Program | Kuopio Dance Festival 2021

Emanuel Gat Dance (France): LOVETRAIN2020

A contemporary “Musical” for 14 dancers, LOVETRAIN2020 will call upon the wonderful music of the 80s British duo Tears for Fears.

Eun-Me Ahn Company (South-Korea): North Korea Dance

For this piece, Eun-Me Ahn dived into the videos coming from North : military parades and fan dances, gestures showing off virility and and virtuoso acrobatics, traditional dances and village dances.

Genelec-gala

On stage will be seen Alan Lucien Øyens sparkling solo Sinnerman performed by Daniel Proietto and Akram Khans masterpiece KAASH performed by Spanish IT Dansa.

winter guests (Norway): Story, story, die.

With a cast of 7 extraordinary dancers – Story, story, die. looks at the interdependency between lies and love: The things we do to be liked.

La Veronal (Spain): Sonoma

Marcos Morau’s Sonoma is a cry of the body, a primitive howl to feel alive in the pace of the digital age.

Kinetic Orchestra (Finland): Mostly Mass

Mostly Mass is a corporeal poem – a performance that gives itself over to bodily instincts and wildness.

Adi Boutrous (Israel): One More Thing

In One More Thing, Adi Boutrous strives to convey a state of listening, solidarity and support for the other.

Carl Knif Company (Finland): Matka

Matka is a site-specific and communal work whose choreography Carl Knif will create in collaboration with Carl Knif Company dancers and the work’s audience.

Dance Schools On Stage 1-3

In On Stage perfomances, selected dance schools will perform to the festival audience. Every group will get feedback from professional jury after their perfromance.