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Note: No longer in repertoire!
A new dance work by choreographer Joona Halonen, whose international profile is on the rise.
Dancers
Sofia Hilli, Heidi Naakka, Sofia Ylinen, Kai Lähdesmäki, Mikko Paloniemi/Guillermo Sarduy, Eero Vesterinen
Choreography Joona Halonen
Lighting Design Vesa Ellilä
Costume Design Minttu Vesala
Music and Sound Design Tuuli Kyttälä
Life is a playing field and the game is hard and merciless. You always have to be able to do the same or better than other players. And it doesn’t help even if you sometimes want to blow the whistle and throw yourself into the final void if you dare. However, it all starts again.
Read moreIn the old days, the running game played in the yard was called “Who’s Afraid of Black man?” Hardly any of the runners thought of a name, because they didn’t have a significance. What mattered was fearlessness, running in the direction catcher and dodge at the last minute. The laughter was teasing, relieved and full of the elixir of life.
Read moreAs a choreographer, Joona Halonen is clearly in both a fruitful and significant phase in his career.His group work Straight at Zodiak last year was one of the absolute highlights of the dance year for me and many others. Now Helsinki Dance Company has invited him as a guest choreographer to create Kuka pel tappajahaita, a work that quickly turns out to be a new feather in the cap of both the choreographer and the company.
Read moreThe floor is black, the light is dim. The dancers sit in chairs in their black suits with combat boots on their heads. Agonizing waiting.
Read moreA black blob rolls through the stage. Fear is dressed up as shapeless and reaching in all directions. Then the endless run begins. Helsinki Dance Company’s Who’s Afraid of Killer Sharks is a dance in the terrain of fear. Dressed in black and wearing boxing helmets, the dancers take turns running on stage. The viewer is dropped into the middle of the atmosphere of fighting games and martial arts. The sense of danger thickens from moment to moment, but also the threat wafts from the stage.
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