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Noble Savage
| Choreographer |
Lindfors, Sonya |
| First Performance | 19.4.2016 |
| Place of First Performance | Pannuhalli, Cable Factory, Helsinki |
| Finnish premiere | 19.4.2016 |
| Place of Premiere | Pannuhalli, Cable Factory, Helsinki |
| Style | Contemporary Dance |
| Duration (min) | 105 |
| Scenography | Aino Koski |
| Costume designer | Sanna Levo |
| Lighting Designer | Erno Aaltonen |
| Sound designer | Jussi Matikainen |
| Performers of the premiere |
Dancers: Ima Iduozee, Esete Sutinen, Julian Awusu, Sonya Lindfors Performers: Amira Khalifa, Deogracias Masomi, Erno Aaltonen, Jussi Matikainen |
| Other music |
Jussi Matikainen, Erno Aaltonen Henry Purcell: The Indian Queen, Z.630. Prologue: Overture Cincinnati Pops Orchestra & Erich Kuntzel: Colors of the Wind Little Dragon: A New Caribou: Can't Do Without You |
| Description |
Performance analyses the processes of otherness by creating a black stage where the ‘other’ is white. The term noble savage dates back to the 17th century – yet the dominant media image of blackness as an exotic and fascinating yet also potentially threatening and untamed otherness is still alive and well. The dramaturgical frame of the performance is the story of Pocahontas, a young princess who is kidnapped and taken to Europe. A further metalayer is formed by a roleplay of representations. Who is allowed to play whom, and how? Who is allowed to tell another story? Whose perspective is the story told from? NOBLE SAVAGE is political because of its themes and the performers, a team of six Afro-Finnish artists consisting of Lindfors herself, actor/rapper Deogracias Masomi, actor Amira Khalifa and dance artists Ima Iduozee, Esete Sutinen and Julian Owusu. Lindfors is a Helsinki-based choreographer whose aim is to shake existing power structures through her works. NOBLE SAVAGE is an instalment in a series of works focusing on blackness. |
| Other Information |
Directing, consept and text: Sonya Lindfors Choregraphy: Sonya Lindfors and working group Video design: Timo Wright, Laura Jantunen Outsode eye: Maryan Abdulkarim |
| Dancers |
Lindfors, Sonya (2016) Sutinen, Esete (2016) Iduozee, Ima (2016) Owusu, Julian (2016) |