Janina Rajakangas Project: Dancer

Dancer is the final piece of the trilogy that dismantles patriarchy in everyday life. 

Janina Rajakangas Project’s works Meadow (2021), Venus (2022) and Dancer (2023) each focus on one of the structures of patriarchy that haunt people's everyday lives. The works are not interested in the theory of patriarchy but in how the power of fathers is seen and felt daily. Dancers are restrained by the power of the restrictive society which is reflected in who counts as a dancer and who does not. The work explores questions such as who dares to apply for the jobs available for dancers in the contemporary dance field and who they are offered to.

Some of the dancers in the piece are considered neurodivergent. The needs and experiential knowledge of the neurodivergent spectrum feed the choreographic process. The diverse rhythms of the performers are choreographed into an enjoyable polyphony.

Performers: 

Aino Laine, Rinja Sartolahti, Maija Reeta Raumanni, Ninu Lindfors, Maria Mäkelä, Kielo Kivinen, Bruno Zambrano, Tinja Nerkko, Tashi Iwaoka + 4 interns Juska Ojajärvi, Vilma Tuomi ja Saara Milton (Riveria, degree programme in dance Outokumpu), Miika Luukko (Live)
 

Kiasma Theatre

15.-27.9.2023

Premiere 15.9.2023

Performances:
15.9. / 20.9. / 27.9. at 19.00

17.9. / 19.9. / 23.9. / 26.9. at 14.00
 

Tickets 25 / 15 € from Lippupiste, duration 1 h 15 min