Kinetic Orchestra

Dance group

Choreography work and rehearsal for an upcoming kinetic dance performance, including creating its soundscape and looking into necessary video techniques.

Kinetic Orchestra is a modern dance group from Helsinki. The aim of the group is to produce modern dance performances that are unique in style and to play our part in the development of Finnish and European modern dance. Kinetic Orchestra was founded in 2010 and is led by Choreographer Jarkko Mandelin. Kinetic Orchestra is the partner of the artist collective Taideosuuskunta Apinatarha with whom we share a production crew.

Our long-term objective is to acquire a shared space with Taideosuuskunta Apinatarha and to create the operational preconditions for sustained work in modern dance.

Kinetic Orchestra combines the techniques of various different dance styles with circus and dance theatre. The group revolves around our training squad which consists of nine dancers. The objective of the training squad is to learn to master things that require longer commitment than the normal rehearsal period of a dance performance allows.

At the Saari Residence, we will be working on our performance A Game of Three, which will premier this fall, and also try to discover new ideas for the upcoming season. We hope to be inspired by the atmosphere of Saari Residence and each other’s company.