Due to illness, the program has been changed as follows:
With great pleasure, we inaugurate our spring concert series with dancer VIRPI PAHKINEN and percussionist MIKA TAKEHARA, who together create a magical evening where movement and rhythm blend into perfect harmony. The experience is further enhanced by Helén Svensson’s thought-provoking exhibition Kvinnorna / The Women, which provides an atmospheric setting for this unique concert experience.
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Doors open at 6 pm.
The concert begins at 7 pm and ends around 8 pm.
TICKET PRICES:
Adult: 120 kr
Youth, 12–18: 80 kr
Tickets can be purchased on BILLETTO
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The works of Swedish/Finnish choreographer and dancer VIRPI PAHKINEN are full of secrets. Onstage, she sometimes bodies a spiritual warrior, a spectral gardener, or a shaman in metamorphosis. Pahkinen is well known for her stunningly chiseled shapes and almost otherworldly moves that act like an incantation – creating a mysterious, meditative atmosphere. Pahkinen’s work has been performed to critical acclaim in 133 cities in 48 countries around the world. Other than being commissioned by several companies such as Ballet Poznanski, Vietnamese National Opera Ballet, North 59° and Finnish National Opera Ballet, Pahkinen’s dance pieces have been staged on a vast list of venues – Mongolian steppes, opera stages, and floating bridges to name a few. Among her many collaborators transcending the artistic borders are the famous theatre director Ingmar Bergman, and the worldrenowned clarinetist Martin Fröst. In 2011 Pahkinen was awarded the Swedish royal medal Litteris et Artibus, for her outstanding artistic contributions as a dancer and choreographer. She was also awarded the City of Stockholm’s Cullberg Prize in 2014. The magic of Virpi Pahkinen’s expression lies in the intense presence and interpersonal connection with audiences all over the world. With humour and gravity, Virpi Pahkinen’s choreographies offer to lead the way to new, deeper insights.
MIKA TAKEHARA is a percussion soloist and leads various projects involving dance, poetry, film music, visual art, and composition. She has performed as a soloist with orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of Maestro Gustavo Dudamel. Mika plays in the electronic percussion duo ZAWAZAWA with Lisa Nordström, KLAKIMARA with violinist Klara Hellgren, and Maestro Seiji Ozawa’s Saito Kinen Orchestra in Japan. She is also part of the free improvisation experimental group Konpeito with bandoneon musician Mikael Augustsson. She is a K&K Sound Future Artist, sponsored by SABIAN Ltd Canada and Pearl Drum Japan. Her recordings can be found on BIS, Sony Music, Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, and ajabu! records. Currently, Mika is working on music for a German-Japanese documentary film and a new solo album set to be released in 2024.
With generous support from the Swedish Arts Council, this concert is the first in a unique series of chamber music performances, curated by Mika Takehara in collaboration with professional musicians. Each concert will complement and respond to the exhibition within the gallery's intimate setting.
