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Acrobatics for the Timid
| Choreographer |
Kananen, Maria |
| First Performance | 10.12.2008 |
| Place of First Performance | Demoteatteri, Centre for Practice as Research in Theatre, Tampere |
| Finnish premiere | 10.12.2008 |
| Place of Premiere | Demoteatteri, Centre for Practice as Research in Theatre, Tampere |
| Style | Contemporary Dance |
| Duration (min) | 50 |
| Scenography | Timo Hynninen |
| Costume designer | Elina Vättö |
| Lighting Designer | Timo Hynninen |
| Sound designer | Antti Mäkelä |
| Performers of the premiere | Maria Kananen |
| Music composed for the work | Antti Mäkelä |
| Description |
Acrobatics for the Timid is a piece that handles with fear and timidity. The piece explore our fears, which may seem quite curious. The piece gives the audience a chance to reflect their own fears. At the same time it gives us a reason to smile - what are we afraid of and why? The artistic team collected thoughts of fears from various people and those thoughts were used as a source in these piece. The piece was also worked with the audience during the training period. |
| Other Information |
In this production choreographer Jyrki Karttunen was the mentor of Maria Kananen. Acrobatics for the Timid is a co-production of Routa Association, Karttunen Kollektiv, Centre for Practice as Research in Theatre and Central Finland Regional Dance Center. |
| Dancers |
Kananen, Maria (2008) |