Susanna Leinonen Company: Rajatila

Rajatila is a new, deeply touching contemporary dance work by Susanna Leinonen Company that explores the visible and invisible boundaries that shape life.

The piece continues the Susanna Leinonen Company’s series of works created together with older people and forms the fifth independent part of the series.
Through this work,Choreographer Tatiana Urteva wishes to explore the physical and emotional power of bodies that have experienced life – their movement, rhythm and expression that comes from decades of experience. Rajatila invites us to reflect on how psychological and physical borders guide our everyday lives, how they are tested and how they ultimately shape our identity.

On the stage, expressive elderly people come together with professional dancers. The life experience and physical wisdom of older people intertwine with the physicality and precision of the dancers, creating a moving and powerful ensemble.

Rajatila is a work about humanity, change and resilience. It challenges notions of what dance can look like and who can create dance.

The work is part of the City of Helsinki’s project to promote cultural activities for older people.

Choreography Tatiana Urteva
Music Kasperi Laine
Lights Marianne Lagus
Costumes Sari Nuttunen