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Performances

CUMIVERSITY (2018-2022)


Work for a reading hall, three acrobats, double bass, harmonium, and deforming worlds – familiarly known as Cumiversity – is a contemporary circus performance where live music plays an essential role. Three rearranged pieces composed by Pekka Huttunen, one of the two court composers of Company New World (CNW). They have been taken from previous
works Daytime Dance R18 (2008), The Following World (2009-2010) and Globally Wanted (2011-2017). Other elements of the show consist of wordless theater, acrobatics and parkour.

The work was originally produced for the reading hall designed by Alvar Aalto in the main building of the University of Jyväskylä, initially presented as a subscribed work for the 100th anniversary celebration of the Jyväskylä University Foundation in 2018.

The performances have been realized in cooperation with the University
of Jyväskylä.

  • Team


    Direction and production: Seija Hakkarainen
    Music Composition: Pekka Huttunen
    Lights: Jere Suontausta, Arto Saarelainen
    Lighting Assistant: Oona Ahokas
    Costumes: Sari Nyman

    Performers:
    Double bass: Eero Virtanen
    Harmonium and vocals: Jukka Kääntä
    Vocals: Sini Pajunen
    Aerial acrobatics: Elsa Kalervo, Riikka Mustanoja, Vilma Suuraho
    Floor acrobatics and parkour: Hattu Kervinen

    Music score:
    X – composer: Pekka Huttunen
    Kuolleitten humppa – composer & lyrics Pekka Huttunen
    Muovautuvat maailmat – composer Pekka Huttunen, lyrics Veli-Pekka Kelloniemi



Kuvaaja, photographer: Petteri Kivimäki (JYU). Kuvassa, pictured: Sini Pajunen, Marjut Hernesniemi, Eero Virtanen, Aleksi Keurulainen
Kuvassa, photographer: Oona Ahokas. Kuvassa, pictured: Marjut Hernesniemi

KYTKIN(2021)

Kuvassa, performer: Anthoni Levonsaari Kuvaaja, photographer: Olli-Pekka Tennilä

On the Kytkin route you are a visitor in the sphere of light and outside of time. Kytkin is a holistic work of art where light, sound and mute operators of electricity create an atmosphere of high tension.

At the same time it is a tribute to a very special space: the multi-artistic work is tailor-made for the historic switch building which is one of the last places left untouched in the area.

Kytkin had its world premiere and its only performances at Valon Kaupunki 2021 festival.

The work was commissioned by Kankaan Palvelu Oy.

  • Team

    Concept, directing, production: Seija Hakkarainen
    Lighting desing: Jere Suontausta
    Exterior lighting: Arto Saarelainen
    Sound design: Jukka Kaikkonen
    Costumes: Hakkarainen ja Sari Nyman
    Performers: Oona Ahokas, Mikko Hursti, Severi Kalaja, Oula Karppinen, Sami Keinänen,
    Jukka Kääntä, Anthoni Levonsaari, Joonas Palsio, Eero Virtanen, Julius Vähänen.

Kuvassa, performer: Anthoni Levonsaari Kuvaaja, photographer: Olli-Pekka Tennilä
Kuvassa, performer: Anthoni Levonsaari Kuvaaja, photographer: Olli-Pekka Tennilä

Suodervissit, Suolonnit (2020, 2021)


Suodervissit: Marjut Hernesniemi, Myrsky Rönkä Kuvaaja: Seija Hakkarainen


Suodervissit, Suostalaulajat and Suolonnit were Company Uusi Maailma perfomances at the Suo Soikoon! -festival in Karvia.

Kauhanevan Suolonni is the rarest animal species in the world. Suolonnis faced a blatant extinction recently and there are only four living ones left. Suolonnis are based on an ancient human acrobaty tribe, which is why in their gentle day to day life they form into peculiar arrangements. In 2021 the tribe face eternal extinction and in their place was taken by a meditative and ritualistic Suosta Suohon quartet.

  • Team


    Suodervissit and Suostalaulajat
    Directing and producing: Seija Hakkarainen
    Clothing: Sari Nyman ja Seija Hakkarainen
    Performers: Myrsky Rönkä, Marjut Hernesniemi, Sini Pajunen, Aleksi Keurulainen
    Suolonnit
    Directing: Seija Hakkarainen
    Performers: Panda Ilën, Elsa Kalervo, Sauli Nokelainen, Ira Oinonen
    Clothing: Seija Hakkarainen ja Sari Nyman



Kuvaaja, photographer: Oona Ahokas
Kuvaaja, photographer: Oona Ahokas
Kuvaaja, photographer: Oona Ahokas

Kuvaaja, photographer: Oona Ahokas
Kuvaaja, photographer: Oona Ahokas

Kuvaaja, photographer: Oona Ahokas
Kuvaaja, photographer: Oona Ahokas
Kuvaaja, photographer: Oona Ahokas

Kuvaaja, photographer: Oona Ahokas
Kuvaaja, photographer: Oona Ahokas
Kuvaaja, photographer: Oona Ahokas

Kuvaaja, photographer: Oona Ahokas
Kuvaaja, photographer: Oona Ahokas
Kuvaaja, photographer: Oona Ahokas

Kuvaaja, photographer: Oona Ahokas

HAZMAT HOLE (2020, 2019)


Hazmat Hole is a short, interdisciplinary contemporary live art performance. It was performed in Galleria Hoppa, Jyväskylä, from 16 May til 29 May.

One spectator at a time. 64 show-times. 64 different experiences.

Hazmat Hole is a hybrid of Escape Room -logic, self-made labyrinth and spatial installation. It’s a adventurous. mystical and highly intimate mental and concrete route that each spectator experiences alone through the perfomance space.

The main performers are a close-up ballet dancer(Saga Elgland) and a light piece “Metempsychosis”(Jere Suontausta), combined with visual elements, video, music and sonic art. The spectator and the live performer get unusually close to one another, while remaining equally far apart, due to the plastic walls between them.

The aspects of hygience and distancing have been taken into account while planning this performance during COVID-19 pandemic. These requirements are also entwined in the visual, artistic and technical aspects of the performance.

  • Team

    Konsepti, tuotanto ja ohjaus I Concept, Directed and Produced by:

    Seija Hakkarainen

    Suunnittelu ja toteutus I Design and Realisation:

    Seija Hakkarainen & Team

    Tanssi I Dance: Saga Elgland / Koreografiat I Choreographies:

    Saga Elgland & Seija Hakkarainen

    Vastaanottohahmo I Reception Character: Oona Ahokas

    Musiikki I Music:

    Ambient Grandeur, Mémoire Plastique, Haaksirikkovalssi / Jere Suontausta

    Urielin Pihlaja / Kimmo Kuokkala

    Valosuunnittelu ja -toteutus, kamerainstallaatio, Metempsychosis -valoteos sekä kineettiset pienoisteokset I Light Design and Realization, Camera Installation, Metempsychosis -Light Work & Kinetic Miniatures: Jere Suontausta

    Ääni-, valo- ja tablettiajo, äänen tekninen toteutus I Execution of Sound, Light and Tablet, Technical Realization of Sound: Joonatan Jaakonaho

    Tablettisovellus I Tablet application: Mikko Hursti

    Tabletin kuvitus I Tablet illustration: Olli-Pekka Tennilä

    Valokuva I Photo: Rosaliina Elgland

    Video: Oona Ahokas

    Puvustus I Costumes: Saga Elgland, Seija Hakkarainen, Oona Ahokas




A review by Keskisuomalainen (in finnish). Published 18.5.2020
An article by Keskisuomalainen (in Finnish). Published 6.5.2020

Hazmat Hole. Kuvassa Saga Elgland. Kuvaaja Rosaliina Elgland
Hazmat Hole Kuvaaja Rosaliina Elgland. Esiintyjä, performer: Saga Elgland
Hazmat Hole Kuvaaja Rosaliina Elgland. Esiintyjä, performer: Saga Elgland

Kuvaaja Rosaliina Elgland
Kuvaaja Rosaliina Elgland
Kuvaaja Rosaliina Elgland

Hazmat Hole Kuvaaja Rosaliina Elgland
Kuvaaja Rosaliina Elgland
Kuvaaja Rosaliina Elgland

Kuvaaja Rosaliina Elgland
Kuvaaja Rosaliina Elgland
Kuvaaja Rosaliina Elgland

Hazmat Hole Kuvaaja Rosaliina Elgland, Esiintyjä, performer: Oona Ahokas

DEEP SHIT


Deep Shit is a low-key and hilariously laconic movement play. It a table football playing performance teetering on the border of unconventional where the players come up with more and more absurd punishments for each others. Deep Shit has been performed in 2012 and 2013 in a parking hall and an old paper factory. It was also performed in 2021 as a part of Company New Worlds 128-festival

  • Team

    Concept and directing: Seija Hakkarainen

    Performers: Sami Keinänen, Mikko Kervinen, Jussi Myllymäki

    Music: Pekka Huttunen

    Clothing: Seija Hakkarainen & Sari Nyman

    Technic: Arto Saarelainen, Tuomas Talvitie, Eero Virtanen



Kuvaaja, photographer: Jarmo Lahtinen
Kuvaaja, photographer: Jarmo Lahtinen
Kuvaaja, photographer: Jarmo Lahtinen


KRYPTA (2019)



KRYPTA is a multi-artistic stage work, it is the main project for
Company New World in the year 2019 and an unprecedented and a never
previously experienced world premiere. Until 2014 known as Circus New
World, Company New World was already the pioneer in the field of
contemporary circus. Today, CNW uses the various art genres as equal
elements, as a holistic raiser of expectations on the scene – the
dramaturgy of the tones.

KRYPTA is a Tamperensis existentialist visual radio play. It’s a
Saturday night pleasantry, which can also be experienced on Monday – and
Monday morning anxiety, which can also be experienced on Saturday.

KRYPTA is a landscape exhibition of mind consisting of light, music,
text and movement.

KRYPTA contains, among other things, the delicate Taiji-Vogue-Kungfu
dance, the dramatic Jarre spectacle, a red-white gymnastics living room
and a sweet blue-silver finale.

KRYPTA was born from the mutual warmth of Company New World Artistic
Director-director Seija Hakkarinen, lighting designer Jere Suontausta,
composer Jukka Kaikkonen and multiartist Henri Hiltunen, as well as from
a thirst to renew the New World expression and also a questing for the
otherworldly. The backbone of the perfomance is constituted by the 3D
spiral program of the KRYPTA Channel and the texts of Harry Salmenniemi,
which appear in the form of sermons, slogans, adages and announcements.
Movement artist Jilka Repo joins in as a new performer for CNW.

The KRYPTA engine is the multi-artistic diversity of the creators that
does not avoid the fusion of different genres or exploiting them. It can
be accepted as a cherishing experience of the senses for the demanding
artist as well as for a curious cultural consumer: “When you understand
to put your mind aside, the experience is strong, warm and indelible.”

KRYPTA was performed in Juomatehdas, Jyväskylä in may of 2019

  • Team

    Directing: Seija Hakkarainen

    Lighting: Jere Suontausta

    Music and animations: Jukka Kaikkonen

    Performers: Henri Hiltunen, Jilka Repo, Jere Suontausta

    Texts: Henry Salmenniemi



Reviews

Review of KRYPTA in KESKISUOMALAINEN May 11. 2019 (in Finnish)

Pictures

Esiintyjät, performers: Henri Hiltunen, Jilka Repo. Kuvaaja, photographer: Olli-Pekka Tennilä
Esiintyjä, performer: Henri Hiltunen. Kuvaaja, photographer: Olli-Pekka Tennilä
Esiintyjä, performer: Henri Hiltunen. Kuvaaja, photographer: Olli-Pekka Tennilä

Esiintyjä, performer: Henri Hiltunen. Kuvaaja, photographer: Olli-Pekka Tennilä
Esiintyjät, performers: Jilka Repo, Henri Hiltunen. Kuvaaja, photographer: Olli-Pekka Tennilä
Esiintyjät, performers: Henri Hiltunen, Jilka Repo. Kuvaaja, photographer: Olli-Pekka Tennilä

Videos

Teaser 1
Teaser 2
Teaser 3

CUM BOYS vol 4. – CHILDREN OF COSMOS (2018)



CUM BOYS vol. 4 – CHILDREN OF COSMOS on multi-cadencic powerfully visual stage work.

As a gliding waltz plays the dancing stars of CUM BOYS unwrap the Finno-underpantian mindscape. A meter wide disco ball continues its eternal path and the “boys” end up in multicosmotic dead ends and sensual joint realities.

The rhythm is composed by fusing together physical theatre, dance, acrobatics, music and light. The endless slide of life is greased with humor black as coal.

CUM BOYS 4 was performed in the student house Ilokivi, Jyväskylä as a part of Jyväskylän Kesä festival in july of 2018.

  • Team

    Directing, design, production: Seija Hakkarainen

    Choreography: Seija Hakkarainen, Julia Milao, Henri Hiltunen ja Oona Ahokas

    Lighting & Assistant directing: Jere Suontausta

    Clothing: Seija Hakkarainen ja Sari Nyman

    Performers: Henri Hiltunen, Mikko Hursti, Petri Kaikosuo, Eero Virtanen, Julia Milao, Oona Ahokas, Milla Lähtevänoja

    Sankar-musicians:Kalle Keränen, Ville Huovinen, Tero Savolainen, Sami Keinänen

    Music: Pekka Huttunen, Jukka Kaikkonen

Reviews

Review of CUM BOYS vol 4. – CHILDREN OF COSMOS in KESKISUOMALAINEN July 5. 2018 (in Finnish)

Review of CUM BOYS vol 4. – CHILDREN OF COSMOS in Helsingin Sanomat July 5. 2018 (in Finnish)

Pictures

Esiintyjä, performer: Henri Hiltunen. Kuvaaja, photographer: Rosaliina Elgland
Esiintyjä, performer: Sami Keinänen. Kuvaaja, photographer: Rosaliina Elgland
Esiintyjä, performer: Ville Huovinen. Kuvaaj, photographer: Rosaliina Elgland

Esiintyjät, performers: Milla Lähtevänoja, Oona Ahokas. Kuvaaja, photographer: Rosaliina Elgland
Esiintyjät, performers: Milla Lähtevänoja, Oona Ahokas. Kuvaaja, photographer: Rosaliina Elgland
Kuvassa, pictured: Milla Lähtevänoja, Oona Ahokas. Kuvaaja, photographer: Rosaliina Elgland

Kuvassa Mikko Hursti, Kuva: Rosaliina Elgland
CUM Boys vol. 4 - Kosmoksen lapset Henri Hiltunen Photo Aki Rantala
CUM Boys vol. 4 - Kosmoksen lapset Mikko Hursti and Eero Virtanen Photo Aki Rantala

CUM Boys vol. 4 - Kosmoksen lapset Julia Milao Photo Aki Rantala
CUM Boys vol. 4 - Kosmoksen lapset Henri Hiltunen Photo Aki Rantala
CUM Boys vol. 4 - Kosmoksen lapset Oona Ahokas and Julia Milao Photo Aki Rantala

CUM Boys vol. 4 - Kosmoksen lapset Photo Aki Rantala

Videos

Compilation


CUM BOYS vol 3. – CUM IN (2017)

C-BOYS in WORLD CLASS!

Photo Jukka Kaikkonen


As the petals are opening you can be stupefied in fervor, feeling a nascent ripples in the eternity: CUM BOYS – dance troupe is now flying high in world class! Shooting stars reflecting from the window. New world music permeates all the continents in a free fusion of ethnic rhythms, sometimes veering in the minimalistic embrace of the arctic Mother Earth.

CUM BOYS was performed in Huone Teatteri, Jyväskylä as a part of Jyväskylän Kesä festival in july of 2017

  • Team

    Direction: Seija Hakkarainen

    Choreography: Seija Hakkarainen ja Saga Elgland

    Music: Jukka Kaikkonen

    Costumes: Seija Hakkarainen ja Sari Nyman

    Light design: Jere Suontausta

    THE BOYS: Henri “The Lion” Hiltunen, Markus Jokinen, Oula Karppinen, Petteri Olkinuora

    BONUS: Saga Elgland, Mikko “Hattu” Kervinen

    PRODUCTION: Seija Hakkarainen / Company Uusi Maailma / Sirkusyhdistys Circus Uusi Maailma ry

    IN COOPERATION WITH: Jyväskylän Huoneteatteri, Baari Vakiopaine


Reviews

Review of CUM BOYS vol 3. KESKISUOMALAINEN July 10.2017 (in Finnish)

Pictures

Kuva Rosaliina Elgland
Kuva Rosaliina Elgland
Kuva Rosaliina Elgland

Kuva Rosaliina Elgland
Kuva Rosaliina Elgland
Kuva Rosaliina Elgland



Code for Darker Zones 2016


Company New World has earlier performed in theatre spaces, in the lobby of a swimming hall, in an old paper factory, at streets – now the Temple will be conquered!

Koodi Tummille Vyöhykkeille (Code for Darker Zones) was performed only six times between October 4-10th, 2016. All performances inside one week’s time. At Pekka Ervast temple, Jyväskylä, Finland, a christosophic Temple built in 1927.

This performance is an existential moment with live music, animation, philosophical texts (in Finnish) and a Meaning of Life!

 

  • Team

    Performers: Tapio Envall (tuba), Oula Karppinen (saxophones), Keijo Koskenharju (percussions, calculator), Sami Keinänen (percussions, calculator), Tapio Laitinen (type writers)

    Animations: Heikki Takala, Toni Esse

    Texts: Harry Salmenniemi

    Music composed by: Pekka Huttunen, Keijo Koskenharju

    Costumes: Sari Nyman ja Seija Hakkarainen

    Graphics: Tapio Laitinen

    Author, design, producer: Seija Hakkarainen

 

 

Reviews:

Keskisuomalainen 6. Oct 2016

Pictures:

Esiintyjät, performers: Sami Keinänen, Teino Reinvall. Kuvaaja, photographer: Toni Essel


Rajatila – Borderline (2013)

– A Mixture Of Dystopia And Utopia –

Human breeding has reached fearful, yet sweet results. There are only six bunkeracrobats left in the universe – plus otherworlders… RAJATILA (BORDERLINE) is hot mixture of circus, dance and theatre spiced with the black humour and strong aesthetics of Company Uusi Maailma – this is rough and futuristic progressive circus!

RAJATILA (BORDERLINE) was performed in an old paper factory at June-September 2013 with 15 performances, premiered at Jyväskylä Arts Festival.

  • Team

    Performers: Keijo Koskenharju, Ari Lampinen, Marianne Leppä, Niko Miettinen, Tuomas Rönkä, Eero Virtanen

    Design, direction, scenery, producer: Seija Hakkarainen

    Assinstant for the director: Tomi Huusko

    Acrobatics choreography: Erika Forsberg

    Lightdesign and lighttechnician: Arto Saarelainen

    Sound design: Ari Lampinen

    Sound technician: Karri Kuivanen

    Composer: Tuomas Paukku

    Costume design: Maiju Hietala

    Costumes: Mira Niemelä, Sari Nyman

    Make up: Heidi Naumanen

    Photography: Jarmo Lahtinen

    Graphics: Jukka Kaikkonen

    Builders: Julius Mykkänen, Tuomas Talvitie

    Production assistants: Erika Forsberg, Tomi Huusko, Ville Lahdinen, Marianne Leppä, Eero Virtanen

    Production: Sirkusyhdistys Circus Uusi Maailma ry

    Support: Taiteen edistämiskeskus/Keski-Suomen toimipiste, Jyväskylän kaupungin kulttuuripalvelukeskus

    Sponsors: Kirjapaino Ässä Oy, Tilausajot Mennään bussilla Oy

Reviews

Keskisuomalainen 12.7.2013
Translation in English pdf txt

Pictures

Kuvaaja, photographer: Jukka Kaikkonen
Kuvaaja, photographer: Jukka Kaikkonen
Kuvaaja, photographer: Jukka Kaikkonen

Kuvaaja, photographer: Jukka Kaikkonen
Kuvaaja, photographer: Jukka Kaikkonen
Kuvaaja, photographer: Jukka Kaikkonen

Kuvaaja, photographer: Jukka Kaikkonen

Videos

Compilation

 

Kerrostalo – Block of Flats (2012)

Block of Flats is an open-minded fusion of acrobatics, parkour, music, light and dance. People running on walls, getting magnetized to eachother, whirling on tissues and celebrating life. Block of Flats breaths down your neck and you can feel its past on on your shoulders. What happened here before I was here? How will I react when the traces and sounds of a neighbouring life invade my territory? When and how understanding and acceptance come into existence?

The people in Block of Flats are drawn in-between waking and dreams. Sleep paralysis stalks the sleeper, a state where the mind is awake an a momentarily paralyzed body. Beautiful and delicate tones are haunted by anxious and nightmarish moods.

The music for Block of Flats is specially composed for the performance. The orchestra includes e.g. double bass, electric bass, percussion, violin, oboe and vocals. Musical influences come from different parts of the world and styles of music. Led by lopsided music reality gets distorted.

  • Team

    Design and choreography Erika Forsberg, Seija Hakkarainen, Perttu Pihlaja, Lotta Roukala, Eero Virtanen

    Direction: Seija Hakkarainen

    Performers: Erika Forsberg, Mikko Kervinen, Keijo Koskenharju, Marianne Leppä, Niko Miettinen, Sini Pajunen, Petra Piiroinen, Lotta Roukala, Annika Venäläinen, Eero Virtanen

    Lighting design: Perttu Lähdesmäki

    Light technician: Perttu Lähdesmäki, Mesimaaria Lammmi

    Sound Design: Ari Lampinen

    Sound technician: Joni Pääkkö

    Scenery: Jussi Niemelä, Tuomas Talvitie

    Costume design: Suvi Virtanen

    Graphics: Jukka Kaikkonen

    Photography: Jarmo Lahtinen, Jiri Halttunen

    Production co-ordination: Ville Lahtinen

    Production: Sirkusyhdistys Circus Uusi Maailma ry

    In co-operation: The Concept of Dash

    Support: Koneen Säätiö, Suomen Kulttuurirahaston keskusrahasto ja Samuel Huberin Säätiö, Taiteen keskustoimikunta, Jyväskylän kaupungin kulttuuripalvelukeskus.

    Sponsor: Keljon järjestöyhdistys ry, Jyväskylän Huoneteatteri,
    Starkki, Kuusakoski Oy, Kirjapaino Kari, Jyväskylän Uusiotuote ry,
    Design Alonen, Tilausajot Mennään Bussilla Oy.


Keskisuomalainen 15.7.2012
Review in Teatteri and Tanssi (in finnish)

Pictures

Kuvaaja, photographer: Jiri Haltunen
Kuvaaja, photographer: Jiri Haltunen
Kuvaaja, photographer: Jiri Haltunen

Kuvaaja, photographer: Jiri Haltunen
Kuvaaja, photographer: Jiri Haltunen


Give Way!

Give way! is street performance with mental acrobatics and carnevalism. It is a skiing competition with mini skies and three characters – an athlete, a diva and a cast away: Success, high heels and shortcuts. The competition consists of a warm-up, three sprints and an award ceremony, overall duration approx. 20 minutes. Full weather-proof performance with sharp and slavonic humour!

Pictures

Kuvaaja, photographer: Jarno Lehtinen
Kuvaaja, photographer: Jarno Lehtinen
Kuvaaja, photographer: Jarno Lehtinen

Kuvaaja, photographer: Jarno Lehtinen

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