Note: No longer in repertoire!

With a work ticket, you can also get access to Eeva Juutinen’s performance olO.
The ticket includes admission to the performance of ol0 by Eeva Juutinen.

Showtimes:

19.-22.5. at 14-19 The artist works on the street in front of Studio Pasila. Free admission.

Fri 27.5. at 6 p.m. Studio Pasila lobby. Duration approx. 45 min
Sat 28.5. at 5 p.m. Studio Pasila lobby. Duration approx. 90 min

Performance times:

Between 19.-22.5. at 2-7 pm The artist is working on the street in front of studio Pasila. Free Admission.

Fri 27.5. at 6 pm studio Pasila foyer. Duration approx. 45 min
Sat 28.5. at 5 pm studio Pasila foyer. Duration approx. 90 min

TICKETS

The Longest Journey is a solo performance and a poetic journey towards self-discovery. Performance artist Ignacio Pérez Pérez has taken a postcard of a waterfall from his father as the starting point for his work. In the performance, the card serves as a gateway that leads to an intimate and ritualistic journey – moments of transition, migration, transmigration of the soul, crossing borders and discovering new inner worlds.

The performance, which combines installation, painting, photography and performance, takes place in the lobby of Studio Pasila and on the street in front of it. The title of the performance is inspired by Moshe Benarroch’s poem: “The longest journey / is to arrive / where you are”.

Ignacio Pérez Pérez is a Venezuelan, nomadic visual artist living in Finland. He explores life as arriving where we already are. Through secular contemplation, Pérez Pérez examines the experience of otherness and separation as an everyday state of change. His work is playful in a ritualistic way; In her work, she combines performance, street photography, walking art and social interaction.

The Stage of Contemporary Performance pilot project, which will be seen at Studio Pasila in 2022 and 2023, will bring different forms of contemporary performance into the Helsinki City Theatre’s repertoire. The activities of the stage of a contemporary performance are divided into a visiting stage and premieres and stage residencies aimed at preparing them.

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TICKETS

The Longest Journey is a poetical voyage of self discovery. Performance artist Ignacio Pérez Pérez takes a postcard of a waterfall he received from is father as the starting point of the journey. The postcard serves as a portal, taking us through intimate rituals of passage, migration, crossing borders, transmigration, entering other worlds inside this one.

The performance takes place in the foyer of Studio Pasila and on the street in front of it. It applies several different artistic media: installation, painting, photography and performance art. The title of this performance was inspired by the verses of a poem by Moshe Benarroch: “The longest journey / is arriving at the place / where you are”.

Ignacio Pérez Pérez is a Finland-based visual nomad from Venezuela, who lives and works in Helsinki, Finland. He explores phenomenal reality as a long journey to arrive at where we are now. He creates experiences of ritualistic playfulness and worldly contemplation to observe and encounter the otherness and its permanent state of transformation in the realm of everyday life. His practice crosses diverse fields, such as performance art, walking, street photography and networking.

Stage for Contemporary Performance is a pilot project implemented in studio Pasila during 2022 and 2023. The objective of the project is to include different forms of contemporary performance in the Helsinki City Theatre’s seasonal programme. The activities of the Stage for Contemporary Performance are divided into two parts: a programme of visiting performances and premieres which are created during residency periods.