Programme

All year round programme

JoJo – Oulu Dance Center is a professional dance production center offering international, multidisciplinary dance art programme, with a focus on contemporary dance. The program also includes the OuDance Festival in the autumn.

JoJo's programme

Welcome to enjoy dance safely!

JoJo’s programme consists of JoJo’s own productions and guest performances.
OuDance Festival is held in September.

Tickets are sold at the Cultural Centre Valve ticket office and at Ticketmaster.fi. The performances can be found using the “JoJo esittää” search, unless otherwise stated. For tickets for OuDance Festival performances, the search term is “OuDance”.

Boys in the Sand – EN

PERFORMANCES 8. & 9.5.
The guest performance of the Adi Schwarz Dance Project's international team, Boys in the Sand, explores the softness, vulnerability and femininity of the male body in today's world.

Stretch Further– EN

As part of the Oulu2026 year, JoJo produces a major international dance event Stretch Further – Exploring Identity. The two-day event, on Wed-Thu, 9–10 September 2026, combines the international Keđja Stretch event with the national Kiertoliike Professional Forum - connected ...

Chiaroscuro II– EN

PERFORMANCES on 21. & 22.4.
The venue-based Chiaroscuro by Ilmatila combines contemporary movement, circus and Cassiopeia's choral music under the direction of Ilona Jäntti. The production will take place at Oulu Cathedral.

MASS (EN)

PREMIERE on 17.4.2026
Four nights. Hundreds of performers. One unforgettable experience. Leonard Bernstein’s MASS is a music theatre phenomenon of epic scale – a once-in-a-lifetime event, unlikely to be seen again this far north.