During the year we provide you chances to learn about the creations and creators of contemporary dance. We organize many open opportunities for the audience to get to know contemporary dance in more depth than the performances, such as artist meetings, audience discussions, as well as contemporary dance courses and dance workshops for different target groups.
AUDIENCE DISCUSSIONS
Thu 22.1. approx. 18:45 Aliveness
Fri 30.1. approx. 6.45 p.m. Virne-Smirk
Thu 5.2. approx. 6.45 p.m. Virne-Smirk
Wed 9.9. approx. 7.40 p.m. Celebration
Fri 6.11. approx. 6.45 p.m. PrologiX
Sat 14.11. approx. 7.30 p.m. The Solo Series
Wed 18.11. approx. 6.45 p.m. After
Thu 19.11. approx. 7.40 Celebration
Tue 2.12. approx. 7.40 Celebration
Relaxed artist meeting right after the performance. The creators and performers share their thoughts about making the performance. Feel free to ask and share your experience as an audience member.
VIRNE-SMIRK -WORKSHOP
Hällä Stage, small space
Sat 31.1. at 5 – 5.45 pm
A pre-show kickoff for anyone who’s interested in a bit of exercise. Come and explore the work by dancing! We will try what it would be like to imagine your own body as a paintbrush that paints movement in space. In this unique workshop, you will immerse yourself in the visuals and soundscape of the work by dancing yourself. No previous dance experience is required.No prior dance experience needed – just some comfy and flexible clothes.
The workshop will be led by choreographer-dancer Samuli Roininen and directed by dance artist-dance teacher Emma Heinonen.
Sign up in advance at liput(a)tanssiteatterimd.fi. The workshop is included in the performance ticket.
INTRO DISCUSSIONS
Hällä Stage, small space
Fri 13.2. at 5-5.30 p.m. Virne-Smirk
Tue 24.3. at 5-5.30 p.m. Dancing Moominvalley
The choreographer Samuli Roininen tunes the audience into the world of the performance before it starts.
DANCING MOOMINVALLEY – STORYTIME with Suvi Eloranta
Hällä Stage, small space
Sat 21.3. at 1.15 p.m.
Sat 28.3. at 1.15 p.m.
Sat 3.10. at 1.15 p.m.
Tove Jansson’s collection of short stories The Invisible Child and other stories was published in 1962. The Invisible Child is one of Tove Jansson’s most beloved stories, and it has also inspired the creators of Dancing Moominvalley.
After reading and listening to the story, we will think about Ninnys story and its themes together. We thought about how Ninny dances when she gets angry and how Ninny expresses her feelings. Do we always dare to show our feelings? And how does the Moomin family manage to help Ninny.
Registration in advance liput@tanssiteatterimmd.fi. Reading time is included in the price of the admission ticket.
The story and discussion is held in Finnish.
HEHKUMAHKU CHILD CARE *
Hällä Stage, small space
Sat 14.2. at 6-7 p.m. Virne-Smirk
Sat 12.9. at 2 – approx. 3.30 p.m. Celebration
Sat 28.11. at 2 – approx. 3.30 p.m. Celebration
HehkuMahku’s child care (in Finnish lapsiparkki) enables parents to participate in the MD performances. The child care takes place during the performance in the small space of Hällä Stage and is aimed at children aged 3-10.
Experienced art educators from the Community Art School Hehkumahku act as instructors.
Lapsiparkki must be registered in advance by e-mail. The message must include the names and ages of the children participating in the child care, as well as any special considerations and the parents’ phone number. At the same time, you can reserve seats for the performance in question.
* The children’s park is free for visitors to the show.
Register in advance at liput@tanssiteatterimd.fi
HAMLET PRIVATE WORKSHOP
Hällä Stage, small space
Wed 22.4. at 6 p.m.
Come and discover the intense and fascinating Hamlet Private! Director Martina Marti and dancer-choreographer Samuli Roininen have worked on Hamlet Private from the starting points of interpersonal art. The performance features a deck of cards, one spectator and one performer, who sit opposite each other at a table. The work, which premiered in 2012, has been in MD’s repertoire since 2018, and has been performed at, among others, the Oulu Kehä Festival, the Pori Lainsuojattomat Festival and the Helsinki Juhlaviikki as part of the Taidelahja concept.
In the workshop, we will discuss making interpersonal art and stop to explore the art of presence with simple physical exercises. We will also get to know the Talmeh cards used in the Hamlet Private performance.
The workshop will be directed by Samuli Roininen. The workshop requires an interest in bilateral encounters, but does not require previous experience with Hamlet Private.
Register in advance at liput@tanssiteatterimd.fi
CELEBRATION ARTIST INTERVIEW
Hällä Stage, small space
Tue 2.6. at 5-6 pm after the open rehearsal
Tue 2.12. at 5-6 pm before the performance
The choreographer is interviewed about the artistic background and the creative process of CELEBRATION and you will hear details about the creation.
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Ticket and place reservations and more info liput(a)tanssiteatterimd.fi / 050 556 6025
Hällä Stage ticket sales is open Tue-Thu at 12-16 and 1h before the performances
