Mira Kautto & working group: BS/BF

BS/BF is a fantasy forest and an alternate reality in the form of a dance performance. It is made of dancing, hypnotic music and the colour blue. BS/BF is an environment where lights, sounds and dances with no clear place outside of the performance, blend into a mutually unraveling logic. The initial inspiration for the work has been a photo book BLÅ SKOG/BLUE FOREST (self-published, 2009) by artist Morten Andersen. The book offers a rich imaginary environment, completely different and indifferent to the city surrounding the reader. As a performance BS/BF is alike, both the book and the dance performance function as portals to something different and changing. BS/BF is a continuation of the collaboration between Kautto, Timo Kaukolampi, Jenni Pystynen and Anna Torkkel, which began with Station to Station to Station in 2019. Choreography: Mira Kautto and working group Dance: Sara Gurevitsch, Anna Torkkel, Emmi Venna Lighting design and scenography: Jenni Pystynen Musical composition and creation: Timo Kaukolampi Mentor: Anna Mustonen Production: Zodiak - Center for New Dance, Mira Kautto, Ehkä Production, ITAK – Regional Dance Centre of Eastern Finland Supported by: Arts Promotion Centre Finland Inspiration: Morten Andersen: BLÅ SKOG / BLUE FOREST Photos: Jenni Pystynen PREMIERE