Five artists and groups have been selected for the residency phase of the Erkko Hall SPARKS project. Milla Koistinen, Veli Lehtovaara, Johanna Nuutinen, Elina Pirinen and WAUHAUS will continue in the residency phase.

The artists and groups will continue to the Residency phase, which will be held in the summer of 2021. The Redicency includes two week practice period in the Rehearsal studio and one week on stage. Short practice screenings will also be worked on during the course. Three performances will then continue into Production phase leading to premiere.

The first production will be staged in 2022.

The SPARKS programme is a new artistic development project funded by Finnish Cultural Foundation and Tanssin talo to support artists in Finland who desire to create new and large scale works.