Article written by Gloria De Felice From the 20 to the 30th of September I had the opportunity to visit The International Helsinki Film Festival “Love and Anarchy” (Rakkautta ja Anarkiaa). It´s always a remarkable experience since it gives me the prospect to evolve my cultural and cinematography perspective. I discovered new films from all over…
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“Helsinki Calling!” – a peaceful demonstration for human rights
On the 16th of July, there was the memorable meeting between US president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin, in Helsinki. On the day before, Sunday, the city center was filled with people from different roots, nationalities, and cultures with a common intention: demonstrate against the meeting of those presidents. The peaceful march…
Hay Fever: It´s ShowTime!
Article written by Anna Olkinuora After visiting the rehearsals of Hay Fever just a couple of days before their premiere, I had high hopes for the performance. I have to say I definitely wasn’t disappointed. The whole cast was en pointe in the Thursday performance -and I am pretty sure this applied to all of…
Four Female artists living in Finland in a multicultural context: Their points of view
Article by Gloria De Felice Did you know that the number of people living in multicultural families in Finland is more than 300000, which is comparable, for instance, with the Swedish Speaking population in Finland? Based on the fact that many social organizations and institutions are using only Finnish and Swedish, how hard is…
Hay Fever: Noël Coward’s sharp comedy hits Helsinki
Text by Anna Olkinuora Hay Fever by Noel Coward Finn-Brit Players & Passport Theatre Directed by Adrian Goldman The Finn-Brit Players in co-production with Passport Theatre get together for the second time in Helsinki. This spring, they bring us Noel Coward’s comedy Hay Fever. I’ve been invited to the rehearsals the weekend before the…
Time travel with Ippolito Caffi at The Sinebrychoff Art Museum
Italian Version: coming soon I would like to express my gratitude and thanks to the curator Claudia de Brün for the excellent guide through the artworks during my visit. Article by Gloria De Felice Have you ever wished to be a time traveller? Have you ever wondered how some cities look looked like in the mid-1800s? How…