4X – Dance Event by Four Theaters
4X, the touring dance event, will once again take place in spring 2025. This dance event is a mini-festival organized by four dance theaters – Aurinkobaletti, Minimi, Raatikko, and Rimpparemmi – showcasing the latest repertoire of each theater, providing a panoramic view into the world of Finnish dance.
The tour starts in May 2025 in Kuopio, travels via Rovaniemi, to Turku and Vantaa.
In Rovaniemi, the 4X event is not just an evening featuring four performances but expands into a mini-festival at Cultural House Wiljami, incorporating food, drinks, and stimulating discussions. The evening culminates with the official 4X after-party featuring DJ jams by the recent Emma Award winner Jaakko Laitinen.
4X – the night of four performances 16.5. klo 19
Culture House Wiljami, Rovaniemi
Dance theater Raatikko: FLOWERS TO THE DOORSTEP
“Scenes from the Symbiotic Phase of a Relationship to Lifelong Indestructibility: Flowers to the Doorstep” is a reinterpretation of a dance piece originally created by Jaakko Toivonen in the Netherlands in 2010. In this duet, which depicts various stages of a relationship, flowers serve as powerful messengers.
Performers: Taru Koski, Jaakko Toivonen
Choreography: Jaakko Toivonen
Production: Dance Theatre Raatikko
Dance theater Rimpparemmi: FORBITTEN MOVEMENTS
Forbidden Moves is a thought-provoking and absurdly humorous performance about the boundaries of the body, movement, mind, and memories. What moves us? What holds us back?
“You mustn’t leave mushrooms in the forest. You mustn’t stomp. Don’t be like your mother. Don’t ski without a hat. Don’t stare. Don’t sit with your legs too far apart. Don’t be too much.”
Performers: Helmi Järvensivu, Laura Kallas, Kaisa Ristiluoma
Choreography and Direction: Sari Palmgren
Music: Kaisa Ristiluoma
Sound Design: Lauri Uusitalo
Costumes: Mirkka Nyrhinen
Lighting Design: Janne Teivainen
Production: Dance Theatre Rimpparemmi and Routa Company
Dance theater Minimi: TRUST OFF
Trust Off, delves into the many facets of falling – both physical and emotional. How does one navigate life’s unpredictability and overcome setbacks that knock them down repeatedly? How can we learn to accept the inevitability of falling and find ways to endure it?
Choreography: Taneli Törmä
Dancer: Katja Mustonen
Sound Designer: Sasu Ripatti
Lighting Designer: Ruben Rissanen
Production: Dance Theatre Minimi
Aurinkobaletti: TEE
Tee1 (road, platform, track way, means, by).
Tee2 (tea beverage, tea plant).
Tee is Urmas Poolamets’ first solo piece that he created for himself.
Script and Choreography: Urmas Poolamets
Dance: Urmas Poolamets
Visualization: Urmas Poolamets and Magnús Sigurðarson
Videos: Marju Lepp, Manfred Vainokivi, and Magnús Sigurðarson
Lighting Design and Set Realization: Magnús Sigurðarson
Production: Aurinkobaletti
🗣️ Art Talk – Taideraati
Between the performances, the evening’s host Jaakko Laitinen picks an audience member for a casual chat in the lobby bar. You’re welcome to join the conversation – or just listen in, culture-club style.
🍷 Tapas & Atmosphere
This year, 4X also feeds the stomach as well as the soul! Wiljami’s bar serves tasty tapas plates alongside drinks – both veggie and non-veggie options available. Orders on-site only.
🎧 DJ Jams – The Official 4X Afterparty
When the stage lights go out, the dancefloor lights up. The official 4X afterparty kicks off with DJ Jaakko Laitinen behind the decks – get ready for rhythm, charm, and full-on groove.
Contact Information:
- Aurinkobaletti Executive Director Sami Skantsi, [email protected], +358 50 470 1618
- Tanssiteatteri Minimi Artistic and Production Director Taneli Törmä, [email protected], +358 45 78736 280
- Tanssiteatteri Raatikko Theater Director Jaakko Toivonen, [email protected], +358 50 544 3205
- Tanssiteatteri Rimpparemmi Artistic Director Matti Paloniemi, [email protected], +358 44 550 4835