The Norwegian Elle Sofe Company brings to Kuopio the powerful piece Vástádus eana / The Answer is Land, which focuses on the community and kinship between people with nature and with the earth we all share.
The choreography is inspired by demonstrations, Sami spiritual practices and formation dance.
Written specially for the performance by composer and professor of yoik, Frode Fjellheim, the polyphonic yoik works as a supportive pillar throughout the work. Fjellheim showcases the breadth of yoik and a new way of working with polyphonic yoik.
Elle Sofe Sara is described as one of the most interesting and important choreographers in her generation in Norway.
Sara’s work expands upon seemingly mundane, often overlooked areas of Sámi physicality— unspoken rituals that have escaped the vice grip of colonialism. Sara uncovers a space in which the past and the present coincide.
Elle Sofe Company, founded by Sara in 2022, brings to the forefront the experiences and traditions of the northern indigenous peoples, blending dance, joik, and music.
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