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“Dance has not been something I can take for granted, ever. I find it as a luxury.”

The second part of Moving in November -festival, Traces from November, took place in Helsinki between 14th-20th of June 2021 with performances for small audiences and in outdoor spaces. In November Esitysradio met with Frédéric Gies, the choreographer of Tribute. Gies performed Tribute – the library version as solo. In June Weld Company performed Tribute – the outdoor version at Tapiola Amfitheatre. Discussing with the dancers Sybrig Dokter, Disa Krosness ja Elias Girod are Janina Rajakangas and Tuomas Laitinen.

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“We are getting further and further apart as people and cities are becoming more and more the same.”

The second part of Moving in November -festival, Traces from November, took place in Helsinki between 14th-20th of June 2021 with performances for small audiences and in outdoor spaces. Esitysradio met with Nada Gambier, Mark Etchells and Thomas Kasebacher from the stage work The Voice of a City. Discussing with them are Janina Rajakangas and Tuomas Laitinen.

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In the second episode of Zodiak Presents podcast we meet Suvi Kemppainen, Kaisa Niemi ja Marika Peura, whose work and then they left has been rescheduled already twice due to corona restrictions. The discussion is in Finnish. Zodiak Presents is a podcast published by Zodiak Center for New Dance; the first episodes are done in collaboration with Esitysradio.

In the first official episode of Zodiak Presents podcast we meet choreographer Johanna Nuutinen, whose work OPIA is online between the 1st -15th April in the program of Zodiak Center for New Dance. While the work available online is adopted for the camera, Mira Kautto and Tuomas Laitinen from Esitysradio experienced a preview of the piece onsite. They discuss the experience and the artistic process with Nuutinen and researcher Jaana Parviainen. The discussion is in Finnish. Zodiak Presents is a podcast published by Zodiak Center for New Dance; the first episodes are done in collaboration with Esitysradio.

Zodiak Center for New Dance has launched a new podcast titled Zodiak Presents, composed of discussions on dance and art, led by visiting hosts. The first episodes are realized in collaboration between Zodiak and Esitysradio! In the teaser episode, Zodiak’s Artistic director Harri Kuorelahti and the Head of Zodiak Engagement Katja Kirsi introduce the series together with Mira Kautto and Janina Rajakangas from Esitysradio.

“I like let the art come into me.”

In January we met Mikko Niemistö, who performed his solo piece Odd Meters at Zodiak center for new dance already in September 2020. The discussion is in Finnish, and realized via remote connection. Talking with Mikko are Janina Rajakangas and Tuomas Laitinen.

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“What should I let go of in my own contemporary dance hassle in order to be let into conversations with people?”

In the fourth episode of Moving in November -series we meet Pie Kär, who worked at the festival as a dramaturg of social choreography. Discussing with Kär are Janina Rajakangas and Mira Kautto. The discussion was recorded via remote connection and it is in Finnish.

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In the third episode of Moving in November -series we meet Antonia Baehr, who performed Consul and Meshie together with Latifa Laâbissi at the Kunsthalle Helsinki. In the performance the figures of two chimpanzees occupy a visual installation by Nadia Lauro resembling the inside of a limousine. Discussing with Baehr are Janina Rajakangas and Tuomas Laitinen.

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“The pandemic does not change so much my way or what I want to see. I just want to see more dance.”

In the second episode of Moving in November -series we meet Frédéric Gies, who performed solo the piece originally conceived for a group of nine dancers of Weld Company. Tribute – the library version was seen on the Stoa stage. Discussing with Gies are Mira Kautto and Janina Rajakangas.

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The third year of collaboration between Esitysradio and Moving in November Festival has begun!

The guests of the first episode on the performances of this years festival are Maria Oiva and Kristina Junttila from Talking in the Rain: An Entertaining Show About the Weather. Oiva and Junttila are the artistic leaders of the project, which is a collaboration between Reality Research Center, Ferske Scener and Western Norway Research Institute. Talking in the Rain was realized as a distant performance. Discussing with Oiva and Junttila is Mira Kautto.

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