Birthday #2

I used to do this thing when I was a child. I used to shut myself in my room for hours. There I was with all my toys, but the only thing I did was hold a stick in my hand and shake it really fast. There was a strong connection between my mind, my hand and the object, and the object had to be just right: rigid plastic rods were the best ones. If there were no sticks available, I used my fingers which was a bit painful after a while.

Birthday #2 is influenced by these lonely moments with objects, repetition and music. It is part of a series where I revisit my body memories through dismantling and building, aligning them with the space and some carefully chosen objects.

PERFORMANCES

25th November 2017, XS Vol. 9 – Festival for New Dance and Performance, Kutomo/Ehkä productions, Turku

13th and 14th May 2017, Weld, Stockholm

CREDITS

Choreography and performance: Mikko Niemistö
Collaboration and spatial design: Anastasia Artemeva
Sound design: Mikko Niemistö and Johannes Vartola
Mentors: Rosalind Goldberg and Maija Hirvanen