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Photo: Shiri Slavin
In the picture: Henrikki Heikkilä (left), Yuval Pick, Tero Saarinen
Photo: Mikki Kunttu
Westward Ho!
| Choreographer |
Saarinen, Tero |
| First Performance | 18.2.1996 |
| Place of First Performance | House of Danse, Stockholm |
| Finnish premiere | 30.6.1997 |
| Place of Premiere | Kuopio Dance Festival |
| Style | Contemporary Dance |
| Duration (min) | 25 |
| Costume designer | Tero Saarinen |
| Lighting Designer | Mikki Kunttu |
| Description |
The central theme of Westward Ho! is the song Jesus' blood never failed me yet - formely collected from an old English tramp. The work begins with the dynamic repetition of a simple series of pendulous movements. The choreography creates a coherent and harmonic impression despite the theme of the absurdity of life. Saarinen's choreography was inspired by the words of Laurie Anderson: "There is no pure land now. No safe place. And we stand here on the pier, watching you drown." |
| Companies |
Tero Saarinen Company |
| Dancers |
Heikkilä, Henrikki (1996) Pick, Yuval (1996) Saarinen, Tero (1996) Bandlien, Brynjar O'Donnell, Tilman (2003) Kivelä, Sampo Lindfors, Ninu (2006) |