TADaC – Renan Martins: The Last Rite of Sping | Tanssivirtaa Tampereella

Obviously ironic, The last Rite of Spring is Renan Martins’ first collaboration with TADaC – Theatre Academy Dance Collective.

Together, choreographer Renan Martins and TADaC dancers reimagine Stravinsky’s iconic composition through the lens of contemporary dance, exploring the delicate balance between success and failure. The dancers, in their final graduation performance, engage in an emotional journey marked by moments of celebration, struggle, and release. Through insidious contact material, their bodies become channels of both unity and tension, as they navigate fluctuating states of expectation and surrender. 

They face the challenge that is to work on such emblematic piece as they confront the idea of culmination, embracing both the triumphs and losses that come with closure.

Duration 60 minutes

Content warnings theatre smoke, flashing lights

Dancers Inka Auvinen, Altinay Kapsiz, Saila Pönkä, Joma Richter, Sointu Saraste,

Marjukka Savolainen, Mathilda Muk

Choreography Renan Martins

Choreography and dance assistant Anette Toiviainen

Light design June Horton-White

Sound design Renan Martins

Stylist Claudia Cifu

Sound operator Mikael Rantanen

Photos, teaser Jussi Ulkuniemi