Abstract
This article examines joint creation in contemporary performance making by analysing the collaboration between two prominent Finnish artists – costume designer Karoliina Koiso-Kanttila and choreographer Carl Knif. Using personal interviews along with performance analysis framed in relation to the Aristotelian term ‘friendship’ as components of this case study, the author draws conclusions from the process of a solo performance and its costume that foregrounds elements of friendship: sharing time, being and discourse. Viewing this relational understanding between parties as an asset, this study introduces elements of a positive approach and tools to achieve such in the making of dance performance.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 67-89 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | Choreographic Practices |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2021 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Funding
This work was originated in the frame of the research project ‘Costume Methodologies: Building Methodological Tools for Research in the Field of Costume Design’, funded by the Academy of Finland. It was made possible through the grants from The Ella and Georg Ehrnrooth Foundation and the Finnish Concordia Fund. I am grateful to artists Karoliina Koiso-Kanttila and Carl Knif and the managing director at Carl Knif Company, Marjo Pyykönen, for their contributions and support. Thank you to the supervisors of my ongoing doctoral thesis project – Professor Sofia Pantouvaki (Aalto University) and university lecturer Johanna Laakkonen (University of Helsinki) – as well as to my colleagues, Kirsi Manninen and the Costume in Focus research group members, specifically Maarit Kalmakurki, Heini Kiamiri and Alexandra Ovtchinnikova. This work was originated in the frame of the research project ?Costume Methodologies: Building Methodological Tools for Research in the Field of Costume Design?, funded by the Academy of Finland. It was made possible through the grants from The Ella and Georg Ehrnrooth Foundation and the Finnish Concordia Fund. I am grateful to artists Karoliina Koiso-Kanttila and Carl Knif and the managing director at Carl Knif Company, Marjo Pyyk?nen, for their contributions and support. Thank you to the supervisors of my ongoing doctoral thesis project ? Professor Sofia Pantouvaki (Aalto University) and university lecturer Johanna Laakkonen (University of Helsinki) ? as well as to my colleagues, Kirsi Manninen and the Costume in Focus research group members, specifically Maarit Kalmakurki, Heini Kiamiri and Alexandra Ovtchinnikova.
Keywords
- Carl Knif collaboration friendship
- Costume design
- Karoliina Koiso-Kanttila