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HAIGAFURU – Ash is falling
| Choreographer |
Sakamoto, Kosei |
| First Performance | 11.4.2012 |
| Place of First Performance | Pannu Hall, Cable Factory, Helsinki |
| Finnish premiere | 11.4.2012 |
| Place of Premiere | Pannu Hall, Cable Factory, Helsinki |
| Style | Contemporary Dance |
| Lighting Designer | Takayuki Fujimoto |
| Performers of the premiere | Meeri Altmets, Kaisa Niemi, Johanna Ikola, Ville Oinonen, Jarkko Lehmus |
| Music composed for the work | Toru Yamanaka |
| Description | The choreography is based on the Japanese poem Haigafuru (Ash is Falling) written by Tatsuji Miyoshi after the atom bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This cynical outpouring from the pen of an otherwise lyrical poet is astonishingly topical in the wake of the recent Fukushima nuclear disaster. Questions and fears related to nuclear power are not just part of history – they are still frighteningly relevant today. |
| Other Information |
Production: Zodiak – Center for New dance, Japan Contemporary Dance Network, Kosei Sakamoto In cooperation with: Full Moon Dance Festival |
| Companies |
Zodiak - The Center for New Dance |
| Dancers |
Niemi, Kaisa (2012) Ikola, Johanna (2012) Oinonen, Ville (2012) Lehmus, Jarkko (2012) Lempiäinen, Meeri (2012) |