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Happenings
PAIKALLISLIIKE 09
Paikallisliike-programme presents dance artists from Eastern Finland. 5th anniversary programme introduces dance from all the Regional Dance Centers in Finland.
Production: Regional Dance Center of Eastern Finland and the network of Regional Dance Centers
THURSDAY 11.6.
13.00 Sotku*
Open rehearsal. New co-production of Regional Dance Center of Eastern Finland and Dance Theatre Minimi ¨
Choreography Marjo Kuusela
Dancers Reetta Hyvärinen, Sampo Kerola, Ahto Koskitalo, Antti Lahti, Riikka Puumalainen
60 min
19.30 Sotku*
Lihastamaa. Students of Kuopio Dance Academy
chor. Panu Varstala
50 min
21.30 Sotku
Verigreippi
Theatrical punk performance by the veterans of Dance Theatre Minimi Director Juha Hurme
Performers Johanna Keinänen, Anja Lappi, Liisa Ruuskanen
60 min, tickets 12 / 6 €
FRIDAY 12.6.
19.30 Sotku
BORROWING THE FUSE (Sulaketta lainaamassa)
Production Dance Theatre Minimi
For adults only, tickets 13 / 17 / 19 €
SATURDAY 13.6.
19.30 Sotku
HUIPPUSUORITUS – OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE
Concept & Choreography: Johanna Tuukkanen
Performance: Sami Henrik Haapala, Vaatu Kalajoki, Johanna Tuukkanen
Limited number of seats, booking from aluekeskus(at)elisanet.fi
45 min, tickets 12 / 6 €
SUNDAY 14.6.
BODY / HAIR, concept Johanna Tuukkanen
sold out
14.00 Restaurant Intro* Discussion in English
MONDAY 15.6.
13.00 Kuopio City Library*
Runon ja tanssin hetki. A moment for dance and poetry.
Dancer Satu Tuittila and poet Vilja-Tuulia Huotarinen
Regional Dance Center of Western Finland
19.30 Sotku
Ikuisesti sinun
chor. Anu Sistonen
dance Jonna Aaltonen
Regional Dance Center of Western Finland.
Mie oon kuitenki onnellinen
chor. Matti Paloniemi, Rimpparemmi. WORLD PREMIERE
Regional Dance Center in Northern Finland
The basis of Paloniemi´s choreography is a short story collection Perhe of Rosa Liksom. Performance is not a description of the short story collection, but it has been an inspiration for the choreographer.
Mie oon kuitenki onnellinen is for adults. The work handles serious themes in a tragicomic way.
Dancers: Atte Herd, Ville Köngäs, Anni Pihlhjärta and Sini Siipola
Musician: Henry Haakana
Compositions: Jukka Hannula
Light designer: Janne Teivainen
Costumer designer: Kaija Maunula
Duration for the whole evening: 1 h 40 min, tickets 12 / 6 €
After the performance an overview and discussion in English on the system of Regional Dance Centers in Finland.
TUESDAY 16.6.
13.30 and 15.00 Hall of Light, Kuopio Music Centre*
Choreographer`s Appointment - Performance by Favela Vera Ortiz
Zodiak – Center for New Dance in Helsinki
Too Hot
Chor. Liisa Ruuskanen
19.30 Sotku
Katiska
Five young men tell their own story dancing and singing.
Chor. Raisa Foster, Central Finland Regional Dance Center
70 min, tickets 12 / 6 €
After the performance discussion in English on audience development.
WEDNESDAY 17.6.
13.00 and 15.00 The Orthodox Church Museum of Finland
Kehon vuoro
Concept Helena Ratinen
60 min, entrance fee of the museum, limited number of seats
19.30 Sotku
News
Chor. Deborah Hay
Adaptation and dance Vera Nevanlinna
Zodiak – Center for New Dance in Helsinki
25 min, tickets 12 / 6 €
After the performance meeting with the artist.
11.-17.6. Ravintola Intro 23.00 Official Festival Club, free entrance, K-18.
Venues:
Sotku, Suokatu 42 / 2
Kuopio City Library, Maaherrankatu 12
Kuopio Music Centre, Kuopionlahdenkatu 23
The Orthodox Church Museum of Finland, Karjalankatu 1
Intro Restaurant, Kauppakatu 20
*Free entrance
Further information: Itäinen tanssin aluekeskus +358 50 5816 300 or aluekeskus(at)elisanet.fi www.paikallisliike.net www.itainentanssinaluekeskus.fi
Yksin Sateessa? Solo/duo dance festival November 2006
Yksin Sateessa? Alone in the Rain? – festival is situated in Northern Carelia. It presents new dance, improvisation and physical art. The main focus is on solo works or solo projects. Regional dance center Kuopio co-produces one performance at the festival.
http://www.pktanssikeskus.net/yksinsateessa/
ANTI – Contemporary Art Festival 28.9. - 1.10.2006
ANTI –festival is an annual contemporary art festival situated in Kuopio. It acts as a forum for radical arts, offering an alternative route for presenting non-commercial art outside the conventional mainstream channels. ANTI gives priority to fresh forms of artistic expression like site-specific live art and environmental art.
http://www.antifestival.com/
International Dance Day gala 29.4.2005
International Dance Day is celebrated every year with many festivities. In spring 2005, Regional dance center Kuopio organized a Gala evening at Kuopio City Theatre. The programme ranged from urban dance to contemporary dance, from dance theatre to new folk dance. Among the artists were Dance theatre Minimi, Antopio DiMaestre from Helsinki, students of the Dance Academy in Kuopio and group by Jouni Prittinen, a choreographer from Tampere.
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