Ken Mai‘s butoh performance, Requiem of Flower, conveys the blooming and the death of a flower. Through movement changing from heart achingly beautiful to uncomfortably grotesque Ken Mai takes us on a journey through creation and destruction full of nature’s elements and laws of the universe. Already an intimate space of Höyhentämö is made even…
Thinking the Art
Essays, reflections, opinions
Multicultural Finland Independence Day #Mippi100: It would have been a memorable event if../ Sarebbe stato un evento indimenticabile se non..
If an event is promoted in two languages, Finnish and English, and it is dedicated to multiculturalism, you might expect, at least, that the show abides by the same intention. On last December 6, Finland celebrated its 100 years of Independence. Many monuments in Helsinki and around the world were lit up in blue to…
Cinemaissí 2017: Violence against women / Violenza sulle donne
Cinemaissí, the Helsinki Latin American Film festival, is organized in the capital of Finland every autumn (19 October-22 October this year). I recently wrote an article related to the last year’s festival thus if you are interested I would recommend reading the article from this link. This time, I decided to focus on a specific and…
30th Helsinki International Film Festival: 4 films that will change your life / 4 film che cambieranno la tua vita
The 30th Helsinki International Film Festival took place between the 14th to 24th of September. During this cinema event, named Rakkautta ja Anarkiaa (Love and Anarchy), 175 feature films and 190 shorts were screened. It hosted numerous guests and welcomed 60000 visitors. This year, I decided to publish a piece more peculiar than the usual…
Venu Dhupa: Understanding Diversity
Last September 4th, I took part of the seminar EU diversity research report with visiting professor Venu Dhupa organized by Catalysti in Globe Art Point. As her website says, she is an expert in national and international cultural policy and is sought after for her innovative thinking on culture, leadership, diversity and the creative industries. The seminar,…
Flow Festival 2017: Jenny Hval
Vampires. Love. Sex. Gender. Death. Blood. These are some frequented themes in Jenny Hval‘s work. Formerly known as Rockettothesky, Jenny Hval has released numerous albums under her name. Her performance at Flow Festival 2017 was following her latest album Blood Bitch on Sacred Bones Records. Before her set, rain started pouring down outside. People trying…