Verta-esitykset
Verta (Blood) starts a feminist folk music concert serie Verta, pornoa ja propagandaa, JUMALAUTA! (= Blood, Porn and Propaganda, Goddammit!). The first concert explores the blood line, menstrual fluid and child birth blood, as well as blood shed throughout the centuries, aggression as a destroying and creative force. The mood of the performance swings between bang and clatter, small and sensitive, amusing and frightening.
You’ll hear different Finnish folk music traditions and stories from murder ballads to childbirth spells, from old hymns to ancient catfights.
The concert venues are chosen based on the history of Helsinki. Verta-Blood will be performed in an old air-raid shelter, which is currently known as Vapaan taiteen tila – Space for free arts.
Violence, sexuality, propaganda songs and the experience of sacred – in 2018 the concert serie takes up topics that are widely sung in the historical folk music, but are rarely sang today with a female voice. If we remain silent about these issues, what kinds of representations of women manifest or have been manifested? What happens if we give a voice to them?
On stage in Verta – concert:
Helmi Camus – double bass, harpsichord and voice
Maija Kauhanen – kantele, voice
Amanda Kauranne – concept, voice
Minna Koskenlahti – percussion, voice
Sini Siipola – dance, voice
Sound: Pauliina Saarman.
Directorial assistance: Elina Lajunen and Martina Roos
Producers: Amanda Kauranne and Mari Pääkkönen
Logo: Paula Susitaival
Duration approximately 75 min
Language: Finnish
Tickets: 15/10€, Students of Arts University Helsinki 0 €
Ticket reservation: vppj2018@gmail.com
Ticket sale will open 30 min before performance
Supporters: Kone Foundation, The Finnish Music Foundation (MES), Arts Promotion Centre Finland
More information:
www.facebook.com/vppj2018
