Grid is a microcosm of motion, unfolding movement by movement, dance after dance.
Disguised as shapes, rhythms and formations with seven dancers, Grid merges the buzzing energy of the dancefloor with variating patterns and danced riddles, tapping into a field of possibilities that opens up between movement, sound and sensation.
Echoing the centuries-old artistic curiosity towards the grid as a structuring tool and an infrastructure for vision, the performance draws from both its mythical and material dimensions. A system, a device, a carved out space, Grid is a finite fragment in perpetual passage, demarcating an area for the enigma of dance.
Review in Huvudstadsbladet by dance critic Jan-Peter Kaiku
Interview for Zodiak’s podcast
Text about the work by Joonas Pulkkinen
Duration: 50 mins
Venue: Tanssin talo, Pannuhalli
Premiere season: 03.12 / 04.12. / 05.12 / 08.12 / 09.12 / 11.12 / 12.12 / 13.12.2025
Post-performance discussions on Fri, Dec 5 (in Finnish) and Thu, Dec 11 (in English).
Choreography and direction: Emmi Venna
Created with and danced by: Inka Auvinen, Mami Kang, Mira Kautto, Salim Mabrouk, Marlon Moilanen, Nelia Naumanen, Maya Oliva and Esete Sutinen
Music: Sunny Seppä
Lights and scenography: Kristian Palmu
Costumes: Iiris Kamari
Preliminary images: Jaakko Pallasvuo
Artistic Consultation: Erno Aaltonen, Armin Hokmi Kiasaraei, Hanne Jurmu, Oxi Koskelainen, Arttu Palmio
Production: Zodiak – Centre for New Dance, Emmi Venna
Supported by: Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Kone Foundation, Finnish Cultural Foundation, Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation, The Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux
In collaboration: Drifts
Teaser video: Trang Chung, Jean-Sebastien Degni
Performance photos: Eva-Liisa Orupõld