Carl Knif Company: Matching Steps
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2 performances
28.4-29.4.2026
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Duration
51 min (no intermission)
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Venue
Erkko Hall
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Tickets
49-24 €
Show times
Tue 28.4. at 19.00
Wed 29.4. at 19.00
Recommended age
10+
In addition
Artist talk after both performances
Introduction
How do you define a step? Is it by its length, its spatial breadth? Or is it by time, the time a step takes? How do you define the direction of the step? Is it by the relationship between space and the one who moves? Or can a step be directed in thought towards an as yet undefined final destination?
If the will is the starting point, what is the direction? Do I take the steps I really want to take, or does my route turn out to be completely different from the one I first imagined? Who influences my route, the speed at which I walk? Am I going faster or slower than I think? Am I walking at a different pace to my body or my mind? Where would I go if I were true to my intuition?
When I see others walking, I hear music. It is a sharp and clear rhythm. But when I look closely, the deafening steps are uncertain, the rhythm unsteady and the directions unknown.
In Matching Steps, Carl Knif continues to explore the connections between classical music and contemporary dance. The performance is related to his previous works Fugue in Two Colors (2020) and Sessions (2022), in which the issues of contemporary human life were framed by classical compositions.
Matching Steps is based on Clapping Music (1972) by Steve Reich, combined with newly written music by Janne Hast. The opening performance of Clapping Music is followed by several sections of clapping inspired by Clapping Music.
Matching Steps takes the step and the walk as its choreographic starting point, exploring walking as an existential act, as the origin of thought – and defining the body as the source of music and movement, as an instrument of thought.
Organizer: Carl Knif Company
Trailer
Credit
Choreography, concept: Carl KnifDancers: Jonna Aaltonen, Olli Lautiola, Riku Lehtopolku, Saara Töyrylä, Terhi Vaimala, Eero Vesterinen
Scenography, light design: Jukka Huitila
Sound design: Janne Hast
Music: Steve Reich (Clapping Music)
Costume design: Ervin Latimer
Fabric design: Yoon Kim
Seamstress: Nina Ukkonen
Producer: Marjo Pyykönen
Communications: Essi Brunberg
Production: Carl Knif Company
Photos: Cata Portin
Supported by: Arts Promotion Centre Finland, City of Helsinki, Konstsamfundet, Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland, William Thurings stiftelse
CARL KNIF
Carl Knif is a dancer, choreographer and artistic director and founder of Carl Knif Company. Knif has created numerous choreographies for Carl Knif Company and carried out co-productions and commissioned works for theatres and dance houses alike. Knif was awarded the State Prize for Performing Arts in 2016, and in 2022 he received a prize from the Society of Swedish Literature in Finland for the dramaturgy of Ett drömspel. In 2025, Knif received Kulturpriset (‘the Culture Award’) by Svenska folkskolans vänner.
Ticket information
Standard Ticket | 49 €
Pensioners | 42 €
Discount Ticket | 27 € Under 25, students, unemployed, civil servants and conscripts. Please be prepared to present a certificate entitling you to a discount.
Group Ticket | 42 € Min. 10 persons
Note: To ensure good visibility to everyone, The Erkko Hall auditorium is steep. Please note that there is no lift to the upper section. Only the first row seats are fully accessible.
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