Black Narcissus
Black Narcissus is a powerful and unique dance theatre performance that examines narcissism in a multidimensional way.
Black Narcissus explores narcissism and its manifestations in human interaction, placing music and movement at the centre. Performed by four dancers and four musicians, Black Narcissus features music composed for four instruments, which is played live to deepen the multisensory experience of the performance.
Musta narsissi is a work that lives in the realms of dance theatre and contemporary dance, bringing to the stage the bodies of experienced dance artists, which reflect a lifetime of dance and movement. Choreography and direction: Marjaterttu Willman Composition: Ulf Långbacka
Lighting design: Anne Salmi Costume design: Aapo Siikala Sound design: Kari Mäkiranta Research consultant: Anssi Peräkylä
Dancers: Jonna Aaltonen, Jonna Eiskonen, Tuovi Rantala, Satu Tuittila Musicians: Ulf Långbacka, Helmi Malmgren, Iida-Vilhelmiina Sinivalo, Mikko Väärälä Production: Willman Dance Company Duration: 55 min Language: Finnish
Premiere: 24 October 2024 More information about the work: http://www.willmandancecompany.fi/teokset/musta-narsissi
Black Narcissus explores narcissism and its manifestations in human interaction, placing music and movement at the centre. Performed by four dancers and four musicians, Black Narcissus features music composed for four instruments, which is played live to deepen the multisensory experience of the performance.
Musta narsissi is a work that lives in the realms of dance theatre and contemporary dance, bringing to the stage the bodies of experienced dance artists, which reflect a lifetime of dance and movement. Choreography and direction: Marjaterttu Willman Composition: Ulf Långbacka
Lighting design: Anne Salmi Costume design: Aapo Siikala Sound design: Kari Mäkiranta Research consultant: Anssi Peräkylä
Dancers: Jonna Aaltonen, Jonna Eiskonen, Tuovi Rantala, Satu Tuittila Musicians: Ulf Långbacka, Helmi Malmgren, Iida-Vilhelmiina Sinivalo, Mikko Väärälä Production: Willman Dance Company Duration: 55 min Language: Finnish
Premiere: 24 October 2024 More information about the work: http://www.willmandancecompany.fi/teokset/musta-narsissi
Technical requirements
The lighting and sound design for the performance can be implemented using basic theatre technology. The lighting design is available on request.Four chairs are required for the musicians.
