The HYBRID MATTERs Symposium will take place 24th and 25th of November at the Theatre Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki Haapaniemenkatu 6, 00530 Helsinki, Finland.

        Thursday 24th of November - HYBRID MATTERs key dialogs

09:00 - 09:15   Welcome by Maarit Ruikka, Dean of the Theatre Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki (TeaK)

09:15 - 09:30   Introduction

09:30 - 10:45   HMs keynote I by  Jennifer Gabrys

10:45 - 11:00   Coffee break

11:00 - 12:15   HMs keynote II by Steen Rasmussen

12:15 - 13:30   Lunch

13:30 - 14:45   HMs keynote III by Jussi Parikka

14:45 - 15:00   Coffee break

15:00 - 16:00   Response by Cecila Åsberg in dialog with the keynote speakers and discussion

17:00 - 19:00   Opening of the HYBRID MATTERs exhibition at Forum Box Space for Art Ruoholahdenranta 3a, 00180 Helsinki, the last stop of TRAM Nr. 6

        Friday 25th of November

08:45 - 09:15   Registration

09:15 - 09:30   Welcome by Esa Kirkkopelto, Professor of Artistic Research, Performing Arts Research Centre (Tutke)

                        Introduction

09:30 - 11:00   HMs panel I In the Aftermath with Kristina Lindström, Åsa Ståhl, Thora Petursdottir, Björn Wallsten

11:00 - 11:15   Coffee break

11:15 - 11:45   HYBRID MATTERs by Erich Berger

11:45 - 13:00   Lunch

13:00 - 14:30   HMs panel II Plant subjectivities, assemblies and assemblages with Kira O'Reilly, Tuija Kokkonen, Laura Beloff, Jens Hauser, Monika Bakke

14:30 - 14:45   Coffee break

14:45 - 16:15   HMs panel III Hybrid Growth with Jonas Jørgensen, Paavo Järvensivu, Maarja Kruusmaa, Merja Penttilä

16:15 - 17:00   HMs Response to the day by Oron Catts and wrap up discussion

19:00 - Dinner at the Theatre Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki, please sign up during the registration. The dinner event has been conceived and curated by Anniina Ala-Ruona, Johannes Birlinger, Christiana Bissett, Shelley Etkin, Ida Larsen and Jussi Salminen, students of MA in Ecology and Contemporary Performance.

        Saturday 26th of November

11:00 - 13:00   Workshop and lunch: Composting Plastics with Kristina Lindström and Åsa Ståhl at Forum Box Space for Art