Productions ·Verso· Two Versions of Transientness verso Finnish sprout, plant, shoot verso Italian (prep) toward(s) verso French back page version French translation (into mother tongue), presentation, story verso Spanish line of poetry vers- Latin (etymology Sanskrit) (subs) rotation, (verb) rotate In her work Verso choreographer Sanna Kekäläinen tries to understand and to give form to perishableness and circulation transientness, which is present in every moment of our lives. Verso is looking for interpretations, possibilities and humour to a tough matter: how to survive honourably and then vanish into thin air? The idea of vanishing and circulation concretizes in the musical structure of Verso: It clashes Polish composer Henryk Górecki’s work Miserere to Tricky’s urban trip hop sounds. Verso consists of two parts: the first part is performed by a male dancer (Sampo Kivelä or Taisto Oksanen) and the second part is a solo by Sanna Kekäläinen. Choreography and concept Sanna Kekäläinen Dance Sanna Kekäläinen Sampo Kivelä/Taisto Oksanen Music Henryk Górecki, Tricky, Aake Otsala, collage Costume Designer Riitta Röpelinen Lighting Designer Matti Jykylä Graphic Designer Olli Turunen Photos Heli Rekula Premiere 10.4.2002 Sampo Kivelä Second premiere 15.4.2002 Taisto Oksanen Other performances: 12.4./14.4./22.4./23.4./24.4./29.4./5.5./6.5./8.5./9.5./12.5./14.5./15.5. Performances in Turbiinisali at Kaapelitehdas (Cable Factory) in Helsinki Information: Kekäläinen & Company tel. +358-9-694 1201, www.kekalainencompany.net, kc@kekalainencompany.net Press photos