UPCOMING
GHOSTS OF ROSEGARDEN – newavantgardist – primitive interartistic work with Starvinsky Rite of Spring corpoduced by Zodiak- Center for New Dances, Soltumatu Tantsulava, Dansens Hus Stockholm, Bit Teatergarasjen premire 6th of October Dance House Helsinki Erkko Hall and touring onwards
Participating in Biennale Danse Lyon 2025 in September
QUATTRO STAGIONI – pizza-avantgarde show with Jenni-Elina von Bagh and Tom Rejström, premiere in November 2025, more info soon
Residency of Ghosts of Rosegarden in Soltumatutantsulava Tallinn 11th-23rd of August
SUSIRAJA ARTS ACADEMY leading and teaching 30th of June-5th of July
HAPPENING NOW
Ongoing corporeal and textual research of libidian intuitive artistry and matrescence in Wild Horses Atelier Helsinki
THE REDDENING art movie directed together with Sinem Kayacan, Cannes Film Festival 18th-21st May
Writing, composing and recording residencies for the second album of Al2Be3
RECENT HISTORY
BEDROOM DANCES premiere the 9th of April in Theatre Academy Helsinki
https://www.uniarts.fi/tapahtumat/bedroom-dances/
Teaching masterclass for master students of Theatre Arts in Tampere Universities 12th-22nd of February
NAILSALON NEXT TO THE GRAVEYARD an interartistic stage piece for 14 dancers and a bagpipest, premiere in 18th of January 2025 in LMTA Vilnius, shows 18th of April, 16th of May in LMTA white space .
https://www.instagram.com/lmta_dance/p/DE2pz_xoU2M/
MORTAL TROPICAL DANCES touring in Norrlandsoperan Umeå 4th of December 2024
DOVES AND BLOODS with 4 dancers, 4 actors and 8 kids in Theatre Viirus, premiere 6th of September 2024
https://www.viirus.fi/en/shows/doves-and-bloods
MORTAL TROPICAL DANCES touring in Meteor Festival Bergen the 18th-19th of October 2023
Working as dancer in director Esa Kirkkopelto’s big avantgarde stage project SATAN IS DEAD premiere in Zodiak-Center for New Dance the 21st of March 2024. First appearance of the magicians in the international Baltic Circle festival 2023
https://www.zodiak.fi/en/programme/satan-dead
https://www.balticcircle.fi/en/ohjelmisto/love-me-in-november-club/
Workshop leader in ”The reports from the dark rooms of the body” in Dance.lt Summer Intensive the 21st -29th of August 2023 Vilnius
DAWNS, a site sensitive performance with Kamus Quartet in Our Festival 2023 by the Lake Tuusula 29th of July
https://meidanfestivaali.fi/tapahtuma/13405/
MORTAL TROPICAL DANCES for 7 international dancers and 18 live musicians co-production by Zodiak – center for New Dance, Dance House Helsinki and Carte Blanche Norway premiering in May 2023 in Dance House Helsinki big stage Erkko Hall
https://www.tanssintalo.fi/en/performances/elina-pirinen-mortal-tropical-dances
Finnish State Art Award 2022
Maternity leave with sweet baby daughter September 2022-February 2023
Working as poetical writer in Scores for Pleasure, a hybrid choreographic project that delves into dance and movement through the lens of pleasure. Artistic direction: Przemek Kaminski
ARMAGEDDON together with choreographer Sonya Lindfors and director Sara Melleri In Espoo City Theatre big stage premiering in March the 2nd 2022
Experimental article release about choreography and voice published my MASKA journal Slovenia
https://maska.si/en/journal/glas-plesa/
Working with Carte Blanche Bergen in October 2021