The emotional life of a dog / what my father said is a physical study of fathers and sons, emotions and their origins. The piece deals with the process of becoming your own self and the concept of manhood.

Language: Swedish
Duration: 40 min

Premiere: 29 September 2016, Zodiak – Centre for New Dance

Working group

Choreography: Carl Knif
Dance: Carl Knif, Eero Vesterinen
Texts: Carl Knif, Kristofer Möller
Light design: Jukka Huitila
Sound design: Janne Hast
Costume design: Karoliina Koiso-Kanttila
Production: Carl Knif Company & Zodiak – Centre for New Dance

“That Knif is an amazingly talented dancer and choreographer is, at this point, self-evident, but I’m really fascinated by his personal way of combining dance with text.”
– Tove Djupsjöbacka, HBL

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