Carl Knif Company: Sessions

In Sessions choreographer-director Carl Knif begs the question of whether a performance setting can induce the same level of trust as that of a relationship of care. Could dance and performance be seen as a ritual with healing powers? The piece also dives into the connection between music with movement, something that Knif was already beginning to work on in the piece Fugue in Two Colours (2020).

The musical starting point of Sessions is Franz Schubert’s String Quintet in C Major. In addition to the relationship between music and movement, the performance also examines the relationship between the performers and the audience.

Sessions discusses the contemporary human in their longings, shortcomings, needs, fears and hopes. The performance addresses the encounter and the non-encounter, as well as the human and societal implications of these.

Choreography: Carl Knif
Performers: Jonna Aaltonen, Olli Lautiola, Riku Lehtopolku, Anne Pajunen, Anna Stenberg, Terhi Vaimala
Assistant choreographer: Jonna Aaltonen
Costume design: Karoliina Koiso-Kanttila
Set and lighting design: Jukka Huitila
Sound desing: Janne Hast
Production: Carl Knif Company, Zodiak
In collaboration with: West Kowloon Cultural District Hong Kong

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