Maria is invited to create a new work for the Pori Dance Company, premiering in September 2024 at the historic former Bus Station of Pori!
Maria is invited to create a new work for the Pori Dance Company, premiering in September 2024 at the historic former Bus Station of Pori!
1. syyskuuta 2024 klo 8.00.00
The inspiration for the creation for the Pori Dance Company stems from Clarice Lispector's novel "A Breath of Life," where the character Angela rebels against the role imposed by the author. The rich dialogue and exploration of themes, temporal layers, and mundane occurrences in human life within the book serve as catalysts for the creation of the dance work. Four performers traverse and inhabit a multitude of scenarios, drawing from Lispector's prose as well as text fragments crafted collaboratively, all underscored by immersive sound design.
Through its physicality and symbolic movement vocabulary, the piece offers a holistic and sensorially immersive experience. This work continues the long-standing collaboration between Maria Nurmelan and lighting/space designer Kalle Ropponen.
By situating the performance within the historic Bus Station of Pori, an additional layer adds to the narrative, echoing the themes of departures and arrivals. However, the piece's modular design ensures adaptability to diverse performance spaces. It is planned that the work will unfold through guest performances in varied environments, where the unique characteristics of each space shape the narrative and inform the performers' roles, resulting in a richly layered dramaturgy that resonates with the audience on multiple levels.
https://www.poridancecompany.com/
Photo: Kalle Ropponen