“I imagine two dancers, ‘gardeners’, in this metaphorical space, acting as support or armature for each other. I wanted this pair to emphasise the wider need for shared existence: to repair the chaos we as humans have created in the world.
A garden needs light, nourishment, and care, just as human beings need interaction. In this duet, through presence, interaction, and technical challenge, I am searching for stranger and wilder forms of humanity. Revisiting, in a way, my own roots in Butoh.
The piece contains physical humour and a sense of hedonism, but is rooted in beauty, empathy, and warmth. These two remarkable dancers, together with Mikki Kunttu’s lighting and Marko Nyberg’s sound world, create a stage universe in which the clouds begin to part – opening towards light and a more breathable future.”
– Tero Saarinen
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