Curatorial statement 2021
There are photographs of early ANTI Festivals, taken in the first years of this century, showing children enjoying performance works that would (and did) confound any adult. Those children, of course, are adults themselves now, and are there in recent images of festivals, back in the crowd. Some have been with us most years, some […]
The 2021 Live Art Prize shortlist & Shortlist LIVE! Programme
Media release 21.6.2021 ANTI – Contemporary Art Festival is proud to present the four shortlisted artists for the 2021 ANTI Festival International Prize for Live Art and their performances in the Shortlist LIVE! Programme. The nominees for the 2021 ANTI Festival International Prize for Live are: Alex Baczynski-Jenkins (Poland/UK), keyon gaskin (United States), Florentina Holzinger […]
Experience A Thousand Ways by 600 HIGHWAYMEN at ANTI Festival
Media release 11.6.2021 ANTI – Contemporary Art Festival will take place between 14th and 19th September 2021 in Kuopio, Finland. We are thrilled to announce a new addition in the festival programme: A Thousand Ways by the world’s most acclaimed theatre companies, the New York based 600 HIGHWAYMEN. A Thousand Ways is a performance about […]
Fixit by Kaino Wennerstrand selected as the Face to Faith production of ANTI Festival 2022
Media release 7.5.2021 Face to Faith is an international cooperation project aiming to understand the diverse meanings of faith in European societies. In early 2021, the project organised an international open call for artists on the topic of faith. We received over 400 proposals from all around the world, and 130 of them were submitted […]
To celebrate its 20th anniversary, ANTI showcases the most memorable photos of the festival
Tiedote 28.4.2021 ANTIVERSARY 20 is a two-part exhibition by photographer Pekka Mäkinen and videographer Kim Saarinen that takes place in Kuopio’s new public cultural space Kantti and online. The 20th ANTI – Contemporary Art Festival will take place between 14th and 19th September 2021 in Kuopio, Finland. The exhibition by Pekka Mäkinen and Kim Saarinen […]
Newsletter 03-04/2021
The 20th ANTI Festival Global City Local City Lab Reykjavík ANTI Festival’s new board The 20th ANTI Festival ANTI – Contemporary Art Festival takes place in Kuopio between 14th and 19th September 2021. As we approach our 20th festival, amid these challenging times, we turn to an idea that sits at the heart of ANTI […]
Dana Michel, the 2019 Winner of the Live Art Prize presents a new work at the 2021 ANTI Festival
Media release 8.4.2021 Dana Michel, the 2019 Winner of ANTI Festival International Prize for Live Art, is currently creating a new work to be premiered at ANTI – Contemporary Art Festival taking place between 14th and 19th September 2021 in Kuopio, Finland. VANESSA VECTOR WILLIAM DODGER is a live film project by the Canadian Michel […]
WAUHAUS (FI): A Great Mess
Media release 31.3.2021 The leading work of the 2021 ANTI Festival investigates the interdependencies of humans, nature and material. ANTI – Contemporary Art Festival takes place in Kuopio between 14th and 19th September 2021. As we approach our 20th festival, amid these challenging times, we turn to an idea that sits at the heart of […]
Face to Faith Open Call deadline extended!
Media release 5.3.2021 Face to Faith Open Call for Proposals – deadline extended till 14th March 2021. Submit your application now! Face to Faith is an international cooperation project aiming to understand the diverse meanings of faith in European societies. 7 project partners – international theatres and festivals from the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Italy, […]
Newsletter 01-02/2021
ANTI – Contemporary Art Festival is a proud partner of the 2-year-long Face to Faith project, co-funded by the European Union’s Creative Europe Programme. We’ve been starting the year with the Face to Faith activities! Face to Faith is an international cooperation project aiming to understand the diverse meanings of faith in European societies. 7 […]