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MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

Are you sure we're awake?


Dive into the forest of Mustikkamaa. Find the hidden square drama hidden in the mist of the trees. Follow the path, admire the mischievous goblins on the beach, listen to the violinist's tune, and accompany the donkey-headed man. A couple lounges on a mossy hillside, but the bride runs away to another. Stray from the path, entangle yourself in the fairy queen's bosom. Join a wedding feast where dreams, valentines and relationships blend into a seductive tapestry.
A Midsummer Night's Dream is an immersive and moving work where the viewer gets to choose what happens next in the forest. Combining theatre, dance and installation, the performance offers an exhilarating Midsummer Night's Dream experience, where Shakespeare's luscious language meets the complex structure of a web of relationships and stage images that slide into the subconscious.


This classic comedy takes shape in the interpretation of the student theatre students, who are simultaneously adventuring in the present day and in ancient Greece - and writing a centenary play of Finnish love.
Midsummer Night's Dream is a pansexual, polyamorous and amoral grove you won't forget.

★★★★

"It was worth jumping into these love games."

Maria Säkö, HS 14.7.2017

"Ambitiöst och spretigt blir magiskt och medryckande"

Otto Ekman, HBL 13.7.2017

"The end result is of high quality and originality."

Meri Liukkonen, Culture Culture blog 14.7.

"A summer night's sleep takes over Mustikkamaa"

Anni-Helena Leppälä, Kansan Uutiset 16.7.

"Can a summer night be anything but restless?"

Kujerruksia blog 16.7.

Photos: Veera Konsti

 

MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

At Mustikkamaa summer theater

CREDITS

DIRECTION Aino Kivi
CHOREOGRAPHY Maria Nurmela
ORIGINAL WORK William Shakespeare
TRANSLATION by Lauri Sipari


IN THE FOREST

Niko Hallikainen, Tiia Havu, Onerva Helne, Samuli Hokkanen, Juhana Hurme, Miia Junes, Elena Kantinkoski, Mikael Karkkonen, Milla Kaitalahti, Deniz Kaya, Pauliina Kietäväinen, Reetta Koivukoski, Minna Koponen, Frida Krohn, Elisa Luukkainen, Isla Mustanoja, Henna Mäki-Filppula, Martti Nikamaa, Ilana Palmgren, Senja Rajalin, Milka Rasimus, Santeri Räsänen, Hilkka Saarela, Miika Suonperä, Milla Tissari, Vilma Tuomi, Senna Vodzogbe
SCENOGRAPHY Niko Hallikainen and Veera Konsti
COSTUME DESIGN Aino Simola and Elisa Avikainen

DRESSES Kati Lätti and Susanna Pollari
MAKEUP DESIGN AND COSTUME ASSISTANT Nea Kujala
SOUND DESIGN Elisa Luukkainen, Saku Nurmiranta, Joonas Vainiola

DIRECTING AND WRITING ASSISTANTS Onerva Helne, Anna Estola

PHOTOGRAPHS Niko Hallikainen
GRAPHIC DESIGN Sofia Palillo
PRODUCTION Heidi Yli-Yrjänäinen, Aliisa Rinne, Topi Patjas, Suvi Ahoniemi

Premiere was at Mustikkamaa 12.7.2017
The rights to the Finnish version of Sipari are controlled by Nordic Drama Corner.

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