Uhri-Sacre | photo: Heli Rekula | in the photo: Sanna Kekäläinen
UHRI – SACRE (2001)
Uhri – Sacre is a new interpretation by choreographer Sanna Kekäläinen of V. Nijinsky’s and Igor Stravinsky’s co-creation Rite of Spring. It develops a dialogue between the contemporary world and the classic composition from the conceptual point of view of sacrifice. The piece asks the questions like what is the meaning of sacrifice in human discourse and why there is an eternal need for a scapegoat in human society?
The work consists of two parts which are approaching the theme from different esthetical angles. One part is dealing Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring with the female body – the other part enters the world of children.
Choreography: Sanna Kekäläinen
Dancers: Sanna Kekäläinen, Tommi Haapaniemi, Johanna Rantanen
Music: Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971): Kevätuhri (1947 version, Cleveland Orchestra, director Pierre Boulez), Aake Otsala
Light Designer: Matti Jykylä
Costume Designer: Riikka Aurasmaa
Text: Kari Hukkila
Premiere in Turbiinisali at Kaapelitehdas (Cable Factory) on the 27th of October 2001.
Visited Dance Explosions Festival in Gdansk, Poland, February 2002
Uhri-Sacre | photo: Heli Rekula | in the photo: Sanna Kekäläinen
Uhri-Sacre | photo: Heli Rekula | in the photo: Sanna Kekäläinen
Uhri-Sacre | photo: Heli Rekula | in the photo: Tommi Haapaniemi, Johanna
Rantanen