PRE-BOOKING ARRIVAL AND ACCESSIBILITY VOLUNTEERS SAFER SPACES BACKGROUND HISTORY
BIENNALE INFO PHONE:
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Pre-booking and attendance information
The biennale programme consists of both set time performances and durational works. Some performances require pre-booking. For most performances, tickets will be available from the door as well. The full programme is free of charge. Reservations will be opened 9th of August 2023. Changes and additions in the programme are possible.
Pre-bookings here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/new-performance-turku-biennale-coming-together-2489969
We offer last minute tickets from the door to nearly all of the performances. Even if the pre-registration capacity would be full, tickets can be enquired from the door, 15 minutes before the performance. Only a few works require a pre-booking for all attendants. For some works (for example the installations) no reservations are needed.
For pre-booked tickets: Please arrive on time and present your ticket to the event staff. Tickets that have not been shown to the staff will be released 15 minutes before the start of the performance to those arriving at the door. In case of cancellation, please follow the link on your registration confirmation e-mail and you will be able to cancel your participation and allow others to claim a space to see the work.
Arrival and accessibility information
The biennale works are presented in various spaces and venues around the city of Turku. The map of the locations can be found here. Detailed arrival and accessibility information is listed in the performance descriptions of each performance. Also a contact person is mentioned, in case further information is needed. Artist and performance descriptions can be found here.
Open call for volunteers
Would you like to be part of New Performance Turku Biennale team this year? Our open call for volunteers is ongoing until the 16th of August! More information available here.
Safer spaces
Enabling safer spaces and equality for all participants is very important to us. You can look into our safer spaces guidelines here. Our harassment contact person is managing director Anni Sundbacka (anni@newperformance.fi). You can feel free to contact them or any other member of our stuff during, before and after the event.
Background
New Performance Turku Biennale is an unique event showcasing the current streams and phenomena in performance art. The program accommodates both residencies and process-based collaborations amongst practitioners with local venues and agencies. New Performance Turku Biennale aspires to develop the goals of social, economic, and environmental sustainability in the long term even further, inviting high-profile artists to Turku as well as building genuine interaction between the artists, local and international communities, and diverse audiences.
Our goal is to develop production practices in performance art, enable dialogue between performance artists, collaborators and curators as well as build sustainable, long-term relationships with our artists and collaborators.
Our activities are funded and supported by Arts Promotion Centre Finland, the city of Turku, Turku2029 Foundation, Pro Manilla Foundation, Creative Europe programme of the European Union, and various Finnish and international foundations. Our core collaborators also include Tehdas Theatre, Regional Dance Centre of Western Finland, University of Turku, Turku Arts Academy and Uniarts Helsinki.
The board of New Performance Turku Association:
Venla Luoma
Timo Väntsi
Mari Krappala
Leena Kela
Virpi Vairinen
Mentors of the Fresh Start programme (supported by the Arts Promotion Centre Finland):
Robin Deacon, Joshua Sofaer, Márcio Carvalho, Antoine Pickels
History
The Biennale will continue the work done through the 10-year history of the renowned NPT Festival (2012-2021), developing means of production and audience in the field of performance art and live art. More information about the previous years and programmes here.
NPT Biennale is part of the European Union co-funded project
