Blinded Mind is a dance work that plays with contrasts and oppositions. Its powerful visual elements and soundworld tells the story of one individual’s bravery in swimming against the stream and the unavoidable consequences that follow. Dreamlike sensitivity is combined with stark reality. It plays with visual contrasts, in which black-and-white and colour engage in a dialogue.

Choreography Susanna Leinonen
Music Kasperi Laine
Costumes Erika Turunen
Lighting Design Marianne Lagus
Visual Design Susanna Leinonen, Marianne Lagus, Jouka Valkama
Video Jouka Valkama
Dancers Elina Häyrynen, Kaisu Hölttä, Maija Kiviluoto, Jarkko Lehmus, Natasha Lommi, Pekka Louhio, Sam Vaherlehto (Liisa Pietikäinen, Eero Vesterinen, Susanna Leinonen)

Duration 60 min
Premiere 1.4.2011 Media Centre Lume, Helsinki
Production Susanna Leinonen Company
Financially supported by National Council for Dance, Alfred Kordelin Foundation, Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation, Uusimaa Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment, and The City of Helsinki Cultural Office