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Content Published April 16, 2017

A Tuareg's message (Bombino)

Bombino sings his music in Tuareg, the Nomads man language. The Nigerian artist Bombino guitarist and singer-songwriter was one of the highlights of the World Village Festival.

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Content Published February 22, 2017

Nordic conditions

Work goes on despite of ice temperatures and nordic conditions. A view towards a commercial dry-dock repairing ships at the West harbour of Helsinki.

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Content Published November 23, 2016

My Helsinki

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Content Published January 16, 2016

icy aquatic sunset

You can observe spectacular icy sea scenery during cold winter season from shore of Suomenlinna.

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Content Published January 5, 2018

Mum

Gunnar Örn Tynes, Örvar Smárason and Samuli Kosminen.

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Album Published November 20, 2017

Pixelache Festival

Pixelache Festival is one of the earliest electronic and experimental art and culture festivals in Europe. The 2017 edition titled Local & Decentralised took place in Suvilahti, Helsinki, Finland.

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Content Published November 19, 2017

marimekko vr cardboard

Minna Salonen (Team Nano Spark) with Marimekko vr cardboard.

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Content Published November 19, 2017

Visual show

Abstract made during Daniel Lanois visual show.

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Content Published November 19, 2017

Sci Fi

Sic Fi performed by Daniel Lanois live at Helsinki Festival.

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Content Published November 19, 2017

Daniel Lanois and Jim Wilson

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Content Published November 19, 2017

The Marimekko Experience

Stories in unexpected places was a good slide considering place, action and vision of a vr prototype presented for jury and others.

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Content Published November 13, 2017

Virtual factory

Team Nano Spark’s idea was to make the Marimekko brand more approachable to new consumers by creating a virtual factory tour communicating each step of the design process until the final product release. The judges loved it and Team Nano Spark was one of the winners at the end of the competition.

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Content Published November 13, 2017

Team Tykönä - Beside

Team Tyköna pitch their VR project Beside.

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Content Published November 7, 2017

Hexagonal theatre

Climbing up a narrow staircase in the industrial hall made it possible to have a unique perspective from above on the design of the hexagonal theatre stage, the benches and lighting set up that was used for the Varjele dance theatre production.

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Content Published November 7, 2017

Applause

After a mind-blowing performance the dancers received a warm applause by the audience.

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Content Published November 2, 2017

Freedom

The theatre dance performance had much room for freedom of expression.

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Content Published November 2, 2017

Apocalyptic fiction

Taavi Oramo, one of the musicians explained afterwards the story behind the score and the performance. The Plot for this ballad plays in an apocalyptic fiction in the future.

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Content Published October 29, 2017

Spectators

Spectators followed the play by seeing expressions and moves of modern dance performers only through their shadows and silhouettes. Moreover, the storyline was enhanced by the small orchestra Tölöläb playing instruments such as clarinet, oboe and mixing electronic music into the score. In all respects a mystic and unique realization.

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Content Published October 29, 2017

Shadow dancer

Shadow dancers took over the attention of the mesmerized audience.

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Content Published October 29, 2017

All the little children

Helsinki Festival is known to support new promising talents and multi-arts productions. Advertised as "a dark intense dance performance about compassion and what happens when you lose it" made us curious to go to the premiere of Varjele, a contemporary shadow dance performance in a hexagonal shadow theatre. The audience was seated inside on benches next to the musicians and dancers performed outside and around the hexagonal stage.

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