Off/Balance: In the Waning Light  II

As part of a multidisciplinary series combining artistic and scientific approaches, the work brings together a group of professionals from the fields of dance, performance, spatial arts, and ornithology. The work is produced by Dance Company Off/Balance, with Milla Koistinen, Tatu Rönkkö, Salla Salin and Paul Valikoski as the design team. Next to exploring one’s relationship with nature, the work is inspired by author Helen Macdonald's essays on birds and the scientific perspectives of ornithologist Mia Rönkä, who is part of the working group. Through these texts, In the Waning Light II deals with departure, disappearance, and loss—themes found and present in nature.

The performances in TSC Studio in November are a part of the program of Moving in November festival.

Dance Company Off/Balance was founded in 2010 in Jyväskylä, Finland. Through its active and sustained work, it has established itself as one of the most significant professional dance companies in the Central Finland region. Between 2010 and 2026 Off/Balance has produced dozens of productions, several school tours, community engagement projects, audience development and arts education initiatives, training, and workshop programs, as well as festivals. More than 50 professional artists from various disciplines have collaborated with the company. In its productions Off/Balance often combines dance with other art forms in a bold and open-minded way. Its works have been created for a wide variety of performance environments.

Concept and direction: Milla Koistinen
Choreography and performance: Elina Häyrynen, Anna Virkkunen, Milla Koistinen
Sound design, music, and performance: Paul Valikoski, Tatu Rönkkö
Spatial design: Salla Salin (partly recycled materials from the work Say Surrender, Stay, spatial design by Ins Meyer)
Costume: Maria Sirén
Ornithologist: Mia Rönkä
Texts: Mia Rönkä, Helen Macdonald

Production: Dance Company Off/Balance, Milla Koistinen
November performances co-produced by: Dance Company Off/Balance in collaboration with Tero Saarinen Company and Moving in November
Residency: Tero Saarinen Company
Supporters: Arts Promotion Centre Finland, City of Jyväskylä, Finnish Cultural Foundation, Keski-Suomen Tanssin Keskus