Waters Whisper

Ama Kyei: Waters Whisper (Finland-Sweden-Ghana)

Sat 14 March at 1 p.m. in Finnish Tickets & 3 p.m. in Swedish Tickets (Bravo! Festival opening), Stoa
Sat 21 March at 3 p.m. in Finnish Tickets & 5 p.m. in Swedish Tickets, Vuotalo, Helsinki
Sun 22 March at 11.30 a.m. in English, Children's Museum Festival, Exhibition Centre WeeGee, Espoo ( free, no reservations)
The performance at Exhibition Centre WeeGee is part of the Children's Museum Festival organized by the museums of Espoo. lastenmuseofestarit.fi

Daycare and school performances:
Fri, March 13, at 9:30 a.m. in Finnish & 10:30 a.m. in Swedish Stoa, Helsinki. Reservations: kultus.hel.fi
Thu, March 19, at 9:30 a.m. & 10:45 a.m. in Swedish, Vindängen, Espoo. Reservations HERE
Fri 20 March at 10:00 in Swedish, LillaLuckan, Helsinki. Reservations: barnkultur@luckan.fi

The performance can also be seen at the New Children's Hospital during the festival week.

Duration approx. 30 min.
Recommended age: 3–7 years and children with special needs up to upper elementary school age
Language: Finnish / Swedish / English

Veden kuiskaus (Waters Whisper) will premiere at the Bravo! festival.

Waters Whisper is an interactive dance performance for children aged 3–7. The work was inspired by water researcher M. Emoto's book The Hidden Messages of Water, in which the researcher describes how, in his studies, water formed beautiful ice crystals when it heard beautiful and encouraging words, prayers, or music. The work was also inspired by Mami Wata and Vellamo. Mami Wata is the West African goddess of water, who reminds us of the sacred and life-giving power of water. Vellamo is the goddess of water in Finnish mythology. The work bears traces of the Ghanaian storytelling tradition, in which magic and dance are common means of communication.

The choreographer and performer Kyei's dance background lies in street dance and traditional West African dance. Kyei studied dance at the Stockholm University of the Arts (Sweden), Åsa Folk High School (Sweden), and École des sables (Senegal). In addition, Kyei has studied dance in social dance contexts in Ghana, Benin, and Brazil.

Choreographer, performer: Ama Kyei
Set design, textile work and photographs: Wanda Holopainen
Music: Saban Ramadani, Sophia Mitiku, Christopher Ametornyo, Fadila Addy, Safianu Umar, Shushu Dafla, Emmanuel Avornyo, Micheal Akakpo, Barnbas Tengepare
Shell crafts: Emilia Kabalu
Lighting design: Titus Torniainen
Promotional image: Naomi Holopainen
Funders: Konstnärsnämnden (Sweden), Urpanapa, Wanda Holopainen's work on the project has been funded by the Kone Foundation.