by Ilona Jäntti, internationally acknowledged circus performer orginally from Oulu, returns to her home town with her unique world of aerial acrobatics. Jäntti’s performance combines three pieces, Huhu, Footnotes and Muualla/Elsewhere, into a night of physical and spatial illusion.
HUHU: The fundamental notion of Huhu is the investigation of how space is perceived. Architectural ideas have been examined in unconventional ways through aerial work and animation as scale, perspective and gravity do not apply to the performer or her environment.
MUUALLA/ELSEWHERE explores the possibilities of combining animation, circus and dance in a live performance context. The interaction between the animation and the performer enables a dialogue between the real and virtual worlds: animated environment and emerging creatures are affected by the performer and vice versa. The imagery of the piece is constantly changing and nothing is what it seems to be.
FOOTNOTES was first created during Jäntti’s MA studies in Laban Centre. It was premiered in London’s Jacksons Lane theater in 2009.
Performances: Friday November 29 at 2pm (for schools) and at 7pm, Saturday November 30 at 7pm in Culture Centre Valve, Hallituskatu 7.
Tickets: 20/15€ Valve ticket office (08-55847575)
Choreography and performance: Ilona Jäntti
Animations: Tuula Jeker
Light design: Ainu Palmu
Sound design and music: Tuomas Norvio
Costumes: Karoliina Koiso-Kanttila
Sewing: Sanna Bollström
Production: Ilmatila ry
Co-production: Cirko – Center for New Circus, The Royal Opera House, Circo Aereo’s Incubator for Contemporary Circus
Supported by: Arts Council of Finland, Finnish Cultural Foundation – North Ostrobothnia Regional fund, The Place, SAFA – Finnish Association for Architects, Samuel Huber Foundation, Kordelin Foundation, Laban Centre, V&A Museum of Childhood
Duration: 1h 20min. (with intermission)
