Workshop exploring the role of the body in creative practice, knowledge production, and personal experience. In collaboration with Ehkä Production / Kutomo.

The New Performance Turku Biennale, held in Turku from September 5th to 10th, 2023, attracted a large audience of both local and international attendees. In total, the event drew in 7,000 spectators for full venues all around the city of Turku.

For part of the biennale programme, pre-booking is now possible. For most performances, tickets will be available from the door as well.

New Performance Turku Biennale Professional Programme includes discussions, meetings and mingling opportunities.

We are looking for volunteers to do the event with us!

New Performance Turku Biennale (5.-10.9.2023) programme has been completed with performance lectures by researchers from various fields. Performative lectures and discussions by Anastasia (A) Khodyreva, Jean
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The New Performance Turku Biennale presents works from altogether 20 international artists and artist groups.

Open call for enthusiastic performers of various backgrounds, ages and origins.

New Performance Turku Biennale: Coming Together How do we reconnect? In the beginning of September, New Performance Turku Biennale brings together a wide spectrum of performance
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Bring your kids and join the workshop that explores our bodily and emotional relationship to the playgrounds! The workshop will take place on Sunday, May 14th 2023 in Turku, Adventure Park Seikkailupuisto.

We invite artists based in Turku to participate in IMPOSSIBLE ACTIONS, a production of a collective performance piece with local artists

New Performance Turku Biennale is looking for ten Audience Ambassadors to take part in the international performance art biennale and its activities.

The Performing Arts Centre Finland (ESKUS) and New Performance Turku Biennale are looking for international curators for Emerging Curators Residency in Turku on September 3-10th, 2023.

ICE HOLE vol.12 is made in collaboration with the Reality Research Center and the New Performance Turku Biennale.

The renowned New Performance Turku Festival has been developing means of production and audience in the field of performance art during its 10-year history. The New Performance Turku Biennale will continue the work and aspires to develop the goals of social, ecological and communal sustainability in the long term even further.

Event day in Turku (Ruissalo, Kino Diana & Manilla) Saturday 3.9.2022

The artists will start developing their work in Autumn 2022, and the works will be performed in the New Performance Turku Biennale in September 2023.

Trip to Seili Island on Friday 12.8.2022 and event day in Turku on Saturday 3.9.2022.

New Performance Turku Biennale’s FRESH START project offers possibilities for artistic work and international connections for performance artists active in Finland. Application period 24.5.-12.6.2022.

The year 2021 marked the 10th anniversary of the New Performance Turku Festival. The theme of the anniversary year festival was SURVIVAL.

All in all I have not lost hope. My aim is to find a way to communicate, interact.

I want to realise all of my challenging ideas and complete each of my difficult projects. I believe that with my artistic output, as well as the help of my friends, I will survive any system or further natural disasters.

New Performance Turku Festival 10th anniversary week’s NPT & Friends discussions are coming to an end. The final part of the dialogue series is a discussion between festival’s artist Maija Hirvanen and festival’s artistic director Leena Kela.

Dear friend, How are you? We hope you are well despite these peculiar and difficult times. We are inviting artists and visiting curators throughout the festival’s history to an online discussions series called NPT & Friends with performance artists, the festival team and audience in order to reflect this year’s festival theme – SURVIVAL. You are warmly welcome to take part in these discussions among friends!

Are you interested in writing about performance art and live art? New Performance Turku Festival’s writing group is making a comeback!