– Tero Saarinen
“Chief among these was the talent of Saarinen, an exceptionally gifted Finnish choreographer. -- Saarinen's Gaspard may be a ballet simply because ballet dancers danced it. It is otherwise a gripping modern dance with elements of Butoh cannily exploited. It is a most intriguing work.”
- San Francisco Chronicle (USA), 2002
“(Tero Saarinen) captures the underlying atmospheres very successfully and has a virtuosic sense of form. --- The optimum balance between gentleness and strength, and the five dancers were all impressive.”
- Hufvudstadsbladet (Finland), 2014
“Saarinen has the ability to create collective, almost zero-gravity states. --- Even the complex outbursts and confrontations have an organic structure, as if caused by underwater currents and vortices. The work is soothing and caresses the eye.”<br />
- Helsingin Sanomat (Finland), 2014
“Above all, he (Tero Saarinen) knows how to transform space into a magic box. -- The obliqueness in the piece is not without interest, and the choreography, increasingly cumulative, has a textured numbness in the best sense.”
- The New York Times (USA), 2002
“In Tero Saarinen's Gaspard, Lyon Opera Ballet edged boldly away from footwork to create larger, more cinematic images. The effect was quite amazing, like watching a silent movie set to Edward Boagni's ecstatic piano.”
- Ottawa Sun (Canada), 2002
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FIN-00180 Helsinki Finland
Tel: +358(0)9 681 31 881
Email: info(at)terosaarinen.com
