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Give me happiness
| Choreographer |
Raatikainen, Arja |
| First Performance | 9.11.1996 |
| Place of First Performance | Espoo Cultural Centre, Louhi Hall |
| Finnish premiere | 9.11.1996 |
| Place of Premiere | Espoo Cultural Centre, Louhi Hall |
| Style | Contemporary Dance |
| Duration (min) | 15 |
| Scenography | Lizz Santos |
| Costume designer | Lizz Santos |
| Lighting Designer | Juha Westman |
| Description | The material of the movement is mainly created by improvisations directed by situations or impressions which the choreographer Arja Raatikainen has led to the direction of her idea of the creation. She says she is knitting the material presented by the dancers, in the context of her own. The style of the choreography is constantly changing and irrational. Raatikainen emphasises that the aestethics of the work has developed through the rehearsal process. |
| Other Information | This work was one of the three duets that formed a full length performance, "Carousel for Two". |
| Companies |
Nomadi Productions |
| Dancers |
Karttunen, Jyrki (1996) Soini, Katri (1996) |