OPHIR CHASMA
Première 28/9 2002 at the House of Dance
Stockholm (SWEDEN)

CHOREOGRAPHY Virpi Pahkinen
SET & LIGHTDESIGN Jens Sethzman
MUSIC Roger Ludvigsen
COSTUME Helene Thorsell
Length 60 min. with no interval
Recorded music

”In her new hour-long work, Virpi Pahkinen seeks new, vertiginous grounds, unconstrainedly playing with earthly creatures and their idea of space odysseys, coloured by Space Movies. At the same time she recognises man´s wistful wonder at the mysteries of infinity.”
Gunilla Jensen, Svenska Dagbladet 30/9 2002

”In sheer red, Virpi Pahkinen dances with her infallible sharp contour. Percy Kruythoff is her male counterpart – strong, lithe, in shimmering gold and with a focused expressiveness. The charisma of Juschka Weigel is of a diffenrent kind, whiteness vibrates intensely around her.
All in all, Ophir Chasma forms a fine and saturated experience of shared dynamics. Virpi Pahkinen´s singular landscape of movements works perfectly, even when stretched.”
Lis Hellström Sveningson, Göteborgsposten 30/9 2002