Sõltumatu Tantsu Lava launches season with Koreograafia+ series
Monday 31st August 2026 on 10:30 in
Estonia
Estonia’s Sõltumatu Tantsu Lava will open its 21st season with the Koreograafia+ series, bringing choreographers together with dialogue partners from other fields to explore the possibilities of choreography, ERR reported.
The evening of short performances will also open the Sõltumatu Tantsu Festival, which will take place from October 8 to 17 at Sõltumatu Tantsu Lava and other venues across Tallinn.
The festival will bring to Estonia contemporary dance choreographers and productions that are currently touring actively on major European and international dance stages. Among the artists featured in Tallinn will be Jefta van Dinther, Armin Hokmi and Elina Pirinen.
The season’s programme has been created by Sveta Grigorjeva with Südalinna Teater, Elle Viies, Anumai Raska, Britt Kõrsmaa, Henri Hütt with Ronimisministeerium, Külli Roosna and Kenneth Flak with Endla Theatre, Kärt Kokkota, Evelyn Uus, Sointu Saraste with Ehkä production house, Zuga Ühendatud Tantsijad with peaasi.ee, Age Linkmann and Arolin Raudva in an international collaboration with Elina Pirinen, Helsinki Dance House and Zodiak, Maria-Solei Järvet and Juulius Vaiksoo, Üüve-Lydia Toompere, Rūta Ronja Pakalne and Júlia Vavra.
The programme will also include bachelor’s productions from Tallinn University’s BFM choreography programme and master’s productions from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre’s CPPM programme.
“The centre of the coming season at Sõltumatu Tantsu Lava is choreography as an art form that is not limited to the theatre stage or an established movement language, but engages with society, the environment, technology and different communities,” said Triinu Aron, the venue’s chief executive.
“A recurring question throughout the season is where choreography is heading and what kinds of new experiences, encounters and perspectives it can enable,” Aron said.
She added that it was important for Sõltumatu Tantsu Lava to keep the contemporary dance field open to new dance artists, international approaches and different audiences.
“STL is not looking for one specific aesthetic or choreographic signature, but for dance artists and works that open new perspectives on what the body, movement and choreography can do in today’s world. Contemporary dance is a living and constantly changing art form,” Aron said.