Super We, Super Me - dance performance for young audience (Riiviöt Collective, 2022 + 2023)
outdoor premiere September 15th-17th 2022, Apfelsinenplatz, Berlin DE
theater premiere May 13th 2023, TEHDAS Theater, Turku FI
guest performances June 10th-13th with TANZKOMPLIZEN at Podewil Theater, Berlin DE
An immersive dance performance for young audience becomes a fantasy superhero galaxy: moonstones, ice lakes, and magical creatures set the scene for a story of adventure and discovery. Working with the idea of 'queering the superhero' Riiviöt Collective represents multi-layered queer and non-binary identities through the characters Elastrix and Stromax. Elastrix possesses the power of elasticity, and Stromax electricity; they have never met each other. Suddenly one day, the two superheroes meet in an unexpected way. Elastrix and Stromax learn to encounter their differences, and ultimately work as a team. They decide to take care of the galaxy as a pair, flying high through the air together.
In Super We, Super Me, Riiviöt questions the images of strength and superpower that children grow up with. What kind of superheroes do we need today? What could superheroes accomplish if they would work together as a team? How could I represent myself as a superhero? Together with designers Katri Saloniemi and Helene Scheithe, sound design by Gil Schneider, and dramaturgy by Canan Erek, they create a utopian world full of objects, colors and sounds, which invites the children to join in and become superheroes themselves. Through an interactive post-performance game, the children play with imagination, movement exploration, and team collaboration.
Credits - RAUSGEHEN Version 2022:
concept, choreography, performance- Eevi Kinnunen and Tasha Hess-Neustadt
stage and costume design- Katri Saloniemi and Helene Scheithe
producer- Falk Grever
dramaturgy/mentorship- Canan Erek
sound technician- Hoyoung Im
photography- Miriam Tamayo
SUPER WE, SUPER ME - RAUSGEHEN version is produced by Offensive Tanz für junges Publikum Berlin as part of the RAUSGEHEN project, funded by TANZPAKT Stadt-Land-Bund with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media and the Senate Department for Culture and Europe. In cooperation with Berlin Mondiale and the Evangelische Kirchengemeinde in Gropiusstadt.
Credits - STAGE version 2023:
Direction, Choreography, Performance: Eevi Kinnunen & Tasha Hess-Neustadt
Stage & Costume Design: Katri Saloniemi & Helene Scheithe
Sound Design: Gil Schneider
Supported by
Offensive Tanz Für Junges Publikum Berlin, European Union & Suomen Saksan-instituutti / TelepART.
Residencies
Villa Lill Kallvik Helsinki, Live Arts Society Helsinki, C o r d i l l e r a Raum für Körper und Utopien Berlin, Katapult Berlin
With thanks to
Berlin Mondiale, Evangelische Kirchengemeinde in Gropiusstadt Berlin, Ammattiopisto Samiedu
***The EU and Goethe Institut are not responsible for the views expressed in the publications and/or in conjunction with the activities for which the mobility support is used.***
Interview with the Tanzbotschafter:innen of PURPLE Festival
stage version trailers - Madison Pomarico
stage version photos - Kuvat Jussi Virkkunen
RAUSGEHEN trailer - Aaike Stuart
RAUSGEHEN photos - Miriam Tamayo
