Forbidden 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.”
We are guided by rules we didn’t create. Whose voice repeats the warnings, the old truths, and inherited fears in our heads? In the shadows of the mind sit those who claim to know better—those who whisper warnings before we even dare to cross the line. But who drew that line?
This performance dives into the prohibitions given to us—and those we’ve taken on ourselves. What happens when the body does what it shouldn’t? When movement becomes inappropriate, strange, playful? When the mind moves freely? When memories take over?
In the storeroom of the mind lie a schoolyard. Grandpa’s rubber boots. An unresolved argument. Lemonade in the sauna. Tears of longing. The threat of violence. A bucket of cloudberries. Forbidden gestures, words, thoughts—everything pushed aside and… the Macarena.
You must not act. You must not see. You must not remember. But if you forget, someone will surely remind you.
Performers: Helmi Järvensivu, Laura Kallas, and Kaisa Ristiluoma
Choreography and Direction: Sari Palmgren
Music: Kaisa Ristiluoma
Sound Design: Lauri Uusitalo
Costume Design: Mirkka Nyrhinen
Lighting Design: Janne Teivainen