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Sometimes, when you wake up, it\u2019s difficult to distinguish between dream and waking reality right away. Svartisen is reminiscient of this in-between state where familiar surroundings appear strange and unknown. A combination of animation, dance, and acrobatics, Svartisen\u2019s frosty, absurd world is populated by characters portrayed by Pirjo Yli-Maunula and Ilona J\u00e4ntti as well as oddly human-like, deep-frozen bathrobes. Unexpected events create gripping tension and humor, like when a threatening dream transforms into something completely else at daybreak.<\/p>\n
“Svartisen raises and archaic smile…it is an expression of metaphysically merry dispostition – even if the sky can fall down on you at any time. Acrobat Ilona J\u00e4ntti captivates with her beauty and virtuosity…Svartisen is a feast to the senses, a rich performance which stands more than one viewing.”<\/em><\/p>\n Eeva Kauppinen, Newspaper Kaleva, April 2, 2011<\/p>\n Ilona J\u00e4ntti<\/strong> was born in Oulu, Finland. She studied at Cirkus Piloterna in Sweden where she specialised in aerial skills including hoop, rope, silks and trapeze. She has also trained as a dancer at Laban Centre in London. She obtained a Professional Diploma in Dance Studies in 2006 and graduated with a Masters degree in Choreography at Laban Centre in December 2008. Ilona has performed professionally since 1999 and has collaborated with a diverse range of circus, dance and theatre companies and venues, including Shakespeare\u2019s Globe, Royal Opera House, Laban Centre, The Place, Cirque Bijou and Generating Company in Britain. Finnish collaborators include Circo Aereo, Dance Theatre Hurjaruuth, MedAndraOrd and JoJo – Oulu Dance Centre. www.ilmatila.com<\/p>\n Pirjo Yli-Maunula<\/strong> is a freelance dance artist from Oulu, Finland. She has been working as a dancer, choreographer, dance teacher and producer since 1980. She has been involved in various dance festivals and organizations, including the management of Oulu Dance Studio (1982-98), has worked as Artistic Director of JoJo \u2013 Oulu Dance Center (1998-2002) and of the Full Moon Dance Festival (2003- 2006).\u00a0 She has appeared in contemporary dance works of several of the most recognised Finnish choreographers and has performed widely, both in Finland and abroad.\u00a0 In 2005 she was rewarded with the Oulu City Culture Award and in 2008, she was awarded by the Union of Finnish Dance Artists for her achievements in the field of dance (Tanssin Mainetekopalkinto). \u00a0She was<\/span> the first recipient of the title \u201cArtist of the Year\u201d as selected by the city of Oulu for 2011.<\/span><\/p>\n Ainu Palmu<\/strong> is a Helsinki based lighting designer who has mostly been workingwith contemporary dance and new circus. She is curious about how austerity and sensitivity are parallel in a performance and finds light the perfect media to exhibit that parallelity since light has no materia but is simultaneously a necessity.<\/span><\/p>\n French-born Eric Mutel <\/strong>has studied the visual arts and photography in\u00a0university and\u00a0 professional school level in Paris, France. He is\u00a0currently living and working in Finland. Mutel works as a visual\u00a0artist including photography, visual art installation, video, set and\u00a0stage design, lighting design, sculpture, environmental arts, and\u00a0collaborates with the performing arts. Mutel tends to work more and Tuula Jeker <\/strong>is a Swiss-born architect currently living in Helsinki,\u00a0Finland. She graduated from Oulu University\u2019s Architecture department,\u00a0but has also studied architecture in Kunsthochschule\u00a0Berlin-Weissensee, RMIT in Melbourne, Australia, as well as studying\u00a0industrial design in Lahti Institute of Design. Jeker has collaborated\u00a0with Ilona J\u00e4ntti and Ainu Palmu on the critically acclaimed\u00a0production \u201cMuualla\u201d, for which she created an animation.<\/span><\/p>\n Aake Otsala<\/strong> is a musician, composer, and sound designer from\u00a0Rovaniemi, Finland. Currently living in Helsinki, Finland, Otsala has\u00a0worked with several renowned Finnish choreographers, including Alpo\u00a0Aaltokoski, Arja Raatikainen and Ervi Siren. Otsala also has a lengthy\u00a0career in Finnish pop music: his discography consists of some 30\u00a0albums, including all the music published by his band Absoluuttinen\u00a0Nollapiste. 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more on projects that bridge the visual arts with live arts or\u00a0performances and provide possibilities to experiment with new\u00a0technology and new media. Mutel focuses on themes like the use and\u00a0perception of images, memory, body, movement, time, space, energy,\u00a0tension and force.<\/p>\n
Double Dutch, Elegia.
JP Manninen<\/strong> is a Finnish journalist who lives and works in Oulu.\u00a0Manninen has written about technology for the newspaper Kaleva for\u00a0nearly a decade. In 2010, Manninen was based in San Francisco, CA, as\u00a0a contributing writer for an American technology blog. In addition to\u00a0technology, Manninen has written extensively on many subjects,\u00a0including game reviews, lifestyle, entertainment, food and travel.\u00a0Manninen has also written scripts for short movies and various
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