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ZODIAK VISIONS

Zodiak - Center for New Dance, as the foremost production house for contemporary dance in Finland, presents 8-10 premieres every year. As part of this co-production process, Zodiak puts great attention to the creation of various visual materials for and from these performances.

Many choreographers’ curiosity and generosity to open their work to a different medium as a common thread ignited the application process to seek funding, in order to take these dialogues further and test their practice-based applications.

Eventually this spark resulted in the project titled Zodiak Visions, where filmmakers/visual artists and choreographers have been invited to come together to re-imagine the stage productions; as film.

Following rich discussions regarding the differences and commonalities between the practices of dance on film, dance for film, and dance as film; with respect to the plural suffix in the project title vision-s, outcomes have been manifold, and contemporary in true Zodiak fashion, from genre-bending fantastical thriller to absurdist existential humor. All very strongly honoring the deep-rooted historical ties between the experimental film and performance fields.

Short films; Everything is Right Before, Kielo, Jellymamamama, and Reddening are the four gems revealed by this process. You are warmly welcome to join the private screening and celebrate with us!

The Zodiak Visions project also includes the VR Documentation of Will Funk For Food: A Fistful of Funk, which is not part of the screening but can be viewed through the Second Theatre app.

SCREENING PROGRAM

KINO REGINA

28.02.2025
14pm–15:30pm

Brief information about the Zodiak Visions project and a few welcoming words.
by Jenni-Elina von Bagh and Anna Antsalo
The film “Everything is right before” depicts a moment that is about to start. An actor is preparing herself before a shooting. The crew is waiting. Instead of going forward the actor gets blown away by multiple options.
by Janina Rajakangas and Sinem Kayacan
Kielo finds it hard to sit still in class. She takes a break venturing into the corridors of her imagination.
by Karolina Ginman and Hertta Kiiski
A body emerges from a jellylike substance into a warped universe in which inside becomes outside and outside inside in an infinite loop. Ephemeral others appear and disappear, diving into, consuming and nourishing one another.
by Elina Pirinen and Sinem Kayacan
Four good friends travel through time and space for an alchemical and sensuous celebration full of phantasms. Familiar yet unexpected faces appear along the way.
A short behind the scenes documentary by Anna Poleteli.
Freeform conversations.
Directors and choreographers will be available to meet those who would like to hear more about the projects at the project room next to the auditorium, and have a glass of bubbles!
We kindly ask the crew members and avecs to start moving to the afterparty location after the screening.