Kolibrí Festivaali 2024 Final Selection

This year Kolibrí Festivaali will celebrate the 13th edition! During the selection period we received 50 fantastic proposals, and here are the 13 selected artistic proposals! Congratulations to all the artists that will make possible this edition, whose main theme will be Kaleidoscope, and for sure will be an amazing experience for children and their families.

We’ll enjoy these workshops, performances and activities:

  • Paloma Catalá Parga: Rouva Satakieli.
  • Javiera Mac-lean: Face to face | Taller de retratos multiculturales.
  • Andrea Tavares Dias: Capoeira for children and families.
  • Vivita Kaupere: Meditating with Colours.
  • Dorota Buczkowska: REFLECT! Play and experiment.
  • Idham Budiman (Samba Sinestesia): The colours of music – Percussion workshop.
  • Laura Hytti: Kokonainen minä lukutuokio ja askartelutyöpaja / Kokonainen minä book reading and crafting workshop.
  • Jaranas del Norte / Paola Nieto: Ariles y más ariles.
  • Taisa Helena: Criando mundos a partir da experiência sensorial.
  • Ayla Brinkmann: INDABA.
  • Paloma Catalá Parga: Muskari sin palabras.
  • Kanae Takahashi: Let’s play with wooden toys!
  • Arti Sudhindra: Indian Dance and Poem Workshop.
  • Nataliia Deineka: Reading the bilingual book Michelle is choosing a profession, and making the small book.

Kulttuurikeskus Ninho ry provides opportunities for art and science professionals with diverse background and abilities to undertake creative work, apply research and engage in events and projects in the children’s culture sector.

In this sense, the goal of Ninho is to increase multiculturalism and accessibility in children’s culture in Finland. All the applications we received showcased your professionalism and your interest in making children’s culture in Finland more polyphonic and accessible.

So we want to extend our gratitude to all the artists and cultural workers who applied to participate in Kolibrí Festivaali 2024!

Selection Team: Eurídice Hernández (BR), Alicia Sevilla (MX), Ruth Rubin (AR), Sofia Santos (PT), Verónica Miranda (AR).

Technical Support: Eduardo Acosta 

Production: Laura Gazzotti 

See you all 14 – 28 of September in Espoo, Vantaa and Helsinki!

Thank you very much!