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The Darkest Hits
| Choreographer |
Yli-Maunula, Pirjo Brunou, Rea-Liina Järvenpää, Jouni Pietiläinen, Laura Rämä, Vihtori Keskikallio, Heli Kela, Leena |
| First Performance | 28.4.2016 |
| Place of First Performance | Valvesali, Oulu |
| Finnish premiere | 28.4.2016 |
| Place of Premiere | Valvesali, Oulu |
| Style | Contemporary Dance |
| Lighting Designer | Anton Verho |
| Sound designer | Viljami Lehtonen |
| Performers of the premiere | Rea-Liina Brunou, Jouni Järvenpää, Leena Kela, Heli Keskikallio, Laura Pietiläinen, Vihtori Rämä, Pirjo Yli-Maunula |
| Description |
The Darkest Hits brings together eight artists and eight dark songs. Rea-Liina Brunou, Jouni Järvenpää, Leena Kela, Heli Keskikallio, Kirill Lorech, Laura Pietiläinen, Vihtori Rämä and Pirjo Yli-Maunula have created eight miniature performances to songs of their own choosing. The Darkest Hits is the third instalment in the the hugely popular series directed by Maija Mustonen. The previous parts, The Greatest Love Songs (2012) and The Greatest Dance Hits (2014), were premiered at Zodiak – Center for New Dance in Helsinki. |
| Other Information |
Direction and concept: Maija Mustonen Direction of the Video: Kirill Lorech, performer: Markus Heino Video is a part of the work End of Time (2015; Markus Heino, Anna Maria Häkkinen, Kirill Lorech, Heidi Väätänen) |
| Dancers |
Yli-Maunula, Pirjo (2016) Järvenpää, Jouni (2016) Pietiläinen, Laura (2016) Brunou, Rea-Liina (2016) Rämä, Vihtori (2016) Keskikallio, Heli (2016) Kela, Leena (2016) |