AAC & 50+Dance Collective: Bearer (Kantaja)

A dance piece about the body that carries the weight and lightness of life

Alpo Aaltokoski’s choreography unfolds through the interaction of five dancers and three musicians. Kantaja – Bearer concludes the Alpo Aaltokoski Company’s Six Images of Death series, which includes the previous works Suljetut ovet (2020) and Uoma (2021).

Working group

Choreographer: Alpo Aaltokoski
Assistant choreographer: Satu Rekola
Dancers: Maikki Hauru, Tiina Huczkowski, Sari Laakso, Marja Leino, Ari Numminen
Composer: Joonas Widenius
Music arrangement: Working group
Musicians: Ricardo Padilla, Lea Pekkala, Joonas Widenius
Costume designer: Antrea Kantakoski
Light, video and space designer: Erno Seppälä

Premiere: May 19th 2025 Pannu hall, Dance House Helsinki

Performance history

May 19–24, 2025 (5 shows) Dance House Helsinki

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