Choreographer Mikko Niemistö is working with Marika Peura, Sofia Palillo and Elias Riipinen. At BUDA they will explore and develop bodily practices related to their upcoming piece Glass Eyes. The piece delves into imagery referencing healthcare, mortality and magic, and the exploration will contain tryouts with stage design and objects related to these topics. They will also research different approaches to working with live music.

Mikko Niemistö (FI)

Mikko Niemistö is a choreographer and performer based in Helsinki, Finland. In his works, he focuses on the shadow zones of everyday reality, like dreaming, protesting and the supernatural. Niemistö’s works have been shown at e.g. Zodiak (FI), Moving in November festival (FI), Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art (FI) Inkonst (SE), far° festival (CH), CCN de Caen (FR) and ImPulsTanz festival (AT). Niemistö graduated as a Master of Fine Arts in Choreography from Stockholm University of the Arts in 2017.