Production info The 23rd choreography of Aaltokoski. The images raise from the layers of the subconscious...
“The subconscious is not only the refuge for denied desires. It is a world as alive and real as the consciousness we are aware of – only endlessly wider and richer. Symbols are the language of the subconscious, communicated to us through our nightly dreams.”
– Alpo Aaltokoski
Choreography: Alpo Aaltokoski
Dance (original version line-up): Mika Backlund, Joona Halonen, Simo Kellokumpu/Alpo Aaltokoski, Carl Knif, Ari Numminen, Timo Saari, Sami Vartiainen
Composition: Olli Koskelin
Sound design: Timo Muurinen
Light design: Pasi Pehkonen
Set and costume design: Taina Relander
Make-up design: Tuija Luukkainen
Photos & graphic design: Ninna Lindström
Co-production: Nomadi Productions & Kuopio Dance Festival, Full Moon Dance Festival, Zodiak – Centre for new dance, Stoa – The Cultural Centre of Eastern Helsinki
Premiere: June 13, 2001 Kuopio City Theatre, Kuopio Dance Festival, Finland
Guardian of the Night influences the audience like the guidance of the subconscious to the mind – it suggests what is the right path to follow.
Guardian of the Night – pilgrimage of the seven souls is an extraordinary manifestation of Aaltokoski’s choreographic talent and credit to his all-encompassing vision.
I cannot recall experiencing such intensity, yet such balance among the parts, for a long time.
Premiere: June 13, 2001 Kuopio City Theatre, Kuopio Dance Festival, Finland
Other Performances:
26.7.2001: Full Moon Dance Festival, Pyhäjärvi, Finland
18.-23.9.2001: Stoa Cultural Centre of Eastern Helsinki, Finland
1.12.2001: participant of Rencontres Chorégraphiques Internationales de Seine-Saint-Denis Finnish Platform, Stoa Cultural Centre of Eastern Helsinki, Finland