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Dmitry Melnikov: “Listening to your body is the only way to stay true to your feelings”

Celebrating work in progress sharing of Moving Barents 2020 – Out Of Urgency in TaikaBox’ studio on Pikisaari, Oulu, we are publishing interviews and monologues of the dance artists in Barents. We spoke on the topics, that inspire them to dance within “Moving Barents” project: fighting climate change, pollution, refugee crisis, sexism, racism, depression, abandonment,Continue reading “Dmitry Melnikov: “Listening to your body is the only way to stay true to your feelings””

Jenny Schinkler: “There might be a need for some rage”

Celebrating work in progress sharing of “Moving Barents 2020 – Out Of Urgency” in TaikaBox’ studio on Pikisaari, Oulu, we are publishing interviews and monologues of the dance artists in Barents. We spoke on the topics, that inspire them to dance within “Moving Barents” project: fighting climate change, pollution, refugee crisis, sexism, racism, depression, abandonment,Continue reading “Jenny Schinkler: “There might be a need for some rage””

Henna Räsänen: “Knowledge causes more pain, but I’d rather know”

Celebrating work in progress sharing of “Moving Barents 2020 – Out Of Urgency” in TaikaBox’ studio on Pikisaari, Oulu, we are publishing interviews and monologues of the dance artists in Barents. We spoke on the topics, that inspire them to dance within “Moving Barents” project: fighting climate change, pollution, refugee crisis, sexism, racism, depression, abandonment,Continue reading “Henna Räsänen: “Knowledge causes more pain, but I’d rather know””

Susanna Voyushina: “The word changes the world, the dance changes you”

Celebrating work in progress sharing of “Moving Barents 2020 – Out Of Urgency” in TaikaBox’ studio on Pikisaari, Oulu, we are publishing interviews and monologues of the dance artists in Barents. We spoke on the topics, that inspire them to dance within “Moving Barents” project: fighting climate change, pollution, refugee crisis, sexism, racism, depression, abandonment,Continue reading “Susanna Voyushina: “The word changes the world, the dance changes you””

Mikael Marklund: “Sadness is your fuel to be happy”

Ahead of the upcoming work in progress sharing of the MovingBarents2020 – Out Of Urgency in TaikaBox Studio on Pikisaari we are publishing interviews and monologues of the dance artists in Barents. We spoke on the topics, that inspire them to dance within “Moving Barents” project: fighting climate change, pollution, refugee crisis, sexism, racism, depression,Continue reading “Mikael Marklund: “Sadness is your fuel to be happy””

Maya Mi Samuelsen: “Feel the fear and do it anyway”

Ahead of the upcoming work in progress sharing of Moving Barents 2020 – Out Of Urgency in TaikaBox’ studio on Pikisaari, Oulu, we are publishing interviews and monologues of the dance artists in Barents. We spoke on the topics, that inspire them to dance within “Moving Barents” project: fighting climate change, pollution, refugee crisis, sexism,Continue reading “Maya Mi Samuelsen: “Feel the fear and do it anyway””

Dance Meets Words

“Moving Barents 2020 – Out of Urgency” is especially dear to us as it breaks the limits of time and distance. We use choreography and technology to create an online interactive studio where artists from Finland, Sweden, Norway and Russia dance on the margins of climate change. Through movement and emotion they express the dramaContinue reading “Dance Meets Words”

The Second Skin

Within #MovingBarents2020 project we in #TaikaBox connect with our dancing partners in the studios of Norway, Sweden and Russia. Through moving our bodies together, breathing, laughing, using a giant projector and challenging each other with tasks, we win over anything that has been trying to set us apart, whether it is #distance, #Coronavirus or #bordersContinue reading “The Second Skin”

The Lighthouse as a Dance Scene

Henna Räsänen and I checked out one of the most beautiful places in Oulu and whole Northern Finland – the lighthouse on Nallikari beach. We were talking about birds as they inspire much of Henna’s work in progress nowadays, comparing birds to humans and feathers to human hair. Obviously hair is something that does comeContinue reading “The Lighthouse as a Dance Scene”