A Great Mess
Theatre: |
WAUHAUS |
Premiere: |
24.8.2021 |
Produced / co-produced by: |
HAM, Helsinki Biennial, ANTI - Contemporary Art Festival, WAUHAUS. Supported by: Kone Foundation, Arts Promotion Center Finland, City of Helsinki, Finnish Cultural Foundation, Konstsamfundet, Tre Smeder Foundation, Kulturfondet |
The performance approaches the site as a historically unique multispecies meeting place. It looks at how the place came into being through the interaction of soil, countless organisms, and human imagination. A Great Mess visualizes how the vast web of interdependencies in which we exist with other species has gradually evolved and continues to evolve each day. The performance will be adapted to a new site in Kuopio as part of ANTI Contemporary Art Festival in September 2021, and can then be adapted to different landfills (explored together).
The members of the WAUHAUS arts collective involved in this piece are Laura Haapakangas, Anni Klein, Samuli Laine, Jussi Matikainen and Jarkko Partanen, with additional contributions by evolutionary biologist Aura Raulo, performers Per Ehrström and Sara Grotenfelt, and producer Mira Eskelinen.
Touring information
Running time at full length |
180 minutes. |
Interval |
no |
Stage required (height/width/depth) |
outdoor, 60 hectars |
Scale of show / Special requirements |
The performance is not fully accessible and is intended to be experienced walking through nature (outdoor, 60 hectars) |
No. of people on tour |
9 |
No. of performers |
2 |
Used language |
English, Finnish, Swedish |
Touring season |
This site sensitive piece can be adapted for different landfills. |
Availability for workshop and educational work |
Yes |
Key personnel
Directed by |
WAUHAUS arts collective |
Written by |
WAUHAUS arts collective |
Concept by |
WAUHAUS arts collective |
Performers |
WAUHAUS arts collective |
Lighting design |
WAUHAUS arts collective |
Sound design |
WAUHAUS arts collective |
Stage design |
WAUHAUS arts collective |
Costume design |
WAUHAUS arts collective |
Video design |
WAUHAUS arts collective |
Other credits |
WAUHAUS arts collective |
Contact information
Contact |
Julia Hovi |
Position |
Producer /WAUHAUS |
Telephone |
+358 452774560 |
Email |
info@wauhaus.fi |
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