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I’m So Here PART III

Story Sharing Universum presents:

I’m So Here part III   – A crazy and diverse performance about identity

15 – 20 February, Theatre House Universum, Helsinki 

 In this strange place I ended up in… 

do I look the same? 

do I feel the same? 

do I think the same? 

do I act the same? 

is this still me?  

I´m So Here is a series of performances whose main themes are the individual and cultural identity from the perspective of the newcomer. How have I been received in the country and society where I moved or fled, and how has it affected me? What do I carry with me from my background and how do I and my identity change in the new culture and who then have I become? The texts of the performances are based on the life stories of the working group.

In this the third and last part of  I´m So Here we invite you to the Universum Theatre to experience a variety of stories and scenes like… The Iraqi Panther- Hunter meets the Finnish-Bolivian gringo… the best home-made Yugoslavian pop-music … the Bollywood diary… Pakistani street theater style agitation and many other inspiring and unlikely numbers in this heartwarming event. 

Performance language: English

Directed by Max Bremer, Markus Luukkonen and Åsa Nybo

Music director Salla Markkanen

Light design Tuomas Honkanen

Graphic design Juha Mustanoja

Stage tech and engineering: Sisu Nojonen and Aleksi Karjalainen 

The I´m So Here PART III crew:

Alaa Altamimi, Ahmed Fahady, Amjad Sher, Anthony Van Cleave, Diego James, Ekaterina Meriläinen, Maria Kramar Von Numers, Markus Luukkonen, Max Bremer, Namrata Sethi, Åsa Nybo

TICKETS: TIKETTI.FI

http://www.storysharinguniversum.fi

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I’m So Here – A Storywalk Performance

Story Sharing Universum presents

I’m So Here – A Storywalk performance about identity

In this strange place I ended up in…

do I look the same?

do I feel the same?

do I think the same?

do I act the same?

is this still me?

I´m So Here is a series of performances whose main themes are the individual and cultural identities from the perspective of the newcomer. How have I been received in the country and society where I moved or fled, and how has it affected me? What do I carry with me from my background and how do I and my identity change in the new culture and who then have I become?

I´m So Here invites to an immersive experience outside the walls of a traditional theater. The performances consist of site-specific story walks in which viewers get to experience the stories of the performers in different outdoor locations around Helsinki. The different environments influence the mood of the performances and takes the audience on a journey of discovery. As with all Story Sharing Universum performances, here too the audience has the opportunity to participate.

Part 1: Särkiniemi, Lauttasaari. Performances 14.8, 15.8, 22.8 at 4 PM

Directed by Max Bremer, Markus Luukkonen and Åsa Nybo.

Free entrance / Limited audience capacity / Obligatory pre-booking

https://www.storysharinguniversum.fi/registration-form/

Performance language: English

Please note that the route of the performance is easy to walk but has restricted accessibility

Produced by: Story Sharing Universum & Theatre House Universum

Supported by: Svenska Kulturfonden, Art Promotion Centre Finland, Svenska Teaterföreningen i Finland, Samuel Huberin taidesäätiö, Stiftelsen Emilie och Rudolf Gesellius fond, Helsinki City and William Thurings stiftelse.

MORE INFO / PRE -BOOKING:

www.storysharinguniversum.fi

www.facebook.com/storysharinguniversum

info@storysharinguniversum.fi

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Timezone Story Sharing Café

Welcome to the Global Timezone Story Sharing Café!

In these times of isolation we want to reach out to the world and meet people living in different timezones to share stories together and get connected.

Story Sharing Café is an easy and fun event where people from all over the world, with diverse backgrounds and realities can meet and share everyday stories. So grab your coffee or tea and come and share stories and memories in small groups at our virtual coffee tables hosted by members of our Story Sharing group. We also have live music and an open storysharing mic!

Event’s language is English.

STARTING TIMES:

Oct 2nd 2020 at 7pm (UCT: +3:00)

Nov 7th 2020 at 8pm (UCT: +5:30)

Dec 5th 2020 at 6pm (UCT: -4:00)

Jan 15 2021 at 7pm (UCT: +1:00)

Of course everybody from everywhere else are also welcome join – Just check your local time!

There is limited space in this café so please register in advance:

http://www.storysharinguniversum.fi

We would be hosting the event on ZOOM for the best experience please download the ZOOM App. Since this is an interactive event participants are required to have the camera and video on for the event.

Organized by Story Sharing Universum project in cooperation with Theatre House Universum from Helsinki, Finland. Event is supported by Svenska Kulturfonden and Helsinki City.

More info
www.storysharinguniversum.fi
info@storysharinguniversum.fi

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Origin of Pain

Kalevala Heritage 360 is a project that explores the combination of oral storytelling with the latest 360 degree technology. Storytellers Markus Luukkonen and Mikael Öberg have collaborated with filmmaker Andrew Macdonald from Exhibit Scotland and created two short films where fragments of the traditional Kalevala source material is told in Finnish locations relevant to the stories. Read more…

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Hot Dance and Story Party

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Story Sharing Café @ Lapinlahti

Welcome to a hot night of stories and dancing in Lapinlahti Friday 17.8 at 18:00!

Free entry, live music, Dj and Dancing

The Dance-Up RefuGee and Story Sharing Universum communities join forces together with Lapinlahden Lähde for a great outdoor story sharing and dance party in the middle of August. Great stories will be told. Groovy music will be played. And then we dance!

Dance-Up RefuGee creates cross cultural meetings through the joy of dancing together in the name of mutual equality and respect. We believe that Dancing together creates a common language even where there isn’t one!

Story Sharing Café is an easy and fun event where asylum seekers, immigrants and native Finns can meet and share stories together. Come and listen to stories at the coffee tables! If you wish you may freely share your everyday stories and memories in small groups led by our Story Sharing group. We will create a heartwarming and enjoyable event!

We speak at least English, Finnish, Swedish, Arabic, Dari, French, Pashto, Farsi, Russian and Dance!
The evening is hosted by Pro Lapinlahti, an open meeting point for culture and spirit.

Read more

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Wandering through landscapes

 

PHOTO_3Troubadours_Iceland_ResidencyRoots Residency

Iceland 9-20th May 2018.

Research and networking trip to Iceland with storytelling collective 3Troubadours.

 

 

 

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We walked through lava fields,walking and talking – on rain and wind.

Meeting new friends and colleagues,

talking about stories, heritage, dreams, love

and ancestors. The landscape all the time around us.

Ancient and same time young, solid rock that seems to move

– the landscape of extremes.

Roots Residency Iceland was a part of working progress of our upcoming storytelling performance. Roots is about heritage, it’s about DNA, it’s about Europe, humanity and some details about trees. Roots premiere (Nov 2018) at Warsaw International Storytelling Festival

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Thanks for inspiring meetings Felag Sagnathula!

Thanks for Nordic House Iceland for hosting our performance Mobile Dreams!

Thanks for support Nordic Culture Point Mobility Fund & Federation for European Storytelling!

 

www.3troubadours.com

ROOTS RESIDENCY SUPPORTED BY:

 

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360 Persian Princess

Put your Vr Headset on and join 360 Degree extract of a story about Persian Princess ( 3Troubadours Mobile Dreams UK Tour at Scottish Storytelling Centre April 2017 – Video clip by Andrew Macdonald)