WORKS
At Once, in Helsinki
At Once, in Helsinki is the latest work by Finnish choreographer Carl Knif for his own group. In his work, Knif turns his gaze again towards the human being and the enigmatic nature of life. The theme of the work is a miracle as part of today’s worldview. The work examines the possibility of sudden radical change through four interlinked life stories. The work features six dancers and two actors.
Choreography: Carl Knif
Texts: Kristofer Möller
Dance: Jonna Aaltonen, Eero Vesterinen, Riku Lehtopolku, Annika Hyvärinen, Satu Halttunen, Pekka Louhio, Tom Rejström & Misa Lommi
Set-design and light design: Jukka Huitila
Sound design: Janne Hast
Costume design: Karoliina Koiso-Kanttila
Wig design: Henrietta Hukka
Seamstress: Jessika Erkko
Production: Ona Sandberg
Co-production: Carl Knif Company & Dance Theatre Raatikko
Premiere: June 14 & 15 2018, Kuopio Dance Festival
Language: Swedish
Duration: 60 min
The emotional life of a dog / what my father said
The emotional life of a dog/ what my father said is a physical study of emotions and their origins. The choreography is a duet for two male dancers. The piece deals with the process of becoming your own self and the concept of manhood.
Choreography: Carl Knif
Dance: Carl Knif, Eero Vesterinen
Texts: Carl Knif, Kristofer Möller
Light design: Jukka Huitila
Sound design: Janne Hast
Costume design: Karoliina Koiso-Kanttila
Production: Carl Knif Company & Zodiak - Centre for New Dance, 2016
Language: Swedish
Duration: 40 min
Friends of Dymphna, an opera about depression
Dymphna: Catholic saint for the mentally ill
The piece touches mental fragility and depression through dance and performance art. The autobiographical work attempts to reveal the biological, emotional and social aspects of severe depression, it also strives to dismantle the tabu like nature of the subject.
The piece has been inspired by Andrew Solomons novel The Noonday Demon, an anatomy of depression (Chatto&Windus 2001). Friends of Dymphna aims to create ambiguos images of depression that arise from the questions; Why are we depressed? What causes depression? What does depression feel like? What does it look like? What is the opposite of
depression?
Choreography: Carl Knif
Dance: Carl Knif, Jonna Aaltonen, Terhi Vaimala/Satu Halttunen
Texts: Carl Knif, Jonna Aaltonen, Terhi Vaimala
Light design: Jukka Huitila
Sound design: Aake Otsala
Costume design: Karoliina Koiso-Kanttila
Production: Carl Knif Company & JoJo - Oulun Tanssin Keskus, 2015
Language: English
Duration: 40-50 min
RED
In our everyday lives we often dance on a knife-edge. Carl Knif's solo RED is an intimate portrait of an individual struggling with an inner red alert. RED is a performance about extremes – not always dramatic, but full of personal courage.
Choreography: Carl Knif
Dance: Carl Knif
Light design: Jukka Huitila
Sound design: Janne Hast
Costume design: Karoliina Koiso-Kanttila
Production: Carl Knif Company & Zodiak - Centre for New Dance, 2014
Language: Swedish or English
Duration: 40 min
Mothertongue
Mothertongue is an abstract piece for six dancers that examine
the possibility of communication through poetry and dance.
Chorepgraphy: Carl Knif
Dance: Jonna Aaltonen, Terhi Vaimala, Annika Hyvärinen, Pekka Louhio, Riku Lehtopolku, Carl Knif
Visualisation, light design: Jukka Huitila
Sound design: Janne Hast
Costume design: Erika Turunen
Poems: Johannes Hämeen-Anttila
Production: Carl Knif Company & The Finnish National Ballet, 2013
Language: Finnish
Duration: 35 min
Manuscript
Choreography: Carl Knif
Dance: Jonna Aaltonen, Hanna Ahti ja Carl Knif
Light desin & set design: Kaisa Salmi
Sound design: Janne Hast
Costume design: Erika Turunen
Production: Carl Knif Company & Kuopio Dance Festival 2012
Claude glass
Choreography: Carl Knif
Dance: Carl Knif
Light design and set design: Jukka Huitila
Sound design: Janne Hast
Costume design: Karoliina Koiso-Kanttila
Production: Carl Knif Company & Zodiak - Centre for New Dance, 2011
Hologram walls
A seemingly ordinary city is transformed as we see through its walls and facades into rooms and even through skin. This Helsinki Festival commission takes the form of a poem or a dream.
Choreography: Carl Knif
Dance: Jonna Aaltonen, Hanna Ahti, Terhi Vaimala, Eero Vesterinen, Carl Knif
Light design, visualisation: Jukka Huitila
Sound design: Janne Hast
Costume design: Karoliina Koiso-Kanttila
Production: Carl Knif, Helsinki Festival & Kiasma-theatre, 2010
Mandorla
Choreography: Carl Knif
Dance: Carl Knif, Jonna Aaltonen & Terhi Vaimala
Light design, visualisation: Kaisa Salmi
Sound design: Janne Hast
Costume design: Karoliina Koiso-Kanttila
Production: Carl Knif & JoJo - Oulu dance Centre, 2009
