Paper combines contemporary dance, circus, and parkour dealing with themes of preservation and identity in a rapidly changing urban culture.
“Paper” is a contemporary dance piece whose themes include memory, preservation, and identity in a rapidly changing urban culture. The work is composed of short scenes and atmospheric images in which different movement techniques—contemporary dance, circus, and parkour—blend together. The piece uses elements such as thread and metal, old and new, cold and soft.
“For me, the artistic process began with studying an old knitting technique passed down through my family. I started practicing this disappearing craft in order to keep it alive in the future. As I knitted, I felt that something which could be entirely my own was in fact foreign to me, a part of a vanishing world.”
Iiro Näkki’s solo work “Paper”, aimed at young audiences, is the debut production of Playground Co., and it will premiere in May 2026.
The daytime performances are primarily for Art Testers, but some of them also have tickets for the rest of the audience. Friday’s evening performance is completely open to all audiences.
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