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Content Published January 5, 2018

Mum

Gunnar Örn Tynes, Örvar Smárason and Samuli Kosminen.

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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 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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Content Published October 28, 2017

Mexican mambo

For a fact, Finnish people love dancing and Latin American music and Orkesta Mendoza delivered a perfect Mexican mambo night.

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Content Published October 24, 2017

Sergio Mendoza feat Salvador Duran

Big respect to Helsinki Festival's booking committee bringing Orkestra Mendoza for a unique latin concert night to Finland.

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Content Published October 23, 2017

Orkestra Mendoza

Hailing from Tuscon, Arizona, Orkestra Mendoza is a six-piece live band playing Latin indie rock with a twist of mariachi, merengue, mambo and rumba. For the first time in Finland, this concert was a fiesta of rhythms and exotic world music.

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Content Published October 19, 2017

Janne Haavisto & The Shubie Brothers

In May this year, Janne Haavisto & The Shubie Brothers released the album "You Are Here". At Helsinki Festival they performed it live in a true feast of instrumental ska mixed with surf rock and other sweet-sounding rhythms.

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Content Published October 19, 2017

Steel guitar virtuoso

Steel guitar by no one else than the Finnish musician legend Olli Haavisto who recorded and released music with eg Jim Pembroke Band, Hoedown, Tuomari Nurmio and others. Multi-instrumentalist Olli is the older brother to Janne and performed at this Helsinki Festival concert as the special guest of the evening. Olli was so cool being a humble virtuoso performing with an unusual Hawaiian steel guitar.

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Content Published October 16, 2017

Drummer Janne Haavisto

Finland for some time now has been known for excellent authentic rock and surf oriented instrumental music. Janne Haavisto used to be in the Finnish 60s-style rock cult band Laika & The Cosmonauts. At present day Haavisto, a drummer, guitarist, composer and producer presented his newest band project with The Shubie Brothers at the Helsinki Festivals Huvila Tent.

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Content Published October 15, 2017

Executive producer

Minna Huuskonen, the executive producer of the Huvila Festival Tent was very happy and proud of this year's work.

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Content Published October 15, 2017

Festival mingle

Festival mingle before the first concert of the evening in the restaurant bar area outside the Huvila Tent.

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Content Published October 15, 2017

Ticket and Information Center

Professional guidance and great service at Ticket and Information Center at the main entrance to the Huvila Festival Tent area.

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