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Content Published November 7, 2017

Hexagonal theatre

Climbing up a narrow staircase in the industrial hall made it possible to have a unique perspective from above on the design of the hexagonal theatre stage, the benches and lighting set up that was used for the Varjele dance theatre production.

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Content Published November 7, 2017

Applause

After a mind-blowing performance the dancers received a warm applause by the audience.

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Content Published November 2, 2017

Freedom

The theatre dance performance had much room for freedom of expression.

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Content Published November 2, 2017

Apocalyptic fiction

Taavi Oramo, one of the musicians explained afterwards the story behind the score and the performance. The Plot for this ballad plays in an apocalyptic fiction in the future.

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Content Published October 29, 2017

Spectators

Spectators followed the play by seeing expressions and moves of modern dance performers only through their shadows and silhouettes. Moreover, the storyline was enhanced by the small orchestra Tölöläb playing instruments such as clarinet, oboe and mixing electronic music into the score. In all respects a mystic and unique realization.

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Content Published October 29, 2017

Shadow dancer

Shadow dancers took over the attention of the mesmerized audience.

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Content Published October 29, 2017

All the little children

Helsinki Festival is known to support new promising talents and multi-arts productions. Advertised as "a dark intense dance performance about compassion and what happens when you lose it" made us curious to go to the premiere of Varjele, a contemporary shadow dance performance in a hexagonal shadow theatre. The audience was seated inside on benches next to the musicians and dancers performed outside and around the hexagonal stage.

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Content Published September 17, 2017

Standing ovation

All in all, Vixen is a terrific and truly entertaining new way to experience opera. The standing ovation for the musicians and actors was more than deserved. It was so good that it must be seen, wherever next this ensemble will perform. Highly recommended!

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Content Published September 15, 2017

The wedding

In the second act, in a new location and stage setting Vixen meets a fellow soulmate, gets pregnant and marries him.

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Content Published September 11, 2017

Follow the girl

The instructions communicated to the audience via headphones were to follow the girl who led the tribe of people through a probs landscape in an old railway workshop.

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Content Published September 7, 2017

First act

The opera began by a small group of musicians playing instruments such as the flute, violin, clarinet mingling among the crowd offering to play a song for a euro.

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