Kei Kunst - Helenka

With her new show ‘Kei Kunst’, singer and comedian Helenka is determined to finally become a renowned artist. During her artistic metamorphosis, she meets the enthusiastic amateur artist Doris and Mrs Romantickova, a curator with a penchant for high-sounding phrases and dubious practices. On her way to the Olympus of high culture, the big question inevitably arises: When is it art – and when is it art therapy?

Helenka sings, performs, fails – and in doing so creates a total work of art comprising humour, light-hearted songs and a grab-bag of vocal collages. Through transformations and a growing artistic urgency, an evening emerges that oscillates between megalomania, glitter glue and the quiet hope that, in the end, someone will say: This is art!
She is accompanied by Simon Althaus on 88 keys (52 white, 36 black) and Pascal Lüthi on percussion with two sticks and poise.

In short: a humorous evening’s entertainment somewhere between megalomania, music and true art.

About Helena Danis:

Helena Danis is a singer, comedian and performer from Bern. In her shows, she combines music, characters and absurd humour. After studying jazz singing, she founded the electro-pop band ‘Electric Blanket’, with whom she released four albums. Since 2015, she has been performing as Helenka on the cabaret circuit and has created three of her own shows to date. Danis also hosts various cabaret formats, including the variety show “Lustiger Dienstag”, and has made guest appearances on the SRF radio programme “Spasspartout”.

Helenka’s website