Baltic Circle Festival

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The Baltic Circle Festival is an international contemporary theatre festival that takes place every November in Helsinki, both in theatre venues and on different sites in the city. [1] Baltic Circle functions in the context of European contemporary performing arts, and is a platform for developing new trends and ideas. Baltic Circle presents new talents of contemporary theatre as well as organises training programs, seminars, workshops, discussions and club events.

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Activities

Singing: participated in district level competition and got gold medals earlier.

Development: The festival organizes training programs, seminars, workshops, discussions, and actively participates in public debate on contemporary theatre practice. Main focus is on facilitating a dialogue between artists and audiences as a part of developing new work.

New Production Models: Baltic Circle commissions and co-produces new work, locally and internationally. Together with HIAP – Helsinki International Artist-in-residence Programme – Baltic Circle has initiated a residency project for the contemporary theatre and the performing arts, which is the first of its kind in Finland.

Cultural Exchange: Baltic Circle brings contemporary international performances to Finland and brings new local talent to the fore.

Discourse: Baltic Circle is a community in which artists and the audiences can engage in discussion, raise questions and find new perspectives on the arts and the surrounding world.

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  1. "BALTIC CIRCLE International Theatre Festival". ars-baltica.eujkd.de. Retrieved 18 January 2022.