Spotlight Northeast - Project / Zodiak Center for New Dance 2019-2021
I worked as a part-time project artist for this initiative, carrying out several sub-projects over the course of three years. Below are the key projects:
Koillisesta Koilliseen (From Northeast to Northeast) 2021
In this project that I conceptualized and led, local residents created their own art pieces, projects, or organized an event for the area. The early part of the project consisted of lectures and workshops where participants explored place-based and community-driven art in a multidisciplinary manner. The project culminated in the Paikallismaisemia Festival in Northeast Helsinki in September 2021, where participants presented and organized their own works.
Highlights of the project outputs:
YouTube Link
Dancing with Social Distance 2020
Dancing with Social Distance creates a space for people to meet without physical closeness during the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting has a simple structure in which participants take turns mirroring and witnessing each other's dance.
Working group:
Angela Aldebs and Kati Raatikainen
HS Article
A Being in a View 2020
Working group:
Angela Aldebs, Kati Raatikainen, Markku Essel
YouTube Link
Kulmilla - Walking Performance with Local Guides 2019
Working group:
Concept and direction: Kati Raatikainen
Sound/Music: Markku Essel
Producer: Anna Koskela
Performers/Guides: Katri Huusari, Antti Seppänen, Antti Marttila, Kalevi Inkinen, Tuula-Maija Rosenqvist, Leena Männistö, Tuula Marttila, Rak Sin Thai Dance Group, and Ruuti the Dog.
Puistola Service Center
Over the course of three years, I held one-on-one live and online meetings with residents, dancing with them, improvising for them, and leading workshops.
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I worked as a part-time project artist for this initiative, carrying out several sub-projects over the course of three years. Below are the key projects:
Koillisesta Koilliseen (From Northeast to Northeast) 2021
In this project that I conceptualized and led, local residents created their own art pieces, projects, or organized an event for the area. The early part of the project consisted of lectures and workshops where participants explored place-based and community-driven art in a multidisciplinary manner. The project culminated in the Paikallismaisemia Festival in Northeast Helsinki in September 2021, where participants presented and organized their own works.
Highlights of the project outputs:
YouTube Link
Dancing with Social Distance 2020
Dancing with Social Distance creates a space for people to meet without physical closeness during the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting has a simple structure in which participants take turns mirroring and witnessing each other's dance.
Working group:
Angela Aldebs and Kati Raatikainen
HS Article
A Being in a View 2020
Working group:
Angela Aldebs, Kati Raatikainen, Markku Essel
YouTube Link
Kulmilla - Walking Performance with Local Guides 2019
Working group:
Concept and direction: Kati Raatikainen
Sound/Music: Markku Essel
Producer: Anna Koskela
Performers/Guides: Katri Huusari, Antti Seppänen, Antti Marttila, Kalevi Inkinen, Tuula-Maija Rosenqvist, Leena Männistö, Tuula Marttila, Rak Sin Thai Dance Group, and Ruuti the Dog.
Puistola Service Center
Over the course of three years, I held one-on-one live and online meetings with residents, dancing with them, improvising for them, and leading workshops.
j