Kaaos Company is shaped by a dedicated group of artists, adminitrators, and facilitators who believe in the power of inclusive dance to shift perspectives and build connection. At the heart of our work are disabled and non-disabled dancers who bring their lived experience, creativity, and curiosity into every project. Our team includes choreographers, educators, and producers —each committed to making dance that is bold, collaborative, and rooted in equality.
Together, we create a space where different bodies, voices, and ways of moving are not just included, but central to the art we make. On this page, you’ll meet the people who keep Kaaos moving.
Gunilla Sjövall
In my youthful dreams, I saw myself as a dancer. However, it took almost 50 years before I dared to start making my dream come true (you can’t dance in a wheelchair…!). The barriers were broken when in the summer of 2004, due to lack of work, I participated in Alito Alessi’s (USA) DanceAbility course at the Full Moon Dances contemporary dance festival. My life-changing experience continued the following summer, and in 2006, I traveled to Vienna to complete the DanceAbility teacher training under Alito.
I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t want to share the opportunities I had with others. The result of this was the founding of DanceAbility Finland ry in 2008 and Kaaos Company in 2010. I have been the chairman of DAF for nine years and then as a “back devil”. I have danced in Kaaos since the beginning, most recently in a kind of farewell(?) performance Swan Song (2022) together with Sally Davison.
Georgie Goater
Georgie Goater (NZ/FI) is a Helsinki-based dance artist from Aotearoa, New Zealand. As a performer, choreographer and facilitator, she is passionate about collaborating with diverse communities of embodied experience. With everyone being an expert in their own unique bodies, dance and performance weave relational, equitable and inclusive practices for making and experiencing art together. Senses, memory, imagination and task-based play are elements in Georgie’s artistic explorations. She was proudly part of Aotearoa’s Touch Compass whānau as a dancer and teacher from 2012-2016.
Artist at Kaaos Company – 2017 –
Dance teacher – 2020 –
Board member – 2021-2023
Jonna Lehto
Jonna is a performance and dance artist who works with humor, community and equality. She has been involved in Kaaos Company since 2014 in many different roles and tasks, such as performer, director and producer of performance and workshop projects. Currently, Jonna is on the board of the association and directs inclusive movement improvisation classes for children and adults. Jonna enjoys exploring body language and imagination, exploring the elements of curiosity and surprise.
Board member 2015- 2019, 2021 – present
Teacher 2015 – present
Performer in Kaaos Company’s works: INfloreSense, Chinese Whispers, Know Body, Pond, Patella – floating bone, Katras
Sami Kekalainen
I am Sami Kekäläinen . I am 29 years old and live in Lauttasaari, Helsinki. As a person, I am curious and constantly willing to learn new things. I am motivated by challenges and new experiences. My passion for dance also started from a small experiment, and now it has become a significant part of my life.
I have been dancing for about five years now. Then in 2019, I started attending Sunday classes regularly, and little by little I integrated into the community. I am the secretary of the association’s board during this term. In addition to dance, music is also close to my heart. I actively make songs, perform with my band, and have also made music for Kaaos Company’s dance performances.
Board Member – 2024 –
Musician in the works – Mirage, The Bird’s Song (Siiri Tiilika’s solo performance)
Noora Vastinen
As a dancer and dance teacher, it is important for Noora to become sensitive to listening to her own body and breath and their relationship to movement. Tolerance and gentleness towards oneself, as well as play and shared joy, are at the heart of Noora’s teaching work.
In all her work, Noora wants to promote equality and opportunities for everyone to participate in society, art and culture – as a creator and an experiencer.
Board member 2021 – present
Dance teacher, DanceAbility – method, since 2017
Participatory and applied arts expert, trainer
Dancer in Kaaos Company’s works; Pond, Patella, Alkemik Konnektions, Mirage, Principia
Sirpa Miettinen
Sirpa Miettinen serves as the association’s executive director.
Sirpa has previously worked as a producer and executive director at a dance festival.
Siiri Tiilikka
I am Siiri Tiilikka. I graduated as a dancer from Keskuspuisto Vocational College (now Live Vocational College). I have also practiced Flamenco dancing for many years and am a member of the Class Beat band at the Resonaari Music College. I also practice rhythmic gymnastics and tennis, and in my free time I sing karaoke.
I can also make choreographies and am a very talented dancer.
Performer in Kaaos Company’s works: Know Body, Patella – floating bone, Mirage, Katras
Silva Laukkanen
I am Silva Laukkanen . I love dance and movement. I love diversity. I love those beautiful moments that arise in space when bodies tell stories. I want to expand the understanding of who can dance, and where dance should happen. I have a passion for community art and making dance accessible.
Board Chair – 2021 – Present.
Dance Teacher, DanceAbility Method – 2003 –
Director of Integrated Dance, Art Spark Texas, Austin TX – 2019 –
Founder of Tractus Art (with Christelle Dreyer)
Writer (with Emmaly Wiederholt) – Breadth of Bodies; Host of Discussing Disability in Dance
Podcast; DanceCast
Kadar Khristan
Dancing feels like I can push boundaries. Before dancing, I always knew my limits and the condition of my body, which often felt limited. After starting dancing, I realized that boundaries only exist in my mind. The most important thing that dance gave me is the confidence to express myself and be who I am. When I dance, I create new relationships with myself, other people and space. Because dance has been so transformative for me, I want to encourage and support others to discover the movements of the body, mind and emotions that connect us in our humanity. I genuinely enjoy teamwork and want to develop my own talents and skills that have not yet developed to their full potential. I am a curious person and get along with different people in international and multicultural environments. I started dancing with Kaaos Company in 2019 after attending Sunday movement improvisation classes. I have also been involved in Nella Turk’s work in 2021 and in Marc Brew’s choreography, which was realized in collaboration with CODA Festival and Oslo Opera House in 2022.
Board member 2021-2023
Performer in Kaaos Company’s works: Katras, Principia, Torotörö and Lilac Loop