Willman Dance Company is a Helsinki-based contemporary dance group founded in 2012 by choreographer Marjaterttu Willman, who also serves as its artistic director. The company creates dance theatre and contemporary dance works for both adult and child audiences, with movement and bodily expression at the core of each piece. Productions are characteristically multidisciplinary and site-specific, weaving together music, sound design, costume and visual art into layered stage works that engage with current social themes. Willman also founded and directs the annual Tanssin Voima (Power of Dance) festival in Helsinki.
Willman Dance Company premieres USKO-FAITH, a site-specific multidisciplinary work at Suomenlinna's Levyhalli, co-produced with Ballet Finland, the Ehrensvärd Society and Lasistudio Hytti, running 12-22 August 2026.
Willman Dance Company co-organised a professional dance workshop day in Helsinki together with Ballet Finland and KATVE [blind spot], open to professional dancers and dance students.
The Tanssin Voima festival is scheduled to return in August 2026 in Helsinki, featuring a new WDC premiere alongside guest companies and choreographers.
Black Narcissus, a dance theatre piece exploring narcissism with four dancers and four live musicians, was performed at Tanssin talo in Helsinki in October 2024.
The site-specific multi-art work ÄIJÄ premiered at Suomenlinna's Rifle Gallery in August 2023, combining a daytime exhibition with evening performances.
ballet(12 days)
Willman Dance Company presents an immersive performance USKO-FAITH on Suomenlinna that explores faith as an event in the human mind. The audience moves alongside performers through different scenes, with physical participation remaining voluntary. The performance is complemented by a free glass art exhibition.
festival(11 days)
The Dance Power Festival presents dance performances, performance art and visual art across two venues in August. The programme features international and Finnish dance companies as well as dance films.
exhibition(31 days)
A site-specific art installation on Suomenlinna combining a free glass art exhibition with immersive performances exploring faith and existential questions.
