Nightingale

Susanna Leinonen Company’s new Community Art project Nightingale combines 26 senior performers and SLC’s professional dancers. It takes the viewer on a journey that unites different generations by intertwining their touching stories. The power stemming from the wisdom and life experience of age is combined with the strong and expressive movement of choreographer Susanna Leinonen.

The work opens a window to the landscapes of the soul, where movement and sound engage in dialogue between life and death. Nightingale reminds us that life’s most precious moments can happen in the midst of renunciation. The nightingale is a tribute to life and a reminder that every moment counts.

Choreography: Susanna Leinonen
Choreography assistant: Tatiana Urteva
Voice control: Eija Ahvo
Music: Kasperi Laine
Costumes: Sari Nuttunen
Lighting design: Jouka Valkama ja Immi Kettula
Video: Jouka Valkama

Dancers: Kasperi Kolehmainen, Viktoria Radin, Anette Toiviainen, Tatiana Urteva

Elderly dancers: Soili Lehtimäki, Kikka Rytkönen, Mooni Helin, Eija Antinoja, Mirja Muona, Kaarina Onkinen, Esa Ilmolahti, Riitta Selkälä, Annika Huvinen, Kersti Kirjalainen, Brita Thynell, Soile Kilpi, Siv Palacios, Nina Hertell, Anja Salminen, Maarit Luukkonen, Jouni Saari, Pirkko Heikinheimo, Jude Pirskanen, Pirjo Kiviniemi, Mari Löppönen, Heli Lehtinen, Birgitta Hokkanen, Hannele Hieta-aho, Heini Tola