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Feb 24, 2010
BORROWED LIGHT TO EUROPE IN 2011
Borrowed Light will return to Europe in spring 2011. The much anticipated European tour of one of Tero Saarinen Company's biggest international successes will kick off in Turku in May 2011 where the performances will be part of the city’s European Capital of Culture -programme.
See www.turku2011.fi for details. The final tour schedule will be published later.
Feb 19, 2010
HIGH PRAISE FOR TERO SAARINEN’S NEW WORK IN GERMANY
Described as a magically beautiful, holistic work of art, Tero Saarinen’s latest choreography, Double Lives, received rave reviews in the German media. The work has been praised for Saarinen’s personal style of movement, the visualisation by costume designer Erika Turunen and lighting and set designer Ville Konttinen, as well as the dancers’ intense interpretation. The work, commissioned by nordwest (a collaboration between Tanzcompagnie Oldenburg and Tanztheater Bremen), features 20 dancers. Double Lives premiered at the Oldenburgisches Staatstheater last Friday and will move on to Theater Bremen on April 10, 2010, where it will be shown until mid-May.
According to Die Welt, one of Germany’s main national newspapers, Double Lives is “an impressive work of art, whose magnificent aesthetic bring out the idea of a ´double life´ in a multilayered and refined way”. Special praise is given to Saarinen’s “versatile choreography that is in constant conflict between certainty and longing”, Erika Turunen’s statuesque costumes, and the dancers’ intense cooperation and interpretation.
Weser-Kurier, Kreiszeitung, Nordwest Zeitung and Diabolo also point out how well the work’s choreography, lighting, music and costumes complement each other.The reviews further highlight the dancers’ unity and expressiveness.
According to Weser-Kurier, Double Lives is ”an incredible work, in which the dancers and their shadows intertwine to form a magically beautiful world”. Kreiszeitung highlights Saarinen’s exciting movement architecture that – supported by Jarmo Saari’s varied music – transmits the work’s core themes well. Nordwest Zeitung says that, with Saarinen’s work, the group has achieved an international level, and so the thunderous applause and bravos at the opening night were no surprise.
The only dissenting voice in the reviews of the premiere came from Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. The reviewer criticizes the work - employing the same arguments as the five other critics use to praise it. The writer neither appreciates Saarinen's choreography nor relates to the themes of his work. Also, in her opinion, the dancers do not form a coherent whole.
SOURCES
Die Welt, Irmela Kästner, Feb.15, 2010, ”Erhellende Schatten”
NWZ, Regina Jerichow, Feb.15, 2010, ”Raus aus dem Schattendasein“
Weser-Kurier, Alexandra Albrecht, Feb.15, 2010, ”Zauberhafter Bilderreigen”
Kreiszeitung, Rainer Bessling, Feb.16, 2010, ”Suchende und Flüchtende”
Diabolo, Martina Burandt, Feb.17, 2010, "Was ist der Mensch?"
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Wiebcke Hüster, Feb.17, 2010, ”Kolossal postkolonial im Körpertheater“
MORE INFO
www.nordwest-tanz.de | www.staatstheater.de | www.bremertheater.com
Feb 11, 2010
TERO SAARINEN’S NEW WORK PREMIERES IN GERMANY
Tero Saarinen’s latest creation, Double Lives, will receive its world premiere on Friday, February 12, 2010, at the Oldenburgisches Staatstheater in Germany. This whole-evening performance features 20 dancers. Double Lives was commissioned by nordwest / Tanzcompagnie Oldenburg and Tanztheater Bremen, a collaboration between two of North-Western Germany’s leading dance companies. After Oldenburg, the production will move on to Theater Bremen on April 10, 2010.
Double Lives continues the thematic journey that Saarinen embarked on with Next of Kin (Tero Saarinen Company, 2008): an exploration of humanity’s subconscious, mental conflicts, and patterns of behaviour. One major inspiration for the new work has been the universal idea of the doppelganger. Saarinen and his creative visual team play with illusion and reality: the complex character of humanity is portrayed on stage – both figuratively and literally – with shadows and echoes.
Along with Saarinen’s core artistic team – Jarmo Saari (music and sound design), Ville Konttinen (lighting and set design), Erika Turunen (costume design) and choreographer’s assistants Satu Halttunen and Henrikki Heikkilä – other Finnish talent contributed to the production, in the costume creation and video work. Eight members of Tero Saarinen Company have been on Saarinen’s team in Germany, with some work also being done in Finland.
NORDWEST / Tanzcompagnie Oldenburg and Tanztheater Bremen is a co-operation between the two independent dance departments at Oldenburgisches Staatstheater and Theater Bremen. For further information please visit: www.nordwest-tanz.de | www.staatstheater.de | www.bremertheater.com
DOUBLE LIVES PERFORMANCES:
Oldenburgisches Staatstheater, Oldenburg: February 12–April 1, 2010
Theater Bremen, Bremen: April 10–May 16, 2010
Jan 13, 2010
Borrowed Light - Best of the Decade
The Village Voice's Deborah Jowitt (NY) listed Borrowed Light as one of the "Best of the Decade" in an article that looks back on the most significant dance performances of the past ten years.
Click here for the full article.
Nov 11, 2009
Trainee positions open for 2010
We are currently taking in applications for trainee positions focused on management / production / marketing in 2010. Please send your CV and application letter by November 27, 2009 to Managing Director Iiris Autio (iiris.autio@terosaarinen.com).
We require University level studies, fluent English and excellent social skills from our trainees. Past work experience in the cultural field and other language skills are considered an advantage.
Trainees work full time but hours can be agreed upon flexibly so part time studies are possible. An internship should last a minumun of 3 months.
For more information about working for Tero Saarinen Company, click here
