Children’s inclusive dance class 24.5

Dance classroom, Annantalo Annankatu 30, Helsinki, Finland

Description Our dance classes for all kinds of children offer children and their adults the joy of togetherness, movement and an opportunity to meet new people of similar and different backgrounds. During the classes we play with movement together and each in our own way. The classes are taught by professionals with expertise in dance,...

Free

Movement Improvisation Class 25.5.

Cable Factory, Zodiak dance studio C4 Tallberginkatu 1 B, Helsinki, Finland

Description The movement improvisation class will start with a teacher-led opening circle and a short introduction of the teacher and participants to create a safe space together. This is followed by a guided warm-up with music. All activities are voluntary. Participants are encouraged to listen to their own body and follow their needs. The class...

XDF: Workshop Dwayne Scheuneman and Samantha Kedziora/ REVolutions Dance (USA)

Cultural Center Caisa , Finland

Festival Opening Workshop: Come as you are Start the festival by connecting—with each other and with the space we’ll be sharing throughout the week. Led by REVolutionaries D and Sam, this playful, movement-based workshop invites you to arrive fully as yourself. Through group exercises that build trust and spark curiosity, we’ll explore what it means...

XDF: Workshop – Monika Pozek / MAD Kolektiv (ES)

Cultural Center Caisa , Finland

Workshop: The old idea Description This workshop is a creative exploration of space, movement, and memory—a chance to refresh how we move and how we think about movement. Through collaboration in small groups, we'll discover new ways of moving, challenge habitual patterns, and encourage participants to break free from their own expectations. Using Oblique Strategies,...

XDF: Film Night

Cultural Center Caisa , Finland

Join us for an inspiring evening featuring four outstanding dance films: LES CHAUSSURES ROUGES – Maylis Arrabit   The Radiator – Maggie Bridger Moods in Three Movements – Kris Lenzo & Sydney Erlikh These Two – Christelle Dreyer & Joseph Tebandeke After the screenings, don’t miss the chance to engage with the artists in a...

XDF: Workshop – Deborah Goodman/ Unfolding Disability Future (USA)

Cultural Center Caisa , Finland

Workshop: Exlopration in early American Modern Dance Description Deb Goodman's workshop will focus on the work of early American Modern Dance vanguards, Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, and José Limon. In this workshop we will learn modified excerpts from Martha Graham's "Lamentation" and José Límon's "Missa Brevis". Dancers will warm and prepare for this work through...

XDF: Site-Specific Performance | In front of Caisa’s Entrance

Cultural Center Caisa , Finland

Nature in Motion is a collaboration between MAD Kolektiv (Spain) and Kaaos Company (Finland), exploring dancers’ connection to and access to nature through movement. This outdoor performance shares the current outcomes of their ongoing creative exchange. 👉This event is free. Just come and enjoy the performance!

XDF: Ecosomatic Practice: Petra Kuppers (USA), Raffaele Rufo (IT), Maria Huhmarniemi (FIN), Jarred Gradinger (GE)

Cultural Center Caisa , Finland

Panel Conversation How can movement + nature reshape access for all bodies? How can Nature support artistic practice? How can we stay in touch with nature? How can we translate somatically sensations into creative choices? What does “ecosomatic” even mean? The body as an ecological sensor - By listening through the body, artists translate sunlight,...

XDF: Workshop – Lauren Sheely (USA) and Jonna Lehto (FIN) / Unfolding Disability Futures and Kaaos Company

Cultural Center Caisa , Finland

Workshop: Humorously yours, my body Description Join Jonna Lehto and Lauren Sheely for this playful workshop exploring the body as a site for comedic possibility. Participants will be led through a series of explorations to investigate the comedic potential of dance improvisation utilizing the body as a starting point. We will then begin to utilize...

XDF: Workshop – Paulina Rewucka (DK) / FIMD

Cultural Center Caisa , Finland

Workshop: K-POW-orkshop Description K-POW-orkshop will be an opening of the process of creating a solo performance by Sissel with Paulina as choreographic assistant. Together, they will facilitate a workshop offering young participants and families insight into the methods and motifs shaping the solo. We will begin with a gentle warm-up to attune to our bodies...