womanhood

womanhood (2024) is a 15-minute invisible film about a woman asking herself whether the requirements of modern life make any sense. The piece handles the difficulty of expressing true feelings, and how we escape those into daily routines.

Four singers perform live as the messengers of the feminine wisdom, trying to remind the protagonist of her true self. Electronic music depicts the anxiety to break in the office-cubicles of our time, while the sound design represents the interaction between the world and the woman’s inner mind.  

Story and music: Anne Teikari

Singers: Diamanto Christoforidou, Iris Keller, Cristina Petcu, Iris Skolidi

Edit: Coen Hagenaars

Sound design: Levi Cuijpers

womanhood was premiered in Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, Amsterdam, in February 2024, and live broadcasted by NPO.

Jakob

Jakob (2022) is a video piece combining text, music and sound design. The script on the screen evokes the viewer to create the film inside their own mind.

The story is a tragicomedy about a 19-year-old Jakob trying to find his way in the world. Other people look at Jakob with warmth, but he often gets carried away by his own, self-destructive thoughts.

The piece is revealing the contradiction of what is real around us, and what is happening inside of us, and how the everyday kindness from others can be fatefully helpful.

Story and music: Anne Teikari

Piano: Matvey Glukhovsky

Edit: Coen Hagenaars

Sound design: Levi Cuijpers

Additional field recordings: Casper Vlek

Jakob was premiered in Helsinki in May 2022, with music and sound made by the Copenhagen-based ensemble NEKO3. In May 2023, Jakob was performed in Amsterdam, music composed by Anne Teikari.