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
Sat
Tanssin talo, Pannuhalli
Performance
Sivuaskel-festivaali 2026
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-festivaali 2026
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-festivaali 2026
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-festivaali 2026
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-festivaali 2026
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