FINtango Festival 2014

For the 101st birthday of Finnish Tango, Hamburg-Altona became home of Finnish Tango and culture for a second time. Locations were Alfred-Schnittke-Akademie, Altonaer Museum and Platz der Republik in-between these institutions. It contained the FINtango village, where, in good Nordic tradition, an open-air dancefloor, a sauna and food and drink sellers were installed.
Concerts and an exhibition about the history of finnish tango could be found in the Akademie, while dance classes and movies had space in the museum. Prelude of the festival was at Werkhof in Lübeck.

5000 visitors were counted at this second edition of Germany ́s first and only festival for Finnishtango, under the patronage of film director Aki Kaurismäki.

FINtango Festival was sponsored by:
• the finnish ministry of the arts (Helsinki)
• the finnish embassy (Berlin)
• the finnish honorary consulate (Hamburg)
• Altonaer Museum (Hamburg)
• Alfred Schnittke Akademie (Hamburg)
• Werkhof (Lübeck)
• Finnish Music Foundation MES (Helsinki)
• Music Finland (Helsinki)
• deutsch-finnischen Gesellschaft Nord (Hamburg)

Other support came from:
• Finnfood
• Harvia
• Konzeptküche03
• Nordic Koivu
• Marimekko
• Profimusik
• Rengas
• Trikont
• Vikingline

We would like to thank all sponsors for their support!

Artists at the festival:
• Tango princess Sanna Pietiäinen & Pekka Kuorikoski
• Johanna Juhola Reaktori
• Duo Milla Viljamaa & Johanna Juhola
• Tangon Taikaa
• Beltango
• Harri Kaitila -Trio
• Vallilan Tango
• DJ Vilunki 3000
• DJ Tixa
• DJ Litmanen
• DJ Grönfors und DJ Niina
• DJ Benjamin Wild

Exhibition:

• Maarit Niiniluoto
• Kalervo Kärki
• Reijo Porkka

Show dancers :
• Leena Erholz
• Mika Lustig

Team:
• general and artistic director: Timo Valtonen
• assistant director: Jiska Morgenthal
• managing director: Nora Hillen
• technical director: Peer Schwolow

Other responsibilities:
• exhibition: Maarit Niiniluoto
• bar: Johanna von Hörsten
• catering for visitors:Finnfoodtrio Eeva-Leena-Tuulikki & Heiner Harhues
• documentation:Timo Nauska & Sebastian Terrie & Daniel Kulle
• finance and approvals Hans Stollnberger
• graphics Imke Staats & Rita Kohel
• artist- & team catering,:Stella Monga
• artist care: Barbara Klinker & Jeanette Wolf
• art activism and ties: Chris Zschaber & Jo Saffrin
• Sauna: Stefan Klinker & Rainer Leutz
• dance classes: Leena Erholz & Mika Lustig
• sound: Simon Vantula
• transport: Kaija Föhr & Malte Urbschat
• responsible of museums, Dr. Klaus Gier
• responsible of Akademie, Friedwart Krüger
• web: Sebastian Terrie
• Manfried Zawallich, Anne Prüfer, Marja-Liisa Lersen, Tabea Blumenthal, Elisa Elwert, Sinikka
Schröder, Anneli Pleus, Paul Ledermann, Hendrik Nahmacher, Nils Neuer, Evgeny
Zolotov, Andy Kunz, Viviane Blumenschein, Festivalarzt Matthias Tonn
We would like to express our gratitude to all artist and team for their wonderful work, including the unnamed helpers associations administrations media advisers and donors. Suurkiitos!