We curate artistic ideas

We celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusivity

We collaborate with intriguing partners

We take action, and inspire it, for social transformation

Consultancy & Mentoring & Research

‘Arts and culture’ is something we build together and for each other—with "best practices" at its core. We believe that through genuine collaboration and co-creation, one plus one always adds up to more than two. That’s why we take pleasure in sharing our most valued assets: our networks, expertise, creativity, action research knowledge, and the wealth of insight we carry on festivals, large-scale productions, artists, ensembles, and the arts. Just as importantly, we’re committed to exchanging knowledge, engaging in advocacy, and contributing to equitable policymaking, social justice, democracy, and sustainable transformation in all that we do

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Founder and Artistic Director

Ceyda Berk-Söderblom is an independent curator, cultural strategist and cultural entrepreneur, with a strong public advocacy profile in diversity, equity and inclusion. As a trans-border cultural professional rooted in Mediterranean heritage and working across Nordic and European contexts, Ceyda specialises in navigating post-national cultural and knowledge systems to design and deliver impactful, participatory programmes. Her work bridges artistic practice, civic engagement and institutional change, with a focus on social, environmental and democratic justice.

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In-house Artistic Partner

Erik Söderblom is a festival director, stage director, pedagogue, script writer and a public advocate of the art. One of the most influential figures in Finland’s performing arts scene, with over 60 premiered drama productions and 40 opera productions to his name, Erik is recognised not only as a leading theatre director but also as one of his country’s most accomplished opera directors. He co-founded and developed Q-teatteri into a leading Finnish theatre company, launched the internationally recognised Baltic Circle Festival, and led major institutions including the Helsinki Festival and & – Espoo Theatre, transforming them into culturally ambitious and publicly relevant platforms.

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