19.10.2012

SEMINAR: Artistic Strategies in Turbulent Times, 9 Nov at KokoTeatteri Helsinki

TEKIJÄ Theatre Touring Network project organises in co-operation with International Theatre Festival Baltic Circle an international seminar on artistic strategies in relation to contemporary society.

Friday 9.11. 13:00–17:00
Location: KokoTeatteri, Hämeentie 3, Helsinki
Language: English
Free entrance

International Theatre Festival Baltic Circle and TEKIJÄ Theatre Touring Network project invite artists and cultural operators to reflect upon artistic strategies in relation to contemporary society. In the seminar four international artists will present and discuss about their work from the strategic point of view. Is there a need for articulated long-term strategies? Is the concept of artistic mission relevant today? What is one’s life’s work? Do we need to plan ahead, even if we know that what we do today might not be relevant tomorrow?

Seminar is linked to a workshop focusing on long-term strategic planning for theatre companies and individual artists. The workshop is organised on Thursday the 8th of November. Working language of the workshop is Finnish. More information about the workshop.

Registration required by the 4th of November: tekijahanke(at)gmail.com


(For the workshop registration is required by the 1st of November)

For more information: Laura Pekkala / laura.m.pekkala(at)uta.fi / +358 40 1901 201

Program
12:30–13:00

 Registration
13:00–13:15

 Opening of seminar
13:15–14:00

 Dana Yahalomi (ISR) artist, Public Movement

"Stating a political act"
14:00–14:45

 Jacob Wren (CAN), writer, performance artist
“This is the fourth talk I’ve given on art and politics”
14:45–15:15

 Coffee Break
15:15–16:00

 Riiko Sakkinen (FIN/ES), visual artist
"The Manifesto of Turbo Realism”
16:00–16:45

 Larry Bogad (USA), artist, professor, the founding Director of the Center for Artistic Activism/West Coast

“How about Tactical Performance: Surprise and Synaptic Disruption”
16:45–17:00 

 Closing words

Please visit TEKIJÄ project’s website for more information about the artists