JOKAklubi – a group of artists Tellervo Kalleinen (Helsinki), Niina Lehtonen Braun (Berlin) and Mirka Raito (Hamburg) brings The Theory Show to the stage of Westwerk, Hamburg, on 12th October 2024.

JOKAklubi has 15 years of history organising playful club events, which engage professional artists. For “The Theory Show” they have invited seven artists and artist groups from Hamburg and Berlin to make a prompt performance around one theory of their choice. The participants have free hands to approach and interpret this invitation creatively.

The countdown starts by introducing the theorists one by one in JOKAklubi’s website and social media, starting one week before the event. A Finnish underground star Pasi Mäkelä will work as a studio musician for the show, and Dj Leslie gets the party going after the performance.

The context for the show is the 10th Anniversary exhibition IRRGARTEN of the 26 artists from Achterhaus (Westwerk 11.-20.10.2024). https://www.westwerk.org/achterhaus-irrgarten.html

JOKAklubi have previously performed The Theory Show in WestGermany venue and HilbertRaum project space in Berlin and in ASC gallery in London. JOKAklubi has performed in Hamburg in 2009 (Off Art Talent Show, Subvision Festival) and in 2016 (Time Machine Show, Westwerk). The former group of the trio “Voukkoset” had a legendary concert at the Pudel Club 1999 and as part of the Artgenda Festival in 2002.

The event is supported by The Arts Promotion Centre, Finland.