S H O W S
NOMAD
tOURING
Nomad is a solo tightwire performance by Hanna Moisala.
The performance combines the element of sand with the art of balancing through an improvised bodily narrative.The original music composed for the piece is an inventive fusion of a piano and a trumpet. Sand incorporates the concepts of beginning and ending.
Performer / Concept: Hanna Moisala
Composer: Terhi Pippuri
Musicians: Tero Lindberg, Trumpet. Terhi Pippuri,Piano. Timo Tolonen, Bass ja Sami Järvinen, Drums
Costume designer: Kristine Abika
Costume maker: Rimma Kasparova
Set build: Petri Haapakoski
Production: Lumo Company
Duration: 35min
Supporters: Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Oulu City and Culture house Kanneltalo Helsinkimin
WireDo
tOURING
Wiredo is about human senses, combining the techniques of tightwire walking and Shibari.
Shibari is an ancient Japanese art form that, deals with tying oneself up with ropes. The piece is a collaboration of the freestanding wire and human bondage.
With her body, a tightwire and a physical composition that draws on the Japanese art of Shibari Hanna Moisala’s WireDo, tells a gripping story of stepping out of one’s comfort zone.
Duration: 45 min
Performer: Hanna Moisala
Concept: Hanna Moisala
Director: Taina Kopra
Composer: Terhi Pippuri
Light Designer: Ville Finnilä
Photo: Mia Bergius
Producer: Kadja Manninen
Premiere: 15 Apr 2016 Jacksons Lane Theatre, London, Circus Festival London
Supporters: Arts Council England, Alfred Kordelin Foundation, Arts Promotion centre Finland. Ministry of education and Culture Finland
Lola
touring
A twisted exploration of trying to remember and not remembering. In this two-hander, featuring tightwire, aerial straps and all manner of circus skills, frustration and distorted moments arise from each attempt, and failure, to remain connected to the world.
Lola explores themes of loneliness, social exclusion and dementia through the lens of black comedy and circus. Physical comedy and circus stunts bring humour and lightness to serious subjects – always with a strong spirit of the absurd.
Duration: 60min
Performers: Hanna Moisala & Angeliki Nikolakaki
Director: Taina Kopra
Light Designer: Ville Finnilä
Costume designer: Kitte Klemettilä
Video film and trailer: Jon Fraser / ARORA Studios
Producer: Hanna Moisala & Zoe Munn
Scenic wood work: Riku Rokkanen
Production: Lumo Company
Photo: Heidi Honkala
Premiere: Jacksons Lane Theatre 3th & 4th October 2018
Support: Alfred Kordelin Foundation, TelepArt, Sea Change Arts, Sea Monkey, Sorin Sirkus, Finnish Institute of London
UpsideDown / YlösAlas
TOURING
#courage #dreams #pressure #care #bullying.
These are the themes that UpsideDown is made of.
It tells a story about growing up and how we deal with our own insecurities. How do we stay self confident? And how do we keep believing in our dreams when people try to put us down? The performers draw from their own experiences, telling stories with warmth and humour.
Combining storytelling with physical theatre and circus UpsideDown is a moving and exhilarating show that will touch your heart and thrill your senses.
Duration: 25min + Interactive conversation
(Circus Workshops available)
Original concept & performers: Hanna Moisala & Heidi Niemi
Performers: Sini Napari & Elina Raasakka
External eye: Anu Niemi
Photo: Mikko Pirinen & Mia Bergius
Premiere: 14 Dec 2015
Language: Finnish
Supporters: The Finnish Cultural Foundation
Instagram: @ylosalas
Vagabond
Touring
Two fierce fugitives with no hesitation keep fighting for their freedom not merely to survive but thrive. Vagabond is a hilarious espace story of two woman being chased and raced. They are breathless and restless on the height of the wire, fragile on top of the glass bottles. The riffs of the bass echoing, the faith is taken to their own hands.
outdoor show
Concept: Hanna Moisala & Milla Kurronen
Performers: Hanna Moisala & Milla Kurronen
Duration: 30min
Premier: 11.5.2019 Näyttämö, Joensuu, Finland
Sound Design/Composing: Cristian & Nikolas Romero
Supporters: TelepArt, City of Helsinki, Finnish Embassy in London, Deda Theatre, Jacksons Lane Theatre.
Scream before you fall
Touring
The wire is tightened through the spinning juggling rings while the tightwire dancer is balancing on it. The juggler is finding new routes for her juggling rings amongst the feet of the tightwire dancer. They bring on stage a visually pleasing duo dance up in the air, on the floor and between. Their exploration with wire and rings makes them deal with play, competition and desire to win.
Performers: Sini Napari & Kanerva Keskinen
Production: Lumo Company
Supporters: Arts Promotion Center Finland, The Alfred Kordelin Foundation, The Samuel Huber Art Foundation, Art School Estradi, SaSak
Premiere: Verkatehdas, Hämeenlinna Finland 23.1.2020
Picture: Mikko Pirinen
FineLine
Premiering 2022
Fineline is a delicate description of physical balance depicting a person's mental and spiritual balance. This tight wire piece is created by, and relies on the sense of balance of two Finnish tight wire artists. The interface of balance at its ultimate is a thin steel wire. The senses are multiplied and seduce the viewer with visual stimulus. Balance is the constant search for balance. Balance is being off-balance.
Concept: Hanna Moisala and Anniina Peltovako
Performers: Hanna Moisala and Anniina Peltovako
IN COLLABORATION
AER
AER alludes to air, wind and to the flows and currents of this life-sustaining element. AER is a work which contains immersive elements and it is to be performed for up to 20 people at a time.
This multisensory and intimate work creates a unique experience for its viewers. The work combines contemporary circus, contemporary dance, visual arts and music in an evocative performance. The creators combine different and contrasting materials – such as silk paper and rocks – in its visuals and stage action to build kinesthetic, living installations with the movements of the performers.
Performers / Concept: Hanna Moisala and Pirjo Yli-Maunula
Costume Designer: Pirjo Valinen
Sound designer: Aake Otsala
Light designer: Jukka Huitila
Set Designer: Heidi Kesti
Photography: Janne-Pekka Manninen
Duration: 60min
AER is a co-production of
Flow Productions and Lumo company.
Premier: Cultural Centre Valve, Oulu Finland
16 th October 2021 - World premier
17 th October – 24 th October 2021 - Shows
Nuanc3d
READY TO TOUR
Nuanc3d is a performance at the crossroads of contemporary circus, media art and live electronic music.
Nuanc3d is a vibrant motion sensor-based performance and a dynamic discussion between different art forms, latest technology and human bodies.
Performers and media designers are in dialogue using a computer program to create sound reactive visual footage from the movement of the circus artists to the white screens.
This urban outdoor show will be performed at dark so the bright visual images will have a stronger aesthetic effect. The show is created for touring in street art festivals and it is easy to place in a variety of urban events outdoors and inside.
outdoor show
Performers: Hanna Moisala, Jenni Lehtinen ja Sasu Peistola
Music: Tommi Koskinen
Duration: 30min
Photo: Jouni Ihalainen
Production: Agit- Cirk & Delicode
Co-operation: Lumo Company & Flow Production
CURRENTLY NOT ON TOUR
Wigsby
CURRENTLY NOT ON Tour
Tightwire performance Wigsby sheds light into the six layers of personality of the same person.
The personalities will dance on the wires, some in harmony, others in conflict. Together they compose an individual, a whole. The network built of three tightwires is a meeting point, where they fight for their territory but also combine their powers.
outdoor show
Director: Hanna Moisala
Performers: Saana Peura, Sini Napari, Milla Kurronen, Rasmus Witikka, Noora Juppi, Maiju Saarimaa
Choreographic help: Netta Lepistö
Production: Lumo Company
Producer: Hanna Moisala / Kadja Manninen
Sound Design: Jori Reunanen
Duration: 30min
Video & trailer: Jori Reunanen
Costume Designer & Stylist: Hilla Ruuska
Premiere: Oulu August Festival, Finland 31.8.2018
Supporters: Arts Promotion Centre Finland, The National Museum of Finland