LOS ELEMENTOS

A baroque opera composed by Spanish composer Antonio De Literes in 1718. Four elements - air, water, fire and earth wandering through dystopian landscape sometime in future (director's interpretation of totally nonsense libretto).

Director:  

Ville Saukkonen

Conductor:  

Matias Häkkinen

Choreographer: 

Kirsi Kannas

Video Projection Design:  

Emil Sallinen

Costume Designer:  

Tyra Therman

Lighting Designer:  

Anna Rouhu

Make-up Artist:  

Sini Silfvenius-Bart

Opera Singers:  

Angelika Klas (Air), Annaliisa Pillak (Earth), Marion Melnik (Water),

Essi Luttinen (Fire), Kristian Lindroos (Time) and Tuuli Lindeberg (Aurora).

Dancers:

 Kirsi Kannas,Nora Mekkid and Roosa Suutari

Orchestra:  

Ensemble Nylandia

Premier:  

30.9.2016 Savoy Theatre, Helsinki

Photos: 

Pietari Purovaara

Toinen Katse

TOINEN KATSE - "Second look - take a another look - with different eyes" 

Name of this production is hard to translate but along those lines it would be.

Premiere: 01.04.2016

Teatteri Siperia together with Wärjäämö, Tampere, Finland

Text: Ensemble

Director: Aino Kivi

Space and Lighting Design: Anna Rouhu

Performers:

Marika Heiskanen, Riikka Papunen, Tiina Launiainen,

Tuomas Jordan, Sari Korpi,

Kimmo Koski ja Janica Talvivaara

Musician: Anna-Kaisa Vuorinen

Producer: Venla Moisala

Photos: Harri Hinkka

ALGERNON

A play based on the novel Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

Direction and dramaturgy: Eero-Tapio Vuori

On stage: Terhi Suorlahti (Alice, Charlie, doctor Strauss), Väre the mouse (Algernon)

Video projections: Timo Wright, Veera Lapinkoski assisting

Lighting design: Anna Rouhu, Niina Tuunanen assisting

Set and costume design: Anders Karls

Sound design: Tuomas Norvio
Composition: Tapani Rinne
Lyrics: Eero-Tapio Vuori and Terhi Suorlahti
Musicians: Tuomas Norvio, Tapani Rinne and Terhi Suorlahti

Production:

Kuriton Company 

http://kuriton.com/en/ 

Premier:

12.08.2015 Korjaamo, Helsinki

Photos: Kare Markkola

M1 CONTACT Festival 2014

For the fifth time I finished my year with Contact contemporary dance  festival. Two weeks of back to back shows and working with amazing artist from all around world.

Organised Chaos

T.H.E Dance Company

Choreography:

Kuik Swee Boon & Kim Jae Duk

Lighting design:

Anna Rouhu

Dancers:

Lee Mun-wai, Sherry Tay, Wu Mi, Zhuo Zihao, Kei Ushiroda, Evelyn Toh,Nguyen Chung

Venue:

Esplanade Theatre Studio, Singapore

Show date:

4 – 6 December 2014 – M1 Contact 2014

Photos:

Bernie Ng, Joseph Nair

The Body Speaks

A collaboration between M1 Contact festival and Yokohama Dance Collection

Choreography:

Lee Ren Xin & Miwa Okuno

Music:

Yohey Fujishiro

Video:

Miwa Okuno

Lighting design:

Anna Rouhu

Venue:

Esplanade Theatre Studio, Singapore

Dancers:

Chia Poh Hian, Eunice Wee, Ma Yanling, Tan Meng Hooi

Show date:

9 - 10 December 2014 – M1 Contact 2014

Photos:

Bernie Ng

 

I see skies of blue

 

A collaboration between T.H.E Second Company & DPAC Dance Company (Kuala Lumpur)

Choreography:

Wong Jyh Shyong

Music:

Wong Jyh Shyong, Lin Yi Shuo + Avril Lavigne, Raoul Moretti

Lighting design:

Anna Rouhu

Dancers:

Chen Jiexiao, Goh Shou Yi, Kyson Teo, Lynnette Png, Rachel Chew

Venue:

Esplanade Theatre Studio, Singapore

Show date:

9-10 December 2014 – M1 Contact 2014

Photos:

Bernie Ng

 

Absence

 

A collaboration between M1 Contact festival and Seoul Dance Collection

Choreography:

Marcus Foo & Jin Byoung Cheol

Lighting design:

Anna Rouhu

Dancers:

Anabel Ng, Jackie Ong, Lynette Lim, Marcus Foo, Eunice Wee, Jin Byoung Cheol

Venue:

Esplanade Theatre Studio, Singapore

Show date:

9-10 December 2014 – M1 Contact 2014

Photos:

Bernie Ng

KONEET! Tampereen nousu ja tuho

A visual theatre performance. A collage of stories, images, feelings and facts related to Tampere (a industrial city in Finland); history,present day and future. 

Text:  

Ensemble

Director: 

Mikko Bredenberg

Set Design: 

Anna Rouhu&Mikko Bredenberg

Lighting Design: 

Anna Rouhu

Sound Design:  

Killian Tobin and ensemble

Performers: 

Marika Heiskanen, Tuukka Huttunen, Riikka Papunen, Mira Taussi

Premier:  

29.10.2014 Siperia Theatre, Tampere, Finland

Producer: 

Venla Moisala

Produced by: Siperia Theatre

www.teatterisiperia.net

Photos: 

Panu Hokkanen

Kaikkivoisivat

Kaikkivoisivat (freely translated to "All mights"). A brand new play by playwright student Laura Valkama from Theatre Academy of Finland. This production was Bachelor degree graduation project for all acting and directing students. Costume designer and me were both professionals hired for this show by Theatre Academy. 

 

Text: Laura Valkama (Theatre Academy)

Director: Topi Marin (Theatre Academy)

Set Design: Tellervo Lappalainen (Aalto ARTS)

Costume Design: Paula Koivunen

Lighting Design: Anna Rouhu

Sound Design: Teemu Iltola (Theatre Academy)

Actors: Emma-Sofia Hautala, Aksa Korttila, Joonas Kääriäinen, Fanni Noroila, Eero Ojala, Vera Veiskola (Theatre Academy&University of Tampere)

Premier: 10.4.2014 Studio 3 Theatre Academy, Helsinki, Finland

Producer: Maria Kaihovirta

Produced by: University of the Arts Helsinki/Theatre Academy – Aalto ARTS – University of Tampere/Department of Theatre arts

Photos: Anna Rouhu

YAT YAT

YAT YAT is Cantonese meaning "one one". 

Choreography:

Cherry Leung

Installation Artist:

Carmen Lau Hiu Tung

Costume Design:

Kitty Moose

Lighting Design:

Anna Rouhu

Sound Design:

Michael Lo

Psychotherapy Consultant:

Claire Lam

Dancers:

Hui Chun Kit Cyrus, Blue Ka Wing, Ivan Chan Chun Wai, Sudhee Liao

Producer:

Li Jing Jing

Venue:

Multimedia Theatre, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity,

Hong Kong SAR

Show date:

10&11 January 2014

Photos:

Anna Rouhu