Sunday, August 30 2009
Friday 14/8 - Monday 31/8
The Huvila Festival Tent is Helsinki Festival’s very own events venue. Designed by the architect Roy Mänttäri, this half-concert hall, half-marquee is a unique space that dates back to 1995.
15 shows starting from friday 14/8
Susanne Gottberg and Markus Kåhre, two greatly acclaimed Finnish artists with highly differing styles of expression, are now ready for their exhibition at the Amos Anderson Art Museum.
14 shows starting from friday 14/8
This show combines the best of new circus with classic storytelling
23 shows starting from tuesday 18/8
A retrospective covering the entire oeuvre of Nagisa Oshima, also known as the "Japanese Godard".
6 shows starting from monday 24/8
Lust, longing for death and fear of boredom are the threads running through these variations.
3 shows starting from wednesday 26/8
Special Cases examines to the interface between the ordinary and the extraordinary.
Thursday 27/8 - Monday 31/8
This outrageously funny theatrical spectacle for the whole family is a tribute to the art of clowning.
Friday 28/8 at 18 and sunday 30/8 at 14
This much-lauded underground collective stages banned dramatic works to promote democracy in Belarus.
Saturday 29/8 at 18 and sunday 30/8 at 18
This much-lauded underground collective stages banned dramatic works to promote democracy in Belarus.
Saturday 29/8 at 20 and sunday 30/8 at 20
Based on a true story, this opera revisits the Horáková trial in 1950s Czechoslovakia
Sunday 30/8 at 14 and at 16
This hugely popular silent film by the legendary Buster Keaton is a treat for audiences of all ages.
Sunday 30/8 at 19 and monday 31/8 at 19
An intimate evening with this creative twosome.
Sunday 30/8 at 19.30
The old masters’ works are given a fresh new treatment.