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You are welcome to take a peek behind the scenes, participate in audience outreach events, learn more about performances and theatre work, or participate in the making of theatre itself. You can also rent facilities from the Helsinki City Theatre for events, private events and photo shoots. On this page you will find our offerings.
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.
Lue lisääIn 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.
Lue lisääIn 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.
Lue lisääOn 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.
Lue lisääChoreographer Kenneth Kvarnström has reservations about re-performing his old works. "My works are usually tied to the time when they were made. Perhaps the only thing that can be done again at all is a no-no."
Lue lisääIn 2026–2027, the Helsinki City Theatre will carry out a Nordic seminar series with the aim of strengthening the skills needed to work on the big stage (300+ auditoriums) among performing arts professionals, especially those working in the independent field.
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