Elina Robinson
• – • Design Museum
About the speaker
"Dents and scratches make us what we are."
Flamenco dancer, choreographer, and teacher Elina Robinson – who likens choreography to putting together pieces of a puzzle, one clicking together after the other – will take to the podium to share her take on November’s theme, Liminal.
Robinson, equipped with an appreciation for dance as a medium of self-expression, will delve into the importance of free experimentation within a continuous creative process; a state of being half-done, still on its way – and the beauty of imperfection.
Through her work, Elina aims to close the gap between different cultures through international projects and collaborations, which also transgress the boundaries of art forms. Dancers, musicians, and a video artist from far and wide come together in the Imperfecto collective, which Elina founded in 2015. Elina, who trains regularly in Spain and approaches flamenco from a Nordic perspective, has also sought to unite local artists through the Nordic Flamenco platform, which has reached a global audience online.
Armed with reverence for imperfection and the emotional charge intrinsic to flamenco, Elina sees endless opportunities in the authenticity that is transmitted through dance – the way a dancer reveals their true, incomplete yet all the more enticing self through movement, acting as an instrument of sorts, much like a musician.
Join us to put together the pieces: how does one bring a traditional art form into the present day, and surrender to the process; the joy of an ever-evolving state of being?
Get to know more about Elina´s work:
https://www.elinarobinson.com/
Intro by Eero Nurmi
Photo by Johannes Romppanen
Local partners
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Additional details
We´re a morning lecture series for Helsinki´s creative community that also take place in 220 cities around the world. We continnue to strive to connect our audience with yet-to-be heard voices that make Helsinki beautiful and diverse.
Join us at our face-to-face event Friday 26.11.2021 at 8:30 am for the theme of LIMINAL
Agenda for the morning: 8:15 am doors open and breakfast is served. 9:00 am Elina Robinson takes stage 9:30 am Q&A 10:00 am We wish you great and inspirational day
CreativeMornings/Helsinki - event update : Let´s have a safe event <3
As the Covid regulations got stricter in Helsinki this week, here are the guidelines how we are going to make our tomorrows (Fri 26.11.2021) event SAFE for all attendees :)
*We will be requiring proof of vaccination from all the attendees. Screenshot of Korona vaccination pass will suffice.
*We hope that you attend the event healthy, if you feel sick, take care of yourself and stay home <3
*We will limit the touchpoints as much as we can and will provide hand sanitiser to all attendees
*Our speaker won’t be wearing a mask during her talk, we will make sure that the audience is safe distance away from the speaker.
CreativeMornings/Helsinki team
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