photo: Nae Fukata
PORTABLE HOME PROJECT 2016-2018
Home as a corporeal being, state of mind and a concrete place.
Portable Home Project includes three independent contemporary dance performances. The first dance work Sumeba Miyako was made in Japan 2016. The second dance work Nothing Personal was made in Finland 2018. The third dance work All My Names was made in Palestine 2018.
This artistic project was co-worked with Virva Talonen and Nanni Vapaavuori. Each performance was made in co-operation with the local working group during the artist - in - residence periods in each country.
Sumeba Miyako 2016
photo: Nae Fukata
Sumeba Miyako is a dance performance about home as a concrete and mental place. It was made with five different aged performers during the artist - in - residence in Kôchi, Japan.
choreography, direction: Virva Talonen
light & space: Nanni Vapaavuori
sound: Jaakko Kujala
dance: Mayumi Isshiki, Etsuko Kagawa, Manbeimasakuni, Mayu Ito, Ayumi Hamada
camera: Cobo Hamada
organizer: Museum of Arts, Kôchi
support: The Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan, in Fiscal Year 2016 in co-operation with The Finnish Institute and Finnish Dance Information Centre
photos: Nae Fukata
Ei mitään henkilökohtaista - Nothing Personal 2018
photo: Reino Koivula
Nothing personal is a solo performance considering human body as a living home. Body can be seen as a permanent while it's boundaries are in constant flux. The core of the solo lays in relationship between the repetitive body movement and written text.
choreography, dance, texts: Virva Talonen
lights, scenography: Nanni Vapaavuori
sound design: Virva Talonen, Nanni Vapaavuori
recording: Jaakko Kujala
production: Barker -theatre
support: Arts Promotional Centre Finland
photos: Reino Koivula
All My Names 2018
All My Names deals with the home as a state of mind.
choreography: Virva Talonen
light, space: Nanni Vapaavuori
dance: Lana Khoury, Lourd Khair, Dina Musleh, Dima Awad
production: Diyar Dance Theatre, Betlehem, Palestine