Tickets €3/7/9 Finnish National Opera The Circus, Salomonkatu 1-3 www.espoonteatteri.fi www.didrichsenmuseum.fi Helsinginkatu 58 Tickets €30-55 Tickets €22-99 www.thecircus.fi Wed 11-Wed 18 April www.opera.fi Kosei Sakamoto: HAIGAFURU – OTHERS Sat 14 April Ash is falling Tue 10 April Hosni Boudali Choreography based on a Japa- Stoytellers’ Club: Anssi Kela Interesting Moroccan-born nese poem. Sat 7 April Finnish guitar pop. musician. Zodiak Easter Bonfires Korjaamo Culture Factory Caisa Cable Factory Huge Easter bonfire lights up the Töölönkatu 51 B Mikonkatu 17 Tallberginkatu 1 B sky at . Tickets €12/14 Tickets €5 Tickets €12/20 Seurasaari, 18:30 www.korjaamo.fi www.caisa.fi www.zodiak.fi www.seurasaarisaatio.fi