The keðjaMariehamn 2014 dance encounter takes place in Mariehamn on August 6–9. The event gathers dance professionals from Baltic and Nordic countries to the Åland Islands located between Finland and Sweden.

Registration for the Encounter starts already on February 17th, and the first programme info will be published at the same time. The easiest way to book your travel and accommodation package is when registering to keðjaMariehamn 2014.

Information about different options for travelling and accommodation now on the website: http://www.kedja.net/?page_id=2114

The theme of the Encounter is ”Building New Bridges and Sustaining the Community”. The programme offers participants morning classes, workshops, seminars, performances and possibilities for networking.

Dance field professionals and students from dancers and choreographers to producers and journalists are welcome to participate! Participation in the Encounter is free of charge.

Follow keðjaMariehamn 2014 on Facebook: www.facebook.com/kedjamariehamn2014

Additional information:

Project Manager Katarina Lindholm, Dance Info Finland,

tel. +358 9 6150 0936, katarina.lindholm@danceinfo.fi

The main organiser of the keðjaMariehamn 2014 is Dance Info Finland. The event is supported by Nordic Culture Point, Nordic Culture Fund, the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture and Svenska Kulturfonden.

The keðja partners 2012–2015 are Dansehallerne (DK), Dance Information Norway (NO), Dance Info Finland (FI), Independent Theatres Association (IS), The Union of Estonian Dance Artists (EE), Bora Bora (DK), Dansearena Nord (NO), MAD Production (FI), New Theatre Institute of Latvia (LV), Fish Eye (LT) and SITE Sweden (SE).

The project has been funded with support from the European Commission.