Choreographer and Dancer



Futureproof

March 13, 2009    Tags: , ,

Raw and furious, Futureproof is a whirlwind trip through deep time, from the dawn of consciousness to the confusion of an individual in contemporary society. Set to a collage of electronic, ethnic and rock music, Futureproof poses the question, are we not still creatures of the planet we evolved on, though our jungle is now a concrete one? (more...)...

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Actuator

May 14, 2008    Tags: ,

Thomas Freundlich's groundbreaking work for dancer and industrial robot, Actuator, explores our inborn tendency to view machines as living, even personal creatures. How quickly will we begin to sympathize with an industrial robot that dances along with a human - or seems to react to the person's gestures and movements? (more...)

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Airflow

November 6, 2005    Tags: ,

An intense, elemental work set to the music of one of Russia's leading contemporary composers, Airflow explores the search for light and salvation amidst an icy darkness. At times savagely ritualistic, at times desperately tender, the dance is accompanied live by the solo accordion of Pasi Hirvonen, who conjures up chorale-like walls of sound and ghostly soundscapes reminiscent of the howling wind. (more...)

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Sleepless

November 6, 2005    Tags: ,

A piece for two dancers and two musicians, encompassing both energetic duets and melancholy moments of solitude. In a smoky after-hours bar, nothing remains constant except the stories of love lost and found, danced to the yearning tones of the milonga. (more...)

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The Abyss and the Stars – Kuilu ja tähdet

July 2, 2004    Tags:

A work integrating elements of text and movement theatre, based on the poetry of celebrated Finnish poets Eino Leino and L. Onerva. Set to the haunting, dreamlike music of Einojuhani Rautavaara and an atmospheric aural collage of birdsong, The Abyss and the Stars evokes the fleeting beauty of the northern summer and the various faces of enduring love. (more...)...

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North Star Boogie

June 30, 2004    Tags:

A dynamic duet set to foot-tapping Finnish rock and pop grooves ranging from the stirring to the eccentric, North Star Boogie alternates between contemporary urban beats and echoes of Nordic melancholy from decades past. (more...)

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Passageway

September 27, 2003    Tags: , ,

Premiered in Amman, Jordan, in the Finnish-Jordanian collaborative project Fusion, Passageway brought together Finnish and Jordanian dancers on the stage of Amman's Royal Cultural Center. (more...)

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Carnival of Fear – Kummajaisten karnevaali

April 16, 2003    Tags: ,

Written and directed by renowned mime artist and author Adam Darius, Carnival of Fear is a work of physical theatre integrating dance, text and live music. (more...)

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Missing Presumed Dead

April 16, 2003    Tags:

A dance drama set in World War 2, Missing Presumed Dead recounts the timeless story of a pilot missing in action and the impossible choice that his wife, consequently, must face. (more...)

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Place Pigalle

April 16, 2003    Tags:

Accompanied by Edith Piaf, Jacques Brel and MC Solaar, Thomas Freundlich, in a tour de force solo set in lowlife Paris, effortlessly shifts between French music hall, hip hop and outlandish illusionary pantomime. (more...)

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James Dean

November 24, 2001    Tags: ,

"Powerful impact...young choreographer succeeds with his difficult theme of James Dean, icon of the rebels..." (more...)

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Zappa Variations

May 18, 2001    Tags: ,

An exuberant, energetic ensemble work that translates Frank Zappa's singular symphonic music into inventive choreographic episodes. (more...)

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A Land That Isn’t – Maa jota ei ole

May 18, 2001    Tags: ,

In this dance theatre piece for an actress and two dancers, the poems of Edith Södergran and the urban music of Paul Schütze provide the backdrop for three peoples' struggle against the confining boundaries of life. (more...)

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Napalm

May 18, 2001    Tags: , ,

In this intense solo work, a young woman gathers the fragments of her bombed-out life among the ruins; the flames are extinguished but the scars of war never heal. The piece was created for Barbora Kohoutková, principal ballerina of the Finnish National Ballet. (more...)

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Flux

May 18, 2001    Tags: ,

The body and mind of a pointe shoe-clad dancer become a playing field of conflicting moods as the soundscape drifts between an insistent drum 'n' bass beat and echoes of Debussy's piano music. (more...)

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Black Void

March 24, 2000    Tags: ,

A short film by Kazimir Kolesnik (2000). Black Void relates the story of a woman's accusation of sexual harassment in the workplace. To protect herself from violent attack, she studies a self-defence technique. Is this woman's accusation spiked with fantasy or, conversely, legitimate? (more...)

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