Croquis, a drawing performance

Croquis, a drawing performance is a collaboration between choreographer Sara Grotenfelt and visual artist Anna-Sofia Nylund. The piece starts with a traditional croquis-setting where the audience, seated in a half-circle, draws two naked bodies on a stage. The situation evolves into a performance that explores nudity, intimacy and observation through different senses.

Sara Grotenfelt is a choreographer, performance-maker and performer. Lately Sara’s work has focused on tweaking the social and aesthetic conventions of the performance situation. Sara’s work has been shown at e.g. Zodiak Stage, Hangö teaterträff and Helsinki City Theatre. Her relation to drawing is complicated. 

Anna-Sofia Nylund is a visual artist (University of the Arts Helsinki 2023) who works with video- and performance art. Her works has been shown at eg. Nuoret 2019, Taidehalli (Helsinki), Hangö teaterträff, Svenska Teatern, Galleria Huuto, Teater Viirus Guest, and Sinne gallery in Helsinki. Anna-Sofia has a passion for drawing. 

The work is supported by: Finnish Cultural Foundation, Konstsamfundet, Eugène, Elisabeth och Birgit Nygréns stiftelse.

The language of the performance varies from night to night. The languages ​​are Finnish, Swedish, or English. Please see the performance times.

Performances:

Thu 30.1.2025 at 7pm The performance is bilingual, Finnish and Swedish.
Fri 31.1.2025 at 7pm The performance is bilingual, Finnish and Swedish.
Sat 1/2/2025 at 6pm The performance is bilingual, Finnish and Swedish.
Sun 2.2.2025 at 6pm Language: English
Mon 3.2. 2025 at 6pm Language: English
Duration: 1h
Doors open 30 minutes before the start of the performance.

Ticket prices:

Normal ticket: 20 €
Discount ticket: 15 € with Museum Card, visitors under 25 years of age, pensioners, students, unemployed, members of artists’ unions and associations and members of the Finnish Art Association

The ticket price includes a visit to the exhibition. It is possible to stay to see the exhibition for half an hour after the performance.

The link to advance ticket sales can be found on the event's website at https:/­/­taidehalli.fi/­en/­news/­croquis-a-drawing-performance/­. Paid tickets are not refundable.

More information: tuottaja@taidehalli.fi