Shot on location in Spitsbergen, Svalbard, North Horizon combines contemporary dance with the spectacular natural vistas of the high Arctic.

In a a silent world of wind, waves and ice, abandoned villages stand at the edge of the northern ocean, home now only to forgotten dreams and the wordless tales of the unknown departed.

We touch, are touched, leave, and leave our mark – whether a footprint in gravel or the rusting bones of a faraway homeland, to remain for moments or for millennia under the cold and arid sky.

North Horizon explores these images through the enormous contrasts of scale between the moving human body and the seemingly still, boundless Arctic landscape – a unique artistic and environmental journey from the far edge of the world.

Choreography, dance and video:

Thomas Freundlich and Valtteri Raekallio

Filmed on location in Nordenskiöld Land, Svalbard

Music by Sputnikburg

Realized with support from

Kulturkontakt Nord and the Arts Council of Finland

Release date:

January 2010

Duration:

14 minutes

(Early 2010 festival cut with episode titles: 22 min)

Formats available for screening:

High Definition digital video file (HDV1080i50)

HDV tape (HDV1080i50)

MiniDV tape (16:9 PAL)

Standard Definition DVD (16:9 PAL/NTSC)