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Silentopia
Choreographer |
Perko, Ninni |
First Performance | 14.4.2022 |
Place of First Performance | Espoo City Theatre |
Other Style | dance theatre, contemporary dance |
Duration (min) | 90 |
Scenography | Alisha Davidow |
Costume designer | Alisha Davidow |
Lighting Designer | Ainu Palmu |
Sound designer | Ainu Palmu |
Performers of the premiere | Katri Soini, Jukka Tarvainen, Kaisa Niemi, Emmi Pennanen/ Tiia Hämäläinen |
Music composed for the work | Jarmo Saari, Anni Elif Egecioglu, Pauli Lyytinen |
Description |
"Silentopia is an interdisciplinary event straddling arts and sciences. It offers a compassionate space within which to examine feelings aroused both by the ecocrisis, and our complicity in it. Dance theatre Sivuun Ensemble invites the audience to Revontuli-hall, where a ritualistic performance transports us towards transformation. Choreographer Ninni Perko’s furious, delicate, and sacred initiation rite visualises new worlds and possibilities by building bridges towards a brighter future. The whole working group -musicians, dancers, sound designer and scientists all participate in the performance, which takes place in a chapel of nature. The Earth’s supreme communal residents, ants, provide an alternative perspective. " |
Other Information |
Musicians: Anni Elif Egecioglu, Pauli Lyytinen, Jarmo Saari Researchers: Unni Pulliainen, Jaakko Kaartinen |
Companies |
Sivuun Ensemble |
Dancers |
Soini, Katri (2022) Tarvainen, Jukka (2022) Niemi, Kaisa (2022) Pennanen, Emmi (2022) Hämäläinen (o.s. Vainonen), Tiia (2022) |