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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)