Will Funk For Food: A Fistful of Funk

The work is inspired by the hypermasculinity and toxic machismo of western films and the genre's cavalcade of characters. A Fistful of Funk revolves around locking from which it begins to weave connections to the world of contemporary dance theatre.

Choreography: Akim Bakhtaoui, Wilhelm Blomberg and Will Funk For Food

Performers: Akim Bakhtaoui, Wilhelm Blomberg, Jeffrey Kam, Teemu Kullberg, Sami Pajari
Participating in the creative process: Sami Harju, Joonas Kilappa, Kai Ruusuvuori (WFFF)
Stage design: Oscar Dempsey
Costume design: Antrea Kantakoski
Lighting design: Jaakko Sirainen
Sound design, musician: Sebastian Kurtén
Dramaturge: Juho Keränen
Drummer: Leo Mäkinen

Photography: Jussi Ulkuniemi

Performances: 3.6.-8.6.2024 Tanssin talo, Helsinki
Production: Zodiak – Centre of New Dance

Wakey-wakey is a psychedelic musical that promotes transitions from one layer of the subconscious to another. The stage piece relies on songs and texts echoing times of change, trance, love and death.

Artistic concept: Mikko Niemistö

Choreography and songs: Mikko Niemistö together with Karolina Ginman

Performers: Karolina Ginman, Antrea Kantakoski, Mikko Niemistö & Johannes Vartola

Texts: Mikko Niemistö

Costume and knitwear design: Antrea Kantakoski

Pattern and knitwear design: Emilia Kuurila

Sound design: Johannes Vartola

Lighting design: Teo Lanerva

Spatial design: Elina Lifländer

Artistic dialogue: Jenni-Elina von Bagh

Production: Mikko Niemistö and Kiasma -theatre

Photos: Finnish National Gallery / Pirje Mykkänen

Performances: 22.9.-1.10.2022 Kiasma -theatre, ARS22 -exhibition.

Residencies and collaboration: Kutomo Contemporary Art Space

Ehkä production and Alpo Aaltokoski Company

Supported by: The Kone Foundation and Arts Promotion Center Finland

Matilda Aaltonen – Joel Teixeira Neves: Voyeur

The space is divided by a large window. The performers and the audience are sat on different sides of it.

“I am looking at you looking at me looking at you looking at…”

Concept, choreogrpahy, direction: Matilda Aaltonen & Joel Teixeira Neves
Lighting design: Mia Jalerva
Sound design: Mitja Nylund
Costume design: Antrea Kantakoski
Production: Todellisuuden tutkimuskeskus
Duration: 60 min

Performances: Sivuaskel Festival 7.2. - 22.2.2020 at Zodiak and the Universum Theatre

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