Ylva-lii and Other Stories

If you travel to the ends of the world, you should pack everything, because you never know if you return at all.
Ylva-lii and Other Stories is a story of unreal, yet true places. Places where you forget who you are. Where towels are changed daily. Where there is time to focus on activities demanding accuracy. Where letters might get lost in the mail. Where you stay long, yet never long enough to dream about it. Where you could live happily ever after, if only you did not always miss home.
 
choreography and texts Jenni Kivelä
dance Joona Halonen, Anne Hiekkaranta, Katri Soini, Eero Vesterinen
sound design Johanna Storm
set design Salla Salin  
light design Heikki Paasonen
costume design Karoliina Koiso-Kanttila
photos and graphics Marko Mäkinen
production Zodiak, Jenni Kivelä
duration 45 minutes
Premiere11.11. 2004 Zodiak Center for New Dance, Helsinki, Finland

“Prepare to keep whistling after the show.”
Katja Werner Dance Europe October 2005

"The best part of the production is certainly the flying duets, mastered brilliantly by Katri Soini.”
Auli Räsänen Ballet Tanz