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Nordic regional (net)working

During the winter of 2024 and the spring season of 2025, the Regional Dance Center of Ostrobothnia, in collaboration with Danscentrum Norr and Dans i Västerbotten, will organize residency exchanges …

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Pohjalaiset tanssiammattilaiset palkittiin Suomen Teatterijärjestöjen Keskusliiton ansio- ja kunniamerkeillä 

For the first time, Finland’s Regional Dance Centres have awarded medals of merit and honour to individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of the field. From the region of …

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On the Difficulties of Developing the Structures of Dance Art – and Other Reflections on the History of the Regional Dance Centre Network from the Artists’ Perspective

In these times that are difficult for art (and perhaps for appreciation as well), it is sometimes important to see the good around us. When I was asked to write about the history of the regional …

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Meet Elias Berglund

Elias Berglund is a dancer and dance artist from Vöyri, currently living in Helsinki. His pursuit of community, love for popular culture, and the confusion that life inevitably brings are present in …

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Riina Kalmis greetings from Belgium

In April, I received an email from the Regional Dance Centre in Ostrobothnia asking whether I would like to take on a representative assignment in Belgium. After a short moment of consideration, I …

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Residency exchange - Nordic regional (net)working

In the winter of 2024 and the spring season of 2025, the Regional Dance Centre in Ostrobothnia will organize residency exchanges between Umeå/Västerbotten and Vaasa/Ostrobothnia in collaboration with …

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Meet the regional dance artist Jussi Hanhirova

Our 2024 regional artist, Jussi Hanhirova, works at the intersection of art, science, and technology, developing methods that enable interaction between cutting-edge technology and contemporary …

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Thank you for applying!

We received a wonderful number of inspiring applications earlier this year – thank you for them! We will contact all applicants regarding the decisions during February.Later this spring, we will open …

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Apply now: dancer in project Dance of the fisherman

Open call 2.-21.1.2024 During July 2024 Finnish dancer/choreographer Taneli Törmä and Irish theatre director Caroline McSweeney will make a Finnish version of their performance “Dance of the …