Welcome to Tekstin talo for the launch event of “How does the stage work?”. The space is open for public from 14:00 onwards to view the installation of the publication. The event starts at 17:00 with drinks, followed by discussion from 18:00-19:00. From 19:00-21:00 there will be a DJ playing records and you can enjoy the installation. Free admission!
What: Publication event for “How does the stage work?”
Where: Tekstin Talo
When: 19 April 2024 from 14:00-21:00
Language: English
“How does the stage work?” is a handbook for the Western contemporary stage. In this book aimed at professionals, students and enthusiasts of performing arts, Erno Aaltonen explores the relationship between daily artistic choices and the ideologies, rules and conventions that govern what the contemporary stage can do.
Through analysis and personal speculation, Aaltonen brings focus to the conflicting norms, rules and ideologies of the stage, that are often masked as invisible and neutral. Correspondingly, some counter tools are outlined – how to challenge, stretch or break the existing rules and create new more inclusive ones. While the main questions of the book have emerged from stage design, its inquiries also extend to choreography, directing, dramaturgy, and performance production.
“How does the stage work?” is a reflection of Erno Aaltonen’s personal practice as an artist as well as a byproduct of years of collective thinking and performance making in different contexts. The book can be read on a phone as a freely downloadable .pdf slideshow.
Erno Aaltonen (b. 1985, he/him) is a white Finnish lighting designer, scenographer and co-creator working in performing arts. His work is situated in between what is being performed and the audience experience, whether it means artistic dialogue, visual design or technical production. He is interested in how the contemporary stage works and how understanding design can help us understand the ideologies that constitute the artwork. Aaltonen is a frequent collaborator of choreographers Sonya Lindfors, Ima Iduozee, Emmi Venna and Anna Maria Häkkinen.
Accessibility
The event is held on the first floor.
Accessibility Access from Lintulahdenkatu to the lobby:
– Front door width 100 cm – Threshold height 2 cm, depth 5 cm
Access from the lobby to the stairwell:
– Door width 87 cm, can be increased to 130 cm by opening a panel (wheelchair access perpendicular) – Ramp height from the door 4 cm, depth 40 cm– Threshold height (measured from the top of the ramp) 2 cm, depth 5 cm
Accessible toilets are on all floors.
For accessibility issues, please contact us: info@tekstintalo.fi.