Canadian Poems - Stories of Mermaids and Whale Watchers

Choreographer	Pasanen-Willberg, Riitta
First Performance	8.2.2005
Place of First Performance	Zodiak - Center for New Dance, Cable Factory, Helsinki
Finnish premiere	8.2.2005
Place of Premiere	Zodiak - Center for New Dance, Cable Factory, Helsinki
Style	Contemporary Dance
Duration (min)	60
Costume designer	Leena Nurmi
Lighting Designer	Matti Willberg
Description	"Canadian Poems is an imaginary journey to the cellular memory of man, to the long-forgotten past. The movements reflect images of the sea and its nautical creatures, especially the legendary Fidzi mermaid, who was captured by sailors in the 19th century. This work explores movement experiences and their non-verbal dimensions. The story of the mermaid - half human and half fish - mirrors the many facets of our contemporary lives. Canadian Poems is a dive into the essence of movement." (Source: programme)
Other Information	Stage technique: Johanna Naalisvaara, Fredrik Willberg; photos: Leena Nurmi. Production: Zodiak - Center for New Dance, Villitila tanssii Association.
Companies	Zodiak - The Center for New Dance
Dancers	Koutonen, Anne (2005) Illukka, Tanja (2005) Mustonen, Katja (2005) Mäkinen, Ulla (2005) Rouhiainen, Leena (2005)

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