With gratitude
Team: Henri Hütt, Mai Murdmaa, Rainer Jancis, Cloe Jancis, Maarja Tosin, Georg Eller, Florian Wahl, Rommi Ruttas
Thanks: Eliis Nigola, Estonian Theatre and Music Museum, Kristiina Garancis, Ruti Murusalu, Estonian Film Archive, ERR archive
Producer: Sirli Oot
Duration: 60 min
Premiere: 26. September 2024 at Sõltumatu Tantsu Lava (STL) during Sõltumatu Tantsu Festival (STF)
Supporters: Cultural Endowment of Estonia
Photos: Kaisa Nele Endla
“With Gratitude” is a tribute to Mai Murdmaa as one of the most important creators of dance art in Estonia’s recent history. The performance digs into the movement material of the ballet master, always in search of something new, placing it in the contemporary choreographic language.
The hybrid form focuses on movement, which highlights the translation processes of the choreographic material, the emerging decisions and irrational fears, making us face the unknown of meeting ourselves and the unconscious.The space created with the piece deals with the boundaries of our memories, recorded and not recorded in history, creating possible meta-frames in the fields beyond those boundaries. Time has come to look back on Murdmaa’s fruitful creative journey.
In the media:
“VANADUS EI OLE PUUE” – Kaja Kann, Teater.Muusika.Kino, november 2024
“TUNDLIK SUHE MAAILMAGA. ESIMENE „SÕLTUMATU TANTSU FESTIVAL” – Madli Pesti, Teater.Muusika.Kino, november 2024
“Millest sõltub tants? Ülevaade Sõltumatu Tantsu Festivalist” – Kerli Ever, ERR kultuuriportaal, 18.11.2024
