Resurrecting Dead Darlings

Raekallio Corp. has begun a new series of co-produced works!

The first performance in the series is Resurrecting Dead Darlings – A Palindromic Process of Artistic Rebirth.

A co-production between Thar Be Dragons, Raekallio Corp and Kekäläinen & Co, Resurrecting Dead Darlings explores how unused ideas and personal document archives can be brought to life through the redefinition of a performance. The project is divided into three phases: incubation, gestation and birth/resurrection.

In 2024, Thar Be Dragons (TBD) will begin the incubation part of the project. Dance artists Ryan Mason and Annamari Keskinen, along with sound designer Timo Tikka, will awaken their creativity through the search, archiving, curation and sharing of their dead darlings in new guises. The project emphasizes the artistic process as a dynamic journey – a platform for continuous change, the embracing of unfinished work and creative exploration, bringing to the fore the symbiotic relationship between authors and viewers/co-experiencers.

Our aim is to distance ourselves from the traditional stage format and its inbuilt hierarchical structures by placing our project in environments such as studios and museums. We wish to continue challenging existing norms about how dance is interpreted and encountered, while simultaneously creating a more open dialogue between the audience and artists.

The artistic working process of the piece is also shared actively online. TBD maintains a continuously evolving virtual exhibition in the Research Catalogue database which focuses on artistic research.

Join the developing artistic process and follow it live and online!

Online exhibitions: Research Catalogue - an international database for artistic research

Thar Be Dragons: Resurrecting dead darlings | THAR BE DRAGONS

Raekallio Corp.: www.raekallio.fi/resurrectingdeaddarlings

CREDITSDancers: Annamari Keskinen, Ryan

Mason

Sound design: Timo Tikka

Production: Thar Be Dragons,

Raekallio Corp. and Kekäläinen & Co (Production and independent company partner)

Premiere: October 17th, 2024

Duration: Approximately 60 min

www.raekallio.fi

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Age limit: 15+

Unnumbered seats

Student cards and others will be checked at the door.

Ticket sales open at the door 30 min before the performance.

Duration: approx. 60 min

Tickets may not be booked in the webstore; in the phone service, the booking period is 2 days.