Vasa Baroque & Carl Knif Company: Bländad av död och kärlek
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2 performances
13.11-14.11.2026
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Venue
Pannu Hall
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Tickets
35-22€
Show times
Fri 13.11. at 19.00
Sat 14.11. at 15.00
Introduction
Vaasa Baroque and Carl Knif Company present Bländad av död och kärlek (Blinded by Death and Love) – a choreographic work of art in which Italian Baroque and Argentine tango meet contemporary dance.
Musicians, singers and dancers come together to create a musical and choreographic space where the music of Claudio Monteverdi, Barbara Strozzi and Astor Piazzolla interacts with the shifting expressions of contemporary dance.
In the spirit of Early Baroque, musical and choreographic conventions are established, only to be gradually refined, challenged and broken down. Through music and dance, the audience is invited to a journey through musical expressions and eras, characterised by powerful emotions, passion and the forces of nature. It is a journey that brings us ever closer to humanity’s eternal questions about existence, faith and liberation.
In the performance, the rhythmic and affect-rich expressions of Early Baroque and Argentine tango meet the transience and brutality of life. Human insignificance, passion and rationality coexist and collide through physical expression and choreography. Bländad av död och kärlek is a performance where bodies reverberate and instruments dance – a space where the past and present resonate together.
Organizer: Carl Knif Company & Vaasa Baroque
Credits
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.
Vaasa Baroque is an early music association dedicated to producing high-quality events in Ostrobothnia and elsewhere in Finland. The association aims to bring world-class Baroque music to Ostrobothnia in dialogue with other art forms, as well as offering their audience memorable live music experiences. They also create performance opportunities for local singers and musicians, including young music students. Vaasa Baroque also has its own ensembles, Earthly Angels and Vaasa Baroque Ensemble. In addition to concert productions, their repertoire includes opera productions as well as outreach work, for example in schools and senior centres. Vaasa Baroque also regularly performs at festivals in Finland and abroad.
Choreographer and director: Carl Knif
Music director: Kajsa Dahlbäck
Set and light designer: Jukka Huitila
Costume designer: Carl Knif
Singers: Kajsa Dahlbäck (soprano), Erica Back (mezzo-soprano)
Musicians: Anthony Marini (violin), Henrik Sandås (bandoneon), Quito Gato (lute & guitar), Eero Marttila (viola da gamba & double bass), Laura Ollberg (harpsichord)
Dancers: Jonna Aaltonen, Carl Knif, Terhi Vaimala
Photographer: Cata Portin
Production: Vaasa Baroque & Carl Knif Company
Ticket information
Early bird standard ticket 30 € available until 1.8.
Standard Ticket | 35 €
Pensioners | 27 €
Discount Ticket | 22 € Under 25, students, unemployed, civil servants and conscripts.
Group Ticket | 25 € Min. 10 persons.
Professionals | 22 € Dance & theatre professionals.
Please be prepared to present proof of eligibility for the discount.
The auditorium is unnumbered.
For ticket inquiries, please contact: info@tanssintalo.fi
