News

15.3.2023

The program for Performing HEL 2023 is out!

This year’s showcase will introduce a thrilling array of performances presenting the finest Finnish dance, circus, and theatre. The newly published program for 2023 features 20 Finnish artists and groups selected by the jury from 155 entries.

7.2.2023

A record number of applications for Performing HEL showcase

Performing HEL showcase presents a number of circus, dance, theatre and other exciting performances by Finland-based artists and companies, in August–September 2023, in Helsinki.

7.2.2023

ICE HOT OSLO 2024 – Call for Artists is Open

Ice Hot Nordic Dance Platform is a professional event presenting both emerging and established names of Nordic contemporary dance and choreography to presenters, programmers and other professionals from all over the world.

7.2.2023

We are now Circus & Dance Finland!

The purpose of the merger is to create a more effective and stronger organisation capable of tackling the future challenges of an evolving field. The new association, Circus & Dance Info Finland, works to promote…

7.2.2023

Zodiak’s new artistic director Jenni-Elina von Bagh: The body’s relationship with any object is relevant

Zodiak – Center for New Dance has been a key player in the development of Finnish contemporary dance since 1986. In February 2023, choreographer Jenni-Elina von Bagh will take over as its artistic director. In this article, originally published in Finnish Dance in Focus magazine 2023, she talks about posthumanism on stage.

6.2.2023

Finnish dance on tour! – Spring 2023

Where can you see dance from Finland this spring? At least in Germany, Estonia, The Netherlands, Norway, France and Hungary.

31.1.2023

Dance and circus professionals: Check the first Digital Leap Cookbook – Recipes for digital promotion and social media

Digital Leap is an international project where dance and circus professionals get to deepen their understanding of digital tools. The project organizes learning modules and publishes learning materials – cookbooks. The first Cookbook, now published, offers tips for enhancing social media visibility and tools for creating a brand in online environments.

31.1.2023

Magical moments on the road – The Finnish National Opera and Ballet tours Finland in 2023

The Opera House in Helsinki will be refurbished and renovated from May to August 2023, which puts performances on the Main Stage on hold. This will enable the most extensive tour of Finland in the history of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet.

31.1.2023

Dance artist Elina Pirinen awarded State Prize for the Performing Arts

The national arts councils of the Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) have awarded 15 state prizes to distinguished artists, artist groups and art communities. 

24.1.2023

Kuopio Dance Festival: Programme 2023 is out!

Kuopio Dance Festival is held 14.-20. June. The programme of the largest and most diverse dance art festival in the Nordic countries will feature more than one hundred dance performances, courses, seminars and other events.

23.1.2023

Javier Torres: I want to take the identity of the Finnish National Ballet to new heights

The artistic director of the Finnish National Ballet, Javier Torres wants to create an encouraging atmosphere amongst dancers.

7.12.2022

Finnish dance and dance films on tour in December

Where can you see Finnish dance during the rest of the year 2022? At least in Sweden, Portugal, Greece, Macao and France.

30.11.2022

Performing HEL 2023 looks to the future

The fourth edition of Performing HEL showcase takes place August 31 – September 3, at the same time as the Helsinki Festival – the largest arts festival in Finland. The showcase presents the full range of performing arts, including circus, dance, and theatre, also delivered in exciting yet difficult-to-define combinations.

29.11.2022

Ukrainian dance group in residency in Helsinki

Dance Info Finland’s Finnish-Russian dance exchange programme turns to Ukraine. With the remaining funds, three dance artists from Ukraine were invited to a three month residency in Finland, implemented in collaboration with the Artists at Risk organization.

24.11.2022

CircOpera 2.0 is a breathtaking journey into the world of circus, dance and opera

Two great art forms have come together at the Finnish National Opera, as the entire Opera House has turned into a giant circus arena. CircOpera 2.0 also presents the first virtual artist in the history of the company: the singing and dancing avatar The Diva.

24.11.2022

Taking steps towards sustainable international live events – minimizing carbon footprint and protecting bats

How sustainable can big international events be? What can organisers learn from one another? What kind of challenges do they meet?

21.9.2022

Sonya Lindfors received the State Award for Public Information

Sonya Lindfors is a Cameroonian–Finnish choreographer and artistic director who also works with facilitating, community organizing and education. The state awards are granted for major information publication work in the field of scientific, artistic and technological information dissemination.

20.9.2022

Latai Taumoepeau won the 2022 ANTI Festival International Prize for Live Art

Latai Taumoepeau was revealed as the 9th winner of the prestigious prize during the ANTI Prize Party in Kuopio, Finland. The prize – worth €30,000 – is the world’s only international prize dedicated to live art.

13.9.2022

Finnish science and art collective Fern Orchestra rewarded in Canada

The founder of the group, lighting designer Vespa Laine and sound designer Markus Heino have been awarded at the World Stage Design exhibition in Canada. Why is photosynthesis important, and what can biodiversity teach us? Vespa Laine was interviewed in Finnish Dance in Focus magazine 2020-2021.

12.9.2022

Mikko Niemistö’s new piece is inspired by trance, dreams, poems and emotional political texts

Mikko Niemistö is a choreographer, performance artist and curator with a professional background in various styles of movement and contemporary performance practices.  His work centers around areas that exist in the outskirts of physical realities and linear time – like dreams and digital realms. Niemistö was interviewed in Finnish Dance in Focus 2022 magazine.