This year’s Helsinki babies are invited to the Cable Factory and Suvilahti cultural grills. Those born in 2020 will enjoy performances by the City Orchestra.
In a night-time fairytale forest, you can cuddle up on your mum or dad’s lap, on cushions on the floor – or just crawl or climb on a chair if you want.
The public is receptive: it reacts immediately – for good or ill. If you get bored, the audience will leave or start to whine or cry.
If you like the performance, you can crawl towards the stage or stare intently without flinching.
On Tuesday, dozens of Helsinki residents born in 2021 were in the audience of the Toddlers in the Theater event at the Helsinki City Theater.
As babies, they already received invitation cards at the counseling center to become theater godchildren. Twice a year, they are allowed to attend various theater events planned just for them until they reach school age.
Babies born this year have been invited to the cultural events of Kaapelitehta and Suvilahti.
Those born in 2020 can get to know the city orchestra’s many concerts: they are the city orchestra’s godchildren.
Next year’s babies will have museums as their godfathers.
In total, there are already almost 10,000 cultural godchildren.
He considers exposing young children to culture very important.
– This is much more for a small child than what parents see on the surface.
Laurio reminds that theater events are meaningful for children and also for their parents.
– They see what their own child is capable of. Many times parents underestimate their own child’s ability to receive and experience culture, says Laurio.
He also states that families with children are, of course, an important target group for theater patrons, i.e. the aunts who organize the events.
_You can discuss the topic until Thursday, September 15 at 11 p.m._