Past Festivals – Baltic Circle

Baltic Circle 2025

Illustration: Katri Astala and Iisa Pappi.

Baltic Circle 2024

Illustration: Katri Astala and Iisa Pappi. Performance images, top row from right to left: Mia Takula, Venla Helenius, Mio Puttonen. Performance images, bottom row from right to left: Petri Anttila, Oliver Vierkens, Ananya Tanttu.

Six people lay in a pile. One's face is visible. Their mouth and eyes are open. The light is warm. — From the performance Parachorale by Teo Ala-Ruona and the working group. Pictured: performers Tuukka Haapakorpi, Caroline Suinner, Teo Ala-Ruona, Anni Puolakka, and Pauliina Sjöberg. Photo: Tani Simberg / Baltic Circle 2024.

Photo of a side table with documents and a small table lamp on it. Next to it there is an orange couch. — Hibernation. Photo: Tani Simberg.

Hildá Länsman. Photo: Tani Simberg

Baltic Circle 2023

On a dark red background with bright red text "Baltic Circle International Theater Festival 17.-25.11.2023. There is also a tattered looking text in the same bright red on the other side of the banner. You can't really distinguish what it says from the text. Above everything is a large inkblot-looking light blue symbol. — Illustration: Katri Astala & Iisa Pappi

A dark space with a person standing in the middle. The person has a white big collar with luscious ruffles and an orange jumpsuit. — Camille Auer, Ruff Knowledge – Photo: Tani Simberg / Baltic Circle 2023

Dark and red photo of a stage with a person playing the quitar and shouting into a mic. There's also another player in the background in addition to a drum set. There are big pieces of cloth hanging from the ceiling. — Lost and found productions, Witch Club Satan: Bloodmother – Photo: Tani Simberg / Baltic Circle 2023

Tho persons with their faces painted white and eyelids pink look towards the camera. They have black hoods on with horns attached to them. Otherwise they are nude. — 4 Floors of Whores, The Church: Part III – Photo: Tani Simberg / Baltic Circle 2023

Baltic Circle 2022

A completely black image, with two assumed women illuminated in the middle. They are on the floor in a all fours and are looking intensively ahead. Both are wearing beige and blue outfits with short, flowing sleeves and hems. — Biret Haarla Pieski, Gáddjá Haarla Pieski – Starting from Staring. Photo: Tani Simberg / Baltic Circle 2022

Empty office space with people running. From the center of the space, the stairs lead to the lower floor. There is a yellowish light in the space that reflects from behind it. — Henriikka Himma & working group: I was living in a strange place – Kuva: Tani Simberg / Baltic Circle 2022

A blue-tinged, dark and slightly blurry picture of a corridor-like space. In the middle of the corridor is a person who is running away, dressed in a white uniform. — Traces of Imminence. Photo: Tani Simberg / Baltic Circle 2022

Baltic Circle 2021

Illustration: Katri Astala & Pauliina Nykänen

Picture of Baltic Circle's postcard with various shapes on a floral background: ovals, square areas and a heart. Different texts are written inside the areas: "Baltic", "Circle", "Theatre", "festival" and "international". — Baltic Circle’s fan club letter package by Katri Astala & Pauliina Nykänen. Photo: Pauliina Nykänen

A table covered with various paper products covered in shades of red, light green and blue. The photo has focused on a card standing on the table. The card is made of brown cardboard and it has a white label in the middle. The label reads "Be kind Rewild" in a red wild big font and "Wildflower seeds for guerilla gardening" in a smaller font. — Baltic Circle’s fan club letter package by Katri Astala & Pauliina Nykänen. Photo: Pauliina Nykänen

There is a lot of stationery in different shades of red in the photo. There are posters, cards and various sheets on the table. There is an envelope "standing" on the table with the Baltic Circle festival's contact information in red in the upper left corner. In the middle of the envelope there is an address field bordered in red and an element resembling a flower in green, brown, orange and red tones. — Baltic Circle’s fan club letter package by Katri Astala & Pauliina Nykänen. Photo: Pauliina Nykänen

Baltic Circle 2020

Illustration: Katri Astala & Pauliina Nykänen

A closeup of two persons. An assumed female in the back is holding the head of an assumed man in the front and bending it to the side or supporting it. Both persons are wearing grey. — Maija Hirvanen & Juha Valkeapää: Life as we know it. Photo: Tani Simberg / Baltic Circle 2020

Picture of a person in a blue room. They are wearing VR glasses. Hands are in the air, reaching for something. — Felicia Honkasalo, Akuliina Niemi & Masi Tiitta: Ghost in the Atom. Photo Tani Simberg / Baltic Circle 2020

A photo of the brick building's entrances taken in the dusk of the evening. The entrance and the large old-fashioned window next to it have light strips around the edges. There is an old bicycle leaning against the wall under the window. The picture is atmospheric. — Photo: Tani Simberg / Baltic Circle

Baltic Circle 2019

Illustration: Katri Astala & Pauliina Nykänen

Baltic Circle 2018

Illustration: Nina Grönlund, Pauliina Nykänen & Kaarina Tammisto

Baltic Circle 2017

Illustration: Nina Grönlund, Pauliina Nykänen & Kaarina Tammisto

Baltic Circle 2016

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Baltic Circle 2015

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Baltic Circle 2014

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Baltic Circle 2013

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Baltic Circle 2012

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Baltic Circle 2011

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Baltic Circle 2010

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Baltic Circle 2009

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Baltic Circle 2008

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Baltic Circle 2007

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Baltic Circle 2005

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Baltic Circle 2000

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