Chicago Boys at Puhos shopping center 29.4.

When: 29.4.2023 at 15:00-17:30

Where: Puotinharjun Puhos Shopping Centre, Korsholmantie 2, 00900 Helsinki & restaurant Kirkuk, Kastelholmantie 2, 00900 Helsinki

GETTING THERE

We recommend arriving on foot, by bike or by public transport. You can walk to Puhos Shopping Centre from the Itäkeskus metro station in about 5-10 minutes. The nearest bus stops are Korsholmantie and Puotinharju. You can check HSL Journey Planner for a suggested itinerary.

ACCESSIBILITY

The guided tour around Puhos is partly accessible. Restaurant Kirkuk is located on the street level and is accessible with a wheelchair.

We follow safer space principles. Come as you are.

Anyone can come to the open rehearsals on Saturdays. You can come just to listen to the stories and the band practicing or bring your own instrument and play with the band, or you can tell your own story around the themes of the project. The project is about continuous learning and spending time together. Each event of performing in the public space is a rehearsal and multi-layered sharing within the band and the audience.

The dates for all public rehearsals are on following Saturdays: 22.4. 29.4. 6.5. 13.5. 20.5. 27.5. The last public rehearsal is held at Stoa on 27.5.

In Chicago Boys – While We Were Singing, They Were Dreaming a diverse group of people will meet twice a week for six weeks. There are two types of rehearsals: private rehearsals in Cultural Centre Stoa among the band members (Mondays or Wednesdays, the group will decide) and public rehearsals on Saturdays in variety of public spaces in Helsinki.

In both type of rehearsals participants will bring stories, narratives, observations and songs, and rehearse together to push and shape a snowball of thoughts and songs around neoliberal condition and its ties to environmental crisis and social issues. All rehearsals are a platform for bringing different understandings and experiences of everyday life and turning them into a diverse interpretation of neoliberal economy.

Hiwa K initiated Chicago Boys – While We Were Singing, They Were Dreaming project in London in 2010 and has since been experienced in numerous key international art institutions. This year it happens almost simultaneously in Helsinki and Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan, Iraq, that is the birth city of the artist.

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