Anne Pajunen
Residency presentation

“The Heroic Moment” is a solo project by choreographer and performer Anne Pajunen (FI/BE). This work looks at the notion of heroism and the way heroes are created. What are heroes made of and how do they come to exist? The Heroic Moment is dedicated to imagining the future through a re-evaluation of the past, to the hopes and fears of the present and to the promises of different worlds. From childhood fantasies to social reality, through the lens of fiction and poetry, it investigates different narratives around ideas of the future.

Anne Pajunen (1985 Helsinki) is a Finnish performer and choreographer based in Brussels. She studied both at P.A.R.T.S, graduating from the Research Cycle in 2010, and at the Theatre Academy of Finland, where she obtained an MA in dance in 2011. Since 2010 Anne has worked as a performer and co-creator with Alexandra Bachzetsis, Jan Fabre, Kendell Geers, Daniel Linehan and Maija Mustonen among others. At the moment she is working on a new solo project, The Heroic Moment, towards a premier in March 2016 at Zodiak Center for New Dance (FI).

Choreography and performance: Anne Pajunen. Premier: Zodiak Center for New Dance (FI), March 2016. Supported by: WP-Zimmer (BE), Tanzhaus Zurich (CH) and MDT Stockholm (SE). Co-produced by: Zodiak Center for New Dance (FI)