ArtPeople ry- what we do
ArtPeople is a Finnish association and a group of artists doing various projects in the fields of:
* Performing Art
* Children´s culture
* Online Remote Video Workshops
* Music
* Animation
* Dance Theatre
and more.
ART PEOPLE TODAY
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ArtPeople
"Ilmatar" -Online workshops activate children to join in multicultural dance, music and culture in a fun way.
Dance Theatre projects made by professionals together with children are important ArtPeople activities.
The Effects of the projects on children are studied and the art forms are constantly developed and refined.
ArtPeople often produces various productions of Performing Arts for children, but also many other types of art.
Activities
Namaste
Take
Tum
"GAM"
Dance
Theatre
Project
in Lapland
IlmatarOnline
Work-
shops
The 20th anniversary of the Namaste projectsin 2023
Live School workshops
GAM - Saami meets India
Remote video workshops for kindergartens
Namaste is a Dance theatre concept developed by choreographer Marja Merisalo especially for schoolchildren of ages ranging from 7 up to teenagers. The idea is that professional artists work together with a group of schoolchildren through a full rehearsal period where children experience the complete creative process of staging a full fledged dance theatre performance on a theatre stage. Namaste dance theater projects spice up their end product with a dash of Indian curry, where Indian mythologies and characters are woven seamlessly into European and Finnish traditions.
Taketum is a series of live school workshops, where schoolchildren of many ages can take part and have fun learning about music, dance, rhythm and theatre games.
The idea is to teach multicultural understanding and artistic expression in a broad and enjoyable way.
Taketum has done e.g. village school tours in Finland and visits any schools on request.
In February 2023 choreographer Marja Merisalo is directed a dance theatre performance in Finnish Lapland and North Norway.
The Saami children from Utsjoki and Tana (Ohcejohka and Deatnu) are performing a story written by Marja Merisalo and Carl-Johan Häggman where two mythologies, the Saami and the Indian met on stage in North Norway.
The performances were held in the Miljöbygget scene in Tana bru (Deanu šaldi)
in may 2023.
A fusion concert "Saami Meets India" together with the Finnish joik singer Ulla Pirttijärvi and the Bengali singer Peali Mitra Juva was staged on Sajos cultural centre in Inari, Finland.
The GAM -project has received funding from The Finnish Cultural Foundation, The Alli Paasikivi Foundation and the Arts Promotion Centre Finland.
Ilmatar is the mythological daughter of air from the Finnish epic Kalevala. Ilmatar brings children to a journey full of adventure and surprises through the landscapes and the rich culture of the region of Karelia. The workshops have been active since 2020 and have been very popular among kindergarten children. The project is going on mainly in Espoo, Finland but is visiting also various other Finnish cities. The workshop is also available as a live version.
Language: Finnish
Duration: about 30 minutes
Age groups: 3-5
