{"id":11474,"date":"2019-01-28T13:31:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T12:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpzimmer.be\/?post_type=projects&#038;p=11474"},"modified":"2026-09-14T13:36:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T11:36:07","slug":"the-heroic-moment","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/wpzimmer.be\/en\/projects\/the-heroic-moment\/","title":{"rendered":"The Heroic Moment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Heroic Moment<\/em> is a solo performance that looks at heroism and the way heroes come to exist. Celebrating the art of storytelling, <em>THM<\/em> takes us on a journey on which fiction and fact start to blur as we move in between autobiography and the world of imagination and fantasy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\n work combines theatre and dance bringing movement in dialogue with text\n and writing. Light design and costume design are an integral part of \nthe performance and in a dynamic relationship with the performer on \nstage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inspired by Joseph Campbell\u2019s <em>The Hero with a Thousand Faces<\/em> the piece looks at the construction of an archetypal hero story in relation to contemporary heroic figures like the superheroes of comic books. The piece embraces both the tragedy and comedy of heroism and celebrates the option of failure and anti-heroism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wpzimmer.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/annepajunen_theheroicmoment_press3_c_kristiinamannikko20181.jpg\" alt=\"annepajunen_theheroicmoment_press3_c_kristiinamannikko2018(1)\" class=\"wp-image-2252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpzimmer.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/annepajunen_theheroicmoment_press3_c_kristiinamannikko20181.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wpzimmer.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/annepajunen_theheroicmoment_press3_c_kristiinamannikko20181-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wpzimmer.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/annepajunen_theheroicmoment_press3_c_kristiinamannikko20181-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(c)kristiina mannikko<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">credits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Choreography &amp; performance: Anne Pajunen<br>Director: Sini Pesonen<br>Light design: Jenni Pystynen<br>Costume design: Suvi Matinaro<br>Production: Zodiak\/Center for New Dance<br>Residencies: Zodiak\/Center for New Dance (FI), wpZimmer (BE), Kutomo Ehk\u00e4-tuotanto (FI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-11474","projects","type-projects","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Heroic Moment - wpZimmer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wpzimmer.be\/en\/projects\/the-heroic-moment\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Heroic Moment - wpZimmer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Heroic Moment is a solo performance that looks at heroism and the way heroes come to exist. 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