The piece consists of eight acts, each inviting young Nordic artists to help build and create a new performative situation. The first two acts are presented at Amos Rex during Night of the Arts where the audience will encounter for example: singers, dancers, actors, and lip-sync performers.
Each act employs a different artistic language, yet all are grounded in the same core musical composition, drawing from a poetic text by writer Linda Gabrielsen (Norway) and vocalised by performance artist Josh Spear (UK). The first act focuses on choreography by Max Pennanen (Finland), while the second is developed in collaboration with Filip Vest (Denmark). Suvi Kajas (Finland) has created the sculptural elements of the installation. Concept and music is by Tze Yeung Ho (Norway/Finland).
Tze Yeung Ho is a Norwegian-Finnish composer. Tze Yeung’s music is created at the crossroads of understanding, reflecting his multilingual upbringing. His works explore the territories of speech, translation, dramaturgy and poetics. Working with Scandinavian, Finno-Ugric and Chinese poetry and prose, his music treads on the fragile landscapes of (mis)communication through (un)spoken words. Close collaboration with living writers, storytellers and word-based artists is integral to his practice. His creations often result in some form of music theatre between opera and performance.
Amos Rex – Night of the Arts: sitting.waiting.walking.
Thursday 20 August, 17.00-19.00 and 20.00-22.00
Bio Rex’s Outer Foyer, Mannerheimintie 22-24, Helsinki
Duration approximately 2h
Read more about the work and performances at Amos Rex’s webpage.
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The Finnish-Norwegian Cultural Institute supports .sitting.waiting.walking. at Amos Rex during the Night of the Arts.