Kanuti Gildi Saal symposium examines partying at work

Kanuti Gildi Saal will host a symposium on partying in a professional context on Friday, Nov. 13, ERR reported. The evening will combine talks and workshops with time to socialise and music.

Finnish-based harpist and composer Keliel will present original music for Nele Tiidelepp’s production “Nights around counting steps”, released in collaboration with World Canvas.

Hamburg-based cultural worker, dramaturg and curator Lucien Lambertz will lead a workshop on what makes a party work, what organisers should consider in advance, which risks are worth taking and what happens when an event goes beyond its organisers’ intentions.

A lecture will explore how parties can create different social realities within existing society, challenge norms, offer safer spaces for experimentation and provide communities with a temporary place to belong. It will also consider how such gatherings can leave lasting memories.

Kärt Koppel, an artist currently in residence at Kanuti Gildi Saal, will take a speculative and performative approach to statistics by counting the hours spent working and having fun. The venue’s informal party committee, Mia-Stella Aaslaid and Kaius Põder, will discuss party-planning principles and Generation Z’s views on organising events in work settings.

Aaslaid and Põder will also suggest ways to share work and leisure more fairly, so that opportunities to have fun are not limited to a few while others work alone. Aaslaid, who also works as a professional DJ, will choose the evening’s music.

The event starts at 7:30 p.m. and runs until midnight. Admission is free, and the event will be in English.