Tero Saarinen Company: Transit (2020) Trailer

Tero Saarinen‘s latest large-scale choreography Transit is set to Stonework (2015), Drifts (2016–17) and Water Atlas (2018) by composer Sebastian Fagerlund. The trilogy is combined with the spatial sound design and electronic music of Tuomas Norvio. The stage design centers on a dialog between an animated film installation by visual artist duo IC-98 and the lighting design by Minna Tiikkainen. The sculptural costume design is by Teemu Muurimäki.

In October 2023 the creation returns in our programme by popular demand. Read more: terosaarinen.com/en/programme


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“Transit is one of the finest and most impressive works of Tero Saarinen’s career as a choreographer. Sebastian Fagerlund’s trilogy together with Tuomas Norvio’s intelligently nuanced sound design fills the space effectively, while subtly guiding viewers’ feelings and the viewing experience. […] Saarinen is able to subtly express what he has to say through abstract alienation, so that everything is visible, but it is up to viewers to find it for themselves. […] Having internalized the movement language, the whole ensemble is technically fantastic, energetic, and present with a fierce sensitivity.”
– Demokraatti, Annikki Alku

“The choreographer Tero Saarinen’s Transit is a visually dazzling Gesamtkunstwerk that interweaves dance, video installation, lights, costumes and music. It also uses mythical images to mirror major themes, the loss of natural diversity and humankind’s battle for survival – but without being heavy-handed, leaving room for the imagination.”
– Rondo, Harri Kuusisaari


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Choreography & Concept | Tero Saarinen
Music | Sebastian Fagerlund: Stonework (2015), Drifts (2016–17) and Water Atlas (2018)
Sound design and electronic music | Tuomas Norvio
Video | IC-98: Visa Suonpää, Patrik Söderlund
Lighting design | Minna Tiikkainen
Costume design | Teemu Muurimäki
Choreographer’s Assistant | David Scarantino
Rehearsal Directors | Satu Halttunen, Henrikki Heikkilä
Animators: | Kari Kuusela, Markus Lepistö

Dance (13 dancers on stage) | Jenna Broas, Elina Häyrynen, Oskari Kymäläinen, Mikko Lampinen, Natasha Lommi, Mikko Makkonen (Dance Theatre Minimi), Emmi Pennanen, Minttu Pietilä, Sofia Ruija, David Scarantino, Tiemen Stemerding / Riccardo Zandonà, Saida Solla, Jing-Yi Wang | Understudy Pekka Louhio

World premiere at Malmö Opera on 3 October, 2020 | Finnish premiere at Merikaapelihalli (The Cable Factory) at Helsinki Festival on 19 August, 2021

Production | Skånes Dansteater and Tero Saarinen Company

With thanks to | Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation, The Ministry of Education and Culture Finland, Anonymous donors

www.terosaarinen.com/transit

[Sebastian Fagerlund’s music is licensed by arrangement with C. F. PETERS Leipzig London New York, Edition Peters.]