Borrowed Light
Tero Saarinen
PREMIERE
23 July 2025 – 8 p.m.
Werkstattbühne
DURATION
approx. 70 minutes (no intermission)
About
Since its world premiere in 2004, Borrowed Light has fascinated more than 50,000 people worldwide with its hypnotic fusion of movement, music and lighting. 21 years later the signature piece of the Tero Saarinen Company celebrates its Austrian premiere.
For Borrowed Light, choreographer Tero Saarinen found inspiration in the traditional songs and dances of the Shaker, a free church that was founded in the 18th century in the US and is known for its ecstatic Shaker dances and its strong work ethic. But the piece itself is more about universal topics such as community and devotion, than the Shaker movement itself.
A piece about community and devotion, that combines contemporary dance and original shaker songs (2004)
Austrian premiere
Cast
Choreographer
Tero Saarinen
Editing and arranging of original Shaker music
Joel Cohen
Conductor
Anne Azéma
Stage Designer, Lighting Designer
Mikki Kunttu
Costume Designer
Erika Turunen
Sound Designer
Heikki Iso-Ahola
The Boston Camerata
Tero Saarinen Company
