by Hilary Maxwell Tero Saarinen calls himself a seeker, not a choreographer. “It’s how I’m built,” the Finnish dance artist says. “My DNA is curious.” Guided by an openness to learn and by questions about the world and his place in it, Saarinen searches out his own truths in dance. His quest has led to
by Hannele Jyrkkä Tero Saarinen’s Kullervo provides a whole new take on the figure of Kullervo from The Kalevala, the Finnish national epic. Saarinen’s elaborate production, premiered by the Finnish National Ballet in Helsinki in February, fearlessly examines expansive national themes, combining interpretive dance, operatic expression and vocal symphony, placing them all on an equal