Winner of Audience Prize and 2nd prize in Dancing, International Solo-Dance-Theatre Festival 2005, Stuttgart, Germany

Wild bursts of movement alternate with moments of soundless speech, as a lone woman traverses an intense, ever-changing landscape of the mind.

Driven by a dynamic audio collage ranging from the Propellerheads' furious James Bond remix to the sublime operatic voice of Jussi Björling, Dreamcatcher juxtaposes the dancer's explosive physicality with sudden choreographic transitions that evoke the forceful, irrational reality of a dream.

Choreography: Thomas Freundlich
Dance: Tanja Kuisma
Costume design: Lucie Kuropatová

Music: Godflesh, Otomo Yoshihide, Propellerheads, Paolo Tosti

Premiere at 9th International Solo-Dance-Theatre Festival, Stuttgart, Germany, March 17th, 2005

"The ovation at the conclusion of the first night's performances left no doubt as to the audience's favourite, and the international jury of five quickly reached an unanimous decision to choose the Finnish work as one of the pieces in the Festival finals.

"With Dreamcatcher, the jury made an excellent choice. Wonderfully light yet impacting, the solo is about life's dreams and their collapse. Like a ballerina, Tanja Kuisma flurries about the stage, only to soon contrast this elegance with tragicomically hanging shoulders, outstretched head and curiously distorted limbs. With her wide-eyed wonder and mercurial temperament, the elf-like creature in red stockings brings to mind images of the pop singer Björk."

- Claudia Gass, Stuttgarter Zeitung, Germany

"Kuisma demonstrates the nebulous line between comedy and tragedy...the public rejoiced at the Finnish sense of humor."
- Andrea Kachelriess, Stuttgarter Nachrichten, Germany

"Arguably the most original, personal and fresh dance work of the entire [2007 Burgos-New York International Choreography] competition."
- ABC.es, Madrid, Spain