TCM: Omasi, rakkaani – Dance Film
Tiina Lindfors, the film’s screenwriter, choreographer, and director, presents the event.
Event info
Tickets 16 €
Students, youth and children 10 €
The event will be introduced by the film’s screenwriter, choreographer, and director Tiina Lindfors. After the film screening, there will be an opportunity for a group discussion.
Tiina Lindfors’ short film was created in part in response to a social need. In 2016, researcher Ulla Tikkanen completed her doctoral dissertation on the challenges of daily life for informal caregivers. After seeing Lindfors’ dance work Ilta at the Kauniainen Music Festival, Tikkanen requested a dance-theatre film on the same topic to support her future lectures.
The film has been shown in Turku and across Finland, accompanied by lectures and panel discussions, as well as presented as an independent art piece. The Swedish national association for informal caregivers, Anhörigas Riksförbund, has also included the film in its distribution. The reception has been deeply moving, highlighting a strong societal need for this work.
Screenplay, Direction, and Choreography: Tiina Lindfors
Cinematography: Risto Hyppönen
Cast: Ritva Kattelus, Voitto Soini, Eeva Soini, Lassi Sairela, Laura Alho, Toni Laakkonen, James McNamara
Costume Design: Tuula Bergqvist
Lighting: Juho Golnick
Music: Eleni Karaindrou
The event lasts approximately 1 hour.
Subject to change.
Production: Tampere Chamber Music
This event is part of the Tampere Chamber Music Festival.
Performers
Tiina Lindfors is one of the founder members of Dance Theatre ERI. Her career has been characterised by several requests from composers and orchestras to work in cooperation with her.. As a choreographer, Lindfors often takes a stand, and emphasises that dance can create change by means of theatre. Lindfors’ dances and choreographies have been performed throughout the Nordic countries and elsewhere in Europe, in Asia, America and Africa.
Lindfors is a popular lecturer and writes columns for Turun Sanomat, the largest daily paper in Western Finland. She works vigorously to promote the Swedish language and bilingualism in Finland.
Tiina Lindfors has:
- Created almost 100 choreographies (for the National Finnish Ballet, Estonia Ballet, Helsinki’s Festival Weeks i and the Chamber Music Festival in Kuhmo, as well as her productions for ERI)
- Performed in over 3500 dance productions
- Had 11 choreographies adapted for TV, many of which have represented Finland in the Prix Italia and Golden Prague competitions.
- Given about 400 guest performances in 30 different countries
She has received:
- The Pro Dance Award in 1987
- The award from the Finnish Cultural Foundation – Suomen Kulttuurirahasto – in 1999
- The Villa Karo bronze statue in 2011
- The Church Cultural Award in 2011
In 2018, Tiina Lindfors was awarded the Brobyggarpriset – Bridge-builder prize – for her contribution to the promotion of the Swedish language and bilingualism in Finland.
Photographer: Shoja Lak
Ask for a group offer
If your party includes 10 or more people
you can ask for a group offer:
ryhmamyynti@tampere-talo.fi
tel. 03 243 4501 (Mon to Fri from 10 am to 4 pm)
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