Friday 11 June 2010

Sporty Finns, part 3: Kuopio dance festival

Finns are sporty all year round, although the sportiness in the summer time is often concentrated around grill :) Some, though, cannot afford this kind of sport as they are getting ready for one of the most important events organised in Kuopio, namely "Kuopio dance festival" (Kuopio tanssii ja soi in Finnish).

This event attracts many visitors and performers from around the world. Among performers this year there will be a ballet group from China, performers from Sweden, Iceland, Argentina, Denmark, and Norway not to mention numerous groups from Finland. Some shows have an entry fee, some are free of charge. For more information in English visit: http://www.kuopiodancefestival.fi/eindex.html.

Despite being here already 4 summers I have never succeeded in getting myself to go to see even one performance so I hope I will see some of the performances this year.

The festival is near so the dancers are in shape practising, and we - those sporty ones in a different manner - are marinating food for the activities around a grill awaiting great performances during the festival.