Mission
Carl Knif Company’s mission is to create high quality, ground-breaking performing art that dances at the intersection of poetry and narrative, and to provide work for professionals across the arts.
Vision
Carl Knif Company’s vision is to produce accessible, easily approachable and meaningful works for the public. The aim is also to expand forms of collaboration and the structures that enable long-term periods of work for art professionals, and to strengthen the group’s establishment and visibility in both the Finnish and international fields.
Values
Appreciation and respect
In all its work, Carl Knif Company values and respects people, and observes the principles of equality and non-discrimination.
Humanity and warmth
People are met with humanity and warmth, and everyone is welcome as they are. Processes encourage communication and sharing and are safe both emotionally and physically.
Communality and working together
All the group’s work is based on communality and working together. Any challenging situations are dealt with together and in a positive spirit. The group follows safer space guidelines.
Transparency and reliability
Transparency and reliability are cornerstones of working together, which is why the group strives for openness, honesty and fairness.
Responsibility
Carl Knif Company is guided by responsibility and social, economic and environmental sustainability.
The intrinsic value of art and artistic integrity
The core mission of art is to inspire, to ask questions, to create magic and a landscape for reflection, contemplation and questioning. Art can disturb, shake and challenge us, and its intrinsic value must always be defended.