Stories from Kalevala

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Stories from Kalevala
with Christine Cooper, Petra Poutanen, and Markus Luukkonen

23.3 at 6pm Arkadia International Bookshop, Nervanderinkatu 11, Helsinki

It’s midnight. The guts of Lemminkäinen are laid out, and a raven croaks at the back of the room. The ancient ritual of myth-telling is brought screaming into the 21st century by Christine and Petra with voices, instruments and strange machines…. Christine is a respected British storyteller, currently studying here at the Sibelius Academy. She tells the stories simply and directly, in English, evoking fragments of ancient runo-melody with her violin.. Petra is a musician without borders – she weaves dark, messy electronic sounds in and around the stories. This is Kalevala as you have never heard it before.

Free entrance – donations welcome!

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Story Sharing Cafés – March 2016

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International Story Sharing Café

17.3. 6 pm at Vuotalo, Mosaiikkitori 2, Vuosaari

21.3. 6 pm at Stoa, Turunlinnantie 1, Itäkeskus

Would you like to meet people who have come to Finland from near or afar and talk with them? Or meet the mysterious folk who call themselves Finns? Would you like to hear fascinating stories spiced up with melodies and rhythms from faraway countries? Story Sharing Café is a new type of social gathering where sharing your own everyday stories and listening to others is made easy and fun! All you need is an open mind, and a hunger for stories and new people!

Programme:

– Story sharing café – meet people from near and far round the coffee tables

– Open mic – stand up, grab the microphone and share your story!

– Special storytelling guests:

17.3. VUOTALO: Christine Cooper, Antonio van Cleave and Åsa Nybo

21.3. STOA: Kishan Gaine, Wilson Kirwa and Houda Wahbi

The eminent musicians of the evening: Christer Hackman and Marouf Majid

Hosts: Max Bremer, Carla-Rose Häkkinen and Markus Luukkonen

Free entrance but voluntary donations are welcome!
As our seats are limited, please book yours in advance:
e-mail: universum@universum.fi / tel. 09-611003 (Mon-Fri 11 am – 3 pm)

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The International Story Sharing Café is a part of the project ”Story Sharing 2016”, which aims to help people of different nationalities and cultures to meet each other by sharing stories from their lives. Production by Theatre House Universum, Under the Same Roof and Alba SuomiFinland ry in co-operation with Samova ry, Finnish Red Cross and Arbis and with the support of City of Helsinki Cultural Office, Finnish Cultural Foundation and Samuel Huber’s Art Foundation.

Shaibalaiba! – Special

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Shaibalaiba! Story Café Special
Arkadia International Bookshop, Nervanderinkatu 11, Helsinki

Welcome to Shaibalaiba! Story Café, a cosy gathering around stories. Customarily there are some invited storytellers who share their stories and an open stage for anyone who has a story to tell.

At Arkadia International Bookshop on 3rd March the concept will be the same, except that this time Shaibalaiba! goes international: the stories will be in English! The more the merrier, so come to enjoy the magic of stories and bring your friends too!

Storytellers: Antonio Van Clevae, Christine Cooper

Musician guest: Kishan Gaine

Host: Markus Luukkonen

Open Stage – Come and tell your Story

Free entrance – Donations are welcome!

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Story Sharing Café @ Universum

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International Story Sharing Café @ Universum
28.2 2016 16:00 / 4 PM
Theatre House Universum, Perämiehenkatu 13, Helsinki

Would you like to meet people who have come to Finland from near or afar and talk with them? Or meet the mysterious folk who call themselves Finns? Would you like to hear fascinating stories spiced up with melodies and rhythms from faraway countries?

If you do Welcome to the International Story Sharing Café! This is the first of a series of events, a new type of social gathering where sharing your own everyday stories and listening to others is made easy and fun! All you need is an open mind, and a hunger for stories and new people!

* Special storytelling guests:Alireza Momtaz, Maria Kramar von Numers, Markus Luukkonen
* Open mic – Grab the microphone and share your story!

Musicians of the evening: Kaj Olander & Leif Karlson

Hosts: Markus Luukkonen and Max Bremer

Free entrance but voluntary donations are welcome!
As our seats are limited, please book yours in advance before the 22nd of February:
e-mail: universum@universum.fi
tel. 09-611003 (Mon-Fri 11 am – 3 pm)

www.facebook.com/storysharing2016

www.universum.fi

Production by Universum together with Under The Same Roof and Alba ry, in cooperation with Finnish Red Cross, Arbis, Samova ry and with the support of City of Helsinki Cultural Office and Finnish Cultural Foundation.

Mobile Dreams – Trailer

 

 

Collaboration! Three nationalities, three brothers and four languages! Something happened on 2015 and something will happen on May 2016.

A funny and warm storytelling performance about the everlasting human search for truth and connection, freedom and beauty. In a playful stream of four languages (English, Norwegian, Finnish and Dutch) the three performers behind “Mobile Dreams” tell a string of tales both mythical and personal, all connected by the language of dreams.
By Torgrim Mellum Stene, Markus Luukkonen and Tom Van Outryve

http://www.3troubadours.com/

Belgium & The Netherlands

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3Troubadours are riding again! People of Belgium and the Netherlands, we are touring near you in May. Our show “Mobile Dreams” will be played in select venues in both countries from the 20th – 30th of May. Follow our page for updates on when and where.

Audience feedback from our Scandinavian tour August 2015:

“A lovely mix of different languages, dreams and emotions”

“Your show and the stories you told stayed with me for many days, and they touched something important in me”

“It is always good to experience when artists are able to combine humour and seriousness, light and darkness, and dares to show vulnerability”

“Great stories. Great Troubadours. I want more!”

See you in May!

Love from Markus, Tom and Torgrim

About Seven Hills

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About Seven Hills – Noin seitsemän kukkulaa

About seven hills is a sketch of a city made by fine artist and storyteller. In this performance  city is constructed of perceptions, experiences, places, visual and auditory telling. Performance combines drawing, video projections and storytelling.

Working group: Markus Luukkonen & Anna Uschanov

Premiere: 17.1.2016

Pilot perfromance @ Natale Racconta Festival, Rome 

 17.1.Kahvila Koroinen, Koroistentie 2, Turku
 19.1. Teatteri Toivo, Telakkakatu 6, Helsinki
 29.1. Pitäjämäki, Helsinki
 30.1. Laajasalo, Helsinki
 6.2. Martin Kulttuuriolohuone, Stålarminkatu 3, Turku
 12.2. Raunistula, Turku
 13.2. Raunistula, Turku