The Chinese Culture Festival crosses boundaries to become a multinational event

The Finn-Sino Culture, Education and Technology Exchange Association will organize for the fourth time this fall a Chinese Culture Festival officially named Nordic Chinese Culture Festival 2007. The festival will take place in August and September of 2007.

The festival will include two free-of-charge main events on Aug. 31 in Helsinki and Sept. 1 in Tampere. The main event program includes something for the whole family, including spectacular performances, informative lectures and tea tastings, as well as a Chinatown market place.

The main performers at this year's festival are three internationally acclaimed artist groups which represent different aspects of the rich Chinese cultural heritage, ranging from age-old Kunqu Opera to modern dance and performance art. The groups will stage shows in Tampere, Helsinki and Turku. In addition, the festival includes Chinese movie week happenings and art and photo exhibitions.

Contacts:

• Main coordinator: Nina Reini +358-45 131 8747
• Art and photo exhibitions: Terhi Mikkolainen +358-50 534 0020
• Main events (Helsinki, Tampere): Marianne Sederholm +358-40 509 4351, Jutta Valkeinen +358-50 401 2009, Petra Niemi +358-50 565 9891
• Opera and dance performances: Marianne Sederholm +358-40 509 4351, Sofia Yang-Suominen +358-400 582 302
• Movie weeks: Petra Niemi, +358-50 565 9891
• Calligraphy and music performances: Terhi Mikkolainen +358-50 534 0020
• E-mail: firstname.lastname@finn-sino.org

Finn-Sino Association – Bridge between China and Finland

The Finn-Sino Association, organizer of the Chinese Culture Festival, specializes in culture, education and technology exchange between China and Finland. The association promotes transnational cooperation through cultural events, training programs and information exchanges, and helps build networks between different administrative bodies, academic groups and enterprises in Finland and in China. In addition to organizing already for the fourth year running the Chinese Culture Festival, Finn-Sino has also held other notable events, most recently a Chinese New Year celebration in February 2007 in Tallipiha in Tampere.