Kitka Collective Performance Installation: Dark Matter

Name: Kitka Collective Performance Installation: Dark Matter
Start: 2026-10-12T12:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-10-12T12:15:00.000Z
Location: Tapiola Library

Kokonaan mustassa tanssistudiossa kolme hahmoa tanssii lattialla. Heistä näkyy vain studiovalon tuoma kajo oikealla puolella.

Time

Mon 12.10.2026 EET/EEST15.00–15.15 EET/EEST

Location

Kulttuuriaukio 2, 02100 Espoo

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Price

Free entry

Organizer

Kitka Collective

Kitka Collective Performance Installation: Dark Matter

Dark Matter is the latest dance work by Kitka Collective, created for public spaces. The piece invites audiences to pause and slow down. In our time, and especially in many urban environments, life is marked by a tense and ever-accelerating pace. People hurry along absent-mindedly and turn away from one another.

With this work, Kitka Collective seeks to bring presence and the possibility of human connection into these spaces. The highly attuned dancers place themselves in vulnerable situations, supporting one another while also surrendering to being supported. They remind us that no one can survive alone and that mutual dependence lies at the heart of our humanity.

Dark Matter is delicate and intimate in nature, engaging in a dialogue with the surrounding space and the people within it. Through its installation-like form, the work creates a new rhythm in the environment, one of slowness and stillness. This can leave a powerful impression even on those who pause only briefly to experience the piece.

Kitka Collective is a contemporary dance group based in Helsinki, consisting of dance artists Katriina Kantola, Iiris Raipala and Elina Valtonen. The collective specializes in promoting accessibility in its artistic work and is committed to reaching new audiences.

Performers: Kitka Collective / Katriina Kantola and Elina Valtonen

Choreography: Iiris Raipala

Duration: 15 minutes

Supporter of the Espoo tour: City of Espoo

Admission to all performances on the Espoo tour is free of charge.

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The route to the main entrance

The 2 accessible parking spaces are located outdoors under 10 meters from the entrance. The width of the parking spaces is at least 3.6 meters.
The pick-up and drop-off area is located in the vicinity of the entrance, giving easy access to the pavement.
The route to the entrance is smooth and sufficiently wide and illuminated.

The main entrance

The entrance stands out clearly and is illuminated. There is a canopy above the entrance.
The doors connected to the entrance stand out clearly and the glass doors have contrast markings. Outside the door there is sufficient room for moving e.g. with a wheelchair. The door opens automatically with a motion sensor.
The entrance has thresholds over 2 cm high.

The entrance "Keskusaltaan puoleinen ovi"

The route to the entrance is guided, smooth and sufficiently wide and illuminated.
The entrance stands out clearly and is illuminated. There is a canopy above the entrance.
The doors connected to the entrance stand out clearly and the glass doors have contrast markings. Outside the door there is sufficient room for moving e.g. with a wheelchair. The door is heavy or otherwise hard to open.
The entrance has thresholds over 2 cm high.
The customer service point is on the same floor as this entrance.

In the facility

The customer service point is on the entrance floor.
The doors in the customer service point stand out clearly.
The customer service point has a toilet marked as accessible on the same floor. The toilet does not have sufficient room for a wheelchair and the door is too narrow.

Kitka Collective Performance Installation: Dark Matter

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