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The performance year 2025–2026 once again shows how strong the significance of theatre and performing arts is. People have a need to meet and experience together.

Big Stage Lab: Artistic Design and Production in the Performing Arts

In 2026–2027, the Helsinki City Theatre will organise the international Big Stage Lab seminar series, which examines the artistic design and production of works on the big stage. The aim of the series is to support the skills and career paths of performing arts professionals.

Helsinki City Theatre’s curatorial meetings for independent artists in 2026

In 2026, the Helsinki City Theatre will organise monthly curatorial meetings for artists in the field of contemporary dance and contemporary performance. The meetings are looking for ambitious and forward-looking premiere ideas for larger stages. The meetings are intended for professional artists working in Finland.

The classic returns after 30 years

On 29 April, the International Dance Day is celebrated. To celebrate it, we reveal next autumn's dance performance: the iconic classic of Finnish contemporary dance, Kenneth Kvarnström's no-no, is making a comeback after 30 years.Read more in the press release.

Five Finnish premieres in autumn 2026

Our programme for early autumn 2026 has now been announced and tickets are on sale. Among other things, there will be five Finnish premieres, music, comedy, adventures for the whole family and dance.

Helsinki City Theatre will have 318,471 spectators in 2025