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THE
NIGHTS AND DAYS OF TRIBADES PROGRAM 2004 TRIBADIC
JAM SESSION Sat
4th Sept. 6 p.m.-11 p.m. Restaurant
Lost & Found, Annankatu 6 3/
0 € * Easygoing opening party for the tribadic week with live artists. The stage is open for tunes, texts, etc also at short notice (call 045-672 8294 for more info). Between the shows, Dj Vimma plays background music from records with a rhythmic lounging style.
TRIBADIC JAM SESSION AFTER PARTY AT HEHKU
Sat 4th Sept. Womens Club Hehku, dtm 2nd floor, Iso Roobertinkatu 28 4/ 5€ (+ cloakroom 1,80 €) Reduced rates with Tribadic jam session ticket or with a membership card of Rivinväli, SETA or Mummolaakso. www.heseta.fi/hehku
MÄDCHEN
IN UNIFORM
(Leontine Sagan, Germany 1931) (soundtrack in German, Finnish subtitles) Sat
4th Sept. Cinema
Orion, Eerikinkatu 15 FFA
Out of the closet in Orion A
film classic on girls’ boarding school friendships and the tender love
of young Manuela for her teacher Miss von Bernburg (Dorothea Wieck). 88
min. EDITH,
GERTRUDE, VIRGINIA: A SALON PERFORMANCE OF BYGONE CENTURIES & A
PHOTOGRAPHER’S STUDIO
(Finnish only) Sun
5th Sept. Naisasialiitto
Unioni, Bulevardi 11 A In
the salon you can enjoy, along with refreshments, short performances
glimpsing the history of friendship, love, and desire between women. The
performances portray persons of lbt interest, like Södergran, Stein, and
Woolf. Visitors too can dress up to imitate a historical role model, and
perform quotations of their thoughts that have survived to posterity:
writings, journals, poetry, music, etc. For a fee a photographer
reproduces digitally your imitation or your face framed within a
historical picture (so called tintamaresque). CAMERA!
LIGHTS! LESBIANS!
(presentation in Finnish only) Mon 6th Sept. 6 p.m. Cinema
Orion, Eerikinkatu 15 Admission
free A
queer look at the lesbian history of cinema. Background information for
the Finnish Film Archive’s Out of the closets in Orion –series
films and plenty more. Presented by Outi Heiskanen/FFA. RAINBOW
NEEDLEWORK FOR DUMMIES
(instruction even in Swedish) Tue 7th Sept. 5.30 p.m. PAND
Stage for Ideological Art, Pursimiehenkatu 21 6/5
€ * + a fee for materials Rid
yourself of needlework traumas! Ullamaija instructs you in preparing a
small felt handwork. Equipment & materials are provided for. To sign
up, mail umy@surfeu.fi. Upto 10
participants. BEFORE
STONEWALL
(Greta Shiller, Robert Rosenberg & John Scagliotti, USA 1984) (soundtrack
in English) Tue 7th Sept. 5 p.m. Cinema
Orion, Eerikinkatu 15 FFA
Out of the closet in Orion A
documentary on the history of gay and lesbian community in US before the
legendary Stonewall riots in New York in 1969. Rita Mae Brown features as
the narrator, interviewees include Ann Bannon, Allen Ginsberg, Audre Lorde.
87 min. 2nd screening on 10th Sept. FROM
TORAJYVÄ TO EXTAASI AND TO PINGVIINIKLUBI: LESBIAN COMMUNITY IN THE
80’S
(Finnish only) Wed 8th Sept. 6 p.m.-0.00 a.m. New
student house/ Alina Hall 3rd floor, Mannerheimintie 5 A 6/5
€ ** During
the 1980’s lesbian feminism, S/M, ‘stigmatizing’ parties, glamour
parties, and lesbian studies left their imprint on the Finnish lesbian
community. Which were the decade’s most memorable occasions and worst
collective nightmares? Documents from home albums are presented on slides,
panelists tune up an open discussion of the times before queer, and DJ
plays hit records of the period. Older and younger lbt generations are
welcome! In cooperation with Asenne-F and Granny Valley. EXTRAMUROS
(Miguel Picazo, Spain 1985) (English subtitles) Wed 8th Sept 6.45 p.m. Cinema
Orion, Eerikinkatu 15 FFA
Out of the closet in Orion A
bizarre melodrama of the trials of Sister
Angela and Sister Ana within the walls of a convent. 118 min, 2nd
screening 11th Sept. CROQUIS
& COLLAGE WORKSHOP
(instruction even in English and Swedish) Thu
9th Sept 5.30 – 8.30 p.m. Naisasialiitto
Unioni, Bulevardi 11 A 1 6/5
€ * The
workshop is suited to all keen on drawing. Croquis type drawings are first
made after a female model and are then worked into a collage. Bring your
own equipment: an A3 drawing block, permanent felt-tipped pens in
different thickness, 6B pencils, scissors, paper glue, and a stiff
cardboard (optionally also coloured pencils, felt-tipped pens, and crayons).
Instructor is artist Viva Granlund. Ask her for more info 041-539 1888 or
simply be there. AIMÉE
& JAGUAR
(Max Färberböck, Germany, 1999) (Soundtrack in German, Finnish
subtitles) Thu 9th Sept 7 p.m. Cinema
Orion, Eerikinkatu 15 FFA
Out of the closet in Orion A
story of a precarious love affair between two women in Germany during the
Nazi regime, based on the memoirs of Lilly Wust. Juliane Kohler and
Maria Schrader as the eponymous main characters give a sparkling
performance in this well-made period drama. 125 min. 2nd
screening 11th Sept. AN
EVENING OF YOUR OWN TEXTS
(English language texts also welcome) Fri 10th Sept 6 p.m. PAND
Stage for ideological art, Pursimiehenkatu 21 Program
1 € Emilia
Viljakainen hosts an evening where you can read out your own short
literary creations, and give & receive feedback. If you prefer someone
else to read out your text, hand it in by 1st Sept. Sign up
with Emilia 041-7722491, perihelion@xmsg.com. In cooperation with
PeriHelion. BEFORE
STONEWALL
(Greta Shiller, Robert Rosenberg & John Scagliotti, USA 1984) (soundtrack
in English) Fri 10th Sept. 9 p.m. Cinema
Orion, Eerikinkatu 15 FFA
Out of the closet in Orion
2nd screening, see 7th Sept. EVOLUUTIO
(Finnish only) Sat
11th Sept 2–4
p.m and 6-8 p.m. Restaurant
DTM, Iso Roobertinkatu 28 7/5
€ *** An
action soap opera where unruly lesbians fight their way through the
floorball field, disco, and the university to the heart of Western
cultural heritage. Written and directed by Inkariina Simola, the lesbian
cast played by Ilona Pukkila, Hanna Mansnerus, Henna Haverinen, Laura
Vehkanen, Anna Vesterinen and Inkariina Simola. Reservations 09-135 2851. INVISIBLE
LIBRARY, A BOOK EXCHANGE
(Swedish and English can also be spoken) Sat
11th Sept 2-4 p.m Rikhardinkatu
public library/ Meeting room 1st floor, Rikhardinkatu 3 Admission
free An
opportunity for readers to circulate lesbian books and reading experiences
on a book-for-book basis. Discussion is led by researchers Johanna
Pakkanen and Rita Paqvalén. Bring up to three dykey books along! AIMÉE
& JAGUAR
(Max Färberböck, Germany, 1999) (Soundtrack in German, Finnish
subtitles) Sat 11th Sept 6.30 p.m. Cinema
Orion, Eerikinkatu 15 FFA
Out of the closet in Orion
2nd
screening, see 9th Sept. EXTRAMUROS
(Miguel Picazo, Spain 1985) (English subtitles) Sat 11th Sept 8.45 p.m. Cinema
Orion, Eerikinkatu 15 FFA
Out of the closet in Orion
2nd screening, see 8th Sept. SAPPHIC
LITERARY SALON
(Finnish only) Sun 12th Sept 3 - 6 p.m. Villa
Kivi, Linnunlauluntie 7 Admission
free The
salon’s guest authors are Juuli Niemi who published her first work, a
poetry collection Tara in 2003 and Teija Kortelainen who won the
Runo-Kaarina prize in 2003 with her collection Elä katto taakses.
Readings and discussion by authors, piano music, refreshments, an
antiquarian book table, bright-minded company. In cooperation with
Lukukeskus and Kivi-talo foundation. Admission free. Exhibitions: RAINBOW
EXHIBITION
(texts in Finnish) 6th –12th September Mon-Sat 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. Sun 12 p.m. - 2.30 p.m. & 6.30 p.m. - 8 p.m. PAND
Stage for Ideological Art, Pursimiehenkatu 21 A
cohesive artistic assemblage composed of articles with rainbow designs and
the stories behind them. NINA
DANNERT: FRAUENPAARE/ WOMEN COUPLES
(texts partly in Finnish, partly in English) 4th
-12th September Mon-Sun 9 a.m. – 4 a.m. Restaurant
DTM café, Iso Roobertinkatu 28 A
compact series of photographs intended to counterbalance the more visible
imagery of gay men and stylized, clichéd lesbian looks found in both glbt
and mainstream media. The women couples are portrayed in self-chosen
locations, in their everyday appearance and surroundings. Photos are
accompanied by texts written or chosen by the women, and which have been
inspired either by the photo itself or by the surroundings in which it was
taken.
VIRTUAL PUBLICATION FORUM ON THE NET The tribades' home pages ('webbinäyttely') welcome contributions from people with artistic or literary pursuits. Mail your short stories, poetry, visual art, cartoon art, photography etc in text or picture files to nettisivut@hotmail.com
Reduced
rates: *
members of Rivinväli FFA
Out of the closets in Orion
tickets 3,5 € + membership card (valid 6 months), a 10 ticket
voucher 30 € (+ membership card), a gift voucher with 5 tickets +
membership card 20 € Quotation
of the year: –
Edwin Hagfors: French-Finnish Dictionary 1914 |