Dance performance “Field” // Valeria Tagel and Maria Uppin-Sarv
Choreography, direction, dance: Maria Uppin-Sarv, Valeria Tagel
Music: Argo Vals
Design: Ursula Goldstein
Dramaturgy: Kristjan Sarv
Graphic Ddesign: Kadi Aare
Production and technical implementation: Eesti Tantsuagentuur (Estonian Dance Agency) Duration: 50 minutes
Premiere: October 26, 2024 at the Estonian Dance Agency Theater Hall (Hobujaama 12, Tallinn)
The “faster, higher, further” that characterizes the modern world has taken over the individual’s life, forcing us to either keep up or fall behind. Abundance has quickly been replaced by excess – there is so much information, things, and speed that expectations, goals, and targets often leave only crushing obligations. How to take care of yourself when the surrounding environment doesn’t encourage it? How to cope and move forward successfully when we are burdened with the responsibility for the future of ourselves and the entire world? Is there room for beauty amidst this chaos?
The dance performance “Field” takes us to the fields of captivating beauty. A journey where beauty, happiness, and joy manifest as accidental side effects of a bad situation, offering support and helping to maintain hope.
Valeria Tagel is a dance teacher and dance artist who graduated from the University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy with a degree in dance art. Valeria has pursued professional development both in Estonia and abroad and has participated in several residencies. In recent years, Valeria has collaborated with various performing artists as a choreographer, dancer, director, artist, and dramaturg. In 2018, Valeria Tagel participated in the TantsuMENÜÜ program as one of the performers in Maria Uppin-Sarv and Marie Pullerits production “Ainukordus”.
Maria Uppin-Sarv is a freelance dance artist and the artistic director of the dance ensemble Lee. She graduated from the José Limón Dance Foundation’s professional dancer training program in New York and holds a master’s degree in choreography from Tallinn University. Maria has danced in operas and operettas at the Estonian National Opera, at the Starlight Cabaret revue theater, and in various contemporary dance productions. Together with Marie Pullerits, she created the dance performance “Ainukordus” in 2018, which was part of the first season of the TantsuMENÜÜ program.
Performances at the Estonian Dance Agency Theater Hall (Hobujaama 12, Tallinn):
26.10.2024 at 7pm (PREMIERE)
27.10.2024 at 6pm
22.11.2024 at 7pm
23.11.2024 at 7pm
24.11.2024 at 6pm
Supported by: Ministry of Culture, Estonian Cultural Endowment, Estonian Centre of Folk Culture, Pakenditööstus, SPARSE Plus, Creative Europe
Led by the Estonian Dance Agency and local cultural organizers, TantsuMENÜÜ brings dance performances all over Estonia.