Freyja's 2022 Dance Event
WHO Freyja (CreamyMuffins)
WHEN Sept. 21 and 24, 2022
WHERE Freyja’s Auditorium Above Roissy
HOST Haddlie
MUSIC Sammi Ishmene
by Blue Ronsein, Roissy Journaliste
Photography by Barbara Reiter-Jewell
Freyja’s amazing creativity in interpretive dance came to life in a blaze of glory that dazzled dozens of her fans — as her talented team danced for two exciting performances high above Roissy.
This show consisted of four dance stories. The first is an interpretation of Aram Khachaturian's ballet music ‘Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia’ It begins with a dream sequence featuring a ship's Figurehead (a statue of a woman on the front of a ship) brought to life within her own dream. Only mythical beings such as the Mermaids can see her. As Freyja says, ”I interpret this in an unusual depiction of 'opposites'. All humans are portrayed as statues and all mythical characters are portrayed as live dancers. Look out for mermaids in the water!" The figurehead's dream fades away to 'real life' and a seagoing battle ensues between her ship and another one.
Host Haddlie then leads the entire audience down a long tube to — another stage, and Freyja's vision of the lyrics to "Feel it" on Kate Bush's first album "The kick inside." You see a stage on which two actors portray a story. Below the stage you see two dancers performing a danced interpretation of the same story. “Its an experiment,” Freyja explains.
The third act is a trip into 60s and 70s culture featuring the rock band Cream and their song, "Tales of Brave Ulysses". This dance reinvents an early music video or a 1960s TV illustration to accompany the music.
For the finale, a pro-Ukranian piece to the song "Sweet people" by Alyosha, Host Haddlie invites the audience to join in. It was originally the Ukrainian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2010. Its lyrics were in regard to the Chernobyl nuclear accident; however, it could quite easily resemble today’s conflict.
Congratulations to Freyja and her spectacular dance troupe for wowing us with her unbridled imagination again!
