Re-Charge

Re-Charge is a tingling and explosive physical portfolio for alternative energy production. Re-Charge is charged by and for love. The work is part of the wider Charge project, which takes the form of works and workshops in public spaces and local communities. The joy of dance and international cooperation are at the heart of the project. The work will land in Stoa square on 13 August at 17.00. Re-Charge explores the different ways of becoming recharged through a physical approach, embodied in human batteries on Stoa square. The dance performance draws inspiration from celebrating music with a beat, that is techno / electro dance / amapiano / nollypiano / disco / pop / dubstep / trance / you name it, the exhaustion of body and mind, the euphoria of dance, Formula 1 racing and acceleration, video games and trance-like repetition – from energy that provides energy. The project explores Western society's total dependence on unsustainable energy production, and looks for playful ways to become one’s own bionic light and fleshy battery. Re-Charge is charged in particular by love. Love as a genuine human superpower in different forms, intensities and filtered in different ways is the glue that keeps the work together. In the bodies of superheroes, love shivers, burns, yearns, radically changes something deep inside and pulsates. In the work, many different paths lead their lives simultaneously, there is an inner order to the chaos, and you could not erase the beating hearts if you tried. Come recharge in a multi-layered bath of warming emotions, and dance to electrify your body! Re-Charge is the sequel to Charge 2025. It is a celebration of collectivity and the whirlwind that is dance. The project is implemented by the international dance group Muddiverse. Duration: about 1 hour Free entry! Muddiverse Choreography, production, costumes: Karoliina Loimaala Dance and co-choreography: Krista-Julia Arppo, Anika Edström Kawaji, Maurice Bessanh, Anni Kaila, Louis Nam Le Van Ho, Karoliina Loimaala, Maya Oliva Sound design and music: Iida Hägglund Live music and percussion: Hedson Agbogladja Duration: 45 min Photo: Miikkael Kukkula Pictured: Anni Kaila Support: Kone Foundation, Stoa Cultural Centre, Friskis & Svettis Helsinki, Myrskyryhmä Premiere: 4 August 2026, Parrulaituri