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Liisa Pentti at Love Lane

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Liisa Pentti is one of the key visionaries of the Finnish dance scene. She has worked intensively in the Finnish dance scene as a dancer, choreographer and teacher since 1987.

Her inspiration is in continuously finding new ways to play with movement and create choreography. She is moving in a landscape where dance, performance and theatre are combined, and she is well known to question and explore the limits of performative expression. The art of the performer and her unique presence are the essence in Liisa Pentti’s work, and from that source she creates a recognizable and enchanting ambiance. The dance group Liisa Pentti +Co was founded in year 2000. It has produced tens of productions and has performed in the Nordic countries, Estonia, Lithuania, Russia, Germany, Netherlands, Hungary and Austria.

Liisa Pentti graduated (BA) from Opleiding Moderne Dans of Theaterschool in Amsterdam (School for New Dance Development, SNDO) in 1986 and she received her MA in Dance from the Theatre Academy Helsinki in 2010. Liisa Pentti is one of the core creators of Zodiak – Center for New Dance and worked as Zodiak’s house-choreographer in 2007–2009. She is also one of the founders of Side Step Festival which she curated with her colleagues in 1996–2009. Liisa Pentti acted as Artistic Director of Full Moon Dance Festival in 2013.

http://liisapentti.com/ http://aftercontemporary.net/

See, watch Liisa Pentii
Tuesday May 9th

Doors open at 7.00pm Event 7.30pm  
£8.00 & £5.00. +supper
17 Love Lane, Liverpool L3 7DD

Venue Tel 07718 624351 http://lovelanewines.com/new-events/

Featuring :
2+ ( Liisa Pentti & Paul Pignon )
Open score (
Ged Barry, Jo Blowers, Steve Boyland, Paula Hampson, Phil Morton, Mary Prestidge and Vicci Riley )

 

Event web page. www.improvisersnetwork.co.uk

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