Photo: Tale Hendnes / Danses Hus Oslo
Harald Beharie: Sweet Spot
In Sweet Spot, by Harald Beharie, a visceral world unfolds in an intimate and immersive space.
Fri
Sat
The performance contains nudity
Tanssin talo, Pannuhalli
Performance
Sivuaskel-nykytanssifestivaali
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
Sat
Performance notes: Loud music, closeness to the audience
Zodiak Stage
Performance
Sivuaskel-nykytanssifestivaali
Photo: Magnus Nordstrand
Workshop by Harald Beharie
Choreographer Harald Beharie will give a workshop for dance professionals, as a part of the Side Step 2026 festival.
Sat
Zodiak Studio B2
Course
Sivuaskel-nykytanssifestivaali
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
Thu
Tanssin talo, Pannuhalli
Performance
Sivuaskel-nykytanssifestivaali
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
Fri
Tanssin talo, Erkko-sali
Performance
Sivuaskel-nykytanssifestivaali
Kuva: Bruno Gasperini
Workshop by Mounia Nassangar
Choreographer, dancer and international whacking icon Mounia Nassangar will give a workhsop for dance professionals and experienced non-professionals, as a part of the Side Step 2026 festival.
Fri
Dance House Helsinki Rehearsal Studio
Course
Sivuaskel-nykytanssifestivaali
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
Sat
Tanssin talo, Pannuhalli
Performance
Sivuaskel-nykytanssifestivaali
Photo: Kajsa Rolfsso
The Reflection Workshop
The Reflection Workshop is a shared space for audiences and artists to revisit and work with experiences from the festival’s performances. The free workshop will be facilitated by choreographer and Side Step Festival's co-curator Peter Mills.
Sat
Zodiak Studio B2
Course
Sivuaskel-nykytanssifestivaali
Elina Pirinen & Sinem Kayacan: REDDENING
Zodiak Visions Film Screening
Side Step Festival is proud to present four short art films, created by choreographer-director duos as a part of the Zodiak Visions project.
Sat
Tanssin talo, Erkko-sali
Other event
Sivuaskel-festivaali 2026
Photo: Rosaliina Elgland (2024)
Side Step 2026: The Final Party
Side Step Festival 2026 will close off with The Final Party at The Cable Factory's Coffee Bar.
Sat
The Cable Factory's Coffee Bar
Other event
Sivuaskel-nykytanssifestivaali