Bio

Taneli Törmä - LOCATION X is an award-winning International choreographer and performing artist. During his 20-year career, he has lived and worked in several countries, and his works have been presented in over 20 countries. Performances has been selected twice for the Aerowaves - Dance Across Europe priority list and dance films has won international prizes. Alongside his own work, Taneli Törmä - LOCATION X has also initiated the program DANCE ALL YEAR LONG, a mobile customized dance platform offered for different cities. Together with these municipalities, it supports other dance artists with residencies and gives an opportunity to present their work.

The goal of LOCATION X is to create new bridges for contemporary dance and to find new audiences and collaboration partners for it - a platform for curating new perspectives and views about dance. Taneli Törmä’s works are often immersive. He is driven by the interest to create situations and experiences, that will carry a specific feeling and movement towards the public - always moved by the question on who is dancing and how and where we can dance today in our everyday lifes?

In August 2024 he moved back to Finland and started working as full-time artistic director of DANCE THEATRE MINIMI in Kuopio. In his new job he is creating own works and performing and inviting guest artist to collaborated with the company.