BWW Review: L'ACCIDENT DE BERTRAND (BERTRANDIN KOHTAUS) by HIT Helsinki
by Rosanna Liuski - April 09, 2022
HIT theatre collective brought us L'Accident de Bertrand (fin. Bertrandin kohtaus) by Emilie Leconte at Kaapelitehdas. It had its premiere in Finland, excluding its reading in Reading European Drama Festival, Helsinki 2019. The text itself is eventful and interesting with many layers and possibilities in its execution. It does proceed as if it was a dream.
by Rosanna Liuski - April 09, 2022
HIT theatre collective brought us L'Accident de Bertrand (fin. Bertrandin kohtaus) by Emilie Leconte at Kaapelitehdas. It had its premiere in Finland, excluding its reading in Reading European Drama Festival, Helsinki 2019. The text itself is eventful and interesting with many layers and possibilities in its execution. It does proceed as if it was a dream.
BWW Review: The Hobbit at Turku is a Solid Fantasy Adventure
by Rosanna Liuski - April 04, 2022
Unlike the Lord of the Rings, the Hobbit is a book targeted for children. Thus the crew had seemingly made a choice to stay true to its source material. Things are kept simple and even the most scary stone-trolls are made less scary with a funny accent. Gandalf comes forth to tell the story as if a narrator and fight choreographs by Oula Kitti are witty and flowing rather than violent-looking.
by Rosanna Liuski - April 04, 2022
Unlike the Lord of the Rings, the Hobbit is a book targeted for children. Thus the crew had seemingly made a choice to stay true to its source material. Things are kept simple and even the most scary stone-trolls are made less scary with a funny accent. Gandalf comes forth to tell the story as if a narrator and fight choreographs by Oula Kitti are witty and flowing rather than violent-looking.
Tampere's Työväen Teatter Celebrates 120th Anniversary in September
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2022
The 120th anniversary of Tampere's Työväen Teatter will culminate in September, when the grand musical Momentum 1900 and Mrs. Tilda , the theater's first director, will premiere . There will be as many as ten premieres in the autumn season, seven of which will be domestic or international premieres.
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2022
The 120th anniversary of Tampere's Työväen Teatter will culminate in September, when the grand musical Momentum 1900 and Mrs. Tilda , the theater's first director, will premiere . There will be as many as ten premieres in the autumn season, seven of which will be domestic or international premieres.
ARVIO: Marian tunnustus pohtii ja opettaa pyhästä, rakkaudesta ja anteeksiannosta, teatteri Avoimet Ovet
by Rosanna Liuski - March 11, 2022
Marian tunnustus - muistokirjoitus hevoselle on vakuuttava kotimainen uutuusteos. Sen yksi inspiraation lähteistä on Eeva Mesiäisen elämäkerta Maria Kajavan pitkä taival, joka kertoo inkerinsuomalaisesta Mariasta. Hänellä oli poikkeuksellinen palo luterilaisen seurakunnan perustamiseen aikana, jolloin uskonto oli kokonaan kielletty ja rikollista. Esitykseen ohjaaja-käsikirjoittaja Hanna Kirjavainen on myös tuonut omaa pohdintaa pyhästä, ihmisen suhteesta luontoon ja eläimiin oman hevosensa Pojun menettämisensä kautta: '-- olin pitkään kokenut hevosen läsnäolossa jotain sakraalia, mystistä ja perustavanlaatuista olemassaoloa -- Tunsin vahvasti, että se taluttaa minua kielen tuolle puolen, vaikenemisen ja 'sellaisenaan toteutumisen' ulottuvuuteen, jonne ihmismieli ei yllä.' Näin syntyi fiktiivinen teos Mariasta, joka todella pohtii niin teologisia, kielellisiä (tarkemmin metalingvistisiä), kuin ikiaikaisia rakkauden ja anteeksiannon kysymyksiä.
by Rosanna Liuski - March 11, 2022
Marian tunnustus - muistokirjoitus hevoselle on vakuuttava kotimainen uutuusteos. Sen yksi inspiraation lähteistä on Eeva Mesiäisen elämäkerta Maria Kajavan pitkä taival, joka kertoo inkerinsuomalaisesta Mariasta. Hänellä oli poikkeuksellinen palo luterilaisen seurakunnan perustamiseen aikana, jolloin uskonto oli kokonaan kielletty ja rikollista. Esitykseen ohjaaja-käsikirjoittaja Hanna Kirjavainen on myös tuonut omaa pohdintaa pyhästä, ihmisen suhteesta luontoon ja eläimiin oman hevosensa Pojun menettämisensä kautta: '-- olin pitkään kokenut hevosen läsnäolossa jotain sakraalia, mystistä ja perustavanlaatuista olemassaoloa -- Tunsin vahvasti, että se taluttaa minua kielen tuolle puolen, vaikenemisen ja 'sellaisenaan toteutumisen' ulottuvuuteen, jonne ihmismieli ei yllä.' Näin syntyi fiktiivinen teos Mariasta, joka todella pohtii niin teologisia, kielellisiä (tarkemmin metalingvistisiä), kuin ikiaikaisia rakkauden ja anteeksiannon kysymyksiä.
BWW Review: SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD By TAMK Musical Students
by Rosanna Liuski - March 03, 2022
I got invited to the TAMK's musical students' premiere of Song For a New World. It's been directed by a leading musical actor Petrus Kähkönen who now took the job of a director. He had a challenge of arranging a show that was originally performed by four people in a form of a concert now into a musical for 15 performers. He did well. Let's dig into the review:
by Rosanna Liuski - March 03, 2022
I got invited to the TAMK's musical students' premiere of Song For a New World. It's been directed by a leading musical actor Petrus Kähkönen who now took the job of a director. He had a challenge of arranging a show that was originally performed by four people in a form of a concert now into a musical for 15 performers. He did well. Let's dig into the review:
Tampere's Työväen Teatteri Reopens its Doors
by BWW News Desk - March 02, 2022
The restaurant stage of Tampere's Työväen Teatteri opens its doors to the public again. In the middle of February, there will be a stand up club on Friday 25 February. ( Anna Rimpelä , Lasse Oikarinen , Robert Pettersson ), and in March the program will be in full swing as usual. There are 18 performance events per month.
by BWW News Desk - March 02, 2022
The restaurant stage of Tampere's Työväen Teatteri opens its doors to the public again. In the middle of February, there will be a stand up club on Friday 25 February. ( Anna Rimpelä , Lasse Oikarinen , Robert Pettersson ), and in March the program will be in full swing as usual. There are 18 performance events per month.
ARVIO: Kiven tarina naurattaa ja laittaa kyyneliin, Red Nose Companyn klovneriatulkinta onnistuu
by Rosanna Liuski - February 18, 2022
Red Nose Companyn Aleksis Kivi
by Rosanna Liuski - February 18, 2022
Red Nose Companyn Aleksis Kivi
KIVI KIINNOSTAA, MUTTA MIKSI? Ohjaaja Wallgrenin ja dramaturgi Buchwaldin haastattelu
by Rosanna Liuski - February 16, 2022
Kansallisteatterin 150-vuotisjuhlavuodelle Suurelle näyttämölle tuodaan aiheellisesti Red Nose Companyn Aleksis Kivi, jonka kansallisromanttista maailmaa säestää kamariorkesteri Avanti. Ensi-iltansa teos saa 17.2.2022, josta se jatkaa kiertueelle eri puolelle Suomea. Haastattelin teoksen dramaturgia Eva Buchwaldia, joka toimii myös Kansallisteatterin vakituisena dramaturgina, sekä ohjaajaa Linda Wallgrenia sähköpostin välityksellä. Olen itse teoksesta täpinöissäni. Kivellä on minulle erityinen paikka sydämessä ja hänen viimeiseksi lauseekseen huhuttu Minä elän koristi aikoinaan huoneeni seinää. Katsotaan, mitä tekijöillä on sanottavana:
by Rosanna Liuski - February 16, 2022
Kansallisteatterin 150-vuotisjuhlavuodelle Suurelle näyttämölle tuodaan aiheellisesti Red Nose Companyn Aleksis Kivi, jonka kansallisromanttista maailmaa säestää kamariorkesteri Avanti. Ensi-iltansa teos saa 17.2.2022, josta se jatkaa kiertueelle eri puolelle Suomea. Haastattelin teoksen dramaturgia Eva Buchwaldia, joka toimii myös Kansallisteatterin vakituisena dramaturgina, sekä ohjaajaa Linda Wallgrenia sähköpostin välityksellä. Olen itse teoksesta täpinöissäni. Kivellä on minulle erityinen paikka sydämessä ja hänen viimeiseksi lauseekseen huhuttu Minä elän koristi aikoinaan huoneeni seinää. Katsotaan, mitä tekijöillä on sanottavana:
Performances Cancelled at Tampereen Työväen Teatteri Through 20 February
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2022
The Grand Stage musical Come From Away, Eino Salmelainen's stage under the Berlin Sky and From Parents, and the Action Hero of the Cellar Theater will move into the autumn. For co-productions, the Lehman trilogy and Hours, Weeks, Months are looking for a new time.
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2022
The Grand Stage musical Come From Away, Eino Salmelainen's stage under the Berlin Sky and From Parents, and the Action Hero of the Cellar Theater will move into the autumn. For co-productions, the Lehman trilogy and Hours, Weeks, Months are looking for a new time.
BWW FINLAND: Are Performances Restricted Illegaly? a Brief Overview
by Rosanna Liuski - January 31, 2022
The Regional State Administrative Agency of Finland (shortly AVI in Finnish) has gone between closing and restricting the audience capacity for performances, concerts and shows which has been - to put it mildly - tough to the countless of professionals of the industry.
by Rosanna Liuski - January 31, 2022
The Regional State Administrative Agency of Finland (shortly AVI in Finnish) has gone between closing and restricting the audience capacity for performances, concerts and shows which has been - to put it mildly - tough to the countless of professionals of the industry.
KEN LUDWIGS BASKERVILLE Comes to Åbo Svenska Teater Beginning This Month
by BWW News Desk - January 19, 2022
Ken Ludwigs Baskerville - ett fall för Sherlock Holmes är en snillrik, briljant och underhållande föreställning, en av de mest sedda och älskade Holmes- pjäserna. Manuset baserar sig på Arthur Conan Doyles detektivroman Baskervilles hund.
by BWW News Desk - January 19, 2022
Ken Ludwigs Baskerville - ett fall för Sherlock Holmes är en snillrik, briljant och underhållande föreställning, en av de mest sedda och älskade Holmes- pjäserna. Manuset baserar sig på Arthur Conan Doyles detektivroman Baskervilles hund.
Finland's Oldest Theatre, Åbo Svenska Teater, Goes Virtual
by BWW Staff - January 18, 2022
Vi har drömt om att göra en virtuell presentation av teaterhuset redan länge. The guides are also very popular and under the influence of the pandemic in this group, which has been the subject of a series of presentations, including the following, Säger Niina Renström, Marknadsföringschef på Åbo Svenska
by BWW Staff - January 18, 2022
Vi har drömt om att göra en virtuell presentation av teaterhuset redan länge. The guides are also very popular and under the influence of the pandemic in this group, which has been the subject of a series of presentations, including the following, Säger Niina Renström, Marknadsföringschef på Åbo Svenska
ACTION HERO Comes to Tampereen Työväen Teatteri Next Month
by BWW News Desk - January 17, 2022
The new Finnish comedy Action Hero is the play debut in Tampere by Liila Jokelin , one of the most interesting new theater makers of the moment. In the roles of comedy, written and directed by Jokelin, the new casts of the Tampere Workers' Theater, Inke Koskinen and Pyry Kähkönen , and TTT's credit actors Jyrki Mänttäri and Minna Hokkanen can be seen.
by BWW News Desk - January 17, 2022
The new Finnish comedy Action Hero is the play debut in Tampere by Liila Jokelin , one of the most interesting new theater makers of the moment. In the roles of comedy, written and directed by Jokelin, the new casts of the Tampere Workers' Theater, Inke Koskinen and Pyry Kähkönen , and TTT's credit actors Jyrki Mänttäri and Minna Hokkanen can be seen.
Tampereen Työväen Teatteri Cancels Performances Through 21 January
by BWW News Desk - January 11, 2022
The performances of the Tampere Workers' Theater and the OSH Club have been canceled until 21 January 2022 due to the corona restriction measures and public ban imposed by the Regional State Administrative Agency of Western and Inner Finland.
by BWW News Desk - January 11, 2022
The performances of the Tampere Workers' Theater and the OSH Club have been canceled until 21 January 2022 due to the corona restriction measures and public ban imposed by the Regional State Administrative Agency of Western and Inner Finland.
Tampereen Työväen Teatteri Cancels Performances Through 7 January
by BWW News Desk - December 30, 2021
Tampereen Työväen Teatteri's performances have been canceled until 7 January 2022 due to the interest ban measures imposed by the Regional Government of Western and Inner Finland and the total ban on public events. The performances of the TTT Club have been canceled until 20 January 2022 due to restaurant restrictions.
by BWW News Desk - December 30, 2021
Tampereen Työväen Teatteri's performances have been canceled until 7 January 2022 due to the interest ban measures imposed by the Regional Government of Western and Inner Finland and the total ban on public events. The performances of the TTT Club have been canceled until 20 January 2022 due to restaurant restrictions.
BWW arvio: MOMENTUM Svenska Teatterilla
by Rosanna Liuski - December 19, 2021
Svenska teatterin nuorten Nya Tadam ryhmä täytti 25-vuotta. Juhlanäytös Momentum kasasi yhteen kappaleita esityksistä, joita on nähty Nya Tadamin matkalla, mutta omilla sanoituksillaan.
by Rosanna Liuski - December 19, 2021
Svenska teatterin nuorten Nya Tadam ryhmä täytti 25-vuotta. Juhlanäytös Momentum kasasi yhteen kappaleita esityksistä, joita on nähty Nya Tadamin matkalla, mutta omilla sanoituksillaan.
BWW arvio: Kielletty Hedelma kannattaa kokea, vaikka se ruokkii meidat ahkyyn
by Rosanna Liuski - December 16, 2021
näyttämöllä: Oskari Eskola, Roope Kovalainen, Heidi Lalli, Miika Luukko, Linda Manelius, Suvi Mäkinen, Tiina Romppainen, Clarissa Rosi, Sulo Siikaranta, Netta Simola, Velma Tiusanen, Fanni Vihersaari ja Maria Viitanen
by Rosanna Liuski - December 16, 2021
näyttämöllä: Oskari Eskola, Roope Kovalainen, Heidi Lalli, Miika Luukko, Linda Manelius, Suvi Mäkinen, Tiina Romppainen, Clarissa Rosi, Sulo Siikaranta, Netta Simola, Velma Tiusanen, Fanni Vihersaari ja Maria Viitanen
Press Event: Anastasia premiering in 2022 at Tampere's Theatre| Interview with Piltz, Harjanne, Whittaker & Bewsher
by Rosanna Liuski - December 12, 2021
'I’m never in a situation where I’m thinking that now I’m gonna direct a pause. I answer the same way as in the previous one that if it makes sense to me then I let it be. But if it doesn’t make sense I start discussing with the actor why are you doing like this? What are you thinking, what are you feeling? And then you go through that' - Harjanne
by Rosanna Liuski - December 12, 2021
'I’m never in a situation where I’m thinking that now I’m gonna direct a pause. I answer the same way as in the previous one that if it makes sense to me then I let it be. But if it doesn’t make sense I start discussing with the actor why are you doing like this? What are you thinking, what are you feeling? And then you go through that' - Harjanne
THE BOY CODE Comes to Tampere Työväen Teatteri This Week
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2021
The Boy Code, written by Kati Kaartinen, is a story about a family. Stunningly touching and recognizable. A lot of fun! In the play, the worlds of family members find themselves on a collision course, even though everyone is right. Why doesn't that make sense? Why is it like that, why isn’t it different.
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2021
The Boy Code, written by Kati Kaartinen, is a story about a family. Stunningly touching and recognizable. A lot of fun! In the play, the worlds of family members find themselves on a collision course, even though everyone is right. Why doesn't that make sense? Why is it like that, why isn’t it different.
HAIR SALON is Now Playing at Tampere Työväen Teatteri
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2021
Ansku (Sari Puumalainen) and Raikku (Maria Kuusiluoma) are childhood friends who work as hairdressers in the suburbs. The old Retail space they rented out is falling apart; there is mold in the corners, and the pungent creosote floats in the air. When the toilet bowl stops working, a firm decision is made in the minds of women that this cannot continue. The dream of a decent business creates hope for better, but can they afford it?
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2021
Ansku (Sari Puumalainen) and Raikku (Maria Kuusiluoma) are childhood friends who work as hairdressers in the suburbs. The old Retail space they rented out is falling apart; there is mold in the corners, and the pungent creosote floats in the air. When the toilet bowl stops working, a firm decision is made in the minds of women that this cannot continue. The dream of a decent business creates hope for better, but can they afford it?
BWW Finland Review: REvolution by The Red Nose Company
by Rosanna Liuski - November 26, 2021
'RÈvolution is here and ready to give the stage to the Invisible Ones! RÉvolution is the second performance from the clown-duo Babylon and RÉ. The performance studies the meaning of being seen through clownery and comedy. How one finds an own voice and how to make it heard? Whose responsibility is it to talk about oppression and can guilt be the force of change?' - rednose.fi
by Rosanna Liuski - November 26, 2021
'RÈvolution is here and ready to give the stage to the Invisible Ones! RÉvolution is the second performance from the clown-duo Babylon and RÉ. The performance studies the meaning of being seen through clownery and comedy. How one finds an own voice and how to make it heard? Whose responsibility is it to talk about oppression and can guilt be the force of change?' - rednose.fi
BLIND SPOT Will Be Performed at Vallila National Theater Beginning This Week
by BWW News Desk - November 18, 2021
Spring 2020. Sweden - an incredibly modern and sterile, beautiful and admired, exciting and liberal folk home - lets the elderly die. Why is this happening? And why in Sweden, where everything is always discussed thoroughly and publicly, is everything being discussed now except this tragedy?
by BWW News Desk - November 18, 2021
Spring 2020. Sweden - an incredibly modern and sterile, beautiful and admired, exciting and liberal folk home - lets the elderly die. Why is this happening? And why in Sweden, where everything is always discussed thoroughly and publicly, is everything being discussed now except this tragedy?
Review and Analysis: 1,718 words on LOU SALOME at KOM-Theatre
by Rosanna Liuski - November 06, 2021
A performance starts as early as in the green room (lämpiö). Everything was lit with a subtle, almost unnoticeable red light. It's the color of bravery and the femininity, a color of a sacrifice - though before the 1940s it was the color of the masculine.
by Rosanna Liuski - November 06, 2021
A performance starts as early as in the green room (lämpiö). Everything was lit with a subtle, almost unnoticeable red light. It's the color of bravery and the femininity, a color of a sacrifice - though before the 1940s it was the color of the masculine.
BWW Review: THE COMEDY ABOUT A BANK ROBBERY at TURKU CITY THEATRE
by Rosanna Liuski - October 29, 2021
My journey to this work started by Turku City theatre's Teosavaus, a preview panel with the director Snoopi Siren and two of the actors, old-timer Taneli Mäkelä and newcomer Elias Keränen, interviewed by the head of art department Mikko Kouki. It was a good set of people in terms of hearing about the rehearsal process from different perspectives.
by Rosanna Liuski - October 29, 2021
My journey to this work started by Turku City theatre's Teosavaus, a preview panel with the director Snoopi Siren and two of the actors, old-timer Taneli Mäkelä and newcomer Elias Keränen, interviewed by the head of art department Mikko Kouki. It was a good set of people in terms of hearing about the rehearsal process from different perspectives.
BWW Arvio: Kehot elävät How to synchronize and decompose in this world -esityksessä Kellariteatterissa
by Rosanna Liuski - October 27, 2021
Ilokseni sain viikko sitten kutsun Helsingin Kellariteatteriin, How to synchronize and decompose in this world -teoksen ensi-iltaan, mikä oli ensikosketukseni Kellariteatteriin.
by Rosanna Liuski - October 27, 2021
Ilokseni sain viikko sitten kutsun Helsingin Kellariteatteriin, How to synchronize and decompose in this world -teoksen ensi-iltaan, mikä oli ensikosketukseni Kellariteatteriin.
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