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Take my hand
| Choreographer |
Aaltokoski, Alpo |
| First Performance | 22.10.2014 |
| Place of First Performance | Puristamo, Cable Factory, Helsinki |
| Finnish premiere | 22.10.2014 |
| Place of Premiere | Puristamo, Cable Factory, Helsinki |
| Style | Contemporary Dance |
| Duration (min) | 60 |
| Costume designer | TAUKO design – Mila Moisio, Kaisa Rissanen |
| Lighting Designer | Jere Mönkkönen |
| Sound designer | Johanna Storm |
| Performers of the premiere | Johanna Ikola, Ahto Koskitalo, Katja Koukkula, Jouni Majaniemi, Tuovi Rantanen, Esete Sutinen, Jussi Väänänen |
| Other music | Pérez Pedro: Patricia, composition Pérez Pedro; Jörgen Petersen: Syysunelmia, comp. Archibald Joyce; Tamara Lund: Yksinäinen pihlaja, trad., finnish lyrics Pauli Salonen; Marino Marini: Quarda che luna, composition Walter Malgoni; Tamara Lund: Jäljet hiekassa, comp. Jo Van Wetter, finnish lyrics Ruula Valkama; Attilio Mineo and his Orchestra: Italian Walz, comp. Attilio Mineo; Jörgen Petersen: Hopeinen kuu, comp. Walter Malgoni; Olavi Virta: Kultainen nuoruus, comp. Kullervo Linna, san. Tapio Kullervo Lahtinen; Jari Sillanpää: Satulinna, comp. Jukka Kuoppamäki |
| Description | Contemporary dance meets social dance – Evening of dance and music inspired by the melancholic Finnish mental landscape. Why are the Finns so melancholic? Take my hand is an interactive and episodic evening in a dance restaurant milieu and inspired by the Finnish popular music and strong social dance culture. Evening starts by social dance lesson taught by the choreographer Alpo Aaltokoski and the company’s dancers and ends to an open invitation to dance. |
| Companies |
Alpo Aaltokoski Company |
| Dancers |
Ikola, Johanna Koskitalo, Ahto Koukkula, Katja Majaniemi, Jouni Rantanen, Tuovi Sutinen, Esete Väänänen, Jussi |