Aurinkoteatteri & The Finnish National Theatre: Laulujoutsen

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In the year of our Lord 1614, strange things are happening in Turku, Finland: on his way to the 30-year war, King Gustav II Adolf has arrived in the city to enjoy the executions of his subjects and to discover a revolutionary Renaissance innovation: the fork..

By far the best comedians of their time - the artists of the Aurinko Theatre - are locked up in the dungeon of Turku Castle. And there would be nothing out of the ordinary about it, unless the powers that be intended to execute them the next morning. Under the new national economic policy, the poor have already been hanged. Next on the execution list are the artists, those brazen wingmen of society.

Persecuted artists hijack the sailing ship Suomen Jwansen, anchored on the Aura River, and decide to become pirates. The aim of the raid is to get enough capital and riches to make Finland want them back. Since the Swan is not adequately armed, they decide to strike first at Venice, the centre of the European arms trade. The renaissance life of Venice so blinds the northern comrades that they are too greedy to stop looting when the weather is good.

As the smoke clears, the Catholic Inquisition discovers that its priceless treasure has gone the way of the Protestant junkies. A band of Renaissance princes sets off in furious pursuit, and the ships speed towards the stormy Caribbean Sea. The entire world economy is now at stake, the dark voodoo drums of the demon of sadness are threatening death, and this battle can only end in tragic disaster.

Juha Mustanoja's written & directed work Laulujoutsen on hillitön historiallinen piraattispektaakkeli, jonka tyrskyisän pinnan alla piilee kysymys talouden ja ihmisarvon vaietuista yhteyksistä. Näyttämöteos on kolmas osa esityssarjasta, jonka aiemmat teokset ovat olleet Thalia-palkittu Maa-Tuska (2015) sekä kiitetty Atlantis (2018), joka kantaesitettiin Kansallisteatterissa.

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PERFORMANCE DATES

16.4.2024 at 19:00 PREVIEW

17.4.2024 AT 19:00  PREMIERE

20.4.2024 klo. 19:00

23.4.2024 klo. 19:00

24.4.2024 klo. 19:00

27.4.2024 klo. 19:00

29.4.2024 klo. 19:00

3.5.2024 klo. 19:00

6.5.2024 klo. 19:00

8.5.2024 klo. 19:00

 

Tickets are sold by The National Theatre

Buy your tickets online www.kansallisteatteri.fi or at the National Theatre's ticket store
Läntinen Teatterikuja 1 D
Open:
weekdays 10-17, show nights 10-19
Saturdays 11-19

Phone: 010 7331 331 (0,0835 € + pvm/mpm)

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PERFORMANCE DATES

16.4.2024 at 19:00 PREVIEW

17.4.2024 AT 19:00  PREMIERE

20.4.2024 klo. 19:00

23.4.2024 klo. 19:00

24.4.2024 klo. 19:00

27.4.2024 klo. 19:00

29.4.2024 klo. 19:00

3.5.2024 klo. 19:00

6.5.2024 klo. 19:00

8.5.2024 klo. 19:00

 

Tickets are sold by The National Theatre

Buy your tickets online www.kansallisteatteri.fi or at the National Theatre's ticket store
Läntinen Teatterikuja 1 D
Open:
weekdays 10-17, show nights 10-19
Saturdays 11-19

Phone: 010 7331 331 (0,0835 € + pvm/mpm)

TEAM

Directing & script
Juha Mustanoja
On stage
Mika Ahlroth, Sanna Hietala, Paul Hölländer, Niklas Häggblom, Miko Kivinen, Matti Leino, Petri Manninen, Volter Putro, Antti L.J. Pääkkönen, Nora Raikamo, Marja Salo ja Sonja Silvander-Valo
Scenography
Anne Karttunen
Costume design
Noora Salmi
Music
Juuso Voltti
Light design
Max Wickström
Sound design
Maura Korhonen
Video design
Rasmus Vuori
Mask design
Kaija Heijari
Zombies
Heini Maaranen
Physical special effects
Mats Hästbacka
Houdini training and consultancy
Jouko-Thomas Kleine
Artistic Director
Leea Klemola
Esityskuvat
Tuomo Manninen

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