Updates 2025:
THE RIF
29.11 at 19.00 – BARKER THEATRE
The RIF
The world is shaking.
In this tremble, we move—
through boundaries of freedom, restrictions, isolation, and the unexpected turns between them.
This piece traces the tension between control and surrender,
stillness and motion,
collapse and redirection.
The body resists, adapts, and remembers.
When paths are blocked, it reroutes.
A quiet rebellion of dance, movement, sound and lights where bodies become both cage and key.
On stage: Irina Baldini , Rens Borkent, Antti-Juhani Manninen, Bror Österlund, Anna Jolma, Evgeny Kostyukov, Marjan Raar.
Supported by Svenska Kulturfonden
pictures : Joona Nieminen
SEPTEMBER – ”TRIPPING”
Performances : 6.9 at 18.00-7.9 at 15.00 – 13.9 at 18.00- 14.9 at 15.00 and 20.9 at 18.00
Place: Joukahaisenkatu 8A Turku ( parking garage)
Tickets : https://grusgrus.eventiolive.fi/tripping/
20/15€ or at the garage before the performance
info in Swedish : https://grusgrus.fi/sv/tour/tripping/
Choreography and Dance : Marjan Raar
Dramaturg : Iiris Syrjä
Pictures: Frans Rinne
Soundtrack: Marjan Raar
Music: Nils Frahm
Video: Parva/ Marjan Video edit: Joona Nieminen
Poem : Christer Lindholm
Production : Grus Grus Teatteri yhteistyössä: Barker Teatteri– Turun vapaan taiteen näyttämö
Producer : Maria Leivonen
In cooperation with: Turun Teknologiakiinteistöt Oy
TRIPPING IN REHEARSAL JUNE 2025:
Vysotsky- at Sibelius Museum during the Arts Night 14.8 at 20.30-21.15
Dance : Evgeny Kostyukov & Marjan Raar
Live music : Mihail Ionin & Petri Rajala
ANIMAL
ANIMAL – a dance solo for Evgeny Kostyukov
Animal is a dance solo exploring the raw, instinctual forces that connect humans and animals.
Through dynamic movement and physical intensity, the piece delves into primal behaviors, survival instincts, and the thin line between “civilization” and “the wild”.
An intuitive exploration of what lies beneath the surface of human nature.
Choreography & concept : Marjan Raar
Dance : Evgeny Kostyukov
Soundtrack : Marjan Raar
Lights: Jukka Haataja & Bror Österlund
Supported by Svenska Kulturfonden & Barker-theatre, the stage for independent artists in Turku.
Performances : 21.3 at 19.00 / 22.3 at 19.00 / 23.3 at 15.00 BARKER- THEATRE
ANIMAL is a part of a double bill together with UNFOLDING from Antti Uimonen
Pictures : Katya Ishkina
UPDATE 2024:
Quantum Rhapsody
Opening Night 4.9.2024 at 19.00
Next performances:
6 & 7.9 at 19.00 and 8.9 at 15.00
“Quantum Rhapsody”
Two dancers embark on a journey through the mysteries of the quantum world, following the collapse of the world as we know it. They delve into the heart of wave-particle duality, uncertainty, and quantum entanglement, while encountering the captivating pull of black holes and their gravitational force.
The Rhapsody segment infuses this production with emotion and flow, reminding us of our humanity amidst a world in constant flux between hope and chaos.
A performance in which the dancers meet the smallest scale of reality, in a dimension that challenges conventional understanding and thought. Simultaneously reminding us of our present world and our societal black holes, while instilling hope for a brighter future.
Dance : Anna Jolma & Rens Borkent
Choreography : Marjan Raar
Visuals & Sound & Socials : Joona Nieminen
Music: Jeroen van Vliet ” Earth Time”
Lights : Jukka Haataja & Bror Österlund
Poster by Joona Nieminen
