Rusto, Ami, Maija, Viki and Hrefna at Hvammsvik. Photo: Inari Sandell
Performance at Sequences XII -festival, Iceland.
I’m a heart beating in the world
Maija Mustonen, Hrefna Lind Lárusdóttir, Ami Karvonen + Rusto Myllylahti / Elatu Nessa
(FI/IS)
I’m a heart beating in the world is a participatory performance and concert that unfolds in the natural hot springs of Hvammsvík. Created by dance and performance artist Maija Mustonen (b.1979, Helsinki, Finland), Hrefna Lind Lárusdóttir (b.1985, Reykjavik, Iceland), and dramaturg Ami Karvonen, with music and visuals by Rusto Myllylahti (b.1983, Tornio, Finland)/ Elatu Nessa, the work invites audience members into the water to experience floating, touch, and movement as part of a live installation. Combining concert, choreography, and embodied interaction, the performance foregrounds softness and slowness and explores the gentle power of water as a choreographic element.
The working group also includes performer-dancers Vasilliki Kontopoulou and Saga Kjerulf Sigurdardóttir and a visual artist Caressa Betist.