Theater and theatrical work and collaborations
ILON AIKA - Helsingin Kaupunginteatteri
2024I composed and performed live music to this critically acclaimed play.
more information on HKT website (in finnish)
Arvostelu Helsingin Sanomissa
photo Crisdander Brun
photos Katri Naukkarinen
Over Her Dead Body
2024YLE Draama
Radio theater
Finland's national public service media company
compositions: Islaja
*unfortunately this is no longer available due YLE’s copyright issues
photo Yle Areena
Lovetar - Sonic wearable
2024This is a commissioned, one-of-kind sonic wearable outfit, designed by Ulla Nurminen and Jarkko Räsänen.
The suit features an algorithm written by Jarkko, and the live sounds are created by integrated granular synth dictated by motion detector. All audio consists of my compositions.
Photos are taken in the first performative concert of Lovetar. It took place in Loviisa church, during the annual SaltFest event.
photos Jari Flinck
backstage photo by Huisu
Dead Season
2019Dead Season was a collaborative production for theater
between Showcase Beat le Mot
and Monika Werkstatt
We performed it four times at HAU1 (more info here)
Documentation:
TRAILER
...and the whole performance on
VIMEO
Heart leech - Room of Eyes Berlin
2019
photo by Yozy Zhang Garvey
Islaja and Simo Vassinen start off their mutual flirtation by considering what dadaism can teach us about life on Earth 100 years after the birth of the movement. Dada chose nonsense as its tool to express emotions in a world sliding into war. Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven lived dada to the most, yet was often neglected because she was a woman.
What are the divisions between living beings that today block our togetherness?
What are the divisions between living beings that today block our togetherness?
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