When we moved to Oulu in 2015, we did it with the confidence that technology was advancing sufficiently for geographical location to start becoming less important. We could use online conferencing technology to have meetings with people anywhere in the world. We can choose from an ever-expanding toolbox of NDI/VOIP/SoundJack/Facetime/Zoom/VDONinja/Jitsi/Skype/Cleanfeed/Discord/Telegram/etc… […]
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a video interview with dance artist Julian Owusu, who gives a fascinating insight into his many philosophies
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a video interview with Portuguese artivist Rita Marcalo
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international dance exchange 2022 Artists Announced CROWD – international dance exchange is a collaborative network of dance organisations supporting dance makers who engage with communities as part of their practice. Following an open call earlier this year, ten dance artists have been selected to join this summer’s #CROWDdance residency programme. […]
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Spring/Summer 2022TaikaBox is working on a project with Kepposet – a group of young people who practice traditional Finnish dance. With funding from Oulu City’s Peliliike programme, our brief is to introduce the group to digital tools that can enhance and expand their practice.The project is directed by the young […]
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ODH is a unique opportunity to meet like-minded artists and technology specialists who are interested in creative risk-taking and collaborate in an easy-going and supportive atmosphere. Together we explore the relationship between dance and technology to kickstart the future of performance. OULU DANCE HACK 22b will take place at the […]
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TaikaBox is based in the small village of Varjakka on the coast of Gulf of Bothnia, about 18km SouthWest of Oulu. Varjakka has a school, harbour, manor house, bar and is currently home to around 400 households.A small deserted Island sits just off the coast, accessible by boat or cable […]
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Throughout July 2021, we are opening up the Konttori building on Varjakka Island on select days, and running a regular free ferry service to and from the island. As well as curious visitors, we welcome artists from all disciplines to use the island and Konttori as a creative space. There […]
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Please Switch On Your Mobile Phones started out as a research project running throughout 2014, commissioned by the first round of the Digital R&D Fund for the Arts in Wales – Supported by Nesta, the Arts & Humanities Research Council and with public funding by the National Lottery through the Arts Council […]
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Back in 2016 we wanted to make a new performance – something rooted in Finland – and chose Kalevala as the starting point. Kalevala is a 19th century epic poem based on ancient Finnish mythology and folk tales. It has become ingrained in Finnish culture to the point that it […]
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How and why we built the Connected Studio System – John Collingswood TaikaBox first started experimenting with remote performance in 2015 – before moving from Wales to Finland we spent a week in the studio with dancer Lucy May Constantini, choreographing a duet that we could continue to work on […]
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