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Friends of Dymphna, an opera about depression
| Choreographer |
Knif, Carl |
| First Performance | 26.3.2015 |
| Place of First Performance | Cultural Centre Valve, Oulu |
| Finnish premiere | 26.3.2015 |
| Place of Premiere | Cultural Centre Valve, Oulu |
| Style | Contemporary Dance |
| Duration (min) | 40 |
| Costume designer | Karoliina Koiso-Kanttila |
| Lighting Designer | Jukka Huitila |
| Sound designer | Aake Otsala |
| Performers of the premiere | Carl Knif, Jonna Aaltonen, Terhi Vaimala/Satu Halttunen |
| Music composed for the work | Aake Otsala |
| Description | The Piece touches mental fragility and depressionthrough dance and performance art. The autobiographical work attemps to reveal the biological, emotional and social aspects of severe depression. |
| Companies |
Carl Knif Company |
| Dancers |
Knif, Carl (2015) Aaltonen, Jonna (2015) Vaimala, Terhi (2015) |