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Silke Z. & Liisa Pentti: The Ageing Body Pro Series #1 (Dance Legacy Reset Camp)

Wednesday 15 April .2026 at 6–7 pm
The performance is part of Dance Legacy Reset Camp.

The performance is followed by a free-of-charge artist talk.


About the work

The Ageing Body Pro Series #1 is the first part in a series of dance performances dedicated to the professional challenges and particularities of female freelance dance artists in the context of ageing.

In dialogue with choreographer Silke Z., Liisa Pentti confronts her artistic identity and the process of ageing on stage. Together they reflect on their past and present experiences, such as the need to balance artistic autonomy with earning a living as well as the physical demands and the role they play in the ageing process.

Using dance techniques to approach their questions from biographical and social perspectives, Silke and Liisa ask: Which experiences in their professional careers have been or continue to be formative? What power relations have they experienced, helped shape, endured and dismantled as women? What role does ageing play in this?

The Ageing Body Pro Series brings active professional female dancers, aged over 60 and from a variety of nationalities and dance backgrounds, to the stage, highlighting their journeys and histories and providing the audience with an accessible insight into dance creation processes.


Language: English


Working group


Dance & choreography: Liisa Pentti
Concept & choreography: Silke Z.
Sound design: Silke Z.
Light design: Kauri Klemelä
Production: Liisa Pentti +Co, Silke Z./resistdance
Residency: C O L O N Y winter dance summit '26 / Low Air Vilnius City Dance Theatre

This work was produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Union.






Photo: C. Simon & Uupi Tirronen