Saturday, November 1, 2014

Opening night Falling Free into another dimension 3.12.2014


Falling Free into another dimension
I wanted to explore the idea of people sharing a dream space, where dream and reality would overlap.Where thoughts and ideas are formed in the mind, and are expressed through the body and sound. The presence of gravity which pulls us back to earth,the  fear for the unknown, the anxiety, the calmness and acceptation for things that must happen are connected by invisible threads which make this piece for what it is. Are we here or are we falling into another dimension. -Marjan Raar

Choreography & Concept  Marjan Raar (Finland-the Netherlands)
Music & Composition         Andy Fite     (Sweden-USA)
Dance & performance        Linda Holmström, Marjan Raar
                                                     Katariina Gonzalez, Solveig Ekholm
                                                     Susanne Montag-Wärnå
Video work                             Christina Grönholm 
Actress                                      Ulla-Britt Boström.

What is life?  a tale that is told;
What is life? a frenzy extreme,
A shadow of things that seem;
And the greatest good is but small,
That all life is a dream to all,
And that dreams themselves are a dream.
                                                         -  Calderón “Life is a dream”


Falling Free into another dimension has been realized with fundings from Svenska Kulturfonden and  Kulturfonden för Finland och Sverige.












Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Coming up: Falling Free ( into another dimension)

 Falling Free (into another dimension)

                                                    choreography & concept     Marjan Raar
                                                    music & composition          Andy Fite
                                                    dance                                Linda Holmström, Marjan Raar,
                                                                                             Solveig Ekholm, Katariina Conzalez,
                                                                                             Susanne Montag, Catarina Johansson
                                                    actrice                               Ulla-Britt Boström
                                                    statist                                Christina Grönholm
                                                    lights & sound                    Tony Nurmi

opening night         3.12.2014 at 19.00
next                      5.12.2014 at 13.00 sold out
                             5.12.2014 at 19.00

In Piug theatre in Pargas/Parainen




Falling Free part 1 is performed in Barker Theater in Turku Finland on september 20 during our
                                                          INCOGNITO EVENING
                                   on the stage: Linda Holmström, Andy Fite and Marjan Raar

                                  



                     

Friday, December 13, 2013

Critics

Here are 2 critics from Öde-Abandoned

In Turun Sanomat



                                                                                                       Picture Robert Wikberg

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

ÖDE-ABANDONED PERFORMED IN NOVEMBER 2013








ÖDE-ABANDONED is performed again on:
     Saturday 2.11 at 19.00
                                     Sunday  3.11 at 19.00 (Svenska Veckan)
                                        Saturday 9.11 at 19.00 ( Svenska Veckan)
                             Sunday 10.11 at 19.00 (Svenska Veckan)
Friday 29.11 at  19.00
              Saturday 30.11 at 19.00 and Sunday 1.12 at 19.00


school performances during the first two weeks of december 2013.





  

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Sunday 14.4 and Friday 19.4

The last two performances this season from ÖDE-ABANDONED, a solo dance about loneliness.
Sunday 14.4 at 17.00 and Friday 19.4 at 19.00 at Gallerisalen , Aurakatu 1 in Turku.
Pictures from Robert Wikberg.












Thursday, March 14, 2013

solo dance performance Öde-Abandoned

ÖDE-ABANDONED   opening night, premiär, ensi-ilta Friday 5.4.2013 at 19.00


A solo dance about loneliness.


Location: An old abandoned building in Singapore , known as the "hostel of Brunei", where in the old days students from Brunei lived and studied. The building was suddenly abandoned in 1983 and is nowadays unattended and slowly falling apart. Only ghost seekers, photographers and graffiti artist are, so now and then, visiting the building.

It's a lonely place and some say, it's been haunted. It is fascinating to see how the jungle invades the building and is taking over that what once has been.

In this solo dance I draw parallels between this building and us, people.  What is loneliness doing to us, and does the jungle start to grow inside of us?

                             A samurai's journey through time, moods and loneliness.






choreography & dance    Marjan Raar
assistant choreographer  Pia Karaspuro
clothes and design           Marjo Haapasalo
technics                           Robert Wikberg
light design                     Bror Österlund
video                               Marjan Raar


Opening night :               Friday 5.4 at 19.00
next performances:     Saturday 6.4 at 19.00
                                   Friday    12.4 at 19.00
                                   Sunday   14.4 at 17.00
                                   Friday    19.4 at 19.00

Place : Gallerisalen, Gillesgården
            Aurakatu 1 G  inner yard
            Turku







tickets 12/10€

reservations : info@marjanraar.com
or : 041-5184649

more information on : www.marjanraar.com













a MRDanceworks production in cooperation with Barker Teatteri.

Monday, November 5, 2012

rehearsals

ÖDE-ABANDONED

 Öde-Abandoned

 A dance solo inspired by a ghostly abandoned building where nature has been slowly invading and        
 taken over that what once has been. For me to find the beauty in such a place and transfer the  
 atmosphere of abandoned glory into a dance piece.

A Samurais journey through time, moods and loneliness.. 


I am rehearsing the piece and do still a lot of improvising, in order to find material that seems right. It will take some time to do so, and in the meantime i organize open rehearsals and welcome people to come and take part for a moment. It would be nice to get comments, ideas, suggestions and more during the working process. All is appreciated.
open rehearsal number 1 incoming friday 9.11 from 12-15. Gallerisalen, Aurakatu 1 Turku