SOLOS

THE RESIDUE
COBRA ACÉPHALE
ISISAR
Première 1997 at Teatro Delores del Rio, San Luis Potosí (Mexico)

CHOREOGRAPHER AND SOLODANCER Virpi Pahkinen
MUSIC Akemi Ishijima
LIGHTDESIGN Erik Wiedersheim-Paul
COSTUME Helene Thorsell
OBJECT (The Residue) Katarina Norling
Length approx 50 min with no interval
The Residue, Cobra Acéphale, Isisar can be performed separately.

"Her human form takes on the essence of a fish swimming, a bird flying, a fern frond unfurling. This light-dappled ritual is a connection, a deep incantation, which taps into the source of creation, the eye of the universe."
Adrienne Sichel, The Sunday Independant, Johannesburg, 4/10 1998

"Watching Finnish born Virpi Pahkinen, as she slowly unfolded her limbs in three exquisite solos, you could feel that heightened purity of mental concentration in every detail, every flexing and articulation of finger or toe. At times, it’s as if her body is a ribbon of pliant energy, it flows into held moments of serene composure, yet just a swiftly assumes the predatory edge of a rattled scorpion."
Mary Brennan, The Herald, Glasgow, 18/3 1998

"Her body was the work of art, a three-dimensional, ever-changing image of sculptured beauty."
Susan Hickman, The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, 26/4 1998

"Her amazing control and balance, and the exquisite definition achieved by every part of her body, exploited each carefully crafted nuance of this work with truly memorable artistry."
Marilyn Jenkins, The Citizen, Johannesburg 22/9 1998

"Movement takes possession of her body and it becomes an ode to cosmic beauty, a slow, powerful, meditative flow of choreographic expression which grips the audience and carries it with her on her strange trip."
Georgette Gebara, The Daily Star, Beirut, 7/5 1999