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100 Ways to Laugh
| Choreographer |
Karttunen, Jyrki |
| First Performance | 6.10.2012 |
| Place of First Performance | Helsinki City Theatre, studio Elsa |
| Finnish premiere | 6.10.2012 |
| Place of Premiere | Helsinki City Theatre, studio Elsa |
| Style | Contemporary Dance |
| Duration (min) | 65 |
| Scenography | William Iles |
| Costume designer | Karoliina Koiso-Kanttila |
| Lighting Designer | William Iles |
| Sound designer | Tuomas Fränti |
| Performers of the premiere | Jenni-Elina Lehto, Aksinja Lommi (guest), Kai Lähdesmäki, Ville Oinonen (guest), Mikko Paloniemi (guest),Valtteri Raekallio, Terhi Vaimala, Eero Vesterinen |
| Music composed for the work | Tuomas Fränti |
| Other music |
Original music for the work (composition and realisation Tuomas Fränti): Drum (Rumpu) Laughter as movement/ Men's Trio (Nauru liikkeenä/Miesten Trio) Terhi's Mechanic Solo (Terhin Mekaaninen Soolo) Groove Trio, Drum Quartet and Panthing Quartet (Groovetrio, Rumpukvartetti ja läähätyskvartetti Laughter for a Beautiful Memory (Kauniin muiston nauru) Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Slavonic March, Op. 31; Moderato in modo di marcia funebre (Intro: Valery Polyansky: Russian State Symphony Cappella.) New arrangement and realisation: Tuomas Fränti. Music used in the sound design: This Is My Song (composition Charlie Chaplin, perfromed by Petula Clark) Une Vie De Chien (compostition Charlie Chaplin) Variation For Lute And Clarinet (Uri Caine Ensemble). Dans le Bois-Mazurka (Piano Melodici), (Mechanical Musical Instruments & Gef Lucena.) At Last (composition Mack Gordon ja Harry Warren, performed by Etta James). Clara Bow - Serenade (From Frasquita) Lon Chaney - Elegy Lillan Gish - Hearts and Flowers Theda Bara - Love Dance From ”Madame Sherry” (Piano: Ena Braga and Florence De Jong) Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor 'Pathétique' Op. 74; II. Allegro con grazia (Valery Polyansky: Russian State Symphony Cappella) Symphony no. 6 in b, Op. 74 "Pahetique": II. Allegro con grazia Symphony no. 6 in b, Op. 74 "Pahetique": III. Allego molto vivace (NBC Symphony Orchestra & Arturo Toscanini). |
| Other Information |
Repetiteur, choreographer's assistant Johanna Elovaara; realisation of the lighting design: Vesa Ellilä sound operator: Miika Storm hairddresser: Anu Laaksonen makeup: Anne Gorlewski-Leino realisation of the set: under the guidance of Kari Haakanen and Lauri Simeniuksen johdolla realisation of the costumes: under the guidance of Tiina Sivonen realisation of the hats: Janna Hakalin photos: Marko Mäkinen producer: Marinella Jaskari Production: Helsinki City Theatre, Karttunen Kollektiv |
| Companies |
Helsinki Dance Company Karttunen Kollektiv |
| Dancers |
Lehto, Jenni-Elina (2012) Lommi, Aksinja (2012) Lähdesmäki, Kai (2012) Oinonen, Ville (2012) Paloniemi, Mikko (2012) Raekallio, Valtteri (2012) Vaimala, Terhi (2012) Vesterinen, Eero (2012) |