29.11.2011
"Time for thanks" from 17 to 18 December
Music lights the way to Christmas
Culture is endless but the 2011 calendar year is drawing to a close, and with it the Turku 2011 events and activities. However, we still have some treats in store for music lovers, for example.
During the past year, culture has been a significant draw for tourism in Turku. The increase in interest is strongly evident throughout Southwest Finland: over 40% of Turku residents and over 20% of other residents of Southwest Finland report increases in culture consumption. By the end of November, a total of 1.800.000 visitors have participated in Capital of Culture events. Of these numbers, Logomo Exhibition Centre visits amount to 220.700 people.
Cultural gifts for December
Many of the ongoing Capital of Culture exhibitions and performances continue in December, but completely new experiences will also emerge. On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3 December, the stage of the Volunteer Fire Department building will features artists such as Signmark, Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät and Idän Ellit. The extensive Flame Jazz series ends at Klubi on 9 December with performances by Jo Stance, Rubber and We Jazz DJs.
One of the highlights of December, and indeed the entire year, is the performance of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt’s piece Adam’s Lament at St Michael’s Church on 7 December. The piece, which wonderfully encapsulates Pärt’s evocative and unique expression, gets its Finnish premiere in this concert featuring the Musicians of the King’s Road and the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. The concert will be conducted by Tõnu Kaljuste. The composer will also be present at the concert. Musicians of the King’s Road is a Turku-based professional orchestra, which primarily performs in the Baroque style but will on this occasion use modern instruments.
In 2010, filmmakers Nicolas Pannetier and Simon Brunel travelled from Turku via St Petersburg to Tallinn collecting people’s memories to gain insight into the shared history of the Finnish, Estonian and Russian people. Currently, the men are backtracking along the same route and showing their documentary The Detour in the towns where they garnered the material. The tour ends in Turku, where the film will be shown on 7 December at the Åbo Svenska Teater and on 17 December at Manilla.
The dazzling New Year’s Eve
The time for acknowledgements and thanks with respect to the Capital of Culture year will be the weekend from 17 to 18 December. The driving theme of the weekend is light. On Saturday 17 December, the banks of the River Aura will be bathed in celebratory lights designed by light artist Kari Kola. The day also features smaller events and activities all over the city.
The Capital of Culture information point 2011 Corner will remain open until 22 December. On New Year’s Eve, the Corner will take centre stage once more as a video work, creating impressive visual illusions, is projected on the outer walls of the building at Kristiinankatu 1.
The 3D piece Unveil created by means of video mapping will bring the rich shapes of the Art Nouveau building to life with lights, colours and a variety of moving patterns and figures. United VJs, which will create the piece, has used similar techniques to make projections in Brasil, Hungary and England. The ten-minute work will be shown four times on New Year’s Eve at 6 pm, 8 pm, 10 pm and 11:30 pm.
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