Festival of Augmented Dance Triple Bill: A Song of Gravity, Porous & Deep Outside

The opening night of Festival of Augmented Dance brings together three international works that merge dance and technology in unexpected ways. Across the evening, audiences move from a poetic exploration of gravity, through a living landscape where body and nature merge with the digital, to the physical and psychological effects of space travel. All three works originated in the EU co-funded EU Dance Hack project, 2024–2025.

1. Noora Juppi & Aino Palosaari (Finland): A Song Of Gravity (15 min)

A Song of Gravity is a multidisciplinary performance that combines classical music, pole dance and interactive technology into a unified artistic experience. It is a poetic exploration of gravity – both as a physical phenomenon and as a metaphor for humanity, boundaries, and freedom.

Concept: TaikaBox

Choreography and dance: Noora Juppi

Direction: Tanja Råman

Live music and sound: Aino Palosaari-Angervo

Visuals: John Collingswood

Costume: Tanja Råman

BREAK (5 min) – audience remains in the venue

2. Yurika S. Yamamoto (Germany) / TaikaBox (Finland): Porous (20 min)

Five dancers, interactive sensors, and striking visuals come together in a poetic exploration of bodies, nature and technology. As movement is translated into sound and vision, the performers create a living landscape where organic motion and digital response intertwine, blurring the line between organism and machine. Rooted in Yurika’s sensory-based practice, the work invites audiences to reflect on how our bodies adapt and evolve within an increasingly hybrid natural-digital world.

Concept: Yurika Yamamoto & TaikaBox

Choreography: Tanja Råman

Dance: Elina Tähtelä, Silja Tuovinen, Milla Toppi, Anniina Haapalainen, Maarit Utriainen

Sound: Jussi Alaraasakka

Visuals: John Collingswood

Costume: Tanja Råman

INTERMISSION (20 min) – audience may leave the venue

3. Dorottya Podmaniczky (Hungary): Deep Outside (25 min)

Deep Outside is a solo performance exploring the physical and psychological effects of space travel on the human body. Blending contemporary dance and aerial acrobatics, it translates the often invisible impacts of extreme environments into a vivid movement language shaped by inner transformation. Visuals, sound and physicality interact as a living score, continuously influencing one another to create a dynamic, immersive experience.

Concept, choreography & performance: Dorottya Podmaniczky

Music: Jussi Alaraasakka

Visuals: John Collingswood

Costume: Dorottya Podmaniczky

Supported by Oulu2026, Oulun kaupunki, Taike, OAMK (University of Applied Sciences), Kulttuuritalo Valve, Troikatronix Pipo Interfaces.