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💙 This November, a big part of our programme is dedicated to and celebrating artists living and working in Helsinki—and how thrilled we are to already open the curtain a little, announcing the names of these wonderful artists.

During November 5–15, we present creations by:

Alen Nsambu
Antonia Atarah
Chen Nadler
Giorgia Lolli
Iiris Laakso
Jenni-Elina von Bagh
Johanna Karlberg
Kadence Neill
Matilda Aaltonen
Mikko Niemistö
Milla Koistinen
Sara Grotenfelt
Veli Lehtovaara

The works of these artists—and the whole programme—will be launched September 16th. So it's a good idea to stay tuned🌀

"These works will be interwoven with performances by artists from abroad, blurring and questioning the boundaries between the local and the international. What do these categories mean today?"

In the meanwhile you can read the text "A Peek Behind the Curtain" on our website. Link in bio ;)

@alenzambu @annakozonina @tuunih @chen.nadler @giorgilolla @laaksoiiris @jennielinavonbagh @karlbergjohanna #kadenceneill @matilda_aaltonen @mikkomikcool @millakoistinen__ @saragrotenfelt @velilehtovaara

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#skr2026 #movinginnovember #liikkeellamarraskuussa #contemporarydance #esittävätaide #nykytanssi #festival #festivaali #performingarts

Original photos: Ilkka Saastamoinen, Laura Malmivaara, Joonatan Aaltonen, Marthe Nyvoll, Paul Valikoski, Sara Lando, Vera Kavaleuskaya by @lmfestivaali

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😍Save the date😍

Did you know—edition 2026 marks the 40th anniversary of Moving in November. We will go again this year from 🌀5 to 15 November🌀! Program will be released mid-September so stay tuned, friends 💙

#movinginnovember #liikkeellämarraskuussa #nyktanssi #contemporarydance #esittävätaide #perfromingarts #festivaali #festival #helsinki #menovinkki by @lmfestivaali

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💙Thinking about Audience: A Village is not a Village without a Café

Here you go! Full text in English, written by our Artistic Director Kerstin Schroth, originally for Dance Magazine nr 8/26.

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@lifelongburning
@nomaddanceacademy
@brainstoreproject

Photo: Petri Summanen

#creativeeurope #lifelongburning #audience #festival #movinginnovember by @lmfestivaali

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"Thinking about Audience: A Village is not a Village without a Café"–text by Artistic Director Kerstin Schroth written for Dance Magazine nr. 8/26 💘 published by Brainstore Project and Nomad Dance – Bulgaria within Life Long Burning – Futures Lost and Found, funded by the Creative Europe program of the EU.

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@dancemageu
@brainstoreproject
@nomaddanceacademy
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Photos in the article by Petri Summanen

#lifelongburning #creativeeurope #movinginnovember #dancemagazine by @lmfestivaali

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⛅️Moving in November has received the Spearhead Grant (Kärkihankeapuraha) from Finnish Cultural Foundation! Yesterday our Artistic Director Kerstin Schroth and Managing Director Isabel González took part in the Uusimaa Regional Fund annual celebration to receive the grant.

The grant is aimed at boosting the visibility of local contemporary dance and fostering international exchange during this year’s festival, taking place from 5 to 15 November.

Thank you @kulttuurirahasto for supporting our work! 🎉

As this year marks our 40th anniversary, Moving in November is the oldest and most significant contemporary dance festival in the Helsinki area, known for its international and ambitious curation, and openness to experimentation. Since 2020 Artistic Director Kerstin Schroth and Managing Director Isabel González have been developing the festival’s international networks and ways of supporting the local scene.

Photo: Petri Summanen

#skr2026 #movinginnovember #liikkeellamarraskuussa #contemporarydance #nykytanssi #festival #festivaali #performingarts #esittävätaide by @lmfestivaali

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...all the while preparing for this year's festival – why not a little throwback to some of the unforgettable moments from last year 🫶

1. After Soup moments 🍲
2. Sandra Calderan and Rébecca Chaillon charming the audience with La Gouineraie
3. Screening of Their Eyes Will Sear Holes In The Night Sky by Bianca Hisse and Laura Cemin with Al Huriya Dabke
4. Soup Talk moments 🍲
5. Alina Sakko taking over Stoa foyer with Exercise on empathy [a score for performing a human]
6. More Soup Talk moments 🍲
7. Gathering for Soup Talk: Focus on the Local Landscape 🍲
8. Beautiful opening night with Michael Turinsky's Work Body

We are working hard and eager to bring you such preciousness again this year. Stay tuned!

captured by Petri Summanen

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#movinginnovember #liikkeellamarraskuussa #festival #festivaali #contemporarydance #nykytanssi #perfromingarts #esittävätaide #SoupTalk by @lmfestivaali

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"Whose Battle Are We Fighting? Moving in November in the Face of Funding Cuts" ❗️ A new text on our webpage, written in response to the funding cuts Moving in November is facing.

While we are preparing this year's festival, the Finnish state's decision to cut Moving in November's funding creates an ever greater insecurity about the future – reflecting a deeper structural failure.

"How can a state that recognizes the importance of art and culture fail to sustain a festival like Moving in November and not look actively after and support the structural stability of a healthy ecosystem of cultural organizations that coexist, nourish and complement one another with different roles, approaches, and responsibilities, that are ultimately in service of a diverse modern, contemporary society with very different needs and tastes?"

Read the full text, also found through our bio 🔗

#liikkeellamarraskuussa #movinginnovember #festivaali #festival #contemporarydance #nyktanssi #funding #rahoitus #cuts #leikkaukset #taiteenrahoitus #artsfunding

Photo/graphic design: Jaakko Pietiläinen by @lmfestivaali

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4 months ago

Finally here comes Maria Säkö’s beautiful article about last year’s Moving in November in English.

Published in Rondo 2/2026 / translated from Finnish to English by Moving in November.

Small correction: Eetu Viren, is actually a Finnish Philosopher.

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@adamkinner___ @christopherwilles @stoahelsinki
@luciagarciapulles @bureaucokot @caisahelsinki
@cherishmenzo @grip.artists
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@jennielinavonbagh @merensumu by @lmfestivaali

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5 months ago

🌀 Save the Moving in November dates 2026 🌀
✨ November 5-15 ✨

#movinginnovember #liikkeellämarraskuussa #festival #november #helsinki by @lmfestivaali

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✨ In the frame of the EU project Life Long Burning and it’s programme Capacity Grid, Moving in November sends Helsinki-based choreographer and researcher Lydia Touliatou to Berlin for “Tour Through Tanztage”, a peer to peer event which takes place during Tanztage Berlin.
Together with local artists Lydia gets the chance to browse through the festival. ✨

🌀 Enjoy your travel and time in Berlin, Lydia! 🌀

In collaboration with @uferstudios_tanz_berlin
@lifelongburning @lydtlt @sophiensaele

#movinginnovember #liikkeellamarraskuussa #creativeeurope #luovaeurooppa #lifelongburning #capacitygrid #festival #festivaali

Picture: Lydia Touliatou © Joona Mäkelä by @lmfestivaali

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✨Moving in November 2025 impression & feedback ✨ Part 2

You described the programme as a wide spectrum of expressions - where choreography can take place.

Performances were political, playful and precise —
moments where bodies, sound and space shifted attention.
From intensity to stillness,
from shared rhythm and energy to intimate encounters.

Moving in November became a place to slow down and be together.

Discussions and gatherings like this were described as rare —
and therefore precious —
and the way it is all curated felt radical.

You told us that the aftertaste and feeling were:
patience, care, risk, warmth, and community.

🌀 Thank you for the shared time and adventure. ❤

📸Petri Summanen, Meri Björn, Kerstin Schroth, Isabel Gonzalez, Ilkka Riihikallio

@caisahelsinki @kiasmatheatre @eskusfinland by @lmfestivaali

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✨Moving in November 2025 impression & feedback ✨ Part 1

You described the programme as a wide spectrum of expressions - where choreography can take place.

Performances were political, playful and precise —
moments where bodies, sound and space shifted attention.
From intensity to stillness,
from shared rhythm and energy to intimate encounters.

Moving in November became a place to slow down and be together.

Discussions and gatherings like this were described as rare —
and therefore precious —
and the way it is all curated felt radical.

You told us that the aftertaste and feeling were:
patience, care, risk, warmth, and community.

🌀 Thank you for the shared time and adventure. ❤

📸Petri Summanen, Meri Björn, Kerstin Schroth, Isabel Gonzalez, Ilkka Riihikallio

@stoahelsinki @caisahelsinki @teatterimuseo by @lmfestivaali

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