Tero Saarinen Company: Van Opstal / Karttunen

Tero Saarinen Company’s double bill combines a new creation by the vanguard of European dance, choreographer duo Imre and Marne van Opstal, with a Finnish contemporary dance classic from Jyrki Karttunen. Heart Drive (2022) is a gripping new creation by Dutch choreographers Imre and Marne van Opstal – an exploration of love, connection, and pleasure, as well as the stigmas and moral taboos that exist within. The European premiere at Dance House Helsinki in June will be interpreted by eight stunning TSC dancers. “Through multiple stages, Heart Drive invites you to reflect, unburden, and accept instincts and impulses. Where the physical experience of the body and sensations can exist without boundaries, and the acknowledgement of our nature is present. By exploring the primal drive we carry to love, hold, and connect.“ – Imre ja Marne van Opstal Read more: terosaarinen.com/heart-drive Jyrki Karttunen’s beloved Digital Duende exudes deep emotion and fascinates with its duality. It’s a cool, Nordic interpretation of imaginary fiery Spanishness. This witty, detailed and brilliantly danced duet made its choreographer a global phenomenon at the turn of the millennium. The re-premiere will be interpreted in turns by Samuli Emery and Mikko Lampinen (9–13 June) plus Mikko Makkonen and Jussi Ulkuniemi (14–16 June). "For me Digital Duende was in many ways a remarkable work. Central to its creation process were the insights that surfaced from the seemingly easygoing explorations of one’s thoughts and movement. I still like to come back to it every now and then, to remind myself of that unhurried, playful state of creation, where solutions have the time and space to emerge to address the questions currently at hand.” – Jyrki Karttunen Read more: terosaarinen.com/digital-duende