Besides our amazing performances you have the opportunity to take part in some of our Ambassadors collective experiences.
Are you interested in joining short creative workshops and diving more deeply into the topics and themes of the program? Audience Ambassadors are not traditional art guides, but cultural facilitators building meaningful connections between art and society. They organize meetings and creative moments that deepen the art experience and promote informal and interesting dialogues.
Each ambassador has selected a theme and performances related to it. By signing up, you can join a collective experience, attend the performances together, and connect with other members of the audience. The group sizes for ambassador programs are 10-15 people.
Get to know their themes and sign up!
Being, sensing, reimagining together (ENG/FR)
Do you feel concerned about the challenges facing humanity and our relationship with life, and its resources? Welcome to this artistic and sensory experience!
Ambassador: Cécile Le Claire
Sat 30 Aug (12:30-16:00 /break/ 18:30–20:30)
12.30-16.00 First meeting over coffee – performance Nature Reset at Ruissalo
18.30–20.30 performance Oneiric Space at Kutomo
Wed 3th Sep 18:00–21:00
Workshop ‘Pleasure in Motion’ & Nonstop Paradise – Turku City Theatre
More info and sign up: https://forms.gle/C8WR88LU2evYkiLF9
Nimesi, nimeni (FI)
What do we know about our own name? How did we get our name? Who chose it and why? What does my name mean to me? Do I like my name? What name would I choose for myself if…?
Ambassador: Taina Saarinen
Saturday 6.9. at 12:30-14:30
Workshop and Parsa Kamehkosh: Calling Piece
More info and sign up:
Taina 045 6757255 (tekstari/wa) tai saarinen.taina.a@gmail.com
Kaikki kysymykset eivät etsi vastausta (FI)
Unresolved questions. Serious or funny, long-standing or just popped into my head. What is the meaning of life? Why is my favorite color ..? Why can’t I wash my windows?
Ambassador: Taina Saarinen
Saturday 6.9. klo 18:30-20:00
Workshop and Dariusz Fodzuck: Dialogue with a Son
More info and sign up:
Taina 045 6757255 (textmessage/wa) tai saarinen.taina.a@gmail.com
Participation, Hope, and Change (FI)
Why does participation matter? How can it create change? We’ll look at performances, learn about performance art in video, and join a street parade inspired in hope.
Ambassador: Salla Anttonen
Sat 6th 13:00-17:00
13:00-14:40 Nonstop Paradise -exhibition (at Taiteen Talo) and group activity
15:00-17:00 Let Peace Awake -performance (by the riverside), activity and wrap-up
More info and sign up:
https://forms.gle/aBdmg3gAMCVUAZGc9
Let Peace Awake – Family workshop (ENG/FI)
Join us for a family workshop in Vartiovuori park exploring ancient Finnish ways of connecting with the wisdom and balance of nature. We’ll attend Nigerian artist Jelili Atiku’s Let Peace Awake performance on the riverside. All ages welcome!
Ambassador: Carly Markkanen
Sat 6th Sep 13:30-16:00 Vartiovuori park and Jelili Atiku performance
More info and sign up:
https://forms.gle/TVWvB4Wuu2uLP9S2A
What’s Art have to do with Change? (FI)
Let’s find out together how to combine activism and performing arts with the help of each other. No prior experience needed! We’ll reflect and experiment with images and actions that are part of our collective identity.
Ambassador: Hellin Karoliina Saastamoinen
Wed 3rd Sep 14:15-18:30
Fri 5th Sep evening 18:00-21:30
More info and sign up:
hellinkaroliina@hotmail.com
Nokkoset/Nettle (FI)
Join us for a playful and experimental workshop where we’ll cook nettle pancakes and caramelized chanterelles to the rhythm of a sound piece inspired by plant communication. We’ll explore surprising connections between ecology and art and attend two performances that delve into the environment, non-Newtonian fluids, and the agency of objects.
Ambassador: Ionas Laine
Wed 3th Sep15:00-17:00
Sat 6th Sep 18:00-21:00
More info and sign up:
https://forms.gle/MUyZnUyzN63K135e7
Lapsus (FI)
Join us for an experimental workshop where we explore imbalance, awkwardness, and slips as creative forces, while getting to know techniques from performance art and contact impro. The group will visit Gaëtan Rusquet’s piece Rivers Chasing Us, where sound and movement intertwine.
Ambassador: Ionas Laine
Thu 4th Sep 18:00-20:30
Fri 5th Sep 15:00-17:00
More info and sign up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1jUwf4YSTb82hXSczWuDBYjMC3Wtn1lCPMi5YE67sTPg/edit
Mystery of Sounds (ENG)
Are you a newcomer to Finland? Have you been here a while and still feel lost in translation? Sound and language play a great role in our lives, and art is great using them to get us connected. NPT Biennale invites you for a weekend of collective exploration of sounds and language.
Ambassador: Natalia Parshutkina
Sat 6th Sep 11:00-15:30
Sun 7th Sep 13:15-16:30
More info and sign up:
https://forms.gle/muSsdUUnBQdEhuQ68
Creativity and thinking (FI)
The theme of the day is creativity and thinking, and we will explore it through performance art. Can critical thinking be enriched with creativity? Creativity can be a great asset, but how do you practice creative thinking? What does a performance artist’s lifelong creativity look like, and where does it start? Can art change the way we are and think?
Ambassador: Mika Pasanen
Thu 4.09 15.30 Meeting at Kino Kilta to see Threads of Time and Mystery of Life. Reflective and conversational walk together to Manilla.
19:00-20:30 Gaetän Rusquet performance The River is Chasing Us and conversation.