WHAT IS LIIKERI?

Dance Theatre Liikeri  is a contemporary dance company from Tampere, Finland. We want to share dance experiences filled with movement and playfullness. We give extra attention on interaction between the dancers and audience, sometimes meaning activating audience, other times involving spectators  in the making-of process.  Our contemporary danceproductions are made for both young and older public and for different kind of spaces. Our focus lies on collective work process, relaxed athmosphere and playing with movement.  

Dance Theatre Liikeri was founded in 2013 by dancers Matti Haaponiemi, Linda Kuha and Nadja Pärssinen. They are all born in 1986, in the year of Tiger. Liger (in Finnish 'liikeri') however, is a hybrid cross between a tigress and a male lion. And can't be a coinsidence that 'liike' means 'movement'. 
 

PRODUCTIONS

Hännän huippu
PREMIERE | 12th of December 2018, Leikkitoimintakeskus Henneri, Tampere

Elävä Galleria
PREMIERE | 15th June 2018, Liikelaituri, Tampere
TRAILER | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ef855Yd7Mk&fbclid=IwAR1LqwXv8s4K-CIfVwYD7mulJrrHQOGLZQ_IwSnU_lQTOunoNOWIzNo1u-U

Like a virgin
PREMIERE | 10th of August 2018, Liikelaituri, Tampere

Dancing lecture about bar dancing
PREMIERE | 31st of July 2015, Kulttuuriravintola Kivi, Tampere
TRAILER | https://vimeo.com/138178731

ArtyParty
PREMIERE | 12th of August 2015, Nightclub Mixei, Tampere
TRAILER | https://youtu.be/cFx8F1629dE

Meet me if you love me 
WORK-IN-PROCESS DEMO | 25th of April 2015, Gallery Dada, Tampere
TRAILER | https://vimeo.com/125143982

Play-ready!
PREMIERE | 16th of August 2014, Culture Centre Piipoo, Lempäälä
TRAILER | https://vimeo.com/99869757

Nine to five
WORK-IN-PROCESS DEMO | 6th and 8th of June 2014, Ylöjärvi City Library and Sorsapuisto, Tampere
TRAILER | https://vimeo.com/104852453

Long live the legs
PREMIERE | 29th of March 2014, Culture Centre Rulla, Tampere
TRAILER |  https://vimeo.com/85200998

STAFF

Linda Kuha, dancer, choreographer
Niina Kastari, dancer
Jenna Kuivamäki, dancer
Sini Vainio, dancer, choreographer (on maternity leave 2018-2019)

GUESTS

Antti Marjakangas, dancer
Mikko Turpeinen, dancer
Essi Koivula, dancer
Joel Nurmi, dancer (trainee)
Ilmari Tiitinen, musician, sound designer, performer
Disa Kamula, performer
Omar Truco Kallonen, lightning designer
Riia Niemelä, dancer, choreographer
Nadja Pärssinen, dancer, choreographer
Matti Haaponiemi, dancer, choreographer
Antti Seppänen, choreographer
Antti Maunu, lecturer