Choreographer Petri Kekon’s latest work “Stop – the dark substance of art” sheds light on the hidden dark side of artistry with five dancers and five musicians. This powerful union of music and movement will premiere at the Lumee Media Centre on 13 May 2016. The work will also premiere a composition by Jovanka Trbojevic, interpreted by Avant’s Wind Quintet.
Studio Stage, Media Centre Lume, Helsinki, Finland
Fri 13.5.2016 at 19
Sat 14.5.2016 at 19
Tue 17.5.2016 at 19
Thu 19.5.2016 at 19
Fri 20.5.2016 at 19
Sat 21.5.2016 at 19
Petri Kekoni Company
Avanti!
Petri Kekoni, choreography, concept and production
Jovanka Trbojevic, composition
Dancers:
Meeri Altmets, Tanja Illukka, Pekka Louhio, Saku Koistinen and Eero Vesterinen
Musicians:
Helmi Malmgren (cl), Angel Molinos (bcl), Harri Joy (bsn), Erkki Suomalainen (cbsn), Alexis Routley (horn)
Understanding requires a pause. Rhythm requires a break. Often it is the pause that makes the movement visible and allows us to gather the information we have previously seen in our minds. Few, however, are able to give the pause the value it deserves.
“What happens when nothing moves, no ideas are born, the artist has stopped? You can’t show this state to the outside world – the artist must always be an energetic, creative and inspiring person. Yet art requires pauses in order to evolve, just as dynamic movement requires pauses in order to create continuity. When does a movement end and when does the next one begin? The space between these events – the waiting space – is what we hunt for. The pause seeks to turn the pause, this ‘dark matter’ of art, into light.”
“When does the movement end and the next one begin? It is the space between these events – the waiting space – that we are hunting for. It is claimed that space is held together by a so-called dark matter, the composition of which we do not know. Could the various degrees of physical and mental stasis be the force that holds art together – its ‘dark matter’” – choreographer Petri Kekoni
Tickets 25/15€ – buy tickets here!
