Villi Vesi (The Wild Water)

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Video ID number: V00584
Recording date: November 1998

Overview

Commissioned work for the Helsinki City Theatre Dance Company, for whom Furukawa Anzu also choreographed "The Rite of Spring" in 1994 and "KEPPI" in 1995. This work is inspired by Furukawa's various experiences with water, such as seeing the different colours of the Amazon River flowing without mixing, the image of women in Africa collecting morning dew in jars, and the frozen sea off the coast of Helsinki.

Act One: I. A Bored Man / II. Birth of a Heart / III. Listen to the sound of clapping with both hands, then what should be the sound of one hand? / IV. The Legend of Water
Act Two: I. Tabula Rasa / II. Fratres for 12 cellos / III. Cantus in memory of Benjamin Britten

Details

Title: Villi Vesi (The Wild Water)
Performance creator(s): Anzu Furukawa
Direction/Choreography: Choreographed by: Anzu Furukawa
Venue: Storehouse
Performance date(s): 12-14, 17-19, 23-25 November 1998
Performer(s) and staff: Dance: Kirsi Karlenius, Raisa Punkki, Riikka Korppi-Tommola, Ville Sormunen, Harri Kuorelahti, Kaisa Torkkel, Kai Lähdesmäki, Tove Wingren, Unto Nuora
Scenography and Costume Design: Anzu Furukawa
Scenography: Juhani Rytkölä
Costume Design: Ulla Aaltosen
Lighting Design: Vesa Ellilä
Sound Design: Jyrki Sandell
Genre: Butoh、Contemporary