Tero Saarinen Company – Helsinki

BORROWED LIGHT draws its inspiration from the songs and dances of the revolutionary Shaker movement of the 18th and 19th century. The eight dancers are accompanied by the vocal ensemble The Boston Camerata.

“Dance is my attempt to understand human nature and its multiple manifestations – friendship, love, the strength of spirit. Even though I believe in constant change and evolution, simultaneously I feel deep respect for the tradition and the past: we can’t avoid carrying our ancestors’ heritage in our mind and in our body. With my dance I want to reach the unsaid, the inexplicable, the unnamed. I believe in dance that touches, in dance that speaks for itself.”
Tero Saarinen