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World Village Festival offers a diverse scope of offstage programme as well.

Ken Mai (JPN)

Buto

Ken Mai is a Japanese butoh Artist, Choreographer and Teacher. Butoh is a form of Japanese modern dance that emerged in the late 1950's.

Literacy brings hope in Sierra Leone (SLE)

Stories of Sierra Leonean young adults at KEPA's stand during the festival weekend.

Stand-Up Comedian Mikko Vaismaa

Stand-up comedian Mikko Vaismaa brings greetings from Nepal.

Street Floorball

The Finnish Multicultural Sports Federation (FIMU ry) will bring street floorball to World Village Festival. The play area is located at Kaisaniementie during the festival.

Street Performance Area

Street Theatre

Enjoy street theatre, dance and circus performances at the street performance area during the festival weekend.

Wheelchair Course

The Finnish Association of People with Physical Disabilities is organising a Wheelchair Course at the World Village Festival.

Wooden refugee shelter

According to a 2007 report by Christian Aid, the number of refugees worldwide is expected to exceed 1 billion by 2050.

Festival theme democracy

This year's theme is democracy, which will be featured especially in the factual programme featuring discussions and interviews. The first bits are published April 11 and the whole factual programme April 19.