Introduction

Grid is a microcosm of motion, unfolding movement by movement, dance after dance. Disguised as shapes, rhythms and formations with seven dancers, It merges the buzzing energy of the dancefloor with detailed patterns, tapping into a field of possibilities that opens up between movement, sound and sensation.

Grid by choreographer Emmi Venna and collaborators is a movement-dense, constantly reforming vortex of music and dance. It calls forth dances that are at once compelling and puzzling, dances that demand to be danced.

Echoing the centuries-old artistic curiosity towards the grid as a structuring tool and an infrastructure for vision, the performance draws from both its mythical and material dimensions. A system, a device, a carved out space, Grid is a finite fragment in perpetual passage, demarcating an area for the enigma of dance.

Grid is danced by Mami Kang, Mira Kautto, Salim Mabrouk, Marlon Moilanen, Maya Oliva and Eséte Sutinen. The music for Grid is created by Sunny Seppä. The work’s scenography and light design are by Kristian Palmu, costume design by Iiris Kamari.

Post-performance discussions on Fri, Dec 5 (in Finnish) and Thu, Dec 12 (in English).

The event is organized by Zodiak – Center for New Dance