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The emotional life of a dog/what my father said
| Choreographer |
Knif, Carl |
| First Performance | 29.9.2016 |
| Place of First Performance | Zodiak - Center for New Dance |
| Finnish premiere | 29.9.2016 |
| Place of Premiere | Zodiak - Center for New Dance |
| Style | Contemporary Dance |
| Duration (min) | 40 |
| Scenography | Jukka Huitila |
| Costume designer | Karoliina Koiso-Kanttila |
| Lighting Designer | Jukka Huitil |
| Sound designer | Janne Hast |
| Performers of the premiere | Carl Knif, Eero Vesterinen |
| Description |
The emotional life of a dog / what my father said is motion-based study of fathers and sons and the complex, often complicated relationships between children and parents. The performance investigates how emotions are born and how emotional patterns are passed from one generation to the next. It examines the journey of finding oneself and letting go of the customary ways and models. – I often think of my parents, yet the relationship with one's own parents becomes more distant with age. How to live with this contradiction? One day my father will die, and I will be left alone in the world. How to find a deeper connection with him before it is too late? The title of the performance, The Emotional Life of a Dog, is a reference to my father's dog, which I use to reflect on his choices and his way of living. |
| Companies |
Carl Knif Company |
| Dancers |
Knif, Carl (2016) Vesterinen, Eero (2016) |