We are looking for a performance space for rent
Mad House Helsinki is a production & performance platform for live- and performance arts. We are looking for a new space for performances and live art. Our lease ended in 2021 and we are sourcing a long-term space to rent to enhance Finnish live art. An ideal space would be a clear and simple area without any constructions such as a stand or a stage. One of the prior requirements is the ability to re-form the space, since the performances hosted by Mad House are diverse and ever-changing.
Requirements regarding the space
- Approximately 200 square meters of re-formable space
- Capacity of audience around 80-150 pax. The space should be divisible into sections
- Height of the space 3 meters minimum
- Ability to attach stage infrastructure into the ceiling; (trusses for lightning, audio et cetera)
- Possibility to attach curtains – the space should me formable to totally dark
- Wooden floor or possibility to build a flexible floor.
- Ability to move heavy stage logistics, heavy loads (freight elevator or street level access)
- Air condition requirements depending on the audience capacity
- In line with national emergency exit requirements (two exits, width of the exit)
- Accessible for the audience
- Power points and sufficient electricity capacity
- Ideal decibel circumstances (sufficient silence during the performances – performances also produce noise)
Another requierments:
Backstage
- Dressing Room/backstage, shower for the artists
- Small kitchen area
Stock
- Space for technical equipment alongside the stage, 15 square meters minimum
- Space for dimmers (2x32A) and amplifiers (2m ^2)
- Therefore, power sufficient for 1x63a at least
Audience space
- Lobby: cafeteria/bar/
- cloakroom
- Accessible lavatories regarding the audience capacity guidelines
Office
- An office space for around 3-4 pax within / along the performance (the current one is in Vallila)
Location
- easy to access by public transport
- We prioritize demographic locations where people engage with local activities such as nightlife, cafes & restaurants and cultural events.
Timeline
- Aiming to find the new space within 2022
Budget
- 20 euro maximum / average square meter + possible VAT (we would like to have an option to out rent the space if possible)
Contact
Managing director Pia Houni, pia@madhousehelsinki.fi, 044 791 5944
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