Workshop “My Story (also) Lives Here”

People in an art exhibition — Photo: Darina Rodanova

Time

28.2.2026–14.3.2026 EET/EESTSat 12.00–14.00 EET/EEST

Location

Kulttuuriaukio 2, 02100 Espoo

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Languages

English

Price

Free entry

Organizer

& Espoo theatre

Additional information

espoonteatteri.fi(external link, opens in a new window)

Upcoming dates

28.2.2026 EET/EESTSat 12.00–14.00 EET/EEST| Workshop “My Story (also) Lives Here”
14.3.2026 EET/EESTSat 12.00–14.00 EET/EEST| Workshop “My Story (also) Lives Here”

Are you interested in movement, fun exercises, and exploring the neighbourhood together using various artistic methods such as storytelling, drawing creative maps, filming, sound recording, and movement? If yes, this could be the perfect project for you!

"My Story (also) Lives Here" is a series of creative workshops about belonging, memories, and leaving traces. Espoo-based residents with multicultural backgroundsare invited to participate in these workshops that will take place both at & Espoo theatre and Tapiola library, and outdoors.

The project may help participants reconnect with their personal histories attached to places from their present in Espoo as well as their past elsewhere and maybemake new friends. The outcome of the project will be self-made Memory Monuments - publicly shared memory traces and fragments of stories as a way of reclaiming public spaces within the neighbourhood.

Artist and Facilitator: Dash Che (dash.che@espoonteatteri.fi), speaks English, Russian and Finnish.

To whom: Espoo-based residents with immigrant or multicultural backgrounds. The workshops are suitable for families with kids (age 5 and older). Children take part with their adult. You don't need any previous experience in the arts to participate.

Language: English.

Cost: Free

Dates & Locations:

The course is split between the Tapiola Library and & Espoo Theater. It is preferable to commit to the whole course.

14 February - & Espoo theatre
28 February – Tapiola Library
7 March - & Espoo theatre
14 March – Tapiola Library
21 March - & Espoo theatre

Time: 12:00 -14:00

What &Neighbourhood?

&Neighbourhood is rooted in & Espoo theatre’s commitment to being a meeting place for people from diverse backgrounds. Project aims to build dialogue and understanding – not by erasing differences, but by exploring how they form part of our collective life in Espoo. The project is funded by the Finnish Cultural Foundation and Western Uusimaa Wellbeing Services County.

The route to the main entrance

Construction work will affect access to the library. There is no parking in front of the building, and the area cannot be used for drop-off traffic. Estimated completion date: June 2026.
The nearest pick up and drop-off areas are at the intersection of Kauppamiehentie and Kaupinkalliontie, and at Tapionaukio, in front of Hotel Garden.
Construction work will affect access to the library. There is no parking in front of the building, and the area cannot be used for drop-off traffic. Estimated completion date: June 2026.
The nearest pick up and drop-off areas are at the intersection of Kauppamiehentie and Kaupinkalliontie, and at Tapionaukio, in front of Hotel Garden.
The nearest pick up and drop-off areas are at the intersection of Kauppamiehentie and Kaupinkalliontie, and at Tapionaukio, in front of Hotel Garden.
Construction work will affect access to the library. There is no parking in front of the building, and the area cannot be used for drop-off traffic. Estimated completion date: June 2026.
The nearest pick up and drop-off areas are at the intersection of Kauppamiehentie and Kaupinkalliontie, and at Tapionaukio, in front of Hotel Garden.
Construction work will affect access to the library. There is no parking in front of the building, and the area cannot be used for drop-off traffic. Estimated completion date: June 2026.
The route to the entrance is smooth and sufficiently wide and illuminated.

The main entrance

The entrance stands out clearly and is illuminated. There is a canopy above the entrance.
The doors connected to the entrance stand out clearly and the glass doors have contrast markings. Outside the door there is sufficient room for moving e.g. with a wheelchair. The door opens automatically with a motion sensor.
The entrance has thresholds over 2 cm high.

The entrance "Keskusaltaan puoleinen ovi"

The route to the entrance is guided, smooth and sufficiently wide and illuminated.
The entrance stands out clearly and is illuminated. There is a canopy above the entrance.
The doors connected to the entrance stand out clearly and the glass doors have contrast markings. Outside the door there is sufficient room for moving e.g. with a wheelchair. The door is heavy or otherwise hard to open.
The entrance has thresholds over 2 cm high.
The customer service point is on the same floor as this entrance.

In the facility

The customer service point is on the entrance floor.
The doors in the customer service point stand out clearly.
The customer service point has a toilet marked as accessible on the same floor. The toilet does not have sufficient room for a wheelchair and the door is too narrow.