VAARNA

Vaarna is a surrealistic performance where installation art, juggling and physical theatre meets in obscure environment. A performance that guides our senses in a hypnotic and mesmerising ways. With kinetic sculptures and big objets manipulated by two jugglers, Vaarna brings out the beauty of a simple graphical forms by turning them into eccentric visual experiences.

Graphical shapes and scenographical elements of the performance becomes plastic art in the hands of the jugglers and surrealistic physical theatre creates playful images to present their personal obsessions as artists.

Cognitive, spontaneous creativity of juggling and objet manipulation is mixed with technological approaches such as computer guided, accurate strobe lights and motors are transfering the energy of the objets and bodies to provokes the creative mind of the audience.

Vaarna is result of a two years of collaboration between the jugglers, light designer and sound designer interested in creating a performance which gathers their different art forms into a unifying kinetic and disorienting exprerience of motion and mood. Together, creating a performance like a visual stream of consciousness, a real treat for eyes and mind.

Duration : 60min

PREMIERE 2021

CONCEPT AND PERFORMANCE

Olli Vuorinen

Isak Lindberg / Merri Heikkilä

OUTSIDE EYE

Thom Monkton

LIGHT DESIGN

Teo Lanerva

MUSIC / SOUND DESIGN

Petteri Rajanti

COSTUMES

Anne Jämsä

Elina Tuomisto

PRODUCTION

Nuua

PRAGMA Helsinki

SUPPORT

Arts Promotion Centre Finland

Kulturgjuteriet Borrby

Samuel Huber foundation

PREMIERE

September 2021

Cirko - new circus center