Dance House Helsinki Opening Gala 2.2.
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Date
2.2-2.2.2022
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Time
20:00
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Date
2.2-2.2.2022
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Time
20:00
DANCE HOUSE HELSINKI OPENING CEREMONY
Watch the Opening gala on Yle Areena.
The broadcast is available for viewing until 2.2.2023.
Yle will broadcast the opening gala of Dance House Helsinki from the Erkko Hall. The event is organized without audience.
You can expect spectacular dance performances along with exploring the new cultural centre. The performers include some of Finland’s best dancers and dance groups, such as Tero Saarinen Company, Tsuumi Dance Theatre, Helsinki Dance Company & Kinetic Orchestra, Pimeä hedelmä feat. Amanda & Lydia as well as a greeting by nine dancer choreographers to Dance House Helsinki under the direction of Reija Wäre
The gala will be hosted by Markku Haussila. The live broadcast will be reported by Liisa Vihmanen and Tiia Lappalainen. During the intermission, there will be greetings and surprise visitors from the field of dance.
Television director Tiina Siniketo
Dance Theatre Tsuumi: excerpts from TANSSIKIELTO
Direction
Antti Lahti
Choreography
Antti Lahti and the working group
Lighting design
Juho Itkonen
Costume design
Taina Natunen
Set design
Sari Paljakka
Sound design
Antti Puumalainen
Music
Viidakkolaulu – säv. san. Jäppilä, Wikstrand, Sulle salaisuuden kertoa mä voisin – säv. san. Godzinsky, Laine
Music arrangement
Jussi Nikula, Hannu Oskala, Ville Rauhala, Johannes Salomaa
Dancers
Anni Horsmanheimo, Reetta-Kaisa Iles, Sampo Kerola, Salla Korja-Paloniemi, Samuli Nordberg, Riikka Puumalainen
Musicians
Pekka Seppänen, Jussi Nikula, Hannu Oskala, Ville Rauhala
Production
Dance Theatre Tsuumi, Dance theatre Minimi, Kuopio City Theatre
Premiere
30.9.2020 Aleksanterin teatteri, Helsinki
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Helsinki Dance Company & Kinetic Orchestra: excerpt from Gravity
Choreography
Jarkko Mandelin
Choreographer's assistant
Suvi Nieminen
Scenography
William Iles
Costume design
Elina Kolehmainen
Sound design
Janne Hast
Dancers
Sanni Giordani, Jyrki Kasper, Anni Koskinen, Kalle Lähde, Heidi Naakka, Mikko Paloniemi, Justus Pienmunne, Oskari Turpeinen
Premiere
11.11.2021 Helsingin Kaupunginteatteri
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PIMEÄ HEDELMÄ x Amanda & Lydia
Choreography and performance
Kaisa Nieminen, Vanessa Virta, Amanda & Lydia
Music
Olli Tiikkainen
Text
Kaisa Nieminen, Vanessa Virta
Costume design
Joona Huotari
Lighting design
Ville Virtanen
Premiere
Suvilahti Summer Theatre 2021
Get to know the artists
Tero Saarinen Company: excerpt from Transit
Choreography
Tero Saarinen
Music
Sebastian Fagerlund (Water Atlas)
Sound design and electronic music
Tuomas Norvio
Video
IC-98 (Visa Suonpää, Patrik Söderlund)
Light design
Minna Tiikkainen
Costume design
Teemu Muurimäki
Rehearsal directors
Satu Halttunen, Henrikki Heikkilä
Dancers
Jenna Broas, Elina Häyrynen, Oskari Kymäläinen, Mikko Lampinen, Natasha Lommi, Emmi Pennanen, Sofia Ruija, Saida Solla
The work, premiered in Sweden as a Nordic co-production, had its Finnish premiere at Helsingin Juhlaviikot 2021.
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Ketju - A greeting by nine dancer choreographers to Dance House Helsinki
Direction
Reija Wäre
Dancers
Alpo Aaltokoski, Akim Bakhtaoui, Johannes Hattunen, Gody Otieno, Marika Peura, Sofia Ruija, Mia-Mari Sinkkonen, Jaakko Toivonen, Jasmir Vesander
Composition and music production
Ilari Heinilä, Jukka Nylund
Musicians
Jukka Nylund, Amy Burgess, Jussi Koski-Laulaja, Ilmari Apajalahti & Ilari Heinilä
Lights and visuals
Saku Väänänen
Text
Uuno Kailas, “Karavaani” (1926)
Premiere 02.02.2022 in Dance House Helsinki
Nuoriso
Choreography
Reija Wäre
Rehearsal director
Yasmin Janatuinen
Composition and music production
Ilari Heinilä, Jukka Nylund
Lights and visuals
Saku Väänänen
Dancers / DCA Dancers
Kaisa Teperi, Alma Äijö, Yasmin Janatuinen, Anina Janatuinen, Eerika Ilmivalta, Estella Helanto, Milka Salokangas, Sini Janhunen, Essi Kuukasjärvi, Pihla Viitanen, Isabel Ahola, Milja Lipponen, Anna Churchill, Saara Jussila, Maija Koskinen, Annie Sutton, Amelia Ahtiainen, Mimi Kerman, Emmi Herkama, Ksenia Malkova, Frida Närvänen, Lumikukka Savolainen, Minni Karumo, Anniina Taponen, Juulia Kujala, Saara Lappalainen
Premiere 02.02.2022 in Dance House Helsinki
