Mad House's Ihana Bar opens again in Tiivistämö, Suvilahti 5th of February. The bar will be open until the end of April.
There will be plenty of programme on offer:
5th February we're celebrating the opening of Mad House's 3rd Season, in dadaistic spirit, honouring the 100-year birthday of Cabaret Voltaire. Programme for the night include the exhibition opening of Heikki Saure's Kirjoituksia maasta (Writings from the ground) and his Dadamachine, Sándor Vály's dada films and dadabergs pastries. Free entry, beginning at 6pm.
John W. Fail's (Pixelache, Ptarmigan yms.) weekly talkshow Serious Introspection continues! Every Wednesday at 9pm or after the evenings performance, starting Wednesday 10th february. Free entry.
12th Feb, 25th March and 29th April: Jamie MacDonald's popular Feminist Comedy Night stand up -evenings gather different comedians, with a feminist theme and a free approach. Tickets starting at 10€.
25.2., 7.4, 27.4 and 28.4. Current's ambient jazz evenings
26.2., 26.3. and 16.4. Local Undergrounds Sprait! clubb
4.3 Aatu Raitala and Joni Koivuniemi performing as part of Kallio Comedy Festival 8-10pm
On Saturday 5th of March there's the Binary Night - Performance Art Club - where artists David Frankovich, Tellervo Kalleinen and Irma Optimisti approach binaries through mathematics, bisexuality and political polarization. Music "Between Genesis and sixsixsix" provided by DJs Ville Häkkinen and Jouko Korkeasaari. Tickets 5€.
A diversity of gender and transgender issues take over Mad House Helsinki, when Transforces occupies Tiivistämö for two weeks. Transforces is a group of activists whose aim is to promote the diversity of gender and increase transvisibility and well-being. In context there will be performances, bands, DJ's and art in Ihana Baari on Saturday 12th & 19th of March, in form of Transforces Live Art Clubs from 9 to 3pm. More information www.transforces.fi. Tickets starting at 5€.
11.3. and 15.4. One Love (reggae and dance hall DJ)
18.3. Cats Of Transnistria record release concert
31.3. / 1.4. / 21.4. Janne Saarakkala's Puhuva Pää (Talking head) is a one-man show in which the performer speaks everything that comes into his mind in the moment. Everything. Tickets starting 10 €. 7-8pm.
31.3. & 21.4. Janne Saarakkala's performance is followed up by 'Annika Gör Stand Up' at 9p.m. Free entry.
13.4. and 14.4. Mental Alaska presents LAL LAL LAL FESTIVAL with DRAAMA-HELMI / MUSA DWARF / TASOS STAMOU (GRE), RED BRUT (NED) / KUKKIVA POLIISI / ILPO NUMMINEN / PYMATHON / ANTTI TOLVI SAXOPHONE QUARTET
20th of April, as a part of the Neodada-festival (or the Conference on redefining everything) you can experience the radio as a stage, with Radio Liberte. Come and listen to sound and silence. Tule kuuntelemaan ja kokemaan ääntä ja hiljaisuutta. Feel the vibe in the air. It is out there: love and peace. Free entry, starting at 7pm.
22.4. & 23.4. Neodada festival programme in bar
More performances at Ihana Baari to be announced during spring! Stay tuned!
Opening hours:
5th Feb - 30th April
Weekly Wed-Thu 6-24pm & Fri-Sat 6-3pm
Ihana-baari
Kaasutehtaankatu 1,
00540 Suvilahti, Helsinki