The Ageing Body Pro Series #1
Wednesday 15. April at 18:00 - 19:00
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19.00–20.00 Artist talk
Language: English
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Stage Konepaja, Helsinki
Silke Z. & Liisa Pentti: The Ageing Body Pro Series #1
The Ageing Body Pro Series #1 is the first part in a series of dance performances dedicated to the professional challenges and particularities of female freelance dance artists in the context of ageing.
In dialogue with choreographer Silke Z., Liisa Pentti confronts her artistic identity and the process of ageing on stage. Together they reflect on their past and present experiences, such as the need to balance artistic autonomy with earning a living as well as the physical demands and the role they play in the ageing process.
Using dance techniques to approach their questions from biographical and social perspectives, Silke and Liisa ask: Which experiences in their professional careers have been or continue to be formative? What power relations have they experienced, helped shape, endured and dismantled as women? What role does ageing play in this?
The Ageing Body Pro Series brings active professional female dancers, aged over 60 and from a variety of nationalities and dance backgrounds, to the stage, highlighting their journeys and histories and providing the audience with an accessible insight into dance creation processes.
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The performance is part of the program for Dance Legacy Reset Camp, an international event organized by Liisa Pentti +Co. See the full program at www.konepajannayttamo.fi/en/dance-legacy-reset-camp.
The performance space is accessible by wheel chair. An assistant accompanying a wheelchair user is admitted free of charge. Please reserve seats by email: [email protected]
Stage Konepaja • Aleksis Kiven katu 17, 00510 Helsinki, Finland