18 17 – 23 OCTOBER 2013 WHERE TO GO HELSINKI TIMES COMPILED BY ANNA-MAIJA LAPPI Until Sun 10 November Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg A blend of fantasy and nightmare created by the Swedish contempo- TIINA MIELONEN rary artist duo. Kunsthalle Helsinki Nervanderinkatu 3 Open: Nordic Music Today Tue, Thu, Fri 11:00-18:00 Nordic Music Days, one of the longest continuously running music festivals Wed 11:00-20:00 in the world, is celebrating its 125th birthday this year with a broad pro- Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00 Tickets €0/9/12 gramme of contemporary Nordic music. First held in 1888, the festival aims www.taidehalli.fi to promote the work of contemporary Nordic composers and offer the audi- ences a chance to experience new, vibrant music from the Nordic countries. Until Sun 17 November The theme this year is ‘Parallel Societies’. The theme will be highlight- Timo Heino Installations and collages by one of ed throughout the festival programme that falls into three different cat- the most uncompromising Finnish egories: orchestral and choral concerts, chamber-music concerts and club contemporary artists. evenings featuring electronic and electro-acoustic music. The main con- Helsinki Art Museum Tennis Palace cert venues will be the various halls of the Helsinki Music Centre, the Sibel- Salomonkatu 15 ius Academy Concert Hall, Temppeliaukio Church and the Korjaamo Culture Open: Tue-Sun 11:00-19:00 Factory. Tickets €0/8/10 The festival programme, including performances from choral music to electronic improvisation, has been compiled by a trio of artistic directors: Until Sun 15 December conductor Nils Schweckendiek, guitarist Petri Kumela and composer Sami Surreal Illusionism - Photographic Klemola. Fantasies of the Early 20th Century Until Sat 19 October Fascinating exhibition presenting photographic fantasy postcards Nordic Music Days 2013 from the early 1900s. Various venues. The duo of visual artists and electronic musicians Pink Twins (pictured) will be perform- The Finnish Museum of Photog- www.nordicmusicdays.org ing at the Nordic Music Days festival. raphy The Cable Factory Tallberginkatu 1 Open: Tue-Sun 11:00-18:00 Wed 11:00-20:00 MUSIC Thu 17 October Folk/pop. Sat 19 October Wed 23 October Tickets €0/6/8 Otherhood, Cykles Korjaamo Culture Factory Gran Fiesta Cinemaissì Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra www.valokuvataiteenmuseo.fi Alternative rock. Töölönkatu 51 Dj El Pibe (PER) & Habana Symphony & electric guitar. Thu 17 October Semifinal BHelsinki Time (CUB/FIN). Music Centre Until Tue 31 December Samae Koskinen’s string quartet Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Tickets €13.50/14 Le Bonk Concert Hall Mad about Helsinki Unique partnership of singer-song- Helsinki www.korjaamo.fi Yrjönkatu 24 Mannerheimintie 13 A unique overview of the city´s writer Samae Koskinen and musi- Tickets €6.50 Helsinki Helsinki history and beloved places. cians from the HPO. www.semifinal.fi Fri 18 October Tickets €9.50 Tickets €6-25 Helsinki City Museum Sello Hall Basstards 3 Years www.lebonk.fi www.musiikkitalo.fi Sofiankatu 4 Soittoniekanaukio 1A Thu 17 & Sat 19 October Anniversary Party Open: Helsinki The Human Voice / The Bear Camo & Krooked (AUT). Sat 19 October Mon-Fri 9:00-17:00 Tickets €17.50/18 Operas by Francis Poulenc / Venue Minä ja Ville Ahonen THEATRE & DANCE Thu 9:00-19:00 www.sellosali.fi William Walton. Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 21 Pop. Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00 Finnish National Opera Helsinki Tavastia Free entry Thu 17 October The Almi Hall Tickets €10.70-20.70 Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Thu 17 & Sat 19 October Charles Bradley and his Helsinginkatu 58 www.clubvenue.fi Helsinki Javier Torres / Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Until Sun 12 January 2014 Extraordinaires (USA) Tickets €17/32/35 Tickets €11.50/12 Sleeping Beauty Aesthete Extarordinaire Soulful grooves. www.opera.fi Fri 18 October www.tavastiaklubi.fi Enchanting ballet classic. Birger Kaipiainen´s ceramic fan- Tavastia Notte italiana dei Luca Finnish National Opera tasies. Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Fri 18 October Luca Gargano Band feat. Sat 19 October Helsinginkatu 58 EMMA – Espoo Museum of Mod- Helsinki Miriam Bryant (SWE) Luca Sturniolo & Luca Cannavò. Kati Salo Tickets €15-91 ern Art Tickets €30/31 Pop. Le Bonk Folk/pop. www.opera.fi Ahertajantie 5 www.tavastiaklubi.fi Kuudes Linja Yrjönkatu 24 Semifinal Tue, Thu, Fri 11:00-18:00 Hämeentie 13 Helsinki Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Thu 17-Wed 23 October Wed 11:00-20:00 Thu 17 October Helsinki Tickets €9.50 Helsinki Sirkus Finlandia Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00 Elephants From Neptune (EST) Tickets €8 www.lebonk.fi Tickets €7.50 “Finnish national circus”. Tickets €0/8/10 Interesting rock from Estonia. www.kuudeslinja.com www.semifinal.fi Kaisaniementie 3 www.emma.museum Bar Loose Fri 18 October Tickets €16-32 Annankatu 21 Fri 18 October Herra Ylppö & Ihmiset Sun 20 October www.sirkusfinlandia.fi Until Sun 12 January 2014 Helsinki Shiny Darkly (DNK) Rock. Vista Chino (USA) Trees Are Poems Tickets €7.50/8 Shoegaze. Tavastia Stoner rock. Thu 17-Sat 26 October Kristoffer Albrecht, Taneli Eskola, www.barloose.com Bar Loose Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Nosturi Ervi Sirén: Neljän tarinan vuori Ritva Kovalainen & Pentti Annankatu 21 Helsinki Telakkakatu 8 (”A Mountain of Four Stories”) Sammallahti. Thu 17 October Helsinki Tickets €16.50/17 Helsinki A solo by the beloved contempo- Sinebrychoff Art Museum Kasperi Sarikoski Nuance Tickets €7.50/8 www.tavastiaklubi.fi Tickets €35 rary dance choreographer and ped- Bulevardi 40 Koko Jazz Club www.barloose.com www.elmu.fi agogue Ervi Sirén. Open: Hämeentie 3 Fri 18 October Zodiak – Center for New Dance Tue, Fri 10:00-18:00 Helsinki Fri 18 October Nathan James (USA) Tue 22 October Tallberginkatu 1B Wed, Thu 10:00-20:00 Tickets €11.50-16.50 Yona & Orkesteri Liikkuvat Blues guitarist. Moonage Daydream Helsinki Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00 www.kokojazz.fi Pilvet, Color Dolor Storyville A Tribute to David Bowie. Tickets €14/22 Tickets €0-10 Museokatu 8 Tavastia www.zodiak.fi www.sinebrychoffintaidemuseo.fi Helsinki Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Tickets €11.50 Helsinki Fri 18-Sun 20 October Until Sun 19 January 2014 www.storyville.fi Tickets €13.50/14 5-3-1 Festival of New Juggling in Kiasma Hits www.tavastiaklubi.fi Helsinki Classics of Finnish contemporary Tap into untouched human potential Fri 18 October International juggling art. art and famous international Helsinki Times can help you find international Vanity Beach Tue 22 October Cirko artworks. and motivated workforce Rock. Wimme Kaasutehtaankatu 1 Kiasma Semifinal Modern joik. Helsinki Mannerheiminaukio 2 In today’s labour market the most difficult Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Savoy Theatre Tickets €15/20 Helsinki Helsinki Kasarmikatu 46-48 www.cirko.fi Open: task is attracting the best possible applicants Tickets €8.50 Helsinki Tue 10:00-17:00 for the vacancy on offer. www.semifinal.fi Tickets €23/25 Wed 23 October Wed-Fri 10:00-20:30 To place recruitment adverts in Helsinki Times, www.savoyteatteri.fi Jemina - Act as you’d know her Sat 10:00-18:00 Sun 10:00-17:00 please contact [email protected], Fri 18-Sat 19 October Jyrki Karttunen´s solo work Supermassive 2013 Tue 22 October combining stand-up comedy, Tickets €0/8/10 or phone +358 9 689 7422 Dean Blunt (UK), Suzanne Vega (USA) soft porn cabaret and www.kiasma.fi www.helsinkitimes.fi Eyvind Kang & Jessica World-famous American contemporary dance. Kenney (USA) etc. singer-songwriter. Helsinki City Theatre, Studio Elsa Until Sun 2 February 2014 Ääniwalli The Circus Ensi Linja 2 Transformation: Towards a Pälkäneentie 13 Salomonkatu 1-3 Helsinki Sustainable Future Helsinki Helsinki Tickets €26 How to you build or renovate your Tickets €19.50-30 Tickets €46-54 www.hkt.fi home to balance human needs with www.supermassive.fi www.thecircus.fi the demands of ecological sustain- ability? Sat 19 October Wed 23 October EXHIBITIONS Museum of Finnish Architecture Plutonium 74 Chuck Berry (USA) Kasarmikatu 24 “Psychedelic rhythm music.” Rock legend. Helsinki Virgin Oil CO. Finlandia Hall Until Mon 21 October Open: Mannerheimintie 5 Mannerheimintie 13 The Invisible Lady Tue-Sun 11:00-18:00 Helsinki Helsinki Four young Finnish artists – Au- Wed 11:00-20:00 Tickets €11.50/12 Tickets €69.50 rora Reinhard, Pilvi Takala, Erkka Tickets €0/3/6 www.virginoil.fi www.finlandiatalo.fi Nissinen and Hans Rosenström – www.mfa.fi have come together to build an ex- Sat 19 October Wed 23 October hibition. Club Afrobeat Ed Harcourt (UK) Amos Anderson Art Museum OTHERS Super Star Divas, DJ Aries (UK), Singer-songwriter and multi-instru- Yrjönkatu 27 Ceo Dancers (UK) etc. mentalist. Helsinki Nosturi Tavastia Mon, Thu, Fri 10:00-18:00 Until Sun 20 October Telakkakatu 8 Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Wed 10:00-20:00 Cinemaissi 2013 Helsinki Helsinki Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00 Latin American film Tickets €16.50 Tickets €21.50/22 Tickets €0/2/8/10 festival in Helsinki. www.elmu.fi www.tavastiaklubi.fi www.amosanderson.fi www.cinemaissi.org.