&Neighbourhood: My Story (also) Lives Here

"My Story (also) Lives Here" is a series of creative and playful workshops about belonging, memories, and leaving traces. Espoo-based residents with multicultural background are invited to participate in these workshops that will take place both indoor and outdoor. Workshops will include movement-based and imaginative practices, humorous and fun exercises, as well as exploring the neighborhood together using various artistic methods such as storytelling, drawing creative maps, filming, sound recording and doing movement. The project is designed to help participants reconnect with their personal histories attached to places from their present in Espoo as well as their past elsewhere.

The outcome of the project will be self-made Memory Monuments - publicly shared memory traces and fragments of stories as a way of reclaiming public spaces within the neighborhood. The workshops are suitable for whole families. You don't need to have a previous experience in arts to participate.

Participation is free of charge. There will be coffee and tea offered during each practice.

“My Story (also) Lives Here” consists of 6 workshops that will be offered weekly starting from January for Group 1 (Tuesdays), from February for Group 2 (Saturdays) and from March for Group 3 (Thursdays).

SCHEDULE

Group 1 will meet on Tuesdays from 17:00 till 19:00 starting January 13th in Tapiola.

January 13th
January 20th
January 27th
February 3rd
February 10th
February 17th

Group 2 will meet on Saturdays from 12:00 till 14:00 starting February 14th in Tapiola.

February 14th
February 21th
February 28th
March 7th
March 14th
March 21st

Group 3 will meet on Thursdays from 17:00 till 19:00 starting March 5th in Tapiola.

March 5th
March 12th
March 19th
March 26th
April 2nd
April 9th

Dash Che is a performance and teaching artist with immigrant background. Dash likes to bring people of different backgrounds and ages together through playful, creative, and meaning-making practices.

Dash speaks English, Russian and intermediate Finnish.

If you have more questions about the workshops and its content, please, write to Dash at dash.che@espoonteatteri.fi or to the &Espoo audience outreach person Martta at martta.pesonen@espoonteatteri.fi or call Martta at 045 7200 720