Tampere Theatre Festival
FINNISH SHOWCASE 2013
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45TH TAMPERE THEATRE FESTIVAL 5.-11.8.2013
FINNISH SHOWCASE 2013 WELCOME TO TAMPERE THEATRE FESTIVAL’S THIRD FINNISH SHOWCASE! Finnish Showcase 2013 offers the opportunity to experience some of this year’s best Finnish performances, to meet with the creators of the performances and to hear what’s new in Finnish theatre. Finnish Showcase offers an accessible meeting opportunity for international theatre and festival managers, performers, writers and directors and Finnish theatre professionals. During the Festival week there are also gatherings and other smaller events organized especially for Festival’s international guests as a part of the Finnish Showcase programme. This Showcase booklet gives you information on the Finnish Showcase 2013 programme as a whole; timetable for the Festival week, information on events and directions how to find them plus insight on performances, discussions and other events presented in the Showcase programme. Finnish Showcase 2013 is organized by Tampere Theatre Festival and TINFO – Theatre Info Finland in collaboration with Centre for Practise as Research in Theatre, Nordic Drama Corner and Agency North.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This year Finnish Showcase has its own website with detailed information on programme, each event, the artists and additional materials on Finnish theatre. www.finnishshowcase.com
MORE INFORMATION
Saara Rautavuoma, producer Tampere Theatre Festival | Finnish Showcase 2013 +358 50 302 0706 saara.rautavuoma@teatterikesa.fi
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INDEX
Welcome to Finnish Showcase 2013 3 Index 4 Map of Tampere 5 Festival Week Programme for International Guests 6 PERFORMANCES IN THE MAIN PROGRAMME THREE SISTERS | KOM-Teatteri THESE LITTLE TOWN BLUES ARE MELTING AWAY | Turun Kaupunginteatteri PATRIARCH | Suomen Kansallisteatteri JEMINA – ACT AS YOU’D KNOW HER | Karttunen Kollektiv EDEN | Teater 90°
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POST-SHOWS 13 THREE CASES OF FINNISH THEATRE New Forms and Working Methods 14 Case I: New Forms and Working Methods in Directing Case II: Applied Forms of Theatre as a Working Method in Artistic Process
Authorships 15 Case III: Collaborating With Video INFO & CONTACT INFORMATION Tampere Theatre Festival TINFO – Theatre Info Finland In collaboration
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MAP OF TAMPERE
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FINNISH SHOWCASE 2013 VENUES Centre for Practise as Research in Theatre 4th floor, Hämeenpuisto 28 (near TTT Theatre) TTT Main Stage (Suuri näyttämö) Hämeenpuisto 32 Restaurant Kerho Satamakatu 7 (near TTT Theatre) Laikku Stage Old Library House’s Park (near Keskustori) Pakkahuone Tullikamarin aukio 2 Tullikamarin aukio Restaurant Telakka Tullikamarin aukio 3 Teatterimonttu University of Tampere, Main Building, Wing D, Kalevantie 4
Theatre Festival Office Tullikamarin aukio 2 Programme Tent & Festival Info Keskustori
OUTSIDE OF THE MAP
Sorin Sirkus Ahlmanintie 6
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FESTIVAL WEEK PROGRAMME FOR INTERNATIONAL GUESTS TUESDAY 6.8. 12.00-13.00
Opening Ceremonies
Laikku Stage
WEDNESDAY 7.8. 19.00-22.15
MAIN PROGRAMME: Three Sisters
Sorin Sirkus
THURSDAY 8.8. 11.15-12.45 14.00-17.15 17.30-19.00 19.00-22.00 22.00-23.00
Sightseeing Tour of Tampere MAIN PROGRAMME: Three Sisters RYE BREAD– get together MAIN PROGRAMME: These Little Town Blues Are Melting Away POST-SHOW: These Little Town Blues Are Melting Away
Tullikamarin aukio Sorin Sirkus Restaurant Telakka Teatterimonttu Teatterimonttu foyer
FRIDAY 9.8. 11.00-15.00 19.00-21.50 22.00-23.00
CASE: New Forms and Working Methods MAIN PROGRAMME: Patriarch POST-SHOW: Patriarch
Centre for Practise as Research in Theatre TTT Main Stage Restaurant Kerho
SATURDAY 10.8. 11.00-13.45 14.00-16.50 19.00-20.50 20.15-21.40 21.45-22.45
CASE: Authorships MAIN PROGRAMME: Patriarch MAIN PROGRAMME: Eden MAIN PROGRAMME: Jemina – Act As You’d Know Her POST-SHOW: Jemina – Act As You’d Know Her
Centre for Practise as Research in Theatre TTT Main Stage Pakkahuone Teatterimonttu Teatterimonttu foyer
SUNDAY 11.8. 13.00-14.50 15.30-16.55
MAIN PROGRAMME: Eden MAIN PROGRAMME: Jemina – Act As You’d Know Her
Pakkahuone Teatterimonttu
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PERFORMANCES IN MAIN PROGRAMME
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KOM-Teatteri
THREE SISTERS One works too hard, another not at all, and the third is daydreaming about being a horse – somewhat hung over, but still. They don’t know what is the price for a liter of milk but wake up at noon and spend two hours getting dressed. They dance on tables, speak in languages and live like there’s no tomorrow – Or, as if they didn’t have to deal with any tedious duties, in the least. And ooh, they are filled to the brim with desperate longing for better days that used to be: Better days somewhere where everything was less complicated; somewhere where life was always beautiful – Moscow! Moscow! But of course: They are Olga, Maša and Irina; Anton Chekhov’s three sisters. However, Lauri Maijala and the KOM-teatteri ‘s rollicking cast swirl them directly into the core of today’s frustrations and disappointments. CAST Vilma Melasniemi (Olga), Eeva Soivio (Maša), Laura Malmivaara (Irina), Leo Honkonen, Eero Milonoff, Juho Milonoff, Helmi-Leena Nummela, Taisto Reimaluoto / Janne Reinikainen, Niko Saarela ja Timo Torikka SET DESIGN Markku Pätilä LIGHTING DESIGN Kari Vehkonen COSTUMES Niina Pasanen
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Performances in Main Programme Wed 7.8. 19.00 & Thu 8.8. 14.00, Sorin Sirkus 3h 15min, intermission Performed in Finnish, subtitles in English Meet the Artist CASE Director Lauri Maijala is a panelist in a discussion on directing in Finnish Theatre Fri 9.8. klo 11.00-13.00 Centre for Practise as Reseach in Theatre
Noora Geagea
Written by Anton Chekhov Directed by Lauri Maijala
Turun kaupunginteatteri
THESE LITTLE TOWN BLUES ARE MELTING AWAY A small seaside town: Wide landscape, ordinary people in their homes shabbied by life. We get to know them in their everyday duties, we learn about their modest dreams and simple joys, as well as their very contemporary worries from burn-out to marginalization. The characters are developed tenderly and with respect. The spectator wants to be there amongst them even when an environmental catastrophe hits and causes the water to rise threateningly, and the village community is forced to make life-turning decisions. An essential part of the narrative and staging is a series of videos, which reflects on both the people and the landscape. Pipsa Lonka’s text won the New Baltic Drama playwriting competition in 2011. It received praise particularly for its warmth and humor. CAST Eila Halonen, Stefan Karlsson, Ulla Koivuranta, Hanna Raiskinmäki, Kimmo Rasila, Ulla Reinikainen, Markus Riuttu, Riitta Selin, Jukka Soila, Mervi Takatalo, Kirsi Tarvainen SET DESIGN Jani Uljas LIGHTING DESIGN Jarmo Esko COSTUMES Sari Suominen VIDEO DESIGN Timo Teräväinen
Pette Rissanen
Written by Pipsa Lonka Directed by Maarit Ruikka
Performances in Main Programme Thu 8.8. 19.00 & Fri 9.8. 12.00, Teatterimonttu 3h, intermission Performed in Finnish, subtitles in English. English translation of the play is also available. Meet the Artists POST-SHOW Discussion with writer Pipsa Lonka Thu 8.8. klo 22.00-23.00 Teatterimonttu foyer CASE Collaborating with Video, insight to the video design in the performance Sat 10.8. klo 11-13.45 Centre for Practise as Research in Theatre
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Suomen Kansallisteatteri
PATRIARCH
Performances in Main Programme Fri 9.8. 19.00 & Sat 10.8. 14.00, TTT Main Stage 2h 50min, intermission Performed in Finnish, subtitles in English Meet the Artists POST-SHOW Meet writer-director Juha Jokela after Friday’s performance Fri 9.8. 22.00-23.00 Restaurant Kerho CASE Writer-director Juha Jokela introduces Patriarch and discusses about video design in the performance with video designer Timo Teräväinen Sat 10.8. 11:00-13:45 Centre for Practise as Research in Theatre
Stefan Bremer
Written and Directed by Juha Jokela
The award-winning, widely recognized Juha Jokela aims high and hits the mark both as the writer and the director of the Finnish National Theatre’s 140th Jubilee production Patriarch. With his ingenious dialogue and narration, Jokela composes a dense family drama about the gap between genders and generations. He then lets it unfold before us like a panorama seen from the window of a train.
Patriarch is sharp and discerning but never attempts to make claims, place blame or categorize. Replete with nuances and paradoxes the play is deeply reflective of our time and society. CAST Antti Luusuaniemi, Heikki Pitkänen, Juha Muje, Juha Varis, Kristiina Halttu, Pirjo Määttä, Raimo Grönberg, Minka Kuustonen, Kaija Pakarinen, Kirsti Wallasvaara SET DESIGN Teppo Järvinen COSTUMES Auli Turtiainen VIDEO DESIGN Timo Teräväinen
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Karttunen Kollektiv
JEMINA - ACT AS YOU’D KNOW HER Choreographed and Performed by Jyrki Karttunen Character Direction by Heidi Räisänen
The award-winning dancer and choreographer, newly appointed director of Helsinki Dance Company Jyrki Karttunen “updates the best traditions of dance, theatre, stand up and performance art” in a way that was worthy of winning the Vuoden teatteriteko award this year. “Intelligent, wacky and carnal”, the jury statement says.
A rich feast of masterly language of movement, comedy and insight which captivates the audience. The performance is not recommended for children under 15. CAST Jyrki Karttunen, Tuomas Fränti CHOREOGRAPHY Jyrki Karttunen SOUND DESIGN Tuomas Fränti LIGHTING & SET DESIGN Tiiti Hynninen COSTUMES Karoliina Koiso-Kanttila
Marko Mäkinen
Karttunen’s bold diva Jemina, who bounces from one character to another and one extreme to the other, generates collisions between man and woman, grown-up and child, real and fake, glamorous and commonplace. Tuomas Fränti’s live music perfectly accompanies images of familiar situations and our surrounding reality.
Performances in Main Programme Sat 10.8. 20.15 & Sun 11.8. 15.30, Teatterimonttu 1h 25min Performed in Finnish, translation of the performance available in advance Meet the Artist POST-SHOW discussion with Jyrki Karttunen takes place after Saturday’s performance Sat 10.8. at 21.45-22.45 in Teatterimonttu foyer
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Teater 90°
EDEN Based on Mark Twain’s Short Stories Artistic Director Aleksis Meaney
It is quite impossible to describe any work of Mark Twain as somber, but the two short stories Teater 90° uses as a springboard for its exhilarating and buoyant analysis of love are perhaps the most subjective. Mark Twain wrote Eve’s Diary and Extracts from Adam’s Diary after the death of his wife; perhaps as love letters for her. Now these letters are re-written by a new generation which has learned their alphabet of love from the Music Television. The musically talented actors positively flourish in front of their audience as they frolic through the entire history of evolution from amebas and cavemen to the wonderful realm of Eden – and a little beyond.
Performances in Main Programme Sat 10.8. 19.00 & Sun 11.8. 13.00, Pakkahuone 1h 50min Performed in Swedish, subtitles in Finnish and in English
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Tekla Pohjolainen
WORK GROUP Aleksis Meaney, Alisha Davidow, Kalle Paasonen, Kristian Ekholm, Ona Ukkola, Peter Kanerva, Ágnes Kaszás, Edith Holmström, Robert Kock
POST-SHOW DISCUSSIONS Post-Show discussions are a great opportunity to meet, chat and ask questions from the artists in a casual setting right after seeing the performance.
THESE LITTLE TOWN BLUES ARE MELTING AWAY
Thursday 8.8. 22.00-23.00 Teatterimonttu foyer
ARTIST playwright Pipsa Lonka MODERATOR dramaturge Satu Rasila from Turku City Theatre ORGANIZED BY Agency North
PATRIARCH
Friday 9.8. 22.00-23.00 Restaurant Kerho
ARTIST playwright-director Juha Jokela MODERATOR project coordinator Eeva Bergroth from Nordic Drama Corner ORGANIZED BY Nordic Drama Corner
JEMINA - ACT AS YOU’D KNOW HER
Saturday 10.8. 21.45-22.45 Teatterimonttu foyer
ARTIST choreographer-dancer Jyrki Karttunen MODERATOR director of TINFO Hanna Helavuori ORGANIZED BY TINFO – Theatre Info Finland
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THREE CASES OF FINNISH THEATRE
Centre for Practise as Research in Theatre, 4th floor, Hämeenpuisto 28
Friday 9.8. 11.00-15.00 NEW FORMS AND WORKING METHODS
CASE I
NEW FORMS AND WORKING METHODS IN DIRECTING Discussion lead by Finnish directors about new forms and working methods in directing in Finnish theatre today. Which rules, auteur versus group-based methods? Where, why and when is director necessary? Who has power? What is “good” directing? PANELISTS director Milja Sarkola, director Lauri Maijala (Three Sisters) and director-actor Tommi Kainulainen MODERATOR director Saana Lavaste 11-12.45 opening statements and discussion 12.45-13.30 lunch and coffee break
CASE II
APPLIED FORMS OF THEATRE AS A WORKING METHOD IN ARTISTIC PROCESS What are the possibilities of using applied forms of theatre as a part of artistic process? What are the benefits and on the other hand the challenges? Hear two recent case-examples where applied forms on theatre are combined with artistic process. PANELISTS director Saana Lavaste and director-dramaturge Eveliina Lafghani MODERATOR director of Riihimäen Teatteri Niina Torkko 13.30-13.45 Introduction to applied forms of theatre 13.45-15.00 Cases Mirror and any one of us –document, and discussion
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Sat 10.8. 11.00-13.45 AUTHORSHIPS
CASE III
COLLABORATING WITH VIDEO In both works, Patriarch and in These Little Town Blues Are Melting Away, video design by Timo Teräväinen plays a pivotal role. Teräväinen has received high praise for his video design in both works. (f.e. Kuva Säde -prize for outstanding video design in Finnish Theatre 2012, for Patriarch) What is the role of video and what makes the video special in these performances? How has the dialog between director and video designer progressed? PANELISTS video designer Timo Teräväinen, playwright-director Juha Jokela, director Maarit Ruikka and playwright Pipsa Lonka MODERATOR director of TINFO Hanna Helavuori 11.00-13.45 Discussion on working methods and processes when working with new video design in Patriarch and These Little Town Blues Are Melting Away
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TAMPERE THEATRE FESTIVAL Tampere Theatre Festival is one of Europe’s most important festivals of professional theatre, serving as a display window for the finest Finnish and international productions. This spectacular event starts the theatre season in Finland. During the first week of August it offers a compact, yet high quality package of 21st century drama, classics, performance, dance theatre and street theatre. Tampere Theatre Festival is a non-profit organisation founded in 1968. Every year the festival draws over 80 000 visitor to about 350 events. The festival consist of several entities: Main Programme, OFF Tampere Fringe Festival, Programme Tent, Club Festival Encorebaana, The Great Nocturnal Happening, Finnish Showcase plus Additional Programme of meetings, seminars, discussions and more. Executive Director Hanna Rosendahl Artistic Team 2013 Johanna Freundlich, Director Auvo Vihro, Actor Mikko Kanninen, Actor, Director, Researcher
CONTACT
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Saara Rautavuoma Producer, Finnish Showcase +358 50 302 0706 saara.rautavuoma @teatterikesa.fi
Eevamaija Miettinen-Kopsa PR Manager Press Office +358 3 2140992 eevamaija.miettinen-kopsa @teatterikesa.fi
Tarja Sahlstedt Coordinator for International Guests +358 3 222 8536 tarja.sahlstedt @teatterikesa.fi
Tullikamarin aukio 2, FIN-33100 Tampere info@teatterikesa.fi www.teatterikesa.fi
TINFO – Theatre Info Finland TINFO
co-operates with professional theatre artists, theatre producers, festival directors, agencies and theatre organizations. facilitates artistic networks by organizing events, seminars, workshops, drama readings and showcases in co-operation with different partners. produces theatre information and statistics on Finnish theatre. provides material and advice on mobility, international networks, artist exchanges and Finnish theatres and artists.
CONTACT Hanna Helavuori Director +358 44 363 1722 hanna.helavuori@tinfo.fi Jukka Hyde Hytti Executive Producer for International Projects +358 50 359 0861 jukka.hytti@tinfo.fi Sari Havukainen Press and Communications +358 40 561 1516 sari.havukainen@tinfo.fi Meritullinkatu 33 A 2, FIN-00170 Helsinki tinfo@tinfo.fi www.tinfo.fi
Centre for Practise as Research in Theatre, Hämeenpuisto 28 D, 4th floor Drama reading of five contemporary Nordic plays. A 45-minute passage will be read from each play. The passages are chosen with the playwrights. Peter Asmussen’s play will be read in full. In Finnish, English subtitles. Wednesday 7th Aug 2013 starting at 13.00 Peter Asmussen (Denmark): Nobody Meets Someone Arne Lygre (Norway): I Disappear director and moderator: Jukka Hyde Hytti Thursday 8th Aug 2013 starting at 10.00 Bragi Ólafsson (Iceland): The Chickens Martina Montelius (Sweden): Mira Passing Through Tuomas Timonen (Finland): Megan’s Story director and moderator: Saara Turunen Free access Organised by TINFO – Theatre Info Finland in co-operation with Tampere Theatre Festival
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FINNISH SHOWCASE 2013 ORGANISED IN COLLABORATION WITH Centre for Practise as Research in Theatre is the research and expert unit of the Department of Acting (NĂ„TY) at the University of Tampere. The centre, launched in autumn 2007, is aimed at developing practices related to the artistic, productive and technical operating cultures within theatres. http://t7.uta.fi
Nordic Drama Corner is the largest theatrical agency in Finland, with a strong international dimension. It offers Finnish theatres a wide selection of foreign plays as well as works of the top Finnish playwrights. www.dramacorner.fi
SUPPORTERS
Agency North represents the vast majority of critically acclaimed Finnish playwrights and their works. In addition to theatrical works the agency represents intellectual properties and creative talent in the fields of feature film, television, publishing and games. www.agencynorth.com
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