VIDEO
BEATING MCENROE BY HOSSU – TRAILER
KISSING BOOTH – TEASERS
Script and Direction: Jonna Wikström
Dramaturgical Assistance: Anna Krogerus
Premiere: January 11, 2023
This light sci-fi-themed performance boldly yet humorously explores liking, boundaries, corporeality, and sexuality from an elementary school-aged perspective. The topical theme also prompts reflection on the appreciation of human diversity.
TES
TRAILER
JÄTKÄSAAREN SYDÄN (THE HEART OF JÄTKÄSAARI)
MY PLACE
The video pieces “My Place” are part of the Zodiak’s Dance Companions project.
These pieces were created by interviewing elderly people about places that hold significance for them in Helsinki. Based on these interviews, a script and execution were crafted for the videos.
Direction and Choreography: Kira Riikonen
Script: Onerva Hannula
Filming and Editing: Jonna Wikström
Music: Markus Bonsdorff
Production: Jeroen Sebrechts
CYCLE CITY SOUL AND BODY
Cycle City is an artistic experience accessible by bicycle, spreading throughout Helsinki. Conceived by choreographer Kira Riikonen and performance artist Tuukka Jukola, the piece invites you to experience, observe, and marvel at the layers and sights of the city with fresh eyes.
Concept Design and Implementation: Kira Riikonen and Tuukka Jukola
Performance Dramaturgy and Script: Onerva Hannula, Tuukka Jukola, and Kira Riikonen
Performers: Anneli Kanninen, Jaakko Nieminen, Kardo Shiwan, Heidi Julku (Tampere Conservatory), Sara La Mela (Riveria Outokumpu), and volunteer assistants
Sound Design: Jani Orbinski
Voices: Tuukka Jukola and Veera Lapinkoski
Advisors: Janne Saarakkala and Tuomas Koski
English Translation: Veera Lapinkoski
App and Route Dramaturgy: Jani Orbinski, Tuukka Jukola, and Kira Riikonen
Image Materials: 360 Finland, Helsinki City Museum’s image archives, and the production team
VIDEOS: Jonna Wikström
Production: Zodiak – Center for New Dance, Helsinki Festival, Kira Riikonen, and Tuukka Jukola
NORMAL CAKE PLEASE
“Normal Cake, Please” is equivalent to a fictional wedding at Paavali Church, Helsinki, in July 2021. This surprising and site-specific English-language performance questions the nature of freedom, the necessity of a wedding cake, and, most importantly, what is considered normal. The audience is invited to engage with the subject matter, helping resolve the conundrum faced by the characters: what kind of union will be formed, and who will end up with whom.
Team: Nina Larissa Bassett (DK), Ivo Briedis (LV), Janne Saarakkala (FI), Jamie MacDonald (FI/CA), Raisa Omaheimo (FI), Kira Riikonen (FI), Dajo Vande Putte (DK), Viha Piirakka (FI), Varanka (FI), Paula Koivunen (FI), Janne Pellinen (FI), Mikko Helenius (FI), Thomas Burø (DK), Beáta Kublik (DK), VIDEOS Jonna Wikström
“Normal Cake, Please” is a Finnish-Danish-Latvian collaboration project produced by the Uneasy Listening Society (DK) from 2017-2022, taking place in Helsinki in cooperation with Music Theatre Kapsäkki. The project is supported by the Nordic Culture Point, Kone Foundation, and the Arts Promotion Centre Finland.