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For October’s gathering Build a Larger Table radio broadcast team will meet with Kutikuti, the Finnish non-profit contemporary comics association and artist collective formed in Finland in 2005. As guests we will have the comic authors  Hannele Richert, Terhi Adler, Johanna Rojola (roju), and Kati Rapia. The dinner conversation live streaming will be available on Station of Commons website, from 7:30 […]

T̻͝h͇͐e̼̍ S͔ͦ͟h͉ͭ͜a̬̹̕d͚͂ͥo̬͚̽w̷ͬ͋,͊ ă̟ f͓͢oͬ̿r͉͋͢g͓ͪ͢e̝̤d̦̆ e̝͟c̃ͩh̾o̷̟ o̮͌f̼̐ t̘ͥ͞h͓̒e͟ s̶̤e͂l͍̝ͫf̫͜,̓ s̺ͦ̽t̡̫̎i̜̊͞r͚̔rͣ͌͢i̴ͮ̌n̺͂g̢̕ in t̠ͫͅh̻eͭ͡ depths o̷̜̔f m͛e̳̳̔m̗̄͠oͣ͟r͕̆ͣẙ.̞ A g̫͠r̯ͬi̷n̵̻͆n͚̾͑i̶̇n̼̋g̵ͭ p̰̰ͪa̯̅͡r̴̫̺a̠̾ͪsi̡̙ͦte̴̫ͯ,̲͑ fe̴eͯ̎d̢͈i͈͗n͍̩ͣg̵̳̚ o͕n t̛hĕ̅ d̴̻e͕ͧ͝n̝̐͑i̡͕ͫȅ̝͓d̸ a̻̔͡n̛̰ͪd t̻̔he̮ͩ f̺̹ͮǫ̻̇rb̼̳͘i͓̿̈dd̠̅͞e̠n̡̍.̠͞ T̢̼ͤo͓ f̘ͩ͠aͣc̝͔͌e̦ t̴ẖḛ͝ S̳̳͞h̳̓ͬa̠̺͋d̢͉͞o̩͞w̯ i̫̍͢s t̪͑ͣo̲̤̿ s̢͍ͨt̺̻ͩa͍͆̍r̰ͬ̋ę i͚̲ͬn̢̗͗t̅͟o̲͗̚ ṫ̢̝h̲e d̴̜̓a̝ͣ͜r̥ͬ͢k s̩̪͊t̶ͬͥī̴l̕l̺̮̽n̸̬ͩe̪ͮ͏s̓s̰ w̝̺̄i͕̕ṯ̑̾h͖ͣͦo̸̼̾u̶͍ͪt̢̠ fl͓ͧ̕i͉ͪ͏n̫̔͟c̡̩ͨhͩͤ͢i͓ͨ̄n̴̢͌g̯͚̕.͓ There is n̨͔ͪo̹͡ r͖̅ͮe̴̗̳v͟ē̱̓l̗̹̏a͎t̵̟ͧi̛̺͛ő͚͟n̷͍ͪ w̹̍͟i̵̪͂t̴͉̋hͨ̏͜o͞ư̙t̘͜ ă r̳͑͡e͈ͬ͢c̪̾ͅk̴̞ͬo̜̗̓n̡͓̽i̻ͭ͞n̼̘ͦgͣ.̯ I̲̿n̪̏ t̸̝͐h̡̤͋e̸ͯ b͕̻ͭl̩̞ͥa̶͉ͮc̨̺͟k m̺͠i̪̇͡r̢͈ͮr̛̙̄o͈͐ͯr̵̪̚,͜ w̨̜̌e s̢̲ͣe̝̰̅e̪͆͝ t͍̓͜h̫̥͛e̲ ū̸̘n̴s̻͛͠p̺͋o͕k̥ͥe̶̦n̜̅,̨ ȁ̺͡n̮d̪ͯ͠ t͔ͣh̻ͪe̼ͬ̌ s̢̲̫e͉̍͢l͉̾͟f̨̪͌ […]

Exhibition open 25.–31.8. mon–sat 12–18, sun 12–17Vernissage and a performance on Thursday 28.8. 18.00 – 20.00Myymälä2 Gallery, Uudenmaankatu 23 Helsinki Contemporary art exhibition brings together artists from Art School Maa into Myymälä2, exhibiting video works and installation. The themes of the exhibition circle around nostalgia, community and long term illness. Unearthed Youtube-videos long for a past […]

For the September gathering we invite the electronic collective Koelse, who has been active for over 20 years, organizing music and art events in Finland. The dinner conversation live streaming will be available on Station of Commons website, Friday September 26th from 7:30 pm onwards (EEST time zone) Koelse: Association of experimental electronics is a […]

Fatherhood, different forms of rebirth, community, cityscape and the relationship between religion, body and gender

Radical Imagination Workshop by Antonia AtarahThursday 28.8 at 17:30-20:00Start and finish at Meurman park / Käpylän KiskaSwedish / English / Finnish This workshop explores rewriting history and imagination as radical practice. Through a guided walk in Käpylä, participants will visit local monuments such as Taivaskallio and the Evacuee Mother sculpture, using these sites as inspiration […]

Nyrkkeilijät (The Boxers) – Workshop/performance by Vega Adsten16 August, Saturday, 14:00 – 16:00 (join at any time / leave when you need)Paasivuoren puistikko, Siltasaari/HakaniemiSwedish / English  Vega Adsten’s participatory performance/workshop takes place at The Boxers statue in Paasivuoren puistikko, off the Hakaniemi square. This site has been intentionally chosen for its depiction of a violent encounter between two […]

Live Soundtrack Performance by Jonna Karanka (Kuupuu)15 August, Friday, 21:00Meurman park / Käpylän Kiska Kuupuu presents a new live score around the theme of Monuments in Helsinki, pairing archival film footage with lullaby drones and textured soundscapes. This atmospheric performance combines moving image, voice, text, and electronic music, inviting audiences to reimagine the stories embedded […]

Summer Fest26 July, Saturday, 13:00–18:00Meurman park / Käpylän Kiska Join us to greet summer and support free grassroots spaces with the community of the Social Choreography Lab Helsinki. The Summer Fest is free and open to everyone, people who have been part of the Lab in the past years, and all our friends, so don’t hesitate to […]

BARD (Body As Receptive Divinity) – performance by Elias Berglund12 July, Saturday, 17:00Johan Ludvig Runeberg’s Memorial, EsplanadiSwedish / English / Finnish Elias Berglund’s dance performance takes place at the monument of Runeberg, regarded as Finland’s national bard. Using the sensitive, social, and expressive dancing body as a departure point, the piece navigates through tensions caused […]

Warmly welcome to Persona, the first event from Dunya, which will take place at Alimus on Friday November 22nd 2024. Persona reflects on the ways marginalized individuals and communities often craft personas as protective masks to navigate hostile environments, societal expectations and discrimination. Simultaneously, can moments of self-expression and masks unveiling challenge dominant narratives and […]

Limbo is a programme of events curated by the Social Choreography Lab Helsinki, which will be showcased in Energia Saali at The Museum of Technology over the weekend of November 1st, 2nd and 3rd. The three-day program, situated at the intersection of live music, cinema, and performance, features artist-led workshops, performances, and screenings where live soundscapes merge with silent classic films. Musicians […]