16.5.2019
Keðja presents: Stretch 2019 Turku is an international encounter in October, open for dance professionals from Nordic, Baltic and European countries. The focus is on capacity building and acquiring new skills, new working models and better communication about dance.
Dance companies from Finland can be seen on three continents in the next months. Alpo Aaltokoski is in the EdFringe programme, Susanna Leinonen’s provocative Nasty is shown in México. Tero Saarinen Company’s World Premiere takes place in Italy, and Kill Carmen by Compañia Kaari & Roni Martin conquers audiences in Russia. See below the tour dates.
Choreographer Alpo Aaltokoski leads the Full Moon Dance festival known for its strong communal ambiance and unusual natural environment. The festival presents contemporary dance from Finland and all over the world. Full Moon Dance takes place in Pyhäjärvi Finland July 31st – August 4th 2019.
14.5.2019
The biggest dance festival in the Nordic countries, Kuopio Dance Festival takes place in June 12–18, and presents an exciting programme of international contemporary dance with live music on stage. In the meantime, a smaller festival shows dance from Eastern Finland in various places in the city, and Finnish dance professionals gather to their annual forum.
13.5.2019
Dance Info Finland and CircusInfo Finland have launched a two-year development project, which aims, among others, to meet the challenges of internationalization and develop new production models to Finnish performing art field.
Three experienced performing arts professionals have been selected for the team responsible for planning the programme of Dance House Helsinki: Faith Tan from Singapore, Mikael Aaltonen from Finland and Pia Krämer from Germany. They all have extensive experience in programme planning, production understanding, international networks and vision.
10.5.2019
Lindfors and Sutinen are part of Miracle Workers Collective’s (MWC) exhibition in the Finnish Pavilion at the 58th Venice Biennale, opening in May.
Choreographer, dancer and teacher Jarkko Mandelin makes use of every possible technique in his works, where the dancers fly with a dog and dangle from the tops of tall poles. In March 2019 the Union of Dance and Circus Artists in Finland awarded Mandelin and his company Kinetic Orchestra for their dedication and ambition towards movement exploration. In the end May 2019 Kinetic Orchestra celebrates its 10th anniversary with a five day Spring Break festival.
6.5.2019
We are seeking an Artistic Director or a curatorial team with strong knowledge in international and Finnish contemporary dance, international networks, teamworking skills and experience in management. Good conceptual and communicative skills as well as motivation to develop the festival and international performance scene in Helsinki will be beneficial in this position.
29.4.2019
The Finnish performing arts showcase Performing HEL is due to be held in Helsinki between 29 August and 1 September 2019, to coincide with Helsinki Festival. A total of 110 circus, dance and theatre artists and groups applied for a spot in the programme, with the event aimed at programme coordinators for international and domestic festivals and theatres.
3.4.2019
The 14th international NOFOD conference organized by the Nordic Forum for Dance Research explores dance practices in their participatory possibilities and political significances. In the context of NOFOD, dance practices include the fields of dance art, dance pedagogy and dance research.
Showcase Performing HEL, happening on 29th of August – 1st of September 2019 in Helsinki, Finland, invites international presenters, programmers and directors to discover the finest selection of Finnish circus, dance and theatre.
Finnish neuroscientist and dancer Hanna Poikonen’s dissertation “Dance on Cortex – ERPs and Phase Synchrony in Dancers and Musicians during a Contemporary Dance Piece” (University of Helsinki) was published in the spring of 2018. In March 2019, Poikonen’s postdoctoral research focuses on the effects of watching dance on the brain. Poikonen’s research is internationally pioneering – watching dance has not been studied much from the point of view of neuroscience.
STRETCH 2019 brings together dance professionals – artists, producers, students, researchers, managers, pedagogues – from the Nordic, Baltic and European countries, and aims to tackle urgent issues in the dance field. The encounter is built on the experience and community that was created during the earlier keðja encounters.
Choreographer Jarkko Mandelin and dancer-choreographer Kaari Martin, artists that push the boundaries of genres, their own capacities and talent were awarded this spring in Finland. ANTI Festival, known for broadening the concept of performing and live arts, was recognized with the Theatre of the Year 2019 prize.
The new building of Dance House Helsinki will be constructed in connection with the Cable Factory. In addition, some premises inside the current Cable Factory will be renovated. The construction of the house takes two years. See the floor plans!
2.4.2019
April is the month to see contemporary dance from Finland in France and Belgium, in Hungary, Russia and the United States. Tero Saarinen Company will premiere in Italy, Cremona, on May 29th. See below the tour dates, countries and venues.
31.1.2019
Stretch 2019 is organized in the footsteps of Keðja – a meeting platform for the professional Nordic–Baltic dance community since 2008. Stretch 2019 stretches beyond the Nordic region and invites all dance professionals and students to network, discuss, and share best practices in October 2019.
30.1.2019
Dance Info Finland’s Project Manager Riitta Aittokallio will be in TPAM (Performing Arts Meeting in Yokohama) on 9-17 February.
Arranged for the first time in 2018, performing arts showcase Performing HEL will take place on 29th of August – 1st of September 2019 in Helsinki, Finland.
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