Tero Saarinen Company

Tero Saarinen Company

“I am interested in the way that, right now, we are having to recalibrate our existence and to rethink our humanity: our relationship to the world, to its changes and its history. At turning points there is always a chance of finding but sadly also of forgetting something. Amid the tumult of the world the Renaissance values that resonate in the Madrigals seem to be perpetually relevant as a way of anchoring ourselves. On the other hand, just as the composer once did with his newly created Seconda pratica, I too seek a new kind of expression – a third practice – in my choreography.”
– Tero Saarinen

• Tero Saarinen’s Third Practice explores radical shifts in values and perspectives. Claudio Monteverdi’s revolutionary, breathtakingly beautiful madrigals are incarnated by twelve dancers and musicians. The Tero Saarinen Company and the Helsinki Baroque Orchestra join forces to create a gripping contemporary fusion of dance, live music, opera and design.

• Rooted with Wings is a visual dance documentary that explores the work of internationally acclaimed choreographer and dancer Tero Saarinen, granting the viewer a unique impression of this extraordinary artist’s creative process.

Tero Saarinen Company [DVD & Blu-ray]

THIRD PRACTICE

Choreography and Concept Tero Saarinen
Music Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
Music direction and Arrangements Aapo Häkkinen
Lighting design Eero Auvinen (TTT-Theatre)
Costume design Erika Turunen
Projection design Thomas Freundlich
Sound Marco Melchior
Choreographer’s assistants Henrikki Heikkilä, Satu Halttunen

Tenor Topi Lehtipuu
Virtual soprano Núria Rial

Dancers Tero Saarinen Company
Jenna Broas, Annika Hyvärinen, Natasha Lommi, Pekka Louhio,
David Scarantino, Eero Vesterinen (understudies: Elina Häyrynen,
Oskari Kymäläinen, Mikko Lampinen, Emmi Pennanen)

Musicians Helsinki Baroque Orchestra
Aapo Häkkinen (harpsichord), Aira Maria Lehtipuu (violin),
Anthony Marini (violin), Julien Martin (recorder), Eero Palviainen (theorbo), Mikko Perkola (viola di gamba)

ROOTED WITH WINGS – THE DANCE ART OF TERO SAARINEN

A film by Thomas Freundlich