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å ä ö
| Choreographer |
Nevanlinna, Vera |
| First Performance | 16.5.2017 |
| Place of First Performance | Zodiak Stage, Cable Factory, Helsinki |
| Finnish premiere | 16.5.2017 |
| Place of Premiere | Zodiak Stage, Cable Factory, Helsinki |
| Style | Contemporary Dance |
| Duration (min) | 50 |
| Scenography | Heikki Paasonen, Salla Salin |
| Costume designer | Riitta Röpelinen |
| Lighting Designer | Heikki Paasonen, Salla Salin |
| Sound designer | Tuomas Norvio, Sami Tammela |
| Performers of the premiere | Andrius Katinas, Ninu Lindfors, Saara Norvio, Vera Tegelman, Anna Virkkunen |
| Description |
Start by making small circles with your forearms, as if swimming cat paddle, simultaneously focusing on what you see. Allow the motion to travel upwards to your upper arms and let your shoulder blades join in. What happens when the motion reaches the chest, travels down and reaches the floor? Gently – yet precisely. Not forcing, but allowing it to happen. å ä ö is a performance with music and dance. Its starting points are not themes or statements but motion and collaboration. It is the meeting point of the visions of two choreographers, Vera Nevanlinna and Ervi Sirén. Sirén conducts the performers to a state of dancing, while Nevanlinna guides them to see the environment and become seen themselves. The performance is created in close collaboration between the entire ensemble. The name of the performance, å ä ö, refers to language, which is a key part of the process. It also evokes mnemonics, rules, lists and order – and the end. |
| Other Information |
Choreographe: Vera Nevanlinna, yhdessä tanssijoiden kanssa Movement development: Ervi Sirén Dramaturg: Tuomas Timonen |
| Dancers |
Katinas, Andrius (2017) Lindfors, Ninu (2017) Norvio, Saara (2017) Tegelman, Vera (2017) Virkkunen, Anna (2017) |