Author: Essi

Antonia Award jury for 2026
The 2026 jury consists of theatre critics.

Open Call: ZAARE 2026
Deadline 7 December 2025 or when we have received 50 applications.

Hangö Teaterträff is an Apartheid Free Zone (AFZ)
Hangö Teaterträff rf is an Apartheid Free Zone (AFZ). We are committed to the boycotts of the international BDS movement […]

The Antonia Award of 2025 goes to Doves and Bloods by Viirus & Libidian Wonders
The award, presented to a performance that shows artistic bravery and diversity in Finnish-Swedish theatre, was handed out during Saturday’s club.

Let my hair float in the duck pond
Jasmin Slimani writes on ZAARE, Undersang, national romanticism and the Finnish Swedish identity as seen from a BIPOC perspective.

The Antonia Award nominees for 2025 are…
At least four performances are nominated for this year’s Antonia Award.

When three festivals put their needs together, Kulkue was born
The Kulkue project has now ended – what were its objectives and outcomes? Heidi Backström sums up the project from beginning to end.

Labbet’s demo cancelled
The demo will be replaced by a lecture on community theatre and Islamophobia.

The programme for 2025 has been published
The festival programme includes premieres, Finnish and international works, a children’s programme as well as club and discursive programmes.

Save the date and new visual identity
The 33rd festival will be held on 6–8 June.