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The Earth Song
| Choreographer |
Palmgren, Sari |
| First Performance | 16.5.2013 |
| Place of First Performance | Pannuhalli, Cable Factory, Helsinki |
| Finnish premiere | 16.5.2013 |
| Place of Premiere | Pannuhalli, Cable Factory, Helsinki |
| Style | Contemporary Dance |
| Duration (min) | 65 |
| Costume designer | Karoliina Koiso-Kanttila |
| Lighting Designer | Heikki Paasonen |
| Sound designer | Tuomas Norvio |
| Performers of the premiere | Maria Saivosalmi, Lotta Suomi, Sari Palmgren, Jukka Peltola, Jukka Tarvainen, Tuomas Norvio |
| Music composed for the work | Tuomas Norvio |
| Description |
The Earth Song is a carnivalesque look into the crossing paths of consumer society, human behaviour and climate change. Choreographer Sari Palmgren guides her interdisciplinary team to explore our relationship to the environment and to the circulation and use of energy. How are our daily choices made? How can we change them? During the rehearsal process, the team consults environmental researchers and experts of sustainable development. From these consultations, the team creates songs and forms a one-of-a-kind musical, guided by contemporary movement thinking and improvisation. |
| Other Information |
Photos: Uupi Tirronen Video: Timo Wright Production: Zodiak - Center for New Dance, Sari Palmgren Residency: Silke Z / resistdance / Studio 11 (Cologne) / Studiotrade, Koneen Säätiö |
| Dancers |
Saivosalmi, Maria (2013) Palmgren, Sari (2013) Tarvainen, Jukka (2013) Sarduy, Guillermo (2013) |