Autumn season is starting
September 21, 2023
In this letter, information about the opening performance of the autumn season, Adventures in White Privilege, and the website renewal.
Adventures in White Privilege
An audiowork based around biographical tales of travel - a comic / musical / sound installation journey through the streets of Helsinki following the experiences of three women as foreigners to the city.
Some continuums need disrupting – identifying and acknowledging privilege is the first step to confronting systemic racial bias.
A site-specific audiopiece that begins in Oodi central library, and takes the listener on a narrated, musical wander around the railway station and surroundings, and finishes back in Oodi.
The listener first collects a map entitled "Adventures in White Privilege" from the brochure stand next to the info desk on the first floor of Oodi Central Library. The map includes a QR code that can be scanned with a smartphone, which will open a link where the audiopiece can be either streamed or downloaded. The listener can then hear the track through headphones and follow the directions of the audiopiece and the map. The map should be returned to the brochure shelf in Oodi on completion of the piece.
For potential listeners who require the loan of headphones and/or mp3 player to access the piece, there will be a small number available on request at the info desk.
The piece is free of charge and will be launched at 15:00 on 24 Sep 2023 and will be available at any time during Oodi's opening hours until 24 Oct 2023.
The language of the piece is English. Duration: 50 minutes.
New website
Check out our newly redesigned website! You can explore our whole autumn program at the same time.
Newsletter pictures
Cover image - Helena Eskonniemi Adventures in White Privilege - Katie Edmonds