The OuDance Festival will be held for the 27th time in Oulu on September 15-19, 2021.

Saturday 18.9.
At 16 Studio Cinema, Cultural Centre Valve
Sunday 19.9.
At 16 Studio Cinema, Cultural Centre Valve
If my grandmother would have had the chance to melt; being weak, wild, playful or broken, what kind of a person would I be?
Cold Chain is a dance film about over-generational silence. The movie dives into the families silenced stories, bringing our pre-mothers means of survival to this day. The performers are choreographer Ninni Perko, academic Marjo Kuusela, dancer Krista-Julia Arppo and over 30 women aged 25-90 years. Direction and script Juha Ilmari Laine and Ninni Perko, music Petra Poutanen and Jarmo Saari, mixed by Samuli Kosminen, researcher D.Soc.Sc. Anna-Maria Isola. The movie is a part of Roots-research (University of Turku)
Script and direction: Ninni Perko and Juha Ilmari Laine | Chereography: Ninni Perko | Music: Petra Poutanen and Jarmo Saari | Cinematography and editing: Juha Ilmari Laine | Costumes: Juulia Järvinen and Ninni Perko | Researcher: Anna-Maria Isola | Gaffer: Janne Häkkinen | Mask: Group | Producers: Ninni Perko and Juha Ilmari Laine | Production: Sivuun Ensemble ry | In collaboration with: project coordinator Mervi Leivo, Käpyrinne ry
Production year: 2020 – Duration: 18 min
Check out the entire program for OuDance Festival!
Admission to the Cold Chain Movie is free and it is not possible to reserve a seat in advance. The studio can currently accommodate 20 spectators.
Viewers are admitted in order of arrival.
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– Don’t participate in events when having symptoms
– Keep safety distances of 1-2 meters
– Take care of hand hygiene; wash your hands or use hand sanitizer
– Cough on a handkerchief or sleeve
– We recommend using a mask when following performances.