Äijä

An art work in Suomenlinna Sea Fortress Rifle Gallery; ÄIJÄ dance performance that takes place in the evenings and "Äijä's Museum" exhibition that is open during the day. Äijä takes one away from the urban environment to a unique, historical place to experience art.

"I never did a sitting wee.” Äijä discusses the power structures between feminine and masculine energy, mirroring the contradictions between old gender roles and today's ways of thinking. What can a person be in our polarizing time?

The various phenomena occurring in our time force us to be aware of privileges and power structures. It is not wrong to separate people according to characteristics, because we understand each other through differences. Difference however becomes difficult, when it involves a power system that ranks differences in order of value.

NOTE! Rifle Gallery is not an accessible space. It's recommended to dress warmly to the performance.
Äijä's museum -exhibition in Rifle Gallery open 14-26.8. Mon-Sat 12-16pm (free entrance) and 30 min. after the performance.

Äijä is part of Power of Dance festival 2023. When you buy a ticket for the Suomenlinna performance, you get a discount on the ticket for the festival's Kanneltalo performance! Power of Dance festival 2023 takes place in two locations, festival performances will also be seen in Kanneltalo on 22-24 September 23.

Power of Dance festival has been organized since 2015 with the aim of providing a platform for re-performances of the domestic dance scene. The festival is aimed every other year at adults and every other year at families with children.

The Rifle Gallery, Suomenlinna Fortress Island
17 August 2023 at 18-18.45 (ensi-ilta)
18 August 2023 at 18-18.45
19 August 2023 at 19-19.45
24 August 2023 at18-18.45
25 August 2023 at 18-18:45
26 August 2023 at 19-19:45

Tickets: 20,50€ (basic ticket), 17,50€ (students, pensioners, conscripts), 16,50€ (unemployed, theatre professionals, group minimum 10 people)