Impro Weekend

Does improvisation interest, annoy, inspire or puzzle you? This event is for you! Liisa Pentti +Co’s Impro Autumn culminates in a two-day event where dance and music improvisation are explored from multiple angles. Join us to see, discuss and experience what improvisation with bodies and instruments can achieve.

Dancers/choreographers: 
Elina Hauta-aho, Emma Kerttula, Pia Lindy, Nelia Naumanen, Meeri Lempiäinen, Corinne Mustonen, Liisa Pentti, Satu Rekola, Benno Voorham (SVE/NL), Katariina Vähäkallio

Musicians:
Christer Bothén (SVE), Troels Strange Lorenzen, Jukka Kääriäinen, Paul Pignon (SVE/UK), Eero Savela

The event is supported by Kulturfonden för Sverige och Finland.

PROGRAMME

3:30–5pm Dance and music improvisation
Nelia Naumanen & Emma Kerttula; Satu Rekola, Corinne Mustonen & Meeri Lempiäinen; Benno Voorham, Liisa Pentti, Christer Bothén & Troels Strange Lorenzen

5:30–7pm Panel discussion with Kritikbyrån
Improvisation in the 2020s: what dance and music improvisation look like in this era and how we talk about them. What kind of worldview does improvisation convey? The bilingual discussion explores what improvisation as an art form has to offer to the artist and the audience. Panelists include Christer Bothén, Pia Lindy, Nelia Naumanen, Liisa Pentti, Benno Voorham and Katariina Vähäkallio. The discussion is moderated by critic Rakel Similä.

7:15–8:15pm Impro jam!
The day’s performers along with Paul Pignon return to the stage for a joint session – join us there!

3–4:30pm Dance and music improvisation
Katariina Vähäkallio; Jukka Kääriäinen; Pia Lindy; Elina Hauta-aho & Eero Savela

5–6.30pm Impro Open Stage
The participants selected by open call will be published later. The session includes 5 presentations of about 15 minutes each.

Performances in the Open Stage programme by jenni ahti, Valtteri Kiviniemi, Object trouvé working group, Elias Berglund, Emma Uusi-Kokko, Henna-Maria Hanhineva, Julia Mäkelä and Katri Käpynen.


PLACE AND TIME

Parvisali, Tanssin talo, Lintulahdenkatu 3
Sat 30 Nov at 3:30–8:15pm
Sun 1 Dec at 3–6.30pm

TICKETS

9,50€-27,50€ Tiketti ︎︎︎