41st Kuopio Dansfestival 17–23 June

The 41st Kuopio Dance Festival 2010 will take you on a colourful journey from the Nordic area to China and Argentina, from classical ballet to contemporary dance and tango. The majority of this summer´s acts, such as smashing Shanghai Ballet, Julio Bocca´s Ballet Argentino and the celebrated Chinese Jin Xing Dance Theatre, are visiting Finland for the first time.

The Festival Week will see one of the broadest overviews of dance in the Nordic countries as the leading contemporary choreographers and dance companies of their countries are presented; Cullberg Ballet from Sweden (Mats Ek, Johan Inger, Alexander Ekman), Iceland Dance Company (Jo Strømgren, Lára Stefánsdóttir), Carte Blanche from Norway, (Hofesh Shechter), Danish Dance Theatre from Denmark (Tim Rushton), Danish Palle Granhøj and Skånes Dansteater from Sweden with Finnish Susanna Leinonen´s and Jorma Uotinen´s latest pieces.

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