Steps from Behind Voices

Escape. Dreams. Hope. Steps from Behind Voices (Askelia äänten takaa) is an inevitable journey towards the unknown. The journey is personal yet shared. Who leads, who calls, have we lost our way? Each step in the darkness carries hope for a better tomorrow.

AB Dance Company and Alpo Aaltokoski Company’s new production invites you to discuss the world in which we live. The stage brings you both the AB Dance Company group and three Ukrainian dancers of Ethno Contemporary Ballet. Steps from Behind Voices is choreographer Alpo Aaltokoski’s debut with AB Dance Company.

Steps from Behind Voices is Aaltokoski’s tribute to Georgian composer Giya Kancheli (1935–2019) and the choreographer’s third production set to his music. One starting point to this production comprises the emotions and vision brought about by Kancheli’s music. Steps from Behind Voices features Kancheli’s piece Mourned by the Wind, which adheres to the concept of a philosophical and epic symphony.

Upcoming performances:

September 19–21 Stoa, Helsinki, Finland

Tickets 17–22 € available at lippu.fi!

Crew

CHOREOGRAPHY Alpo Aaltokoski | CHOREOGRAPHER’S ASSISTANT Johanna Ikola | DANCERS Nina Bulgakova, Linda Holmström / Johanna Ikola, Anastasiia Mostova, Elina Raiskinmäki, Kateryna Zhuravlova | STAGING AND LIGHT DESIGN Magnús Sigurðarson | COSTUME DESIGN AND PRODUCTION Marjo Haapasalo | COSTUME DESIGNER’S ASSISTANCE Sanna Utunen | MUSIC Giya Kancheli | TECHNICIAN Antton Kainulainen | SOUND TECHNOLOGY Valtteri Alanen | PHOTOGRAPHY AND GRAPHIC DESIGNJussi Virkkumaa | PRODUCTION AB Dance Company and Alpo Aaltokoski Company

Premiere: 12.9.2024 Manifesti Festival, Manilla, Turku
Running time: Around 75 min (with intermission)
Age recommendation: 10 and up

Performance history

2024: September 12, 25, 26, 27, 28 & October 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, Turku, Finland