Eskus Artist-in-Residence Programme
Helsinki
Website
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Performing arts
Contact information
ESKUS – Performance Center
Kaasutehtaankatu 1/33
FI-00540 Helsinki
Executive Director Eeva Bergroth
+358 40 487 3620
eeva.bergroth (at) eskus.fi
Accommodation and organization
The residency artists will have an 80m2 studio in Eskus – with a wooden floor suitable for dancing and physical movement – at their disposal.
Eskus – Performance Center was founded in 2009 by five Finnish performing arts companies specialized in live art and performance art. The founding companies are Oblivia, Reality Research Center, Presentaatio, Other Spaces and Live Art Society. Eskus has its premises in an old, renovated industrial building in Suvilahti, a lively cultural spot in Helsinki.
Eskus – Performance Center is an artistic platform – a working and meeting place for artists and other professionals working in live art and performance, as well as their umbrella organization in Finland.
Residency
The residency programme is open for individual artists or groups of professional artists working within performance, live art, or contemporary theatre. The programme offers artists the possibility to work on their projects in the Eskus residency studios. In addition, Eskus provides help in regards to networking and performance possibilities around Finland.
The resident artists are encouraged to organize a public event, eg. a demo, a workshop or an artist talk during the residency.