Pertsaa ja pikkupurtavaa (“Trad. & snacks”)
event features three Finnish premieres around the theme of tradition
Sat 21.3.2026 at 7 pm
Dance Theatre Raatikko,
Silkkitehtaantie 5 (Tikkurilantie 44), 01300 Vantaa
Duration: 2h, including intermission
Tickets: 32 / 22€ Buy tickets here: https://hs.fi/menokone/events/226019
Further information: Riina Hosio, riina.hosio@gmail.com
Pertsaa & pikkupurtavaa (“Trad. and snacks”) is a relaxed event where you can sit down together to experience and chew on the performances of artists from different fields about tradition and the meanings of tradition today. The event celebrates the diversity of living tradition and embraces its richness. During the intermission, you can chew on themed brain nuts and enjoy the café’s catering. The event is planned and implemented by dance artists Riina Hosio and Marja Rautakorpi.
The first Pertsaa & pikkupurtavaa event offers three Finnish premieres by the makers of Finnish and Karelian folk dance and flamenco. The event begins with folk dancer Riina Hosio‘s dance lecture Perinne = True Love (Tradition = True Love). After that, folk dancer Mitja Pilke‘s solo work Yhden miehen tanssit (One Man’s Dances )will be performed, with Tuomas Salopuro as a guest artist. After the intermission, the event will end with an experimental flamenco piece RAILO by flamenco dancer Marja Rautakorpi and percussionist Pauliina Kauppila. Riikka Karjalainen is responsible for the lighting design and Juho Suominen for the sound technology.
Perinne = True Love is a wholeheartedly emotional dance lecture by folk dancer Riina Hosio about the power of tradition and nostalgia. Usually the word nostalgia refers to the past, to something already lost, and to the pain caused by that loss, but this lecture approaches nostalgia as a progressive resource through performative and lightly participatory dance.
Yhden miehen tanssit is a solo work by folk dancer Mitja Pilke. The piece is a bold and striking expression of inner struggle and longing for connection. The piece explores gender-related norms and assumptions through the lens of personal growth. The piece also features Tuomas Salopuro, a performing sound technician and dance artist.
RAILO (= a Finnish word for a crack) is an experimental flamenco piece by Finnish flamenco dance artist Marja Rautakorpi and Finnish percussionist Pauliina Kauppila, where tradition cracks open and the ground for the unknown is revealed. In the piece, flamenco meets experimental music, performance art and instant composition. RAILO, a sonic and embodied weave, clears space for diverse ways of making flamenco and asks: What does flamenco feel like right now?
Accessibility information
You can come just as you are. You don’t need to know anything in advance. We will guide you through the practices of the event on site.
Things to notice
The works Railo and One Man’s Dances contain loud sounds. If you are sensitive to loud sounds, we recommend that you bring your own earplugs or other ear protection.
Language of the works
Perinne = True Love: The main language of the performance is Finnish.
Yhden miehen tanssit: The main language of the performance is Finnish.
Railo: The performance is wordless.
Accessibility of the performance space
The theatre space is wheelchair accessible. There is an accessible toilet in the public foyer. The assistant of a disabled person can attend the performance free of charge. Guide dogs are welcome. More information about the course of the event is available in advance, if necessary.
The seats are unnumbered. The auditorium is partly rising, partly at floor level. The stage is at floor level. The auditorium has five wheelchair spaces at floor level.
We do not have an induction loop at our disposal.
Arrival
Dance Theatre Raatikko is located along good transport connections in Tikkurila, Vantaa. The main door is on the Tikkurilantie side (Tikkurilantie 44), and the entrance is also from the courtyard of Silkkitehdas (Silkkitehtaantie 5). Public transport: see http://www.hsl.fi. The nearest parking lot (for a fee) is at the end of Silkkitehtaantie.
Groups
Groups of more than 10 people get a -10% discount on the price of the basic ticket. Group ticket inquiries and reservations by email riina.hosio@gmail.com.
Supporters
Foundation for the Promotion of Karelian Culture, North Karelia Fund of the Finnish Cultural Foundation (Tanssiva Susiraja ry’s Liiketila project), City of Vantaa
RIINA HOSIO 