Open office

The third Open office event of the autumn, organised jointly by Zodiak, Cirko and Dance House Helsinki, will take place on Monday, 4 November from 13-17 at Cirko in Suvilahti, Helsinki. This time, we will focus on helping with questions regarding touring, but you can always come with other topical issues or just to work in good company.

What does a tour budget include and how should you price the touring performance? Are my sales materials in order? How to approach festival and theatre programmers and curators? This time, we will focus on questions relating specifically to touring and sales.

At 14:00 there will be an informal coffee table discussion on the intricacies of tour performance production, welcome to join the conversation!

You can also book a 20-minute one-to-one sparring session on these or other issues that are relevant to you. It is also possible to have a sparring session remotely. This possibility is reserved primarily for people outside the capital region. The one-on-one sparring sessions are booked via the registration form (see below).

‘The purpose of the Open office is to offer the knowledge of the staff of the organizing houses free of charge to the freelance community, and to provide space and time for questions and listening, collaborative working, and meeting and sharing with colleagues.

So, in addition to discussions regarding touring, the Open office can also provide space, for example:

to work on a production budget or work text
to think together about which international organizations to approach and how
to ask about how associations or cultural cooperatives function
get feedback on your own marketing ideas
talk about building a communication plan
write emails and meet colleagues in the process
have a cup of coffee

The Open office is free of charge and aimed at artists and producers in the dance and circus sectors. Staff from the houses will be on hand to offer advice, sparring and discussion support on production, management, communication, internationalization and career development. You can find more info about what the Open office is (and is not) on our website.

Feel free to show up spontaneously, or sign up in advance; that way you can also let us know if there is something particular you want to discuss or ask about.

Time and Place:
Monday, November 4 at 13:00–17:00, in Cirko in Suvilahti
Address: Kaasutehtaankatu 1, building 8, entrance from the main door.

More info:
Katarina Lindholm, Zodiak: katarina.lindholm@zodiak.fi
Salla Kurronen, Cirko: salla.kurronen@cirko.fi

The last Open office of 2024:
Mon 2 Dec at 13-17 on Zodiak Stage (Cable Factory)