Celebration of the arts: harvest – hetki – överflöd
Multiartistic production and a captivating music experience brought to life by Uniarts Helsinki students.
Welcome to the multiartistic event that kicks off the programme for the university’s conferment week by presenting the range of artistic skills of the Uniarts Helsinki community. The event celebrates art from all three academies: The Academy of Fine Arts, Sibelius Academy and Theatre Academy.
Programme
At 18–19
Concert Hall at the Helsinki Music Centre
The Harvest is a poignant exploration of existentialism, capturing the anxiety that stems from an uncertain future and the relentless pursuit of one’s ultimate goals. Through interwoven artistic performances from our Uniarts Helsinki talents, the play delves into Ilo’s life, a striving artist who relocated to Helsinki and is looking for meaning and validation for her career in a world that often feels overwhelming and unpredictable. The play’s journey is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the deep appreciation for the arts, which serve as a sanctuary and a unifying force within the community.
Performers
Dramaturg: Angelica Begazo
Director: Siim Maaten
Visual design and costumes: Anna Papinsaari
Composer, general sound design: Jin Oh
Music Ensemble
Sabina Aftyka, accordion
Tuule-Helin Krigul, flute
Marta Podwysocka, percussion
Öykü Melis Şahin, violin
Lambis Pavlou, piano
Mark Reid Bulatovic, guitar
Leila Martin, percussion
Saku Liimatainen, sound engineering
Jin Oh, composer, general sound design
Solo dancer
Marjukka Savolainen as Ilo
Jazz ensemble
Siina Suutarinen, vocals
Mikko Antila, vibraphone
Tuomo Purhonen, double bass
Excerpts from a dance piece: and I saw the mountains moving
Ronja Antikainen
Elias Berglund
Anniina Dyster
Matilda Edlund
Sofia Kistol
Vasiliki Kontopoulou
Julia Mäkelä
Miska Palsio
Matti Palviainen
Pi Sandås
Anna Saves
Nella Matleena Savolainen
Choreography: Lecturer Maria Saivosalmi, Degree Programme in Dance
Sound design: Johannes Vartola
coming closer. in space. in time. in timelessness.
continuous. twining. thickening. reaching for others. continuous.
falling. flowing. resting in the other. coming closer.
falling.
continuous.
all.
the timelessness.
coming closer.
Video
Lotta Hurnanen
a field of stones, a handful of seeds
2023
16mm film buried in a field
5:57min
The video work “a field of stones, a handful of seeds” (2023) has been filmed on a field that the artist inherited. After shooting, the film was buried in the field in question, and the surface of the film has reacted to the soil. The work explores family ties to soil and exposure to the environment: the touch between the image and the landscape.
At 19:30–21
Foyer and terrace at the Helsinki Music Centre
The price of the ticket also includes admission to the art showcased in the foyer facilities and at the terrace after the performance in the Concert Hall. So stick around to mingle and enjoy the art! The programme includes music, performances and an art exhibition by Uniarts Helsinki students.
Art exhibition: Gatherings
The exhibition “Gatherings” curated by Elif Erdoğan and Isabela Hueara Carneiro features artworks by 8 artists from Uniarts Helsinki’s Academy of Fine Arts. Read more about the exhibition.
Sound art
Aarne Kivelä
Omena (Apple)
The piece is shown both before and after the Celebration of the arts programme in the Concert Hall.
The piece is a faded tapestry of soundscape that hangs lazily on the flagpole due to the lack of wind. The rag has basked in the sun the whole summer, and it lets out an excited exhale as it feels a cold gust in its knitting, eager to sink its teeth into it like it is a fresh autumn apple.
19:30
Verna Kylmänen & Emma Myllynen: Theia
The piece is dedicated to a planet that had the same name and that is hypothesised to have collided with the Earth about 4.5 billion years ago. In light of modern research, the collision of the planets resulted in the birth of the Moon, which represents big feminine energy to the performers of the piece. Accordion and wordless singing form a musical symbiosis that treats the audience to improvisation, melancholy and explosive power.
20:00
Lied duo Tanja Niemelä and Jalmari Vilminko
Soprano Tanja Niemelä is a third-year bachelor’s student studying vocal arts at Uniarts Helsinki’s Sibelius Academy. In her vocal arts studies, Niemelä focuses on a broad range of opera and Lied music. Niemelä has performed at the Finnish National Opera, in Jyrki Anttila’s OperArt productions and at various concerts.
Jalmari Vilminko is a first-year master’s student at the Department of Church Music at Uniarts Helsinki’s Sibelius Academy. Vilminko has specialised in organ and piano and playing continuo on the organ. Vilminko has studied playing Lied music on piano both at the Helsinki Conservatory of Music and at the Sibelius Academy.
Niemelä and Vilminko began their close cooperation as a duo at the Sibelius Academy. They practise ambitiously and expand their versatile repertoire and take the stage at concerts and competitions. This particular performance celebrates Finnish vocal music. The repertoire for the performance consists of works by Leevi Madetoja, Toivo Kuula and Jean Sibelius. These compositions lead the audience to a journey to the world of dreams.
20:15-21:00
Pan-African Ensemble
The Pan-African Ensemble explores contemporary musical styles and approaches emerging from different regions of the African continent. The ensemble works with a range of Pan-African repertoire, including Afrobeat, Zouk, Soukus, East African rumba, and creates new music and movement inspired by the musical influences and connection to pan-African culture. Led by Tanzanian musician, dancer and composer Kasheshi Makena, this ensemble emerges from the UniArts EDUcase project, which is part of the Global Music programme at the Sibelius Academy, embracing students from diverse cultural and musical backgrounds.
Dress code
Due to the celebratory nature of the Conferment ceremony, the audience of the Celebration of the arts -event is also requested to wear either colourful, smart attire or a dark suit.
Welcome to the multiartistic event that kicks off the programme for the university’s conferment week by presenting the range of artistic skills of the Uniarts Helsinki community. The event celebrates art from all three academies: The Academy of Fine Arts, Sibelius Academy and Theatre Academy.
Programme
At 18–19
Concert Hall at the Helsinki Music Centre
The Harvest is a poignant exploration of existentialism, capturing the anxiety that stems from an uncertain future and the relentless pursuit of one’s ultimate goals. Through interwoven artistic performances from our Uniarts Helsinki talents, the play delves into Ilo’s life, a striving artist who relocated to Helsinki and is looking for meaning and validation for her career in a world that often feels overwhelming and unpredictable. The play’s journey is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the deep appreciation for the arts, which serve as a sanctuary and a unifying force within the community.
Performers
Dramaturg: Angelica Begazo
Director: Siim Maaten
Visual design and costumes: Anna Papinsaari
Composer, general sound design: Jin Oh
Music Ensemble
Sabina Aftyka, accordion
Tuule-Helin Krigul, flute
Marta Podwysocka, percussion
Öykü Melis Şahin, violin
Lambis Pavlou, piano
Mark Reid Bulatovic, guitar
Leila Martin, percussion
Saku Liimatainen, sound engineering
Jin Oh, composer, general sound design
Solo dancer
Marjukka Savolainen as Ilo
Jazz ensemble
Siina Suutarinen, vocals
Mikko Antila, vibraphone
Tuomo Purhonen, double bass
Excerpts from a dance piece: and I saw the mountains moving
Ronja Antikainen
Elias Berglund
Anniina Dyster
Matilda Edlund
Sofia Kistol
Vasiliki Kontopoulou
Julia Mäkelä
Miska Palsio
Matti Palviainen
Pi Sandås
Anna Saves
Nella Matleena Savolainen
Choreography: Lecturer Maria Saivosalmi, Degree Programme in Dance
Sound design: Johannes Vartola
coming closer. in space. in time. in timelessness.
continuous. twining. thickening. reaching for others. continuous.
falling. flowing. resting in the other. coming closer.
falling.
continuous.
all.
the timelessness.
coming closer.
Video
Lotta Hurnanen
a field of stones, a handful of seeds
2023
16mm film buried in a field
5:57min
The video work “a field of stones, a handful of seeds” (2023) has been filmed on a field that the artist inherited. After shooting, the film was buried in the field in question, and the surface of the film has reacted to the soil. The work explores family ties to soil and exposure to the environment: the touch between the image and the landscape.
At 19:30–21
Foyer and terrace at the Helsinki Music Centre
The price of the ticket also includes admission to the art showcased in the foyer facilities and at the terrace after the performance in the Concert Hall. So stick around to mingle and enjoy the art! The programme includes music, performances and an art exhibition by Uniarts Helsinki students.
Art exhibition: Gatherings
The exhibition “Gatherings” curated by Elif Erdoğan and Isabela Hueara Carneiro features artworks by 8 artists from Uniarts Helsinki’s Academy of Fine Arts. Read more about the exhibition.
Sound art
Aarne Kivelä
Omena (Apple)
The piece is shown both before and after the Celebration of the arts programme in the Concert Hall.
The piece is a faded tapestry of soundscape that hangs lazily on the flagpole due to the lack of wind. The rag has basked in the sun the whole summer, and it lets out an excited exhale as it feels a cold gust in its knitting, eager to sink its teeth into it like it is a fresh autumn apple.
19:30
Verna Kylmänen & Emma Myllynen: Theia
The piece is dedicated to a planet that had the same name and that is hypothesised to have collided with the Earth about 4.5 billion years ago. In light of modern research, the collision of the planets resulted in the birth of the Moon, which represents big feminine energy to the performers of the piece. Accordion and wordless singing form a musical symbiosis that treats the audience to improvisation, melancholy and explosive power.
20:00
Lied duo Tanja Niemelä and Jalmari Vilminko
Soprano Tanja Niemelä is a third-year bachelor’s student studying vocal arts at Uniarts Helsinki’s Sibelius Academy. In her vocal arts studies, Niemelä focuses on a broad range of opera and Lied music. Niemelä has performed at the Finnish National Opera, in Jyrki Anttila’s OperArt productions and at various concerts.
Jalmari Vilminko is a first-year master’s student at the Department of Church Music at Uniarts Helsinki’s Sibelius Academy. Vilminko has specialised in organ and piano and playing continuo on the organ. Vilminko has studied playing Lied music on piano both at the Helsinki Conservatory of Music and at the Sibelius Academy.
Niemelä and Vilminko began their close cooperation as a duo at the Sibelius Academy. They practise ambitiously and expand their versatile repertoire and take the stage at concerts and competitions. This particular performance celebrates Finnish vocal music. The repertoire for the performance consists of works by Leevi Madetoja, Toivo Kuula and Jean Sibelius. These compositions lead the audience to a journey to the world of dreams.
20:15-21:00
Pan-African Ensemble
The Pan-African Ensemble explores contemporary musical styles and approaches emerging from different regions of the African continent. The ensemble works with a range of Pan-African repertoire, including Afrobeat, Zouk, Soukus, East African rumba, and creates new music and movement inspired by the musical influences and connection to pan-African culture. Led by Tanzanian musician, dancer and composer Kasheshi Makena, this ensemble emerges from the UniArts EDUcase project, which is part of the Global Music programme at the Sibelius Academy, embracing students from diverse cultural and musical backgrounds.
Dress code
Due to the celebratory nature of the Conferment ceremony, the audience of the Celebration of the arts -event is also requested to wear either colourful, smart attire or a dark suit.