kekäläinen & company

18.10.2018
K&C visits Iceland in December.  ICE HOT  Nordic Dance Platform takes place in Reykjavik 12th – 16th December 2018. K&C has been chosen to present Kekäläinen’s Hafed – collage of differences and fragility  in Gaflaraleikhúsið Theatre 14th December at 3 pm.

10.10.2018
Open call for Keidas 2019 has been extended.
We accept applications till 22nd October 2018.
Instructions and more info HERE

18.9.2018
Open call for KEIDAS Residency has begun.
We accept applications  18.9.-16.10. 2018
Find more info HERE

6.7.2018
K&C mail server has had some technical problems between 16th June and 4th July, but it has been solved now. If you have tried to contact us during that time, please do resend your messages. We are sorry for the inconvenience!

21.5.2018
KEIDAS-residence begins in June
K&C Physical Art Theatre at Cable Factory welcomes 6 artists to work with their performances in June and July. Performances for audience will be seen between 14th and 17th August 2018. In June Keidas-residency guests are three solo artists Mira Kautto, Sara Kovamäki and Jenni-Elina von Bagh. In July IRMA-collective, Leila Kourkia and Emil Uuttu will process their group/duo performances at Keidas. K&C Keidas-residency project started in 2016.

17.1.2018
BODY, MEAT and SPIRIT – Perspectives to the Work of Sanna Kekäläinen is now published!
This bilingual book about the groundbreaking work of Sanna Kekäläinen contains articles from six writers and unique photos of Kekäläinen’s works. Writers are dance researcher, PhD Riikka Laakso, philosopher-writer, MA Olli Ahlroos, researcher, M.Soc.Sc Maria Svanström, visual artist/writer/director, PhD Teemu Mäki, post-doc researcher, PhD Anu Laukkanen and director/writer/performer MA Janne Saarakkala. 
BUY IN PRINT Books on Demand (96 p.): 23,99 €
BUY E-BOOK Elisa Kirja 11,99 €
(E-book also at iBooks, Amazon, Google Play)

2.1.2018

Sanna Kekäläinen’s new work HULLUT (Insane) premieres 24.1.2018 at Stoa, Helsinki!
GET TICKETS HERE!
Read more about the work here!

2.10.2017
K&C is searching for a full-time executive producer from 1.3.2018
Check out the application info (in Finnish) here!

8.8.2017
Welcome to the exciting autumn season of K&C!

– K&C is invited to Tanz im August, Berlin! The performances will be seen at Sophiensaele 31.8.-2.9.! More info below!
– Zodiak – Centre of New Dance has commissioned a work to their 20/30th Anniversary celebrations from co-founder Sanna Kekäläinen. Studien über Hysterie Zwei will be seen at Zodiak stage 16.-22.8.! The work is a new version of Kekäläinen’s remarkable early work Studien über Hysterie (1991).
– Open call to K&C’s Keidas-residency by 15.9.2017! More info (in FInnish) here!
– The next work of Kekäläinen’s series Politics of Humane and Unconscious premieres in in January 2018. The work Hullut (Insane) will be seen at the big stage of Stoa Cultural Centre!

20.6.2017
Thanks ever so much to our audience, working groups, supporters, collaborators, Keidas-residency groups and other friends for this great spring season!

12.6.2017
K&C at TANZ IM AUGUST, BERLIN
K&C has been invited to Tanz im August 2017 with Sanna Kekäläinen’s work HAFED COLLAGE OF DIFFERENCES AND FRAGILITY! The work will be seen at Sophiensaele in Berlin 31.8.-2.9.
Read more here!

3.5.2017
KEIDAS-RESIDENCY: OH, FOREST / MAIJA NURMIO
at Physical Art Theatre, Cable Factory
Performances: 24.5. 19:00, 25.5. 19:00 & 26.5. 19:00
Tickets at the door half an hour before, with cash only!
READ MORE HERE!

23.2.2017
WHORESCOPE PREMIERE 1.4.2017
Sanna Kekäläinen’s new one woman performance WHORESCOPE premieres 1.4. at RUUMIILLISEN TAITEEN TEATTERI, Cable Factory!
More info and tickets here!WELCOME!

16.1.2017
K&C’s SPRING SEASON is here!

In the programme Sanna Kekäläinen‘s new work WHORESCOPE in April at Physical Art Theatre, continuation for Keidas residency projects and much more!

More information coming soon, in the meantime news in Finnish here!

9.12.2016
KEIDAS-RESIDENCY: VIOLA / MASI TIITTA
at Physical Art Theatre

Performances: 14.1. 19:00, 16.1. 19:00 & 17.1. 19:00
Tickets at the door half an hour before, with cash only!
READ MORE HERE!

22.11.2016
KEIDAS-RESIDENCY: INTIMA Ö / JOHANNA IKOLA
at Physical Art Theatre

Performances: 2.12. 19:00, 3.12. 19:00 & 4.12. 15:00
READ MORE HERE!

8.8.2016
K&C’s Autumn season starts with a premiere!
Sanna Kekäläinen’s new group work HAFED COLLAGE OF DIFFERENCES AND FRAGILITY premieres on 8.10.2016 at Physical Art Theatre at Helsinki.

More info and tickets here!

K&C will be attending Tanzmesse in Düsseldorf in August and
IETM Valencia in November, hope to meet you there!

Keidas-project is continuing this season. Three working groups have rehearsed at Physical Art Theatre during K&C’s summer break, and in December we will see the results of Johanna Ikola’s residency. Next at Keidas will be Masi Tiitta.
Looking forward to the season, welcome to performances!

17.6.2016
It’s soon time for a little summer break for K&C!
Keidas-residency is continuing throughout the summer, and we’ll continue with the new work HAFED COLLAGE OF DIFFERENCES AND FRAGILITY soon again! Looking forward to autumn with great expectations!

THANKS FOR THIS SPRING SEASON to our darling working groups, audience, collaborators and supporters! See you soon!

7.6.2016
Sanna Kekäläinen’s new work
HAFED COLLAGE OF DIFFERENCES AND FRAGILITY
will be seen at Physical Art Theatre 8.10.-29.10.2016!
More info here!
An excerpt of this new work, a duet with Sanna Kekäläinen and Maija Karhunen, will be seen at X Dance Festival 11.6.2016 at Pannuhalli in the Cable Factory!

19.4.2016
Natura Diskoteka by Janne Marja-aho & Martin Bergstöm premieres at Ruumillisen taiteen teatteri (Physical Art Theatre) at the Cable Factory on 12.5. at 19:00! Other performances 14.5. 19:00 & 15.5. 15:00.

Natura Diskoteka is the first project of K&C’s KEIDAS – mentoring and performing residency. Mentor Sanna Kekäläinen. Read more about the work here!

Performances: 12.5. 19:00, 14.5. 19:00 & 15.5. 15:00
Ruumiillisen taiteen teatteri, Cable Factory, Tallberginkatu 1 C 4th floor.
Tickets: 25/15 e (cash only!)
Reservations: kc(at)kekalainencompany.net / 09 694 1201
Tickets at the door, half an hour before the performance.
Only cash! Welcome!

19.11.2015
Sanna Kekäläinen’s new work PASSION premieres on 22.1.2016 at Stoa, Helsinki!
Read more about the work and find ticket information here!

Welcome to the performances, which will begin the 20th Anniversary year of K&C!

9.11.2015
News on dance studies: Aino Järvi-Eskola’s master’s thesis “Feministinen autobiografinen esitys tanssinäyttämöllä, esimerkkiteoksena Sanna Kekäläisen Puna-Red-Rouge” has been published, readable in Finnish here!

11.9.2015
DIVA VULVA is invited to Alone in the Rain? -festival to Joensuu, Finland, on 22.10. Welcome!

24.8.2015
The autumn season of K&C is full and very exciting:
DIVA VULVA will be seen in PARIS, at Jerk Off Festival on 19.9.2015. The venue is the magnificent Le Carreau du Temple in Le Marais!
QUEER ELEGIES travels to the Festival of Dance CANNES, where a performance will be seen on 28.11.2015 at Salle Des Arlucs in a Studiotrade Platform!
The company’s studio theatre Physical Art Theatre welcomes dance artist Valtteri Raekallio for visiting performances in 3.-4.10.2015. More information to come!
K&C welcomes a new member to the production crew: Inna Schwanck starts as K&C’s publicist! A warm thanks to Aino for the previous 3 years and good luck for your future endeavours!

A new work of Sanna Kekäläinen named PASSION is being created at the moment. With dancers Janne Marja-aho, Jonna Eiskonen and Satu Rekola Kekäläinen is working intensively towards the premiere in STOA, Helsinki, in January! We will be happy to share more info on the work and other exciting news of this season soon!