VERBA CORPORIS – THE WORDS OF THE BODY

31 August – 6 September 2026

Gallery Myymälä2, Helsinki

How does language inhabit the body? What happens when words become material for performance?

Presented by the Latvian Centre for Performance Art as part of RAW 2026 – Relational Art Week, VERBA CORPORIS – The Words of the Body brings together artists from Latvia, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Estonia, and the United Kingdom. Curated by Laine Kristberga, the festival examines how language inhabits contemporary performance through a series of live works, discussions, and collaborative encounters.

Through twelve live performances, the festival explores the diverse ways in which text can enter performance art: as spoken language, autobiography, recorded voice, instruction, appropriation, memory, and embodied presence.