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University of the Arts Helsinki alla Biennale di Venezia



Dear friends in Venice (and all over Italy). Welcome to the first Research Pavilion organized by the University of Arts, Helsinki. Free entrance to all the events! Below you can find the program of Sibelius Academy:




University of the Arts Helsinki organizes the first Research Pavilion at the 56th Venice Biennale. The Pavilion consists of an international contemporary art exhibition and a platform for events featuring artistic research.

Deploying the theme of 'Experimentality,' the dynamic between artistic research and contemporary art will be articulated.




2 June: The Winter Of Our Discontent


20.00- The Winter Of Our Discontent is an unconventional dramatic-recital that combines texts by William Shakespeare with the contemporary music of Hans Werner Henze and the historical music of John Dowland, Thomas Campion and Robert Johnson. With Debi Wong (voice), Otto Tolonen (guitar) and Mikko Ikäheimo (lute), Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki.




3 June: Maija Parko, piano and Anna-Kaisa Pippuri, oboe.


Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki.


13.00 Presentation: On Interdisciplinary Projects


15.00 Experimental Workshop: Humor & the Classical Scene


17.00 Improvised Concert/Performance & discussion




4 June: The Improvisation Research Group


will be represented by three doctoral students from the Centre for Music & Technology: James Andean, Alejandro Olarte, and Dominik Schlienger. These three musicians and sound artists will offer a presentation/performance, in collaboration with other Sibelius Academy participants, exploring some of the expanded territories of free improvisation in music, sound, and beyond.


17.00 Workshop (open to public)


20.00 Show