Liisa Pentti +Co & Sirius Teatern: Fraudulent Light – and the Epidemy of Oblivion

Fraudulent Light – and the Epidemy of Oblivion is an experimental dance theatre work based on art history professor Jonathan Crary’s idea of the present illuminated from all directions, as a pastless and ghostless space without protective darkness. Inspired by the choreographies of Pina Bausch and Tanztheater Wuppertal from over 40 years ago, Fraudulent Light emerges as a ‘ghost theatre:’ it is loosely based on already existing forms and ideas in performing arts, on the act of remembering, on that which has existed for a long time. It both reflects the past and creates something new with the gifts it has given. Nine performers surrender to the fraudulent light and oblivion in a work that focuses on the ambiguity, ecstasy, and love that comes from being human. Fraudulent Light – and the Epidemy of Oblivion opens a fabric of scenes, visions, and premonitions, recollections, and experiences. It is also a performance about touch and its lack, insomnia, bodily metamorphoses, the possibility of dance, and probabilities of the future; about the passage of time and melancholy, associations and absurd encounters, chaos and surrendering to it, and most of all about trust in the existence of shadows and ambiguities. The auditorium is unnumbered. Tickets are also available at the Cable Factory's info point. In ticket enquiries, please contact: info(at)tanssintalo.fi.