Sharing Inspiration

When: Sep 10, 2010 12:00 pm

Male choir Mestari-Laulajat will perform at the Expo on the 10th of September.

Founded by the Master Builders Association of Helsinki in 1905, Mestari-Laulajat is one of the oldest male choirs in Finland. For over three generations, the members of the choir have cherished the traditions of male choirs and the craft of building.

The choir has toured in the US, Canada, Australia, Spain and will now perform in Beijing and Shanghai.

The choir is led by Märt Ratassepp.

Mestari-Laulajat will perform at the Expo on 10th September

12:00 Europe Square                                                                                                                                18:00 Finnish pavilion Kirnu

www.mestari-laulajat.fi

When: Sep 10, 2010 8:00 pm

Finnish rock band Knucklebone Oscar to headline a ten gig tour of China in September

The tour of to seven cities begins from Tianjin and continues to Beijing, Nanjing, Shanghai, Wuhan, Chongqing and Chengdu. On its way south, the rock ‘n’ roll circus will also hit the grounds of the Finnish pavilion at Shanghai Expo.

After 15 years of touring and rocking audiences around Europe, Oscar and his quartet Janne “Baron Von Glueneck” Valppu (bass), Tommi “Iso-Holkki” Ollikainen (guitar) and Niko “Lihamestari” Votkin (drums) are bringing their energetic brand of rock ‘n’ roll to China for the first time. The band’s shows of electrifying ADD-blues, mixed with garage rock flavors & punk energy have established the group’s reputation as a not to be missed live act.

The band’s journey through China will be recorded and made into a document planned for domestic and international release early 2011. The document is directed and produced by Oskari Pastila. A highlight of the tour in China will be the Sichuan Rock Aid concert, a Finnish-Chinese collaboration with proceeds going to the area affected by the 2008 earthquake.

Knucklebone Oscar was formed in 1994 and released their first album in 1996. The group signed a record contract with German Rookie Records in 2008 and released the album ‘Back from the Jungle’ in Central Europe the same year. The record will be released digitally in China in September of 2010. The group is set to release their fifth album in the fall of 2010. The visit to Shanghai Expo will be organized in collaboration with Finpro.

Knucklebone Oscar Tour Dates:

10.9 Tianjin
11.9 Beijing
12.9 Beijing
14.9 Nanjing
15.9 Shanghai
17.9 Shanghai
18.9 Wuhan
19.9 Chongqing
21.9 Chengdu
22.9 Chengdu

http://www.myspace.com/knuckleboneoscar

http://www.youtube.com/user/kingknucklebone

http://www.douban.com/artist/knuckleboneoscar

When: Sep 22, 2010 12:00 am

Performing Arts Snowball – Event for theater, dance and circus professionals
22nd – 26th September 2010 Shanghai.

Organized and produced by the Finnish Theatre Information Centre in collaboration with Dance Info Finland, Circus Info Finland, Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center and Shanghai 12th International Arts Festival, Performing Arts Snowball is an export and networking event for performing arts professionals organized as part of the cultural programme of the Shanghai 2010 World Expo.

The event is organized with the support of Ministry of Education and Ministry of Employment and the Economy with the aim of encouraging Finnish-Chinese collaboration by establishing networks between performing arts professionals of the two countries. The objective of the event is to encourage cultural collaborations and exchange and to create long-term relations between Finnish and Chinese performing arts professionals.

The four-day event consist of a series of seminars, panel discussions, showcase performances , networking events and visits. The programme is also a part of Chinese performing arts seminar for Chinese producers and includes a tour to the Shanghai Expo. Central themes of the event will be the current state of performing arts in Finland and China,possible collaborations and  discourse on themes relating to productions.

The main organizer of the event is TINFO Finnish Theatre Information Centre. Previous events in the Shanghai Snowball series have included events organized by Music Export Finland, Design Forum and Finnish Architecture Association SAFA.

For further information, please contact:
Mia Erlin, Project Manager, snowball@teatteri.org,  +358 (0)41 725 2041

TINFO Finnish Theatre Information Centre, Meritullinkatu 33 A, 00170
Helsinki, Finland
Tel. +358 (0)9 2511 2120, tinfo@teatteri.org

When: Sep 23, 2010 12:00 am

Tanssi / Dance – Exhibition on Finnish Art related to dance

23.9. – 17.10.2010 Downstream Garage, Shanghai

Organized as part of the first Shanghai Dance and Media Festival, Tanssi / Dance exhibition explores the themes of movement and dance with artworks by Finnish contemporary artists.

During the past twenty years, contemporary dance and media art have developed hand in hand. Tanssi / Dance exhibition examines this close relationship and the ties between the two art forms through photographs, interactive art and video. Among the selection of works shown are photographs by Elina Brotherus, interactive installation by Hanna Haaslahti and video by Aurora Reinhard.

Two solo dance performances accompany the exhibition during the opening week of the festival. Vera Nevanlinna’s adaptation of Deborah Hay’s choreography ‘News’ combines contemporary dance with live sound created by a microphoned paper dress. In ‘Animal motion’, Sari Palmgren’s choreography transfers the stage into a research field for dance and video, art and science, man and animals.

Tanssi / Dance Exhibition is organized in collaboration with Dance Info Finland and Shanghai Dance and Media Festival with the support of Ministry of Education and Culture (Finland), Downstream Garage (Shanghai), Zodiak – Center for New Dance (Helsinki) and Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma (Helsinki).

For more information, please contact:

Project Manager Johanna Tirronen, johanna.tirronen@gmail.com

Tanssi / Dance Exhibition

23.9. – 23.10.2010 Downstream Garage, Shanghai

Interactive works:

• White Square – Hanna Haaslahti (2002)

• Mindscape – Ari Tenhula (2005)

• Emotions in Man – Kati Åberg & Jyrki Karttunen (2004)

Video / Installations:

• 365 days – Video Diary 1999 by Reijo Kela (2006) (18’)

• Be always with us – Hanna Brotherus & Hanna Haaslahti (2002) (7’)

• My Happiness is Round – Hanna Brotherus, Lauri Astala & Elina Brotherus (2007) (9’)

• Julio & Lupitá – Aurora Reinhard (2004) (4’35’’)

Photographs:

– Elina Brotherus (2007)

• Étude de danseur pour La Petite danseuse de Degas (70 x 54 cm)

• Étude de deux danseurs (80 x 63 cm)

• Artiste admiratrice avec modèle (80 x 63 cm)

• Petit léxique des pieds classiques (6 x 24,6 x 19 cm)

When: Sep 26, 2010 12:00 am

The vocal chanting of Wimme Saari embraces traditions and infuses contemporary soundscapes to create a modern take on Sámi joik, the deeply personal and spiritual singing of the indigenous people of Northern Europe.

Reindeer-herding Sámi people’s form of singing is reminiscent of the traditional chanting of Native American cultures, namely because of the shared affinity with nature. One of the most acclaimed representatives of the genre, Wimme Saari, will perform at Chinese venues after touring extensively in Europe.

Wimme collaborates regularly with various artists and has appeared as a guest vocalist on the albums of Hector Zazou, Hedningarna, Nits and RinneRadio. On the tour in China, Wimme performs with Tapani Rinne (clarinet) and Juuso Hannukainen (percussion) from RinneRadio and Matti Wallenius on acoustic string instruments.

Wimme Saari is one of the worlds most renowned Sámi singers. Since 1995, Wimme has released four band albums and a traditional solo joik album. Early 2010, Wimme released the critically acclaimed album ”Mun” that peaked at number three in World Music Charts Europe.

21.9 Tianjin, Tianjin Concert Hall

22.9 Beijing, Yugongyishan Club

23.9 Hangzhou, Hangzhou Grand Theatre

25.9 Zhenjiang, Xijindu Festival

26.9 Shanghai, Shanghai Expo Europe Square 3 pm

26.9 Shanghai, Yuyintang club

www.rockadillo.fi/wimme

www.myspace.com/wimmeofficial