AS YOU LIKE IT
Photo: Vesa Loikas
AS YOU LIKE IT
In premiere the 30th of January 2025
at the Turku City Theatre Sopukka Stage!
Maria Nurmela´s new solo work `As you like it´ is a captivating farewell to tights, tutús and cuckoo clocks. This poignant homage to dance history, memory, and the inevitable passage of time and. The name of the work refers to William Shakespeare´s famous play with of the same title., which touches upon themes of identity, societal roles and personal choices. Through movement, objects and symbols Nurmela highlights the theme of freedom of choice: the possibility to interpret and experience life in ones own way. The deeply personal and evocative solo invites to reflect on transformation and legacy.
Practical info
Dates: 30, 31 January and 1 February 2025
From 7pm - 9pm
Turku City Theatre, Sopukka Stage, Itäinen Rantakatu 14,
20800 Turku
Tickets:
https://tkteatteri.fi/ohjelmisto/esitykset/thisisbeauty-ja-as-you-like-it/
CREDITS
As you like it (Premier)
Idea and concept by Maria Nurmela and Lisi Estaras
Choreography, dancing and dance Maria Nurmela
Sound design Jaakko Vastapuu
Lighting design Erno Seppälä
Production Maria Nurmela
Supporters Arts Promotion Center of Finland, Regional Dance Center of Finland, Turku City Theatre, TOP-Foundation, Turun Theatre Foundation.
Residence Pro Manilla Foundation, Aurinkobaletti
Photos Vesa Loikas