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The Helsinki City Theatre ( fi, Helsingin Kaupunginteatteri; sv, Helsingfors stadsteater) is a theatre located in
The Helsinki City Theatre ( fi, Helsingin Kaupunginteatteri; sv, Helsingfors stadsteater) is a theatre located in Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...
, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bot ...
. Owned by the Helsinki Theatre Foundation, it calls itself a "modern popular bilingual repertoire theatre."
The Helsinki City Theatre is the only Finnish representative in the European Theatre Convention. In addition to drama and musicals, the theatre operates a concert dance oriented branch, the Helsinki Dance Company.
Annual figures reported by the theatre include 20 new productions, 1,100 performances, and 350,000 spectators. The theatre has 250 permanent members of staff, and operates across 6 stages.
History
The theatre has its roots in two organizations: ''Helsingin Työväenteatteri'' ("Workers' Theatre of Helsinki", established in 1902) and ''Helsingin Kansanteatteri'' (People's Theatre of Helsinki, established in 1934). These two merged in 1948 to form ''Helsingin Kansanteatteri-Työväenteatteri'' ("People's and Workers' Theatre of Helsinki"), which eventually transitioned into the Helsinki City Theatre in 1964. The rebranding was largely a result of the emergence of the Helsinki Theatre Foundation, who owns the theatre, and whose members are elected by theCity Council of Helsinki
The City Council of Helsinki (, ) is the main decision-making organ in the local politics of Helsinki, Finland. The City Council deals with issues such as city planning, schools, health care, and public transport.
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.
Prior to 1965, the Helsinki City Theatre operated on third-party stages, after which the organization chose to construct a theatre building of their own. They held an architectural competition for the design of the new building, which was won by Timo Penttilä. The building designed by Penttilä opened in 1967. In 1989, an annex building was constructed, which was also designed by Penttilä's architectural firm.
Stages
*Big stage ( fi, Suuri näyttämö) — 947 seats *Arena stage — 500 seats *Small stage ( fi, Pieni näyttämö)— 347 seats *Studio Pasila — 324 seats *''Lilla Teatern'' — 267 seats *Studio Elsa — 240 seatsSee also
* Alexander Theatre * Club act!one (2003) * Finnish National Theatre *Swedish Theatre
The Swedish Theatre ( sv, Svenska Teatern) is a Swedish-language theatre in Helsinki, Finland, and is located at the Erottaja ( sv, Skillnaden) square, at the end of Esplanadi ( sv, Esplanaden). It was the first national stage of Finland.
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* {{Authority control Theatres in Helsinki Theatres completed in 1967