Iris Ensemble.
Iris Ensemble is an independent artistic group founded by professionals of dance, music an recitation. Combination of the group depends on production. Elisa has been working in the group as a composer, lead singer, pianist and accordionist.
Iris Ensemble’s production “Edith Södergran – I Stand on the Sun” is music-dance -theatre based on the poetry of Edith Södergran. The display has been carried out in Finnish, Swedish and in English.
The
performances:
Nordens Hus, Reykjavik, Iceland: 26.1.2007
10 performances in homes for the elderly, Helsinki: 2005-2006
10 performances in Helsinki city libraries: 2004-2005
Museum Centre Vapriikki, Tampere: 25.9.2005
Ylioppilasteatteri, Rovaniemi: 3.4.2005
Lyceum-club, Helsinki, Finland: 22.3.2005
Hvitträsk Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland: 20.3.2005
Urho Kekkonen Museum, Helsinki, Finland: 13.3.2005
Suomi-Institut, Stocholm, Sweden: 8.3.2005
Edith Södergran –Symposium, Tammisaari, Finland: 28.6.2004
Embassy of Finland, Oslo, Norway: 2.10.2003
Universitet i Oslo, Norway: 2.10.2003
The Black Theatre, Oslo, Norway: 1.10.2003
Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland: 23.9.2003
Goetheanum, Dornach, Switzerland: 30.11.2002
Mikael-hall, Helsinki, Finland: 22.5.2002
Jyväskylän Huoneteatteri, Finland: 14.3.2002
Embassy of Finland, Budapest, Hungary: 6.10.2001
Apaczai Kiado Theatre, Budapest, Hungary: 4.10.2001
Joensuu City Theatre, Finland: 30.9.2001
University of Kuopio, Finland: 29.9.2001
Kulturhuset, Järna, Sweden: 26.5.2001
Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki: 5.–6.3.2001
Pikku Lillan Theatre, Helsinki: 24.9 ja 8.10.2000.
Theater and der Schwelle –festivals, Goetheanum, Dornach, Switzerland:
9.8.2000
Sibelius-Akademy, Helsinki, Finland: 17.3.2000
Teater Grand, Porvoo, Finland: 6.5.2000
Standshuset, Mariehamn, Finland: 14.4.2000
Kanneltalo, Helsinki, Finland: 13.3.1999
”Three languages and various forms
of art bound together in Iris ensemble’s performance ´Edith
Södergran – Seison Auringolla’ (--) The group which have
been touring around Finland and Europe showed experience still alive with
enthusiasm in their performance”
(Leena Pikkumäki, Keskisuomalainen 17.3.2002.)
”Laiho, who studies singing among other things at the Sibelius-Academy, is a powerful interpreter who sang without difficulty from low to high register bringing to mind something between Eva Dalgren and Kate Bush. For a long time I haven’t heard anything as impressive as these Södergran-songs. Laiho has surprising charisma which allows the artist numerous options in musical direction.”
(Hannimari Heino, Uusimaa 8.5.2000.)
Contact: iris.ensemble@jippii.fi
Listen ”Kärlek” from the cd-single ”Sirpaleita-Skärvor-Splinters” (1999.)
Photo: Hanna Kangasniemi