Carl Knif Company’s Fugue in Two Colors and Tsuumi Dance Theatre’s Poiju return to the stage during a joint evening that celebrates the intersections between music and dance.

Fugue in Two Colors

A study of the ancient relationship between music and dance.

Based on choreographic scores created with Carl Knif’s methods of improvisation, Fugue in Two Colors (2020) explores the expressive power of movement in relation to the strict musical forms of Dmitri Shostakovich, whose preludes and fugues are juxtaposed with the rambling movements of the dancers.

“In­ter­nal­ly flaw­less and comp­le­te­ly cont­rol­led in terms of its at­mosp­he­re, mo­ve­ment and st­ruc­tu­re. Enig­ma­tic but lo­gi­cal in its own world, Fu­gue in Two Colors is a ra­re com­bi­na­tion of ext­re­me cool­ness and to­tal wild­ness.”
– Henna Raatikainen, Liikekieli.com

Carl Knif Company has risen to the forefront of Finnish dance with a blend of contemporary dance and physical theatre, characterised by high­ly re­cog­ni­sab­le nar­ra­ti­ves and vir­tuo­so dan­cing. Carl Knif Company’s goal is to create innovative contemporary dance performances for both Finnish and international stages.

Buoy

Dance continues when the lyrics end, and movement tells the tale of a universal feeling.

Buoy (2019, Poiju in Finnish) focuses its gaze on the contact points of three different song forms, hymns, old schlagers and folk tunes, and then collides with contemporary dance and modern art concepts. The piety within the hymns can be moved into motion and the stage dance can fly near to the cosmos. In the songs, we sense on one hand a deep longing, and on the other hand a kind of hope, joy and love. Buoy paints a living picture from the very first cry of a human being to their last look.

Tsuumi Dance Theatre is a Helsinki-based professional dance theatre with over 20 years of experience. The company finds its unique strength in exploring folklore and creating new artistic ways to bring it onto the stage. Tsuumi Dance Theatre is a collective of professional dancers, choreographers, and musicians. Tsuumi’s works consists of contemporary dance, Finnish folk dance, theatre, and live music.

The discussion with the artists on Thu 14th at Pannu hall after the performance.