A black and white portrait of a man with long curly hair and a serious expression, wearing a loose dark top.

Kardo Shiwan

Kardo Shiwan (they/them), Tampere, Finland
Kardo Shiwan is an award-winning dancer, actor, choreographer, director, screenwriter and editor. For the past decade, Kardo has been working as a freelance artist in a wide range of roles and environments, both in Finland and abroad. Right now, Kardo is interested in the intersections of feminism, cultural research and corporeality.

Through our Eyes: Sámi Art and Culture

Open Call for a Helsinki – Dublin Residency Exchange 2027

Yes Person brings Finnish New Wave Circus to the UK

Invisible Flock and HEZEN at the Drifts Festival in Helsinki

Basic Forms (of Urban Life) brings Finnish design values and play culture to London’s Barbican

AUTOPSY features Finnish artists at Seventeen Gallery, London

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