TAMPERE DANCE CURRENT DANCE ARTIST
JUKKA TARVAINEN
The Tampere Dance Current Dance Artist is dancer-choreographer Jukka Tarvainen. The festival’s dance artist’s task is to bring dance to the streets, to people’s everyday lives, during the festival week. Tarvainen creates both solo and group performances for public space with the dance students of Tampere Conservatoire. The title of these performances is Cavalcade of street performances.
Cavalcade of street performances
ASIAINTUNTIJA Feeler Expert
Tue 20.5. at 12-13 Jugendtori (premiere)
Wed 21.5. at 12-13 Koskipuisto
Thu 22.5. at 12-13 Laikun puisto
In case of bad weather, we will announce changes to the performance locations on social media.
An expert is a sensitive sensor of everything that is observed around him. He is a unique signal sensor on the street, feeling both real and imaginary vibrations from near and far, filtering them through himself and his body into the form of movement.
ASIALLISTA OLESKELUA Appropriate Lingering
Tue 20.5. at 16.15-17.15 (premiere)
Thu 22.5. at 16.15-17.15
The performance is moving on Hämeenkatu
A group improvisation moving on Hämeenkatu. The dancers are particularly inspired by lingering in urban space and moving in a way that is elevated from everyday life. The performers are a group of dance students from the Tampere Conservatory.
GATUGALLUP Entrance Poll
Wed 21.5. at 16.15-17.15
Fri 23.5. at 16.15-17.15
Performance is moving near Hämeenkatu
Gatugallup (Entrance Poll) is a performance and a poll that takes place on the street, where a human pyramid is used to temporarily create adjacent gates on the street. The gates contain opposing statements, and people walking along the street choose which gate to go through.
PICTURE: Hilma Tarvainen
NOIN KOLMEN KILOMETRIN LIIKE About three kilometers of movement
Sat 24.5. at 14.-15.30
Sun 25.5. at 13.30-15
The performance starts and returns to Laukontori.
An experiential and performance dance through the city that is open to everyone. Participants will walk a three-kilometer-long route as a group, moving based on impulses from the environment and fellow participants. If you feel like jumping on a manhole cover, you can do it. If you feel like doing somersaults, walking slowly, moving strangely, or doing pirouettes, let it go. The movement takes place without discussion, and after the tour we will discuss the experience together. No previous experience is necessary, everyone is welcome and moves freely from their own starting points. Participants will be instructed on site.
Free entrance, but registration is mandatory: liput(at)tanssivirtaa.net
Picture: Matti Häyrynen, Tanssin aika -festivaali 2016
Jukka Tarvainen is a dance artist and a choreographer who has performed in a wide variety of works by numerous choreographers and directors. He also works as a choreographer himself. Tarvainen has been an accomplished practitioner of acrobatics and parkour since 2003. Performances staged in settings outside the theatre and movement in public spaces are among his special areas of interest.
Cover photo: Gatugallup, Olohuone 306,4 km, Turku 2024 © Matti Helén
Picture of Jukka Tarvainen © Matti Häyrynen