“The Green is better than David Lynch” – Helsingin Sanomat
“The Green ensnares the audience” – Demokraatti
Borrowing its name from the medieval theatre slang term for the stage, The Green promises visually strong theatre, which uses stage magic, video projection, cinematic sound and scenic compositions as its means of expression. The Green takes it’s starting point from the contemporary feeling of emptiness and combines it with references to 19th century spiritualism and magic. The nothingness of an empty stage and green screen slowly turn into a living character that takes over the stage area.
Combining 19th century stage magic techniques with the latest video and sound technology, the mood of this show without words ranges from the mundane to the abstract and magical.
Premiering at the Helsinki Festival in August 2019, The Green leads the audience to the brink of the unreal, where the border between reality and delusion is blurred.
The Group
Kalle Nio, Finland
Kalle Nio (1982) is a visual artist and a magician from Finland. In his works he combines historical techniques of stage magic with contemporary video projection technologies and theatrical elements. He is a co-founder of WHS, a com- pany producing new circus and visual theatre, and also one of the founders of Teatteri Union, art-house cinema and performing arts venue in Helsinki. His aim is to find new ways to use illusions and magic as expressive element in a live show and also to combine video projections seamlessly with live performance. His works as a visual artist deal mainly with the subjects of seeing and the collisions of magic, cinema and human body. He has master’s degrees in fine arts from University of Arts Helsinki. With his group WHS he has performed in more than 40 different countries.
His visual arts exhibitions have been shown in museums and galleries in Finland and abroad. He has been awarded nationally and internationally from his innovations in magic, visual arts and projection design. www.kallenio.com
Johannes Hallikas, Finland
Johannes Hallikas (1987) has a wide work experience as a light designer and light and stage technician in Finland and abroad. He has been working together with wide array of companies like WHS, Race Horse Company and Susanna Leinonen Company.
Janne Masalin, Finland
Janne Masalin (1981) is a sound designer and musician. He has wide experience on working with contemporary dance and performance art productions as well as playing in various music groups. He is interested in the gray areas between different art forms and the different means of expression. In his work he studies the use of montage based narrative elements of cinematic sound design in the context of live performing arts, as well as the fine line between sound design and music. e.g., Concept, Documentary and Direction: Choy Ka-Fai
WHS
WHS is a visual theatre/contemporary circus production company from Finland. Their productions have toured to theaters and festivals in more than 30 countries in Europe, Asia, and North, South and Central America. Based in Teatteri Union, and old cinema-theater in central Helsinki, WHS has been an important factor in the rise of Finnish new circus during the past decade. Their continually changing form of expression is mixing elements from classical stage magic to dance, circus and video projections. The shape and the form of the group has evolved over the years with every project. www.whs.fi / www.teatteriunion.fi
Creative and Production Team
Author(s): Kalle Nio & the group
Direction & interpretation: Kalle Nio
Light, and visual design: Kalle Nio & Johannes Hallikas
Sound design: Janne Masalin & Kalle Nio
Projections: Kalle Nio
Script consultant: Silvia Hosseini
Technical and artistic help: Jouni Ihalainen
Singer: Tuuli Lindeberg
Photos: Tom Hakala
Production: Kalle Nio / WHS
Co-production: Helsinki Festival, São Luiz Teatro Municipal (Lissabon)
Together with: Oulu Theatre, The Finnish Cultural Foundation, Samuel Huber Art Foundation, Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Kumu Art Museum (Estonia), Subcase (Stockholm), Silence Festival
Ticket Benefits
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