Maria Rutanen
The Rooms
The Rooms is a piece about shared common experience on privacy in our culture. It questions the concept of home and on going gentrification, when people are desperately searching for a space to inhabit, to be alone and to be together, that could be felt like home.
Choreography and concept: Maria Rutanen
Performance: Rocio Marano and Maria Rutanen
Sound: Electronic Traffic
Nah Dran, Ada studio
Thanks to Gabi Beier/Ada Studio
Berlin 2015
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Link trailer: https://www.tanzforumberlin.de/en/production/the-rooms/
Review Ada studio writer: https://ada-studio.jimdofree.com/studioschreiber-texte/studioschreiber-texte-2015-16/text-2-2015-16/
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photo: Alex Zampini
Happy Fears
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Two tables, two chairs, two light bulbs, two performers and two bars in the two different evenings.
Choreography and performance:
Anna Neuber and Maria Rutanen
Sound: Electronic Traffic
48 Stunden Neukölln/48 hours Neukölln -festival
Berlin 2014
Link trailer: https://vimeo.com/115487135
photo: Rocio Marano
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The Four Elements
The Four Elements is a multidiscipline performance that unites live music, dance, poetry, paintings and visual art together. Tuli (Fire) is a solo piece, which is a part of the Four Elements score. The performance is made for a music composition by Luis Pato "The Four Elements".
Concept: Teija Englund, Luis Pato and Meinert Steensen
Artistic direction: Teija Englund
Composition: Luis Pato
Piano: Teija Englund
Cello: Jan Wahlsten
Dance: Maria Rutanen
Paintings: Anna Leppä
Visuals: Meinert Steensen
Assistant: Katja Menzel-Lahtinen
Poetry: Maria Laiho
Supported by Credere Fund
Lahti, Finland 2012
Tuli:
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Luis pato "4 elements" music:
https://soundcloud.com/user-265594845/sets/the-four-elements
Cold Café
Cold Cafe explores detailed staccato movements that are performed precisely in timing and unison.
Duo work choreographed and performed by
Maria Rutanen and Lou Poirier
Sound: Ticklisch
E-WERK Freiburg
Supported by Bewegungs Art
2011
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