Satakieli, a dance work by Susanna Leinonen Company featuring older adults and professional dancers, brings different generations together by weaving their moving personal stories into a shared whole.
Strength drawn from the wisdom of age merges with choreographer Susanna Leinonen’s powerful and expressive movement language. Satakieli opens a window onto inner landscapes where movement and sound enter into a dialogue between life and death.
The work reminds us that life’s most precious moments can arise in the midst of letting go. It is a tribute to life and a gentle reminder that every moment matters.
A recording of the dance work will be screened at Cinema Orion on 18 February 2026 at 1:00 pm. The screening is free of charge.
Following the screening, a post-screening discussion will take place at 1:50 pm, featuring actor and singer Eija Ahvo, choreographer Susanna Leinonen, and the dancers of Satakieli.
Free tickets can be reserved via Cinema Orion’s online ticket shop starting from 27 January.
Choreography Susanna Leinonen
Assistant to the choreographer Tatiana Urteva
Voice direction Eija Ahvo
Music Kasperi Laine
Costume design Sari Nuttunen
Lighting Jouka Valkama & Immi Kettula
Video Jouka Valkama
Older adult performers
Soili Lehtimäki, Kikka Rytkönen, Mooni Helin, Eija Antinoja, Mirja Muona, Kaarina Onkinen, Esa Ilmolahti, Riitta Selkälä, Annika Huvinen, Kersti Kirjalainen, Brita Thynell, Soile Kilpi, Siv Palacios, Nina Hertell, Anja Salminen, Maarit Luukkonen, Jouni Saari, Pirkko Heikinheimo, Jude Pirskanen, Pirjo Kiviniemi, Mari Löppönen, Heli Lehtinen, Birgitta Hokkanen, Hannele Hieta-aho, Heini Tola
Dancers
Kasperi Kolehmainen, Viktoria Radin, Anette Toiviainen, Tatiana Urteva
