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A shared evening of dance by two acclaimed Nordic choreographers, 'Once a Whisper' by Helena Franzén and 'Zero-Zero' by Johanna Nuutinen.
The double-bill 'Franzén/Nuutinen' welcomes you to a multisensory experience. Two dance works by two acclaimed Nordic choreographers, Helena Franzén and Johanna Nuutinen. With highly individual approaches the two works thematically use nature as inspiration, exploring the unyielding cyclic movement of it.
'Franzén/Nuutinen' is an experience of reflection and stillness, of brilliant choreography, new compositions and spectacular dancers.
ONCE A WHISPER
In 'Once a Whisper' choreographer Helena Franzén creates a group, a strong collective, an solid organism. Bodies almost dissolving in motion, blending into a misty, mossy greenery. A creation soothing us to serenity to suddenly pierce the stillness with a cry.
ZERO-ZERO
In 'Zero-Zero' choreographer Johanna Nuutinen examines how small fragments of knowledge sometimes informs our entire perception of the world. Creating illusions of actual order and coherence. Leaving us constantly longing for something always illuding us.
Press Quotes
"thoughtful and beautiful" Sydsvenskan
"It is sensual, beautiful, tender and above all skillful." Skånska Dagbladet
"It is beautiful, but never just aesthetics. It is engaging, but fascinating." Ystads Allehanda
"It is poetic dancing with a soft but powerful direction creating layers of time in this existential performance." Danstidningen
Additional Activities
INTRODUcTION
60 mins prior to the performance we are pleased to present the new dance film 'Once in the Forest' by choreographer Helena Franzén and Skånes Dansteater's film maker Carl Johan Folkesson Karlidag. A film returning to the original creative space for the dance work 'Once a Whisper', the forest.
The film is shown free of charge.
Workshop
September 10, 11:00.
Please note: Pre-registration required.
Read more about the workshop here
Relaxed performance: Once a Whisper
September 23, 15:00
Read more about Relaxed Performance here
Accessibility
Seating
The first row in our venue is accessible to all who avoid the use of stairs. There are eight wheelchair seats which you are welcome to book via the BUY TICKETS button on the page menu or via phone +46 (0)703-44 58 11 or via email biljetter@skanesdansteater.se
Companion tickets
Should you require a companion for your visit, their ticket is free of charge. Companion tickets are booked by phone +46 (0)703-44 58 11 or via email biljetter@skanesdansteater.se
Skånes Dansteater is part of Malmönyckeln.
Early boarding
Early boarding welcomes anyone needing some extra time or assistance in finding your seat in our venue, gathering 20 mins in our foyer prior to performance.
Enhanced Audio
Our enhanced audio equipment is available for loan during your visit with us and is free of charge.
Creative team
Once a Whisper
Choreography: Helena Franzén.
Music: Joep Beving.
Set design: Jason Southgate.
Costume design: Helle Carlsson.
Light design: Joonas Tikkanen.
Video: Håkan Jelk.
Zero-Zero
Direction : Johanna Nuutinen.
Choreography: Johanna Nuutinen in collaboration with the dancers.
Music, sound design: Tuomas Norvio.
Set design: Jason Southgate.
Costume design: Helle Carlsson.
Light design: Joonas Tikkanen.
Dramaturgy: Jarkko Lehmus.
Texts: Maria Pilar Abaurrea Zardoya, Ange-Clémentine Hiroki, Michael Marquez.
Photo, dancer Ange-Clémentine Hiroki: Karolina Henke. Photo, dancer portraits: Johan Sundell.
About Helena Franzén
Helena Franzén is a dancer and choreographer. So far in her 25 year long career she has created more than 70 works. She has toured Scandinavia, USA, South Africa and the Baltics.
In her work Helena Franzén is dedicated to a higly detailed movement vocabulary full of intricate flows, abundant variations, dynamic range and poetic presence. Recurring themes in her artistry is physical functions, anatomic structures and musical events.
Helena Franzén has been comissioned by Skånes Dansteater, Norrdans, Göteborgsoperans Danskompani, Danish Dance Theatre, Mobita Dansco in Tammerfors, Finland, and The EDge Company in London.
2007 she was awarded a ten year artistic scholarship from The Swedish Arts Grants Committee. 2011 she received Stockholm's Arts Scholarship and The Swedish Theatre Critics' Dance Award.2014 she was awarded The Gannevik Scholarship from The Swedish Arts Grants Committee.
About Johanna Nuutinen
Johanna Nuutinen has created stage and cinema productions at the crossroads of visual and performing arts since 2011. Her work has been performed at more than 40 international film festivals and several dance festivals in Finland and abroad. She has created commissioned works for the Finnish National Ballet, the West Australian Ballet, Tero Saarinen Company and Skånes Dansteater. Before embarking on a freelance career in 2017, she was a dancer at the Finnish National Ballet.
In 2016 contemporary dance company Johanna Nuutinen +Collaborators was formed to support the artistic work which Johanna Nuutinen creates with a team of highly visionary sound, light and costume designers as well as dancers and dramaturgs. Johanna is interested in evoking inner journeys which stir up emotions, awaken kinesthetic empathy, create a space for reflection, and question our surroundings in a new light. Some of her latest works are ’ANON - The Act of waiting’ (2018), ’Opia’ (2021), ’Hz ’ (2022) and ’Surge’ (2022).
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