{"id":923,"date":"2022-11-14T18:10:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T16:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inaniemela.fi\/?p=923"},"modified":"2025-01-30T19:35:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T17:35:29","slug":"fraudulent-light-and-the-epidemy-of-oblivion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inaniemela.fi\/?p=923","title":{"rendered":"Fraudulent Light \u2013 And the Epidemy of Oblivion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Premiere 4.11.2022 at Theatre House Universum<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Concept and direction<\/strong> – Liisa Pentti

Performers<\/strong> – Wilhelm Grotenfelt, Paul Holl\u00e4nder, Suvi Kemppainen, Meeri Lempi\u00e4inen, Marlon Moilanen, Corinne Mustonen, Paul Olin, Pinja Poropudas, Satu Rekola, Kardo Shiwan

Choreography created together with the performers

Texts<\/strong> – The working group

Dramaturgical support<\/strong> – Titta Halinen

Sound design<\/strong> – Jouni Tauriainen

Lighting design<\/strong> – Ina Niemel\u00e4

Spatial design<\/strong> – Fabian Nyberg

Costume design<\/strong> – Siru Kosonen

Sewing of costumes<\/strong> – Ompelimo Rodino and Sara Lehtonen

Photos<\/strong> – Sari Antikainen, Uupi Tirronen

Video documentation<\/strong> – Iina Terho

Graphic design<\/strong> – Monika Bodendorfait\u0117 (Kobra Agency), Mia Kivinen

Production<\/strong> – Liisa Pentti +Co, Sirius Teatern, Theatre House Universum

Residence<\/strong> – Ehrenfeldt Studios, Cologne

Supporte<\/strong>d by City of Helsinki, Kone Foundation, Svenska Kulturfonden, Helsinki<\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fraudulent Light \u2013 and the Epidemy of Oblivion<\/em> is an experimental dance theatre piece. It is based on the idea of the present illuminated from all directions, as a pastless and ghostless space without protective darkness, as presented by art history professor Jonathan Crary<\/strong> in his book 24\/7<\/em> (2013).

The artistic starting points of the piece are Pina Bausch’s<\/strong> classic choreographies 1980 – ein St\u00fcck von Pina Bausch<\/em> (1980) and Walzer <\/em>(1982). From these foundations, Fraudulent Light<\/em> emerges as a ‘ghost theatre’: it is loosely based on already existing forms and ideas of performing arts, on what has existed for a long time. Nine performers surrender to the fraudulent light and oblivion in a work that focuses on the ambiguity, ecstasy and love of being human.

Fraudulent Light <\/em>is a co-production of Liisa Pentti +Co and Sirius Teatern. On stage there are six dancers and three actors.
Duration ca. 1,5 h, no intermission.

You can download the program here (pdf).<\/a><\/strong>
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