Premiere 4.11.2022 at Theatre House Universum

Concept and direction – Liisa Pentti

Performers – Wilhelm Grotenfelt, Paul Holländer, Suvi Kemppainen, Meeri Lempiäinen, Marlon Moilanen, Corinne Mustonen, Paul Olin, Pinja Poropudas, Satu Rekola, Kardo Shiwan

Choreography created together with the performers

Texts – The working group

Dramaturgical support – Titta Halinen

Sound design – Jouni Tauriainen

Lighting design – Ina Niemelä

Spatial design – Fabian Nyberg

Costume design – Siru Kosonen

Sewing of costumes – Ompelimo Rodino and Sara Lehtonen

Photos – Sari Antikainen, Uupi Tirronen

Video documentation – Iina Terho

Graphic design – Monika Bodendorfaitė (Kobra Agency), Mia Kivinen

Production – Liisa Pentti +Co, Sirius Teatern, Theatre House Universum

Residence – Ehrenfeldt Studios, Cologne

Supported by City of Helsinki, Kone Foundation, Svenska Kulturfonden, Helsinki

Fraudulent Light – and the Epidemy of Oblivion is an experimental dance theatre piece. It is based on the idea of the present illuminated from all directions, as a pastless and ghostless space without protective darkness, as presented by art history professor Jonathan Crary in his book 24/7 (2013).

The artistic starting points of the piece are Pina Bausch’s classic choreographies 1980 – ein Stück von Pina Bausch (1980) and Walzer (1982). From these foundations, Fraudulent Light emerges as a ‘ghost theatre’: it is loosely based on already existing forms and ideas of performing arts, on what has existed for a long time. Nine performers surrender to the fraudulent light and oblivion in a work that focuses on the ambiguity, ecstasy and love of being human.

Fraudulent Light is a co-production of Liisa Pentti +Co and Sirius Teatern. On stage there are six dancers and three actors.
Duration ca. 1,5 h, no intermission.

You can download the program here (pdf).