KASVU JA KUKOISTUS

The multidisciplinary butoh performance Kasvu ja kukoistus depicts the time of year when nature is in its fullest bloom, midsummer. The performance is also a celebration of aging, as we can continue to grow and bloom throughout different stages of life, if circumstances so allow. 

The piece visits the world of performance art, but keeps its roots firmly in butoh dance.

Minja Mertanen is an established butoh artist, dance teacher, dance/movement therapist and yoga instructor. Currently she is studying somatic movement therapy. Mertanen works in the performing arts field at Reality Research Centre, in Other Spaces Live Art collective and Höyhentämö. In addition, Mertanen performs and teaches butoh in Finland and internationally, and is the co-artistic director of Helsinki Butoh Festival.

16.6. at 19 | 17.6. at 19 | 18.6. at 19 
PerformanceSirkus

8.7. at 16
Jyväskylä Festival, Kulttuuritalo Villa Rana, Jyväskylä

Choreography and dance: Minja Mertanen
Directing and video: Jenni Kokkomäki
Music: Miro Mantere
Costume design: Suvi Hänninen
Lighting design: Jere Suontausta
Poster photography: Jan Ahlstedt
Production: Tanja Eloranta/Höyhentämö-Pluckhouse and Jyväskylän Kesä
The production has funding from the Niilo Helander Foundation

Age recommendation: 7+

Lenght: 45 min

Tickets: 10/15/25 €      You can choose which ticket category you want. You can reserve your tickets in advance from tuottaja@hoyhentamo.fi or with text message from +358456711047. You can also buy tickets from our webshop.