Taneli Törmä – LOCATION X is an award-winning choreographer and performing artist, with international and interdisciplinary experience. As a teacher, performer, fundraiser, idea maker and curator, he focuses on developing the performing arts towards a more diverse, intercultural, multi-perspectial and innovative form. Taneli Törmä’s/LOCATION X’s works have been shown in more than 20 countries. They have been selected twice for the Aerowaves – Dance Across Europe. Alongside his own work, LOCATION X has also initiated the program DANCE ALL YEAR LONG, a pop-up dance platform offered for different cities. The goal of LOCATION X is to create new bridges for contemporary dance and to find new audiences and collaboration partners for it – a platform for curating new perspectives and views about dance. Taneli Törmä’s works are often immersive. He is driven by the interest to create situations and experiences, that will carry a specific feeling and movement towards the public – always moved by the question on who is dancing and how and where we can dance today in our everyday lives?
UPCOMING 2022/2023
DANCE OF THE FISHERMAN – a site-specific performance created for harbours.
By Taneli Törmä – LOCATION X (DK) & Locus Theater Company (DK).
Danish Premiere in July 2022.
Greek Premiere in September 2023.
YOU CAN DO IT! – Live Stream performance.
Danish Premiere in August 2022.
Finnish Premiere in November 2022.
ALIEN – a choreography for 10 local dancers.
By Taneli Törmä – LOCATION X (DK)
Danish Premiere in November 2021.
Finnish Premiere in November 2022.
Irish Premiere in May 2023.
Lithuanian Premiere in May 2023.
AVAILABLE PROJECTS 2018 – 2022
SURVIVORS – a choreography for two actors.
By Taneli Törmä – LOCATION X (DK) & STUDIO TOTAL (FIN)
World premiere in October 2021.
DISTORTION – Gogo dance performance (2019/2020)
By Taneli Törmä & Esa Mattila
Solo – performed by Taneli Törmä
World premier 4th September 2019 in L1Dance Fest, Budapest, Hungary.
Trio – performed by Taneli Törmä, Birgitte Skands, Bjørk-Mynte Buchgraitz Paulse.
World premier 21th February 2020 in Warehouse 9, Copenhagen Denmark.
OPEN YOUR HEART – Disco dance performance (2019)
By Taneli Törmä
Performed by Hilde I Sandvold, Taneli Törmä and 10 local kids.
World premier 31th of October 2019 in Dansehallerne – KFUM Huset i Amager, Copenhagen Denmark.
COVER (2018) – A merger of choreography and sound installation (2018)
By Taneli Törmä, Kasper Hansen, Sophie Hansen, Søren Lyngsø Knudsen, Laura Folch, Esa Mattila, Petri Tuhkanen.
World premier 4th of May 2018 in Rå Hall – Godsbanen, Århus, Denmark
DANCE ALL YEAR LONG – pop-up dance platform (2018-2021)
1. Odense, Denmark 2018-2019: Presenting 25 dance projects from international and local dance artists in 24 different locations in 12 months.
2. Kokkola, Finland 2020: Presenting 12 dance projects from International and local dance artists in 12 different locations in 12 months.
3. Odense, Denmark 2020: Presenting 12 dance performances from local dance artists in 3 different locations in 4 days.
4. Kokkola, Finland 2021: Presenting 6 events in one day.
5. Odense, Denmark 2021: LOCATION X – 10 years celebration festival. Presenting 7 different local and international dance performances + exhibition + workshops.