CLASSICAL BEAUTY
Dreams for the future can help us to live but can also prevent us from living the life that we really desire. This solo is about a wake-up - A rethinking of the meaning and importance of dreams. Taneli Törmä is hunting for one of his dreams - To dance his way of becoming a classical ballet male soloist, with profound honesty, playfulness and some unexpected help.
This performance has been selected into the Aerowaves priority list in 2017 and The Ice Hot Nordic Dance platform 2018.
Choreographer & Performer: Taneli Törmä
Corps de ballet: 10-16 students from local ballet school
Light designer: Mårten K. Axelsson
Sound designer and composer: Erik Schrøder Christoffersen & Tchaikovsky
Costume designer: Inbal Lieblich
Artistic mentor: Catherine Poher
Technician: David Nicolás Abad
Administrator: The project Center - Dansehallerne
Supported by: Danish Arts Foundation and Københavns Scenekunstudvalg
Duration: 25min
PERFORMANCES
Dansehallerne, Copenhagen Denmark
26-28th of May 2016 (World premier)
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Det Frie Festival / CPH Stage Festival, Copenhagen Denmark
4-5th of June 2016
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Kokkola Winter dance festival, Kokkola Finland
30th of January 2017
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Teater Momentum, Odense Denmark
3-5th of March 2017
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Spanci Borci, Ljubjana, Slovenia
17th of March 2017
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The National Theater of Greenland, Nuuk, Greenland
7-8th of April 2017
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Spring Forward Festival - Aerowaves / Musikhuset Århus, Aarhus Denmark
28th of April
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New Baltic Dance Festival /Kauno Mietso Kamerinis Teatras, Kaunas Lithuania
16th of May
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New Baltic Dance Festival / Art Printing House Vilnus Lithuania
19th of May 2017
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Gosdbanen / Åbne Scene / Aarhus Denmark
1-2th of June 2017
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Ravnedans festival / Kilden teater og konserthus / Kristiansand Norway.
13th of July 2017
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YEAH YEAH YEAH festival / Rote Fabric, Zurich Switzeland
3-4 October 2017
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Lonely in Rain? festival/ Art museum Onni, Joensuu Finland
22th of November
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Laura Betti Teatro / Bologna, Italy
16th of 2017
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The Nordic House / Torshavn, Faeroe Island
15th of February 2018
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JoJo Oulu Dance Centre / Valve Oulu, Finland
6.7th of April 2018
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ICE HOT Nordic Dance platform / Reykjavik Iceland
13th of December 2018
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Scenario Pubblico / Catania Italy
30-31th of March 2019
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