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Free workshops for babies and adults at Annantalo (Annankatu 30, Helsinki):

HELMIME performance on Helsinki day at Annantalo (Annankatu 30, Helsinki):

The performance is a series of several short mime acts, ranging from comical to touching. This skillful and captivating nonverbal show is suited for people of all ages and language backgrounds. Performers: mime professionals Eliška Kasprzyk and Tomaš Kasprzyk. Duration approx. 40 min.

Free Children’s Culture Week workshops at Annantalo (Annankatu 30, Helsinki):

Performances in the Ateneum in Helsinki:

Free performances at Annantalo (Annankatu 30, Helsinki):

Performances at the Festival International de Teatru Pentru Copii festival:

HELMIME Tour returns on the Annantalo A•stage on Helsinki day! Free entry.

Päivi Aura directs a gentle and peaceful dance moment for babies and their parents, accompanied by Heli Hartikainen on the clarinet. Duration 30 min.

The events are fully booked.

Contemporary mime workshop on the weekend of 10–11 June at TribalDanceCenter in Helsinki. Details on the HELMIME website.

Free performances at Annantalo (Annankatu 30, Helsinki) as part of the X Dance Festival:

Workshop at Annantalo (Annankatu 30, Helsinki) as part of the X Dance Festival:

Free entry, register to the workshop beforehand.

HELMIME mime tour in Helsinki libraries:

Performances at Annantalo in Helsinki:

Free entry to daytime performance on 28 Jan, sign up in advance at the Annantalo site starting from 10 Jan. Free performances on 31 Jan and 2 Feb only for daycare or school groups, sign up in advance at the Annantalo site starting from 2 Jan.

The previous HELMIME Mime Club received great praise and is now returning after a couple years. You will see several spectacular and delightful performances from national and international mime artists on one evening. More details on the HELMIME site.

Programme change for the Power of Dance festival: instead of Mr. Kookaburra and Kukkaroo, we will perform Whoopsy-Daisy, Where Are You?

Shared event with KATVE [blind spot].

Mime workshops on the weekend of 1–2 October at TribalDanceCenter in Helsinki and at TEP39 in Prague. Details on the HELMIME website.

Repeating short performances during 1.5 hours for commuters during the first day of school, as part of Helsinki Living Streets.

Performance at Full Moon Dance Festival in Pyhäsalmi, Finland:

HELMIME mime tour extra performance (with new études) on Helsinki day:

HELMIME mime tour in Helsinki libraries:

AINUT takes part in International Dance Day celebration at the Cable Factory in Helsinki, Finland:

Performances at Children’s Art Center Pessi in Vantaa, Finland:

Premiering AINUT, a new site-specific dance and music performance:

All of the Why Mix performances for the period of 21–25 Aug are cancelled due to injury of one of the performers.

All ticket buyers can get a refund for their tickets via Tiketti’s return form during the next two months. Tiketti will also contact each buyer individually via e-mail. We apologize for the inconvenience!

HELMIME Home Edition mime video series on Auraco’s social media starting from 17 Feb. A new video is published once a week on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and the HELMIME site.

Performances at Annantalo Arts Centre (Annankatu 30, Helsinki, Finland):

The Why Mix performances have been cancelled due to increased Covid-19 restrictions. We follow the orders of administrative agencies, and will announce new dates as soon as possible. We kindly ask those who have already purchased tickets to contact Ticketmaster.

NOTE: The performances have been postponed until next year due to the coronavirus situation.

HELMIME Club on Fri 28 Feb at 19:00 at Puppet Theatre Sampo in Helsinki. At the club, you will see several Finnish and foreign mimes perform during one night only. More information at HELMIME club.

Workshops as part of the Kehona exhibition activity day at Cultural Centre for Children and Youth Villa Arttu (Kankurinkatu 4–6, Hyvinkää, Finland) on Saturday 15 Feb at 11:30 and 13:00. More information in Finnish on the Villa Arttu event page and the Facebook event page.

Small Size Days Family Day workshops for children at Annantalo (Annankatu 30, Helsinki, Finland) on Sunday 2 Feb.

Two-day beginner and intermediate level mime workshop in Helsinki, Finland on 19–20 October.

Unfortunately our performances at the Zlata paličica festival in Ljubljana, Slovenia, have been cancelled due to the Adria Airways airline bankruptcy.

Master inspector detective Whoopsy-Daisy is visiting kindergardens in Helsinki for two weeks in September.

Workshop at the international festival of theatre and culture for early years Visioni di futuro, visioni di teatro:

Led by Päivi Aura, we discuss the subject “Sharing Experiences of Meeting Baby Audiences” in a Small size days event at Annantalo in Helsinki. More information on the Annantalo website.

Performances at the El Més Petit de Tots festival in Spain:

The performances were sold out in advance.

As part of The International Theatre Festival for Children “100, 1.000, 1.000.000 stories”:

Performances at Ta Daa! festival in Stockholm, Sweden:

Performances in Macau, China:

More information on the Facebook event page.

Performances as part of International Arts Carnival 2018 in Hong Kong:

More information on the CCDC website. The performances were sold out in advance.

Two-day mime workshop in Helsinki, Finland on 14–15 April. Aimed for those who already have some experience in mime.

Tuntu at the Premières Rencontres festival in France:

The Sprout Theater Project from South Korea, mentored by Auraco, with the Little Wonders performance collection at the Bravo! festival in Finland for 0–2-year-olds:

Part of the Bravo! festival at Annantalo in Helsinki on 11 March at 11:45 and 12:30.

Performances at Baboró Wide Eyes Festival in Galway, Ireland:

Dance workshop for 2–6-year-olds and their parents at Annantalo on Sat 27 Jan at 13:00–14:00 as part of the international Small Size Days.

Co-funded by the
Creative Europe Programme
of the European Union

Two-day mime workshop for participants of all skill levels in Helsinki, Finland on 20–21 January.

Two-day mime workshop for participants of all skill levels in Helsinki, Finland on 25–26 November.

Dance workshop open for all on 19 Nov at 13:00–14:00 at Annantalo Sunday Date (Annankatu 30, Helsinki).

Toe Toe Heel is a site specific performance for 2- to 5-year-olds at the Space Invaders festival. Dancers Päivi Aura and Kati Lehtola with musician Minni Ilmonen create the performance together with the audience, in this moment.

The Tuntu dance performance (premiering in the autumn) will be presented at the Hurraa! seminar in Helsinki on Saturday 25 March at 10:00–11:30. The seminar is held in Finnish. The whole programme and registration (in Finnish) on the Hurraa! festival site.

Dance workshop for 0 to 6-year-old visually impaired children and their parents. Held on Sunday 29 Jan 2017 at 14:00–15:00 in the dance classroom (tanssiluokka) at Annantalo (Annankatu 30, Helsinki).

Co-funded by the
Creative Europe Programme
of the European Union

Performances at Guangdong Dance Festival in Guangzhou, China:

Performances at the FITC festival in Bucharest, Romania:

Päivi Aura and Kati Lehtola will hold a workshop for artists with the subject “Theatre for Early Years – Performing in Motion” in the National Dance Center in Bucharest, Romania, on Friday 7 Oct at 10:00–12:00. The workshop is part of the international children’s theatre festival FITC, see the festival site for more details.

Ta Daa! Internationell bebisfestival, Stockholm, Sweden:

Young International Dance Festival, Zug, Switzerland:

The performance was part of Monologifestari.

The day’s programme includes workshops, games and conferences on perspectives on early childhood education in various European countries. In Voiron, France, on 2 April at 9:00–17:00.

Dance, mime and photography workshops as part of the Growing Up in Europe Erasmus+ project in France (Voiron, Saint-Marcellin, Grenoble, Pont de Claix, Echirolles, Vinay) from 21 March to 1 April.

The performances were part of the Small Size days 2016.

The performances were part of the ASSITEJ Korea Winter Festival in Seoul, South Korea.

Dance workshop with a Christmas theme at Pikku-Aurora Art House, Espoo on 29 Nov at 11:00–14:00, led by choreographer Päivi Aura and musician Minni Ilmonen.

Performances at Guangdong Dance Festival in Guangzhou, China:

Performances in Macau, China:

Performances at CCDC Children’s Festival 2015 in Hong Kong, China:

This three day seminar is aimed for early childhood professionals and artists who work with small children. Its themes are art in early childhood structures and the Finnish educational system and culture policy. The programme consists of presentations, discussions and workshops. The seminar is held in English and is part of the Growing Up in Europe project supported by EU’s Erasmus+ programme. See the seminar programme.

The seminar takes place at Annantalo Arts Centre in Helsinki. Free entrance. Sign up in advance by email: info@auraco.fi. More information about the workshops and sign up for them on arrival to the seminar.

The arts are not a matter of age but of curiosity

How shall we hold hands when dancing together? Exploring new and old ways of dancing hand in hand – and a smile on your face. This nonstop dance workshop for all ages is led by dance pedagogue Tuire Colliander, choreographer Päivi Aura and musician Minni Ilmonen, and it is held at Pikku-Aurora Art House in Espoo. Free entrance.

The workshop is part of the international Small Size Days. Small Size Days bring the very youngest children and their families, carers and stakeholders together in recognising that the arts are significant and valued in our lives, from birth onwards. See the international events from the Small Size Days flyer.

Co-funded by the
Creative Europe Programme
of the European Union

A private performance for the hospital clients at Laakso hospital, Helsinki.

Performances at the Premières Rencontres festival in France:

Read Päivi Aura’s work diary about the preparation for the premiere from the Liikekieli.com magazine (only in Finnish).

Performances at the SIDance festival in Seoul, South-Korea:

Performances at the El més petit de tots festival in Barcelona, Spain:

Performances at 8. Spinning Jenny Theatertage in Chemnitz, Germany:

Performances at Le Tout Petit Festival in Fay-de-Bretagne, Sucé-sur-Erdre in France:

Performances at Ruutia International Dance Festival for Children and Young Audiences in Helsinki, Finland:

Performances at Premières Rencontres Biennale européenne in Val d’Oise, France:

Performances at the Bravo! International Children’s Theatre Festival in Helsinki, Finland:

Performances at the l’Art et les tout petits festival in Charleroi, Belgium:

Performances at Festival Kaolin & Barbotine in France:

Performances at the Rompiendo el Cascarón festival in Madrid, Spain:

Performances at Vantaa Dance Weeks in Vantaa, Finland:

Performances at Ruutia! International Dance Festival in Helsinki, Finland:

Performances at 25 Semanas Internacionales de Teatro para Niños y Niñas in Spain:

Performances at 6. Spinning Jenny Theatertage in Chemnitz, Germany:

Performances at Community Dance Festival in Tampere, Finland:

Performances at 2 Turven Hoog Festival in Almere, Netherlands:

Performances at the Premières Rencontres festival in Garges-les-Gonesse, France:

Performances at Ruutia! International Dance Festival in Helsinki, Finland:

Performances at Oulu International Theatre Festival:

Performances at Vantaa Dance Weeks:

Performances at the Helsinki Festival in Finland: