{"id":34214,"date":"2026-07-31T10:26:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T07:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pirkanmaantanssinkeskus.fi\/?post_type=event&#038;p=34214"},"modified":"2026-07-31T10:26:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T07:26:29","slug":"kahr-karh-sewing-motion","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.pirkanmaantanssinkeskus.fi\/en\/tapahtumat\/kahr-karh-sewing-motion\/","title":{"rendered":"KAHR. KARH.: Sewing Motion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">KAHR. KARH.: Sewing Motion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"879\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pirkanmaantanssinkeskus.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Kuronta-vaaka-2-1440x879.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pirkanmaantanssinkeskus.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Kuronta-vaaka-2-1440x879.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.pirkanmaantanssinkeskus.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Kuronta-vaaka-2-720x440.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.pirkanmaantanssinkeskus.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Kuronta-vaaka-2.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>To think&nbsp;about it, this life is a bit like this:<\/em><br><em>You&nbsp;have to&nbsp;constantly&nbsp;stay&nbsp;a little bit above yourself&nbsp;to be able to cope with things.&nbsp;To relate to them.<\/em> <em>There is always a problem waiting for your reaction.&nbsp;Collection. You want to stitch things together to keep&nbsp;them aligned. Is life something you need to survive?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sewing Motion<\/strong>&nbsp;is a performative work that combines a sewing performance, dance acts&nbsp;located&nbsp;in several different spaces, and video. This&nbsp;interdisciplinary work by two performers asks where there is space,&nbsp;and how do different art forms appear as spatial phenomena \u2013 alone, and in relation to each other?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <strong>Sewing Motion,<\/strong> two art forms meet to create a physical,&nbsp;visual&nbsp;and meditative&nbsp;weave,&nbsp;that lives only in the current moment.&nbsp;Main themes of this weave are the efforts we take&nbsp;to keep everything together,&nbsp;reaching out to one another and&nbsp;building&nbsp;together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>KAHR.&nbsp;KARH.<\/strong>,&nbsp;the team behind&nbsp;<strong>Sewing Motion<\/strong>, consists of&nbsp;Tampere-based dance artist&nbsp;<strong>Hanna Kahrola<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;Kuopio-based visual and textile artist&nbsp;<strong>Maijariitta Karhulahti.&nbsp;<\/strong>Throughout their over decade-long collaboration,&nbsp;KAHR. KARH.&nbsp;has specialized&nbsp;in&nbsp;examining themes of space.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Performances<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wed&nbsp;5.8.&nbsp;6 pm&nbsp;Liikelaituri&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thu&nbsp;6.8.&nbsp;6 pm&nbsp;Liikelaituri&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sun&nbsp;9.8.&nbsp;3 pm&nbsp;Liikelaituri&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The space opens for audience 15 minutes before the performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Relating to the performance,&nbsp;<strong>Friday 31.7.&nbsp;a&nbsp;workshop&nbsp;<\/strong>will be held at<strong>&nbsp;Liikelaituri.<\/strong> The workshop is for professionals of art,&nbsp;and other audiences&nbsp;interested in the themes of&nbsp;Sewing Motion.&nbsp;Workshop can be&nbsp;participated&nbsp;either in person in Tampere or remotely via online participation. <strong>Register for the&nbsp;workshop&nbsp;29.7. at the latest<\/strong>: <a href=\"mailto:hanna.kahrola@gmail.com\">hanna.kahrola@gmail.com<\/a> &#8211; Please include in your email if you wish to&nbsp;participate&nbsp;in person at&nbsp;Liikelaituri&nbsp;or via remote link online.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esitys.fi\/performances\/kuronta\"><strong>Performances elsewhere in Finland<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tickets<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">20 e | Basic<br>10 e | Discount ticket (students, pensioners, unemployed, performing arts professionals)<br>10 e | Wheelchair ticket + assistant ticket<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esitys.fi\/lippukauppa\"><strong>Purchase tickets<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Makers<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Concept and performing:<\/strong> KAHR. KARH.: Hanna Kahrola,&nbsp;Maijariitta&nbsp;Karhulahti&nbsp;<br><strong>Sound and composition: <\/strong>Sanna&nbsp;Pelvola&nbsp;<br><strong>Artistic&nbsp;mentoring,&nbsp;production&nbsp;assistance:<\/strong> Anna Olkinuora&nbsp;<br><strong>Production:<\/strong> Live&nbsp;art&nbsp;society&nbsp;<br><strong>Costume<\/strong>: KAHR. KARH.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In collaboration with:<\/strong> Pirkanmaa Dance Centre (performances in Tampere),&nbsp;Meid\u00e4n&nbsp;Kuopio&nbsp;Festival (performance&nbsp;in Kuopio)&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br><strong>Thanks:<\/strong>&nbsp;Yilin&nbsp;Ma, Sonja Korkman&nbsp;(Live&nbsp;art&nbsp;society),&nbsp;Maija&nbsp;Hoisko&nbsp;(Pirkanmaa&nbsp;Dance&nbsp;Centre),&nbsp;Sari&nbsp;Palmgren&nbsp;(Routa Company)&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br><strong>Funders,&nbsp;space&nbsp;support: <\/strong>Live&nbsp;art&nbsp;society, City of Kuopio, Pirkanmaa&nbsp;Dance&nbsp;Centre, Kuopio&nbsp;Museum, City of Tampere, Hiljaisuus ry, Kokko1721&nbsp;residency, Routa Company,&nbsp;Finnish-Athens&nbsp;Institute, Old&nbsp;Mine&nbsp;Residency&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accessibility<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The studio Liikelaituri is located at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/x2cBPKFEZD38jU4b7\">Yliopistonkatu 58 D, 1 krs, 33100 Tampere<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accessible entrance from Pinninkatu at the address Pinninkatu 55 A. At the gate entrance, the door is on the right at 58 D, from where access to the 1st floor is via elevator. Please note that Liikelaituri does not have a lobby or refreshments service. Accessible access to the space can be arranged.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KAHR. KARH.: Sewing Motion To think&nbsp;about it, this life is a bit like this:You&nbsp;have to&nbsp;constantly&nbsp;stay&nbsp;a little bit above yourself&nbsp;to be able to cope with things.&nbsp;To relate to them. 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