Programme | Zodiak

Samuli Emery, Sanni Kriikku: Merry Christmas Sanni and Samuli!

‘Christmasland is more than snow and mountains cold and gleaming. Christmasland is where the soul can rest in peaceful dreaming. And the journey there won’t take you very long, you’ll see. For Christmasland is waiting in the heart of you and me.’ –…

Thu

21.8. at 19

Premiere

Sat

23.8. at 15

Tue

26.8. at 19

Wed

27.8. at 19

Tue

2.9. at 19

Wed

3.9. at 19

Thu

4.9. at 19

Sat

6.9. at 15

There was a small amount of so called "pay what you can" tickets available for each performance date. The PWYC tickets sold out.

The performance contains theatre smoke and theatre haze, as well as loud noises.
The performance contains nudity and sexually suggestive content.
A dog will be visiting the stage during the performance.

Zodiak Stage

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Photo: Sinem Kayacan / Zodiak

Lydia Touliatou: ATROPOS

ATROPOS, by Lydia Touliatou, embarks on a profound exploration of the connections between death and migration through the rich tapestry of Greek mythology, a fusion of Bharatanatyam and contemporary choreographic methods, and the lived experience of a…

Tue

23.9. at 19

Premiere

Thu

25.9. at 19

Fri

26.9. at 19

Sat

27.9. at 15

Tue

30.9. at 19

Wed

1.10. at 19

Thu

2.10. at 19

Sat

4.10. at 15

There is a small amount of so called "pay what you can" tickets available for each performance date. The PWYC tickets can be bought in advance via this link >>>.

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Kuva: Jussi Ulkuniemi

Zodiak Laboratory: Jussi Ulkuniemi

Zodiak Laboratory is Zodiak's residency concept. In October 2025, the ZodLab residency artist is dancer, artist Jussi Ulkuniemi, together with their working group.

Thu

16.10. at 17

Fri

17.10. at 17

Zodiak Studio C4

Z-Lab

Photo: Ilkka Saastamoinen

Janina Rajakangas Project: Floor is Lava

Floor is Lava is a performance where professional dancers meet the embodiment of children’s imagination. This performance is a space for shared reflection on a world shaped by crisis and on the human impact on other species and one another.

Wed

22.10. at 10 – 14

Premiere

Thu

23.10. at 10 – 14

Fri

24.10. at 10 – 14

Wed

29.10. at 10 – 14

Thu

30.10. at 10 – 14

Fri

31.10. at 10 – 14

Other event

Zodiak-nuoret 2021–2025

Photo: Jussi Ulkuniemi

Suvi Kemppainen, working group: From a Great Height

From a Great Height invites you into an eerie, submerged world of hidden depths and psychopoetic corporealities.

Wed

22.10. at 19

Premiere

Fri

24.10. at 19

Sat

25.10. at 15

Mon

27.10. at 19

Tue

28.10. at 19

Wed

29.10. at 19

Fri

31.10. at 19

Sat

1.11. at 15

There is a small amount of so called "pay what you can" tickets available for each performance date. The PWYC tickets can be bought in advance via this link >>>.

The performance on Tue, Oct 28, will be recorded for internal archival use.

Zodiak Stage

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Photo: Terhi Hartikainen

Zodiak Laboratory: Terhi Hartikainen

Zodiak Laboratory is Zodiak's residency concept. In November 2025, the ZodLab residency artist is Terhi Hartikainen, together with their working group.

Thu

20.11. at 17

Fri

21.11. at 17

Zodiak Studio B2

Z-Lab

Photo: Pekka Lempiäinen

N3 & Re-Ditus – Artistic Collaboration

N3 & Re-Ditus is an site-specific performance featuring Young Dancers, the joint peforming dance group of Zodiak and dance school Tanssivintti.

Fri

21.11. at 19

Premiere

Sat

22.11. at 15

Esityspaikka: MUU Helsinki Contemporary Art Centre

Other event

Photo: Kristian Palmu

Emmi Venna: Grid

Grid is a microcosm of motion, unfolding movement by movement, dance after dance.

Wed

3.12. at 19

Premiere

Thu

4.12. at 19

Fri

5.12. at 19

Mon

8.12. at 19

Tue

9.12. at 19

Thu

11.12. at 19

Fri

12.12. at 19

Sat

13.12. at 15

There is a small amount of so called "pay what you can" tickets available for each performance date. The PWYC tickets can be bought in advance via this link >>>.

Tanssin talo, Pannuhalli

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Illustration: Karoline Bakken Lund

Harald Beharie: Sweet Spot

In Sweet Spot, by Harald Beharie, a visceral world unfolds in an intimate and immersive space.

Fri

30.1.2026 at 18

Sat

31.1.2026 at 19:30

Tanssin talo, Pannuhalli

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Sivuaskel-festivaali 2026

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1起) birth, 2承) eating, 3轉) working, 4結) death. Photos: Hubert Crabières

Kidows Kim: High Gear

High Gear is a solo piece that explores a corporeal collection of figures drawn from parasitized intimate memories, intertwined with imagery from alternative manga.

Fri

30.1.2026 at 20

Sat

31.1.2026 at 18

Performance notes: Loud music, closeness to the audience

Zodiak Stage

Performance

Sivuaskel-festivaali 2026

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Photo: Elin Berge

Alma Söderberg: Infinétude

Infinétude, by Alma Söderberg and working group, is a performance where six people join to create sounded and danced rhythms together.

Wed

4.2.2026 at 19

Thu

5.2.2026 at 18

Tanssin talo, Pannuhalli

Performance

Sivuaskel-festivaali 2026

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Kuva: Le Kabuki

Mounia Nassangar: STUCK

In her first work as a choreographer, international whacking icon Mounia Nassangar explores the ability of dance to take over from speech when words are stuck.

Thu

5.2.2026 at 19:30

Fri

6.2.2026 at 19

Tanssin talo, Erkko-sali

Performance

Sivuaskel-festivaali 2026

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Photo: Julie Cherki / Sens Interdits

Zora Snake: L’Opéra du Villageois

L’Opéra du Villageois, by Cameroonian dance artist Zora Snake, is both a burial and liberation ritual. It denounces the European museums that harbour looted art in their collections and conjures up the spirit of the stolen objects.

Fri

6.2.2026 at 17

Sat

7.2.2026 at 18:30

Tanssin talo, Pannuhalli

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Sivuaskel-festivaali 2026

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