Mycoscores / Choreospores by Maija Hirvanen is a network of artistic scores for exploring the connections between fungal and human ways of being, particularly through movement and dance. The scores propose starting points for dancing, weaving together social connections, composing and exploring performativity. Mycoscores / Choreospores work with ecological models for dance making and dramaturgy. Alongside her artistic work, Maija has had a practice of foraging forest fungi since her childhood.

The printed publication of Mycoscores / Choreospores consists of 31 cards, each presenting a single score and an accompanying booklet. (Publisher Friends of Physical Contemporary Art, in collaboration with DAS Research/Academy of Theatre and Dance, Amsterdam)

13.11. Publication launch & presentation @Kiasma seminar room

At the Mycoscores / Choreospores Helsinki publication launch and presentation hosted by Moving in November, Maija activates the scores by an introduction, a discussion around interconnections of fungal and artistic practice and lightheartedly presenting some of the scores. There’s a possibility to buy a copy of the publication at the site.

16-16:30 lingering, chatting, possibility to buy Mycoscores / Choreospores

16:30-18:00 presentation

11.-15.11. 1-1 card readings @Kiasma seminar room & Caisa

During the festival, Maija will do playful card readings for one person at the time with and through the Mycoscores / Choreospores cards. For these sessions, please book a ticket to reserve your time – the ticket includes a copy of the publication and a 1-1 reading with Maija.

This event is a part of the Focus on the Local Landscape program within the frame of Moving in November.

Maija Hirvanen is a choreographer and performance maker. Her interests range from the relationship between art and different belief systems and ways of re-learning to questions of embodiment and the more-than-human approach in performance and choreography. She makes performances on stages and in places, writes, researches, and teaches. Hirvanen’s work has been presented at festivals and venues e.g. Tanz im August/Hebbel am Ufer/Berlin, ImpulsTanz/Vienna, Sadler’s Wells/London, SPRING Festival/Utrecht, Seoul Performing Arts Festival, Rencontres chorégraphiques internationales de Seine-Saint-Denis, SAAL Biennaal/Tallinn and Dansens Hus/Stockholm, Zodiak, Kiasma, Baltic Circle Festival and Helsinki Festival. Maija is the Artistic Professor in Dance 2024–2028, granted by the Arts Promotion Centre Finland.