http://www.vapaantaiteentila.fi/

Vapaan Taiteen Tila, Vilhonvuorenkuja 15-16, Helsinki (2025)

27/01/2025

31.01.2025 at 7 pm: Select Your Player

Select Your Player is an interactive performance where four improvisers take the audience on a sonic journey inspired by game concepts composed specifically for this occasion.

In the first piece the audience follows the performers through a game of snakes and ladders. The second piece plunges the audience into a frantic race between the musicians: who will be the first to win the game?

The audience is invited to participate and interfere in the race... The final piece explore listening and the subtle communication between musicians, where the game rules are sometimes… bent.

An invitation to participate, listen, and experiment.

Players:

Jan Škrobánek, piano
Laura Mehmeti, accordion
Franziska Fundelić, flu
Jaime Estévez Moreira, saxophone

Concept by Laura Mehmeti

27/01/2025

Mon 10.2.2025 at 19:00: KALLE AUTIO COMPLETE SOLO VIOLIN WORKS 7” EP PRESENTATION

Release presentation of noisy works record by Finnish composer Kalle Hermanni Autio, performed live by Orest Smovzh in Vapaan Taiteen Tila on 10.2.2025 at 19:00.

Written between 2020 and 2024, the works present a complete collection of solo violin pieces by the composer, recorded in Puotila in September 2024, released on a 7-inch extended play vinyl in Kyläsaari.

Free entrance. A copy of the record will be available for purchase. An assortment of snacks and non-alcoholic refreshments will be provided.

https://core.musicfinland.fi/composers/kalle-autio
orestsmovzh.com
https://www.instagram.com/orestsmovzh

25/01/2025

28.1.2025 at 7 pm: Pohjaton

Livia Schweizer, flute and concept
Iida-Vilhelmiina Sinivalo, cello
Turkka Inkilä, electronics
Ville Aslak Raasakka, electronics

Music by Mioko Yokoyama, Ville Aslak Raasakka and Turkka Inkilä.

Livia Schweizer (b.1994) is a flutist, improviser, and educator whose work explores how music and art can connect with the environment and foster communication across cultural and artistic boundaries. After graduating from the Conservatory of Livorno, Livia moved to Helsinki to study at the Sibelius Academy under Mikael Helasvuo, drawn by Finland’s contemporary music scene. In addition to her freelance work, she is a music teacher at the International School of Helsinki and a doctoral candidate at the Sibelius Academy. Her research focuses on using non-conventional notation to promote intercultural collaboration in contemporary music. Livia is passionate about interdisciplinary artistic projects that bring together improvisers, composers, and visual artists, particularly exploring collaborations inspired by the theme of the Ocean.

Iida-Vilhelmiina Sinivalo is a Helsinki-based freelance cellist who is particularly interested in the versatile expressive power offered by her instrument. She is currently delving into the subject area at the DocMus Doctoral School of the Sibelius Academy. Her approach to the instrument involves many different genres of music and thus seeks to expand the expressive overall image of the instrument. Sinivalo completed her Master’s degree at the Sibelius Academy in the Department of Classical Music, with Arto Noras and Timo Hanhinen as her main teachers, after which she has worked extensively as a non-genre musician and pedagogue.

The concert will last approximately one hour, providing an opportunity to reflect on the ocean’s beauty, fragility, and essential role in sustaining life on Earth.

Free entrance – we look forward to seeing you there!

24/01/2025

28.1.2025 at 7 pm: Pohjaton

Livia Schweizer, flute and concept
Iida-Vilhelmiina Sinivalo, cello
Turkka Inkilä, electronics
Ville Aslak Raasakka, electronics

Music by Mioko Yokoyama, Ville Aslak Raasakka and Turkka Inkilä.

The concert will also feature the premiere of Pohjaton by Turkka Inkilä, a new work for flute, cello, and electronics. This piece explores deep-sea soundscapes, medieval mysticism, and the psychological depth of the ocean. It addresses the growing concerns surrounding deep-sea mining, particularly its impact on marine life through noise pollution. As this industry develops, questions arise about how the noise from mining activities might disrupt marine mammal communication and migration. Pohjaton serves as an artistic meditation on these issues, offering a sonic exploration of the depths of the sea and our relationship with it.

The concert will last approximately one hour, providing an opportunity to reflect on the ocean’s beauty, fragility, and essential role in sustaining life on Earth.

Free entrance – we look forward to seeing you there!

23/01/2025

Su 2.2. klo 17.00: RANTOJA - Jälkitunteellisia ruumiinmonologeja

(FI) RANTOJA on tanssi- ja ääniteos, joka liikkeellistää sisäisen puheen sävyjä ja narraatioita välillä kuiskaillen ja välillä vallattomasti hyökyen. Kaikki todellisuudessa ja tarinoissa on näkökulmasidonnaista, toisen ihmisen ajatukset ovat aina vetäytymisen tilassa. Jaetun ja sisäisen raja tuntuu epäilyttävältä: Mitä jos minun tunteeni eivät ole minun tunteitani, pikemminkin vain pintautuvat minussa?
Rantoja pohjaa löyhästi Virginia Woolfin näkökulmaromaaniin Aallot.

TYÖRYHMÄ

Iida Hägglund, Anni Kaila, Taru Koski, Sonjis Laine & Milka Luhtaniemi
Outside eye: Chen Nadler

VAPAA PÄÄSY

(ENG)

Sun 2.2. at 17:00: RANTOJA - Jälkitunteellisia ruumiinmonologeja

Rantoja (Shores) is a dance and sound performance that translates shades and narratives of inner speech into embodied states and movements, at times whispering and at times coursing wildly as a tidal wave. Everything in reality and in stories is focalised through a certain point of view, the thoughts of another are in a constant state of retreating from us. The border between the inner and the shared seems suspicious: What if my emotions are not my emotions but rather only rise to the surface in me?
Rantoja is loosely based on Virginia Woolf’s novel The Waves.

WORKING GROUP

Iida Hägglund, Anni Kaila, Taru Koski, Sonjis Laine & Milka Luhtaniemi
Outside eye: Chen Nadler

FREE ENTRANCE

23/01/2025

28.1.2025 at 7 pm: Pohjaton

Livia Schweizer, flute and concept
Iida-Vilhelmiina Sinivalo, cello
Turkka Inkilä, electronics
Ville Aslak Raasakka, electronics

Music by Mioko Yokoyama, Ville Aslak Raasakka and Turkka Inkilä.

Ville Aslak Raasakka’s While Waves Don’t Wash on Dormant Waters (2023) for bass flute and electronics delves into the environmental issue of marine plastic pollution. Drawing from the research of marine biologist Pinja Näkki, Raasakka’s work uses hydrophone recordings from Vanhankaupunginlahti Bay, blending the sounds of plastic debris with the bass flute in a dialogue that transforms environmental data into musical elements like rhythm, texture, and movement.

The concert will last approximately one hour, providing an opportunity to reflect on the ocean’s beauty, fragility, and essential role in sustaining life on Earth.

Free entrance – we look forward to seeing you there!

22/01/2025

30.1. at 19: Songscapes #2

Welcome to the #2 edition of Songscapes, a series of concerts around the song composition that will go through 2025 at Vapaan taiteen tila!

Songscapes encompasses moments of togetherness and inspiration, in this case through sharing music by Tommie Black-Roff & Manu Rosales. They bring original song compositions, showing the multiplicity of sound landscapes that a song can have.

Welcome to share in this evening with us!

Doors will open at 18:30h and at 19h each musician will perform their set.

This event is free, with a suggested contribution to support the artists that goes from 8€ to 25€.

See you there!

ARTIST BIOS:

Tommie Black-Roff

Tommie is a musician and composer from Cornwall. He holds a diverse background in folk music, electronics, classical music and improvisation. He performs primarily on the accordion, working with a range of instruments from small traditional squeezeboxes to concert free-bass accordions and homemade instruments.

https://tommieroff.co.uk/

Manu Rosales

With a contemporary perspective over songwriting, drawing from Argentine folklore, Andean melodies and Brazilian rhythms, Manu’s style of song composition dissolves categorization. His guitar-playing and introspective lyrics invite listeners into a space where songs are a bridge to poetical exploration of identity, everyday life, travel chronicles, and social-political metaphors.

https://linktr.ee/manurosalesmusico

22/01/2025

28.1.2025 at 7 pm: Pohjaton

Livia Schweizer, flute and concept
Iida-Vilhelmiina Sinivalo, cello
Turkka Inkilä, electronics
Ville Aslak Raasakka, electronics

Music by Mioko Yokoyama, Ville Aslak Raasakka and Turkka Inkilä.

Introducing: Mioko Yokoyama

Mioko Yokoyama’s Agape for solo flute is inspired by the Mediterranean Sea. For Mioko, the sea represents a symbol of immense love and humanity. Her piece brings together three distinct sonic worlds: percussive sounds, breathy spoken tones, and the traditional voice of the flute. These elements come together in a rich, evolving tapestry that reflects her deep connection to the Mediterranean.

Mioko Yokoyama is a Japanese composer based in Helsinki. After studying at Tokyo University of the Arts, she earned a second Master’s degree in composition at Sibelius Academy under Veli-Matti Puumala. She explores new timbres to surprise listeners and create enjoyable musical experiences. Her works have been commissioned by festivals and ensembles including IMPULS Festival (DE), Avanti! Summer Sounds (FI), Time of Music (FI), Gaudeamus (NL), Warsaw Autumn (PL), Tampere Biennale (FI), and Musica nova Helsinki (FI). She currently teaches at Sibelius Academy.

The concert will last approximately one hour, providing an opportunity to reflect on the ocean’s beauty, fragility, and essential role in sustaining life on Earth.

Free entrance – we look forward to seeing you there!

21/01/2025

Pahantekijät saapuvat taas Vapaan Taiteen Tilaan - helmikuussa ensi-illassa Eemeli Väisäsen käsikirjoittama ja Edu Niemisen ohjaama Umpimähkä.

UMPIMÄHKÄ kertoo maailman suurimman nuorisoliikkeen jäsenistä, partiolaisista. Pertti, Vattu, Räiskäle, Yrjö ja Jami ovat partiolaisia, sudenpentuja, kohta seikkailijoita, vielä lapsia. Heidän rakkaista rakkaimmalle partioryhmälleen, Eräjormille, syntyy äkillisesti paine suorittaa muutama taitomerkki lisää. Samaan aikaan heidän lippukuntansa Liljasissit valmistelee suurjättikesäleirijamboreeta, jonne puoli Suomea on tulossa viettämään elämänsä parasta partioleiriä. Hallitus, jonka vastuulla kaikki on, on kusessa. Lippukunnanjohtaja on burnoutin partaalla ja hallitus tappelee siitä, kuka saa pitää seikkailijoiden askarteluvartin, kun kaikki muu on kesken.

Leiri lopulta omalla tavallaan järjestyy, m***a aikuisten johtamana meno kiehuu siihen pisteeseen, että Eräjormat lähtevät livohkaan. M***a tärkeintähän on, että on hauskaa! Ja niin kai on! Kunnes asioilla onkin seuraamuksia. Oho. Kuka olisi uskonut? En minä ainakaan. Tai no ehkä oli joitain merkkejä ilmassa, anyways; Mitkä arvot jäävät jalkoihin kiireen yltyessä? Entä onko tärkeämpää kyetä ratkomaan solmuja vai osata suunnistaa? Kenellä on vastuu? Lihansyöjä vai kasvissyöjä? Mikä siinä partiossa on niin rakasta ja tärkeää?

ESITYKSET
22.2. - 15.3. (tarkat esitysajat ja lipunmyynnin löydät Pahan verkkosivuilta)

TYÖRYHMÄ
Käsikirjoitus: Eemeli Väisänen
Ohjaus: Edu Nieminen
Ohjaajan assistentti: Linnea Jokinen
Vastaava tuottaja: Oula Hyle
Tuotanto: Irina Ritvanen
Turvallisuushenkilö: Saimi Laukkarinen
Markkinointi: Sofia Linnarinne
Graafinen suunnittelu: Sofia Linnarinne
Lavastussuunnittelu: Aino Kuoksa
Tarpeisto: Henrik Helkelä
Puvustussuunnittelu: Henrik Helkelä, Tinka Kankkonen, Eveliina Pohjola, Sara Vaali
Valosuunnittelu: Saija Nygård
Äänisuunnittelu: Jonas Kanto, Veera Muhonen, Leo Silden
Näyttämöllä: Jouni Kolvanki, Anna Kopo, Sebastian Lindström, Maisa Mansikka, Hilja Penttinen, Oona Pätäri, Jasmin Salonen, Vilma Tihinen, Silja Uusitalo, Anton Varpama-Taittonen, Aapo Savisaari

Lisätiedot / kyselyt / ryhmävaraukset
[email protected]
www.pahateatteri.com

20/01/2025

28.1.2025 at 7 pm: Pohjaton

Livia Schweizer, flute and concept
Iida-Vilhelmiina Sinivalo, cello
Turkka Inkilä, electronics
Ville Aslak Raasakka, electronics

Music by Mioko Yokoyama, Ville Aslak Raasakka and Turkka Inkilä.

Pohjaton is a concert featuring newly written works for flute, cello, and electronics, each inspired in different ways by water; from its natural wonders to the urgent environmental questions, it raises. The concert showcases pieces written specifically for Livia and Iida, offering a unique perspective on the profound influence water (and also the lack of it) has on our world.

The concert will last approximately one hour, providing an opportunity to reflect on the ocean’s beauty, fragility, and essential role in sustaining life on Earth.

Free entrance – we look forward to seeing you there!

18/01/2025

The Turn artist introduction: Inkeri Virtanen

Exhibition open hours

Friday, January 17 | 12-18
Saturday, January 18 | 12-16

Inkeri Virtanen is a visual artist specialising in painting and textile techniques. Her works focus on the invisible layers of reality and seek to depict hidden currents of energy shaping human experiences drawing from imagery of myths, magic, physics, and esotericism.

Opening sponsored by: Fat Lizard | Kyrö distillery | Noita Winery

17/01/2025

The Turn artist introduction: Kate Ruck

Exhibition open hours

Friday, January 17 | 12-18
Saturday, January 18 | 12-16

Kate Ruck, based between Helsinki, Finland and Las Vegas, New Mexico, works with sculpture and installation. Drawing from mass cultural experiences, collective memory, and natural phenomena, her practice explores animistic perspectives through digital-to-physical translations. Without seeking definitive answers, her works act as material witnesses, reviving an innate openness toward the world. By establishing a “spirit line” for information, she aims to allow energy, or essence, to flow and reconfigure—reconnecting us to primal forms of perception.

Opening sponsored by: Fat Lizard | Kyrö distillery | Noita Winery

16/01/2025

The Turn artist introduction: Allyson Packer

Exhibition opening

Thursday, January 16 | 18-21

Open hours

Friday, January 17 | 12-18
Saturday, January 18 | 12-16

Allyson Packer is an artist whose work examines our uneasy relationship to a dematerializing world. Her videos and installations have been presented at Nahmad Projects (London), Ada X (Montreal), The University of Barcelona, Weltkunstzimmer (Dusseldorf), The Hyde Park Art Center (Chicago), ̈ Hošek Contemporary (Berlin), and DIS.art, as well as published in the Centre Pompidou’s Journal de l’Universitéd’étéde la Bibliothèque Kandinsky.

Opening sponsored by: Fat Lizard | Kyrö distillery | Noita Winery

15/01/2025

The Turn artist introduction: Natalie Rae Good

Exhibition opening

Thursday, January 16, 18-21

Open hours

Friday, January 17 | 12-18
Saturday, January 18 | 12-16

Natalie Rae Good lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She is interested in time, its passage and traces left behind, the earth’s natural cycles, maps, memory. Natalie works in print, and sculpture and enjoys making all sorts of objects that attempt to bear witness / collect a record of brief moments in the earth’s own daily self-reinvention.

Opening sponsored by: Fat Lizard | Kyrö distillery | Noita Winery

09/01/2025

16.-18.1.2025: The Turn

Natalie Rae Good
Allyson Packer
Kate Ruck
Inkeri Virtanen

Opening Thursday, January 16, 18-21h

Open hours

Friday, January 17, 12-18h
Saturday January 18, 12-16h

There is a distinct relentlessness to the current moment. Churning news cycles, erratic microtrends, and the cacophony of our own echo chambers all point to a culture out of sync with the cycles of the human body and the planet we inhabit. The artists represented in this exhibition operate within this incongruity. They examine the speed and abstraction of contemporary culture through perspectives informed by their experiences practicing in remote geographic locations. With collaborative origins in the New Mexico Meslands and the Helsinki archipelago, they apply essential embodied knowledge from extreme environments to scrutinize a contemporary global culture that too often suppresses the human hand. Working across digital, analog, and traditional craft media, their artwork asserts an immutable physicality, bringing concrete form to the diffuse target of an accelerating, dematerializing culture.

18/12/2024

Taideyliopisto jatkaa Vapaan taiteen tilan rahoitusta vuoden 2026 loppuun saakka

(EN/ SV in comments)

Taideyliopiston ylioppilaskunta (TaiYo) on kuluneen vuoden ajan keskustellut Taideyliopiston johdon kanssa Vapaan taiteen tilan tulevaisuudesta. Taideyliopisto on nykyhetkeen saakka toiminut ylioppilaskunnan hallinnoiman, vuonna 2013 perustetun taidetilan ainoana rahoittajana.

Keskustelun lopputuloksena Taideyliopiston hallitus on rehtorin esityksen pohjalta päättänyt, että yliopisto vastaa tilan rahoituksesta vuoden 2026 loppuun saakka. Yhdessä sovittuna tavoitteena on, että rahoituskauden aikana ylioppilaskunta rakentaa Vapaan taiteen tilalle uuden rahoitusmallin, jossa Taideyliopiston rooli on aiempaa pienempi.

Taideyliopiston ylioppilaskunta kiittää kaikkia Vapaan taiteen tilan tulevaisuutta koskevaan keskusteluun osallistuneita opiskelijoita ja henkilökunnan edustajia työstä, jonka lopputuloksena Taideyliopiston opiskelijat voivat tulevan kahden vuoden ajan hyötyä saavutettavasta, ilmaiseksi varattavasta tapahtumatilasta.

Tilan tulevaisuudesta kiinnostuneita opiskelijoita kannustetaan edelleen ottamaan osaa tulevan hallintomallin kehittämiseen lähettämällä palautetta ja ideoita Vapaan taiteen tilan koordinaattorille tai TaiYo:n pääsihteerille, ottamalla osaa TaiYo:n hallituksen toimintaan ja harkitsemalla tulevan Vapaan taiteen tila Ry:n hallitukseen hakeutumista.

Lue lisää TaiYo:n verkkosivuilta, linkki biossa!

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