Tanssin talo (Dance House Helsinki), the new home for dance in Helsinki, opens on 2 February 2022! An excerpt of Saarinen's Transit will be showcased at the opening gala along with other Finnish dance groups. The Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE will broadcast the opening gala, organized without audience at the Erkko Hall, on 2.2.2022 at 8 pm (GMT +2). Tero Saarinen Company is one of the official house partners of Dance House Helsinki, and will present up to three home seasons at the 700-seat Erkko Hall each year. In addition to Tero Saarinen's creations, TSC will present works from visiting choreographers and companies. The newly built state of the art venue is located at the city's premiere cultural hub, the Cable Factory, right next to our very own TSC Studio and office.

The call for Tero Saarinen Company's Sound Residencies is now open! TSC’s Sound Residencies offer artists a chance to use TSC Studio, located at the Cable Factory in Helsinki, and the dance studio's unique multi-channel audio system for lab-like work. The residencies are aimed at all creators and working groups in perfoming arts, both young and more established, with interest and skills to use Genelec’s immersive audio technology for examining the relationship between sound and movement. The annual programme, taking place for the second time this year, includes mentoring and an audience encounter organized with TSC. The open call covers two working periods in July 2022: weeks 26–27 and 28–30. Be bold and apply by 3 February!

Tero Saarinen Company’s Opening Season in Tanssin talo, 31.3.–9.4.2022 consists of a new interpretation of Saarinen’s beloved solo HUNT (2002) and the premiere of Johanna Nuutinen’s choreography Hz (2022). Interpreted by five dancers, Hz (Hertz) is a deep dive into soundwaves, in which underwater sound pollution acts as a metaphor for the sensory stimuli of the modern world. Nuutinen's Hz is the first piece commissioned for TSC by another choreographer. Saarinen's HUNT was commissioned by the Venice Biennale in 2002, after which Saarinen toured with the work in a total of 32 countries until 2013. Praised by audiences and critics alike, HUNT was labelled one of the most significant contemporary reinterpretations of Stravinsky’s 'The Rite of Spring'. Now, Saarinen is passing on his demanding solo to two new dancers: Auri Ahola and Atte Kilpinen.