Zodiak - Center for New Dance
For the audience, Zodiak offers a versatile repertoire of the most interesting artists and trends in contemporary dance.
Venue for contemporary dance in Helsinki
Zodiak - Center for New Dance is a production, performance and event venue of Finnish contemporary dance. It provides a joint platform for Finnish independent dance groups, dancers and choreographers.
For the audience, Zodiak offers a versatile repertoire of the most interesting artists and trends in contemporary dance.
Zodiak
- co-produces and hosts around 15-20 new Finnish dance productions a year
- co-operates with many other Finnish and international dance venues
- organises international tours and exchange for Zodiak productions
- invites foreign guest performances, choreographers and teachers; works with foreign partners in various ways
- arranges classes and intensive courses in contact improvisation, improvisation, release technique, Alexander technique, new dance etc.
- organizes two dance festivals: Side Step Festival, a biennial topical and active contemporary dance festival with international programming; and Z-in-motion, a yearly, multifaceted event of new dance, with guest performances by Finnish and international artists
- co-operates with many Finnish dance festivals e.g. Full Moon Dance Festival, Moving in November, Helsinki Festival
- co-runs Helsinki International Artist-in-residence Programme (HIAP) at the Cable Factory, which enables 1-2 foreign choreographers to work for 1-2 months at Zodiak every year
- emphasises audience development and pedagogical work
- works as a regional dance center in Helsinki
- functions primarily at the Cable Factory - where it has a 80-seat performance space, two rehearsal spaces and an office - but produces performances also for other venues around the capital
Zodiak - Center for New Dance
Tallberginkatu 1 B/154
00180 Helsinki
tel. (09) 694 4948
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Text: Outi Järvinen
Photo: Zodiak
