Theatre .now is an event that strives to break the boundaries of performing arts and offer different perspectives to contemporary performances. The event takes place as a result of close cooperation with the artists themselves. This year’s focus is a societal approach and the different philosophies concerning ethics, life and art. Theatre.now also features an artist laboratory headed by curator and artist Ong Ken Sen, entitled Is Performance the Future Craft of the 21st Century?

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Programme

	An Anthology of OptimismPieter De Buyser, Jacob Wren07.10.2009 Kiasma-Theatre Tickets 12/8 eur What exactly is meant by optimism in today’s world? This is the question posed by Flemish philosopher, writer and theatre director Pieter De Buysser and Canadian writer and theatre director Jacob Wren. Settling for neither astute pessimism nor naïve optimism, they opt instead for a principle of critical optimism. > Read more
	ImMaterial BehaviorSaara Hannula07.10.2009 - 11.10.2009 Mediatheque Museum Ticket ImMateria l Behavior inspects the dynamic between internal and external reality. Performers map human limits, needs and survival mechanisms, as well as the relationship between the body and environment. > Read more
	Demo Wednesday / Riikka Pelo07.10.2009 Kiasma, seminar room Free > Read more
	Pavlova Experiment Nr 1Pauliina Hulkko and group09.10.2009 - 11.10.2009 Kiasma-Theatre Foyer Free Pavlova Experiment Nr 1 is a performance that could be referred to as conceptual dance. > Read more
	The Secret Retraining CampToisissa tiloissa group10.10.2009 Kiasma-Theatre 15 e (incl. lunch) Toisissa tiloissa group has practised together since 2004, with the goal of finding an experiential connection to other forms of being unknown to humans. > Read more
	Recycling YouTellervo Kalleinen10.10.2009 Kiasma, Seminar Free Recycling You is a performance that compares old opinions to old clothes. Light and dynamic, the performance provokes one into thinking about the nature of opinions. > Read more
	MASTER OF CONCEPTS ´09 Lauri Wuolio11.10.2009 Kiasma, Seminar Free Societal Cardgame Tournament Sun 11.10. 15.00 Kiasma Seminar Room Philosophical sporting event, featuring Finnish philosophers and thinkers. Master of Concepts 09 is a tournament that sets philosopherMastering words and concepts, the competitors enter battle with a clearly defined set of rules. Who will win? Are freedom and truth cards the critical weapon? How much does democracy count for? Who will play the wicked Nazi card? > Read more
	Detached Retina XYar Habnegnal14.10.2009 Kiasma, Seminar Tickets 12/8 e Habnegnal has an unusual history: born late ‘40s, radical left, in the 1960s, SDS, Yippies; arrested in 1969, and some would claim, ‘turned’ from Yippie into informant, ostensibly to avoid a prison sentence. > Read more
	DialoguesJulius Elo and Group17.10.2009 - 18.10.2009 Kiasma-Theatre Tickets 12/8 e Dialogues explores the relationship between the performer and audience, and the role of ethics in performance. > Read more
	/theatre.now klub16.10.2009 Universum, Perämiehenkatu 13 Free ” We were exhilarated by the thought of the human body as a skinless tissue that spreads about itself by means of talk, writing, signs and objects. We produced a short instruction manual: Play an instrument, sing into the microphone, and make a doll move, or put on a trance mask. Do this until the object you touch comes to life. Or carry on with the choreography to the feedback loop, until the object brings you to life. Once this is achieved, keep altering the focus between your body and object. Choose carefully.” > Read more
	Is Performance the Future Craft of the 21st Century?Ong Keng Sen18.10.2009 Kiasma, Seminar Free The theme of the invitational laboratory taking place in Kiasma Theatre is the relationship between the concepts of handcraft and performance. > Read more