STRETCH FURTHER - EXPLORING IDENTITY

Wednesday 9.9. – Seminar Day 1

• 9:00-10:30 Workshops / meetings during morning
• 11:00 Lunch at Radisson Blu
• 12:00 Keynote 1-  What does (professional) identity consist of?
  • PhD Tale Næss (NO) – author, playwright, dramaturg and artistic researcher, based in Tromsø and Oslo.
• 13:30 Artist response  – Eva Svaneblom (SE)
• 14:30 Workshops/ Small groups related to interests to deepen the subject
• 15:30  Coffee
• 15:45-16:45  Summary for day 1
• 17:15-18:00 OuDance goes Valkea – the opening for OuDance Festival in shopping centre Valkea (Kauppurienkatu 19)
• Dinner of your choice
• OuDance Festival Programme:

  • Armour Circus Works: Morphosis (FI), Valvesali at 19, Premiere
    Special prize for Stretch Further participants via code ”StretchFurther26”

  • Huutajat: Weeping Men, Tuira Beach at 20 
• Festival Club – stay tuned for more info

Silent venue available during the day.

Thursday 10.9. – Seminar Day 2

• 8:30-10:00 Workshops / meetings etc
• 10:30 Keynote 2 – Place – the impact of place on identity
  • PhD Leena Kela (FI) – performance artist, curator, festival director
• 12:00 Artist response – Katrín Gunnarsdóttir (IS)
• 12:30 Lunch at Radisson Blu
• 14:00 Panel discussion on What does a career look like at different stages of life?
  • Participants from different Countries
• 15:00 Academic response – Heli Ansio (FI)
• 15:30 Coffee & Workshops/ Small groups to deepen the subjects
• 16:30-17 Summary for Day 2 all together
• Dinner of your choice
• OuDance Festival Programme:

  • Ruth Rebekka Hansen: RIPE BODY (DK), Pikisali, Oulu Theatre at 19

  • Huutajat: Weeping Men, Tuira Beach at 17 & 20 

Silent venue available during the day.