DANCE OF THE FISHERMAN
DANCE OF THE FISHERMAN is a site-specific performance created for harbours across Europe.
The artists hunt unheard stories and local traditions from the leisure to the working fisherman/woman and their families. This touring performance is created in collaboration with the local communities. The communities' history, culture, and local fishing habits will therefore affect the outcome of the performance
In an imagistic walking tour, the audience are physically drawn into the world of the fisherman.
With toes in the water and fingers busy untangling the net, the audience will listen to local stories, surrounded by an evocative soundtrack and all together under the sunset sky.
Research periods was happening in Denmark, Iceland, Ireland, and Faeroe Islands in 2021-2022 and the first premiere was in Passage Festival in Espergaerde Harbour, Denmark in 28th-30th July 2022. Now project offered for touring. Project will be created in Finland in 2024.
DANCE OF THE FISHERMAN is a collaboration between Taneli Törmä - LOCATION X and Caroline McSweeney an Irish Theater Director an Artistic Director of Locus Theater Company and Esa Mattila Finnish Sound Designer.
Danmark - 2022
Directors: Caroline McSweeney and Taneli Törmä.
Performers: Taneli Törmä, Lisbeth Sonne Andersen, Sofia Kistol
Sounddesign: Esa Mattila
Danish Fishermen/ women interviews: Anna Panduro
Faroese Fishermen/ women interviews: Gunnva Zachariasen
Photo: Jakob Stage
Supported by Nordic Culture Fund, The Danish Arts Foundation, Nordic Culture Point, The Arts Promotion Centre Finland and Passage Festival.
Finland - 2024
Idea and directors: Taneli Törmä and Caroline McSweeney
Sound designer: Esa Mattila
Performers: Taneli Törmä, Janne Aspvik and Riina Kalmi.
Finnish Interviews: Annika Silander
The production is produced by the the Regional Dance Centre of Ostrobothnia and JoJo – Oulu Dance
Center in cooperation with the Regional Dance Centre of Western Finland. Project is also financed by Arts
Promotion Centre Finland, Svenska Kulturfonden, Harry Schaumans stifelse and Konstsamfundet.
PERFORMANCES
Stöðvarfjörður, Iceland - Fish Factory, Creative Center of Stöðvarfjörður
27th of May 2022 (Working progress showing)
Espergaerde Harbour, Denmark - Passage Festival
28th-30th July 2022 (Danish Premiere)
Finnish tour
Bergö 12 th of July 2024 / Korppoo 19-20th of July 2024 / Hailuoto 27th of July 2024.
