&Fest: Extended

Festival Week 1

Thu, March 5
4:00 pm Opening Ceremony for invited guests and media (registration required)
Guest Voice: After consensus – why does a polarized society need theatre? EN (online)
5:45 pm Pre-show Breakdown FI (Cultural Centre lobby)
6:30 pm Performance: The Employees (&Louhi)
9:15 pm Opening night (Kupla)

Fri, March 6
5:00 pm Debate: I didn't understand any of this. Is it okay for art to be difficult? Can the audience be wrong? FI (Kupla)
6:30 pm Performance: The Employees (&Louhi)
9:20 pm Meet the Artist: Łukasz Twarkowski EN (Kupla)

Sat, March 7
2:00 pm Performance: The Employees (&Louhi)
5:30 pm Festival Club: Uusi Juttu – Kerma live recording FI (Bar Juoru)
6:30 pm Festival Club: I liked the performance – I didn't like the performance (Bar Juoru)
8:00 pm Festival Club (Bar Juoru)

Festival Week 2

Tue, March 10
12:00 pm Guest Voice. Mia Wen­ner­strand: The Party is Coming ENG (online)
6:00 pm Performance: The Gummy Bears’ Great War (&Kuiskaamo)
7:00 pm Performance: The Gummy Bears’ Great War (&Kuiskaamo)
8:00 pm Performance: The Gummy Bears’ Great War (&Kuiskaamo)

Wed, March 11
5:15 pm Pre-show Breakdown FI (&Revontuli)
6:00 pm Performance: The Gummy Bears’ Great War (&Kuiskaamo)
7:00 pm Performance: The Gummy Bears’ Great War (&Kuiskaamo)
8:00 pm Performance: The Gummy Bears’ Great War (Kuiskaamo)

Thu, March 12
5:45 pm Pre-show Breakdown FI (Cultural Center lobby)
6:30 pm Performance: The Birds (&Louhi)
8:45 pm Meet the Artist: Anna Smolar EN (Kupla)

Fri, March 13
5:00 pm Debate: Fire them. Should all artists' current employment contracts be terminated? FI (Kupla)
6:30 pm Performance: The Birds (&Louhi)

Sat, March 14
2:00 pm Performance: The Birds (&Louhi)
7:00 pm Festival Club: Ballroom (Bar Juoru)

Festival Week 3

Wed, March 18
12:00 pm Guest Voice. Tarja Halonen: Power, force, and responsibility.
5:30 pm Pre-show Breakdown FI (Dance House Helsinki foyer)
6:30 pm Performance: Cadela Força Trilogy, Part I: The Bride & The Goodnight Cinderella (Dance House Helsinki)
9:00 pm Quiet space: Opportunity to stay at the Cable Factory’s Kahvibaari for one hour after the performance

Thu, March 19
5:45 pm Pre-show Breakdown EN (Bar Juoru)
6:30 pm Performance: YES DADDY (&Revontuli)
8:00 pm Meet the Artists: Bashar Murkus EN (Bar Juoru)

Fri, March 20
3.00 pm Meet the Artist: Carolina Bianchi EN (Dance House Helsinki, Cable Factory Coffee Bar)
5:00 pm Debate: Two stars – Is criticism meant to serve the audience or the artist's soul? FI (Kupla)
6:30 pm Performance: YES DADDY (&Revontuli)

Sat, March 21
2:00 pm Performance: YES DADDY (&Revontuli)
4:00 pm Festival Club: Puistokatu 4 – The Science and Hope Club FI (Bar Juoru)
5:30 pm The bar is open (Bar Juoru)

Festival Week 4

Wed, March 25
12:00 pm Guest Voice: Carnival of resistance – why does activism mainly cause anxiety, irritation, and melancholy? FI (Online)
5:45 pm Pre-show Breakdown EN (Cultural Center lobby)
6:30 pm Performance: Zona Franca (&Louhi)

Thu, March 26
5:00 pm Debate: Stop virtue signaling. Should theatre get involved in politics? FI (Kupla)
6:30 pm Performance: Zona Franca (&Louhi)

Fri, March 27
6:30 pm Performance: Zona Franca (&Louhi)
8:15 pm Festival Club: I was wrong – open mic (Kupla)
9:15 pm The bar is open (Kupla)

Sat, March 28
12:15 pm Pre-show Breakdown EN (Bar Juoru)
1:00 pm Performance: asses.masses (&Revontuli)

Sun, March 29
1:00 pm Performance: asses.masses (&Revontuli)

Venues:

&Revontuli/Bar Juoru/Kuiskaamo, Revontulentie 8A, Tapiola
&Louhi, Espoo Cultural Centre, Kulttuuriaukio 2, Tapiola
Kulttuuritila Kupla, Kauppamiehentie 7 (next to Espoo Cultural Centre), Tapiola
Dance House Helsinki / Erkko Hall / Cable Factory's Kahvibaari: Kaapeliaukio 3, Ruoholahti