Premiere 25.10.2023 at Erkko Hall, Dance House Helsinki

One of the most impressive shows of 2023 in Finland
by Teatteri + Tanssi & Sirkus -magazine.

“The show as a whole was incredibly impressive.”

“A really great multi-sensory show, I’ve never seen or experienced anything like it.”

“This piece made such an impressive statement and I will remember this piece forever.”

“An intimate, intense and meditative experience.”

Audience feedback, 25.-28.10.2023

Visceral and hypnotic, SKIN HUNGER explores the grounding force of tactile human experience—the sense of touch.

The largest exterior interface of the nervous system, skin remains the site of our most tender and most brutal impulses. As we emerge from the radical sensory-deprivation of a global pandemic especially, the tactile takes on extra resonance: physical proximities become at once more vulnerable, more luminous.

Through the multifaceted and delicate language of movement that draws from the dance of the subconscious, SKIN HUNGER summons a powerful counterforce to the often disembodied experience of our digital age.

The audience will experience the soundscape of the performance via headphones. The binaural soundscape forms an intimate 3-dimensional sound environment for each audience member in this unique staging, creating an immersive auditory connection to the bodies of the 6 international performers.

We all receive the first and the last sensations of our lives through touch. We hope this work serves as an invitation and motivation to be more in touch with ourselves and each other.

The work is part of the SPARKS -project by Dance House Helsinki and Finnish Cultural Foundation.

SKIN HUNGER was chosen to be part of the  Art Testers for Young Audiences -project!

In this project all 8th graders in Finland will get to visit an art institution.
With the support of the Art testers program around 1.400 14-year-olds will see the work at Dance House Helsinki!

More information: https://www.tanssintalo.com/en/performances/johanna-nuutinen-skin-hunger