HELMIME tour in Helsinki libraries
Description
In spring 2022, you could experience humorous mime performances in Helsinki libraries. The mime études depicted everyday joys, moments of happiness, and blunders – after all, sometimes things get more than tangled up. Neither did the performances forget imaginary worlds.
The events were free of charge, and the non-verbal performances were suitable for people of all languages and ages.
After the performance, it was possible to hold a 10-minute artist discussion where audience members could ask the artists questions about mime or their recent performance. The audience could even try their hand at a mime technique with the artists’ help.
Performances
- 12 Mar at 1 pm and 2 pm
Paloheinä library
- 19 Mar at 1 pm and 2 pm
Pohjois-Haaga library
- 2 Apr at 1 pm and 2 pm
Roihuvuori library
- 9 Apr at 1 pm and 2 pm
Tapulikaupunki library
- 23 Apr at 1 pm and 2 pm
Lauttasaari library
- 14 May at 1 pm and 2 pm
Suutarila library
- 28 May at 1 pm and 2 pm
Pitäjänmäki library (moved)
- 12 Jun at 3 pm
Annantalo A•lava stage (Helsinki day extra performance with new études)
Details
Performance duration
- 20 min (Helsinki day 35 min)
Discussion duration
- 10 min
Language
- non-verbal
Price
- free
Working group
The tour was produced in collaboration with Auraco, Helsinki City Library and Pragma Helsinki.
The tour was supported by the City of Helsinki and Arts Promotion Centre Finland.
About the Performances
Ouch!
Well, sometimes things don’t go exactly the way we wish, so if you think you ever had a bad day… you didn’t. But someone else had and you can laugh about it.
Eternal Fight
Light and Darkness, Good and Evil, God and the Devil. How will the endless rivalry end? Who will win? Who is stronger? You will witness it in this comedic and definitely not serious piece.
Oh, the Cat!
Cats are very cute pals, but at the break of dawn Whim the cat’s nature might get a bit exhausting. Especially if you forget to feed her…
2020
A journey to the recent 2020 experience and how all the disinformation messed up our heads in the process. A fun probe into ridiculous thoughts some people can have.
Immortals
A story about an inventor and his invention. What will happen in the laboratory? Can teaching feelings to an artificial intelligence be dangerous? See for yourself in this light-hearted story.
Witch’s Shop
Enter the witch’s shop and meet the witch, her faithful companion and their troubled customers in this new, magical trio étude!
Photos: Minna Hatinen (except Witch’s Shop: Harri Lehtola)
