{"id":61214,"date":"2023-03-13T14:34:18","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T14:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c5yix6et.c5.suncomet.fi\/wp-uusi\/?p=61214"},"modified":"2025-02-22T11:31:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T09:31:58","slug":"cumiversity-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uusimaailma.org\/wp-uusi\/en\/cumiversity-2\/","title":{"rendered":"CUMIVERSITY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Cumiversity, or A piece for a reading room, three acrobats, double bass, harmonium and deforming worlds, is a contemporary circus performance where live music plays an essential role. The musical pieces \u201cHumppa of the Dead\u201d*, \u201cX\u201d and  the ballad \u201cDeforming Worlds\u201d create an intense mental landscape for the site-specific work. Other elements of the show consist of non-verbal theatre, acrobatics and parkour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The work was originally produced for the reading hall designed by Alvar Aalto in the main building of the University of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4, initially presented as a commissioned work for the 100th anniversary celebration of the Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4 University Foundation..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Humppa is a type of traditional music from Finland. It is related to a very fast foxtrot, played two beats to a bar. Humppa is also the name of a few social dances danced to humppa music. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TEAM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Directing:<\/strong> Seija Hakkarainen
Music composition:<\/strong> Pekka Huttunen
Lighting design:<\/strong> Jere Suontausta, Arto Saarelainen
Lighting assistant:<\/strong> Oona Ahokas
Costume design:<\/strong> Sari Nyman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PERFORMERS<\/strong>
Aerial acrobatics: <\/strong>Elsa Kalervo (2019), Riikka Mustanoja (2019, 2022, 2023), Vilma Suuraho (2022, 2023), Myrsky R\u00f6nk\u00e4 (2018), Marjut Hernesniemi (2018)
Floor acrobatics and parkour:<\/strong> Hattu Kervinen
Double Bass:<\/strong> Eero Virtanen
Harmonium and vocals:<\/strong> Jukka K\u00e4\u00e4nt\u00e4 (2019, 2022) \/ Aleksi Keurulainen (2018, 2023)
Vocals:<\/strong> Sini Pajunen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Music score:<\/strong>
X \u2013 composer: Pekka Huttunen
Kuolleitten humppa \u2013 composer & lyrics Pekka Huttunen
Muovautuvat maailmat \u2013 composer Pekka Huttunen, lyrics Veli-Pekka Kelloniemi<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Production: <\/strong>Company Uusi Maailma
Commissioned by: <\/strong>University of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4 Foundation
Partners: <\/strong>University of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4, Yl\u00e4kaupungin Y\u00f6 festival
Venue:<\/strong> University of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4\u2019s old reading room
Premiere: <\/strong>26.10.2018 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

PICTURES<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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