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Mon / 17.08 / 20:00
Tue / 18.08 / 20:00

Duration: 70`
Ticket: 10/14 EUR kuni 10.08, 12/18 EUR alates 11.08 -> Buy
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SAAL Biennal 2015:

HEINE AVDAL, YUKIKO SHINOZAKI /Oslo-Brussels-Tokyo/ nothing's for something

NB! At Kanuti Gildi SAAL (Pikk 20)



With "nothing's for something" Avdal and Shinozaki made a return to theatre. The intention behind "nothing's for something" is to make the hidden moments in life visible and expose the reality behind the visible world. Their sources of inspiration are Paul Klee, who danced while he painted, Rainer Maria Rilke, the perfectionist of form and method, and Georges Perec, the master of stories of everyday life. In nothing's for something, Avdal and Shinozaki go back to their roots and allow the experiences of their site-specific projects to permeate this production for larger theatres.

"nothing's for something" is a performance for four dancers, real time music/sound manipulation and live drawing. During the show performers, visuals, sound and the theatre itself organically blend.

 

Heine Avdal performed for the first time in Estonia at 2002 at minifestival Nu Norden in Kanuti Gildi SAAL together with Christoph De Boeck. At 2011 he participated with Shinozaki at NU Performance Festival. He has also been a resident at Kanuti Gildi SAAL.

Heine Avdal studied dance, choreography and video at the Oslo National College of the Arts in Norway and at P.A.R.T.S. in Brussels. He has worked as a performer for various companies in Norway. From 1997 to 2001 he worked with Meg Stuart's company Damaged Goods, collaborating with Gary Hill, Ann Hamilton and Stefan Pucher. Since 2000 he has been frequently collaborating with Yukiko Shinozaki.
In recent projects, his focus has been on the distribution of space. He questions how spatial conventions affect the way we experience and move through private/public spaces. Considering people's preconceptions of spatial conventions and through slight shifts, or manipulations he searches for unexpected intersections between different components of a space.
 In this context, Avdal also questions how technology is being used or, can be used in acquiring new meanings and perceptions on the human body and on our daily surroundings. He investigates the blurred distinction between what is artificial and what is organic, by integrating different technologies in such a way that they become charged with presences, acquiring some kind of human quality.
During the last 13 years he has, in collaboration with Yukiko Shinozaki, produced and created more than 15 different projects. Currently they are touring internationally with Field Works-hotel, Field Works-office, Borrowed Landscape, nothing's for something, distant voices and as if nothing has been spinning around for something to remember.

Yukiko Shinozaki's work focuses on internal complexities and contradictions of the body. The process of transformation takes an important role in her movement vocabulary: through subtle shifts and manipulations, familiar actions slowly transform into an unfamiliar realm/landscape. She considers artistic collaborations as an important factor in her work and she consciously integrates coincidental elements that arrive in encounters with different artists and situations. She mainly works in an intuitive way, yet she is also fascinated by something beyond her imagination.
After studying classical ballet in Tokyo, Shinozaki moved to the U.S. She has studied contemporary dance and psychology at the Portland State University. After graduating, she lived in New York working as a freelance dancer as well as showing her solo works at various venues. In 1997 she moved to Brussels, where she worked with Meg Stuart/Damaged Goods until 2001.
Since 2000 she has, in collaboration with Heine Avdal, produced and created more than 15 different projects. Currently they are touring internationally with Field Works-hotel, Field Works-office, Borrowed Landscape, nothing's for something, distant voices and as if nothing has been spinning around for something to remember.

 

www.field-works.be


Concept and direction: Heine Avdal, Yukiko Shinozaki

Originally created and performed by: Heine Avdal, Taka Shamoto, Yukiko Shinozaki, Oleg Soulimenko

Also performed by: Ingrid Haakstad, Ondrej Vidlar

Sound design and electronics: Fabrice Moinet, Johann Loiseau

Lighting design and technical direction: Hans Meijer

Drawing and graphic: Brynjar Åbel Bandlien, Christelle Fillod

Dramaturgy: Marianne Van Kerkhoven (Kaaitheater)

Creative assistant: Saori Miyazawa

Electronic assistant: Matthieu Virot

Technical support: Culture Crew

Music: The Blue Danube - Johann Strauss
 
Production: fieldworks vzw, Heine Avdal

Co-production: Kaaitheater (Brussels), APAP Network, Kunstencentrum Buda (Kortrijk), BIT-Teatergarasjen (Bergen), STUK (Leuven)

In collaboration with: WP Zimmer (Antwerp), Netwerk (Aalst), Vooruit (Ghent), MDT (Stockholm), Black Box Teater (Oslo), Teaterhuset Avantgarden (Trondheim), INKONST (Malmø)
Supported by: Vlaamse Gemeenschap, Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie, Norsk Kulturråd, Fond For Lyd og Bilde, Fond for Utøvende Kunstnere
Special thanks to: Petar Kufner, Vida Mehri, Alejandro Avila, Louise Crabbé, Carolina Goradesky, Kevin Strompers, Ghislain Knops, Kevin Knops, Didier De Munter, Carlos Rodrigues, Steve Timmermans, Anne-Catherine Kunz, Mikiko Sagawa, Sara Jansen, David Pledger - Dance Massive festival (Melbourne), Urszula Dawkins.

Premiere: 23.03.2012 in Kaaiheater, Brussels

 

Language is not problem.

 

NB! Artist talk on August 18 at 4pm at Kanuti Gildi SAAL with Heine Avdal, Yukiko Shinozaki and Trajal Harrell. Led by Priit Raud and Iiris Viirpalu (in English).

 

 

 

 

 


Tickets for SAAL Biennaal 2015:

Single tickets bought in advance until 10th of August for 10/14 EUR, from 11th of August 12/18 EUR.

NB! Tickets bought in advance until 10th of August for “Partita 2” by ANNE TERESA DE KEERSMAEKER, BORIS CHARMATZ, AMANDINE BEYER are 11/14/20 EUR depending on the seat, and full price 14/18/25 EUR from 11th of August; tickets can be purchased from ticket centres Piletilevi or Piletimaailm and at Estonian National Opera's box office (open every day 11:00-19:00 except from June 21st till July 26th).
-concession -50% for pupils, students and pensioners
-for groups every 21st ticket free if purchased at the Opera's box office (phone 683 1210) or online at estonia@opera.ee
-only one concession at a time!

Tickets for the staged tour by KRISTINA NORMAN, CHUNGIN, DORIS FELDMANN & KRISTINA-MARIA HEINSALU, performance “House Music” by FLO KASEARU & RIINA MAIDRE and the movie installation “Bergman in Uganda” by MARKUS ÖHRN are 5 EUR.

Limited amount of 4 show passes are available for 30/42 EUR only if purchased on or before August the 10th (entry to 4 shows excluding “Partita 2” and the 5 EUR shows).

Single tickets and 4 show passes are available at Piletilevi ticket centres (a service charge 0.60€ per ticket will be added) and at Piletilevi online shop. Tickets can be purchased on site in cash half an hour before the start of the show, provided there are seats available.
- Discounted tickets on site for pupils, students and pensioners upon presenting ID.
- Latecomers will not be let in.
- The shows are not suitable for children, unless otherwise stated.
- The organizer has the right to make changes in the program.

 

 



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