MUTE 2017 - trailer

SURREALISTINEN TANSSITEOS PUHUMATTOMUUDESTA

A SURREALISTIC DANCE PIECE ABOUT THE UNSPOKEN

A piece for two dancers and two children, this work by Pirjo Yli-Maunula and Titta Court takes on the subject of silence, muteness. [mute] looks at how we avoid conflict by acting as if nothing’s wrong, but it’s a fragile equilibrium that comes at a cost. [mute] is also about shame, of losing face and of the threat of the unknown. To not speak is to hide one’s emotions. The silence of [mute] is akin to living under the shadow of an active volcano and behaving as if nothing will ever happen--deep inside you know the destruction is a matter of when, not if. The creators of [mute] handle their subject matter with characteristic dark humor, surrealism and absurdity.

[mute] is performed by two performers on stage every night. The cast rotates from one performance to the next. Structurally the piece is the same from one pair of performers to the next, but each performer brings their own personality, movement and expression to it.

Choreography: Titta Court & Pirjo Yli-Maunula

Rotating cast:

Titta Court/Pirjo Yli-Maunula & Pinja Palosaari/Marona Awdishou

Sound Director: Aake Otsala

Light Designer: Jukka Huitila

Dress and set designer: Heidi Kesti

Composers: George Bandoek Apostolakis & Aake Otsala

Producers: Flow Productions & Titta Court

Trailer and video documentation: Double Deuce Productions

Performances, Culture Centre Valve, Oulu

4.-10.11.2017