LOCATION X is a Nordic performing arts company, based in Copenhagen, Denmark. The company started by Taneli Törmä in 2011, produces international contemporary dance, dance film and multidisciplinary collaboration works for stage and site-specific locations. In 2018 LOCATION X created and curated DANCE ALL YEAR LONG modify residency projects for guest artists. First edition was taking place in Odense, Denmark in 2018-2019 and second edition in Kokkola Finland between in 2020.
Each project is unique and Törmä invites guest collaborate partners to work with him.
Every new and old location and collaboration partner is a source of inspiration. LOCATION X projects have been created in Finland, Denmark, Norway, Estonia, Greenland, Faeroe Islands, France, Portugal and Philippines.
LOCATION X was selected Aerowaves European network twice for their priority list in 2015 & 2017 and two dance films have won several dance film prizes.
LOCATION X projects investigates where, how and who can dance?
UPCOMING 2019/2020
DISTORTION – gogo dance performance
By Taneli Törmä & Esa Mattila
World premier 04th of September 2019 in L1DanceFest, Budapest, Hungary
OPEN YOUR HEART – disco dance performance.
By Taneli Törmä & HIlde I Sandvold
World premier 31th of October 2019 in KFUM – Dansehallerne, Copenhagen, Denmark
AVAILABLE PROJECTS 2016 – 2020
DISTORTION – Gogo dance performance. (2019)
By Taneli Törmä & Esa Mattila
World premier 04th of September 2019 in L1DanceFest, Budapest, Hungary
OPEN YOUR HEART – Disco dance performance. (2019)
By Taneli Törmä & HIlde I Sandvold
World premier 31th of October 2019 in KFUM – Dansehallerne, Copenhagen, Denmark
CLASSICAL BEAUTY – Classical ballet performance. (2016)
By Taneli Törmä
Taneli is hunting for one of his dreams – to dance his way to become a classical ballet male soloist, with profound honesty, playfulness and some unexpected help.
Selected for Aerowaves priority list 2017.
Presented over 9 countries together with over 200 different kids in 2016-2019.
World premier 26th of May 2016
COVER (2018) – A merger of choreography and sound installation. (2018)
By Taneli Törmä, Kasper Hansen, Søren Lyngsø Knudsen, Laura Folch, Esa Mattila, Petri Tuhkanen.
DANCE ALL YEAR LONG – residency program for dance (2018-2020)
12 months long a customizable residency program for dance, offered for different cities.
-Odense Denmark – collaborating with 24 different venues and with 25 different dance artists/groups in 2018-2019.
-Kokkola Finland – collaborating with 12 different venues and with 12 different dance artists/groups in 2020.