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ENTERTAINMENT ISLAND 2 WED 18th November 7 pm Kiasma Theatre TICKETS: 12/8 € DURATION: 1 h Performed in English 
WRITTENAND DIRECTED BY: Oblivia CAST: Timo Fredriksson, Anna Krzystek (UK), Annika Tudeer PREMIERE IS: at Baltic Circle festival 18th November |
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”There we were feeling like strangers out in the countryside, baffled and bemused. The open landscape held a hint of claustrophobia, the silence became deafening. Only the gas station showed signs of life. After too many failed attempts at recreating local activities we were at a loss. We returned to the drawing board, where we realised that the combination of slow paced town hall gatherings and soap opera-style dramas revealed a sinister side of popular culture and entertainment, where vulgarity and violence prevailed. The constant bombardment of moving images juxtaposed with passivity of mind uncovered a new approach. We embodied the fuzzy quality of bad television. A series of commercial breaks, wild west, super heroes, shoot outs, feel good, seedy bars and corrupt affairs rushes past, leaving all but a trail of pulp”. Founded in 2000 in Helsinki, the international performance company Oblivia is a unique force in the Finnish performance scene. Oblivia's collectively devised, interdisciplinary and minimalist performances merge the boundaries of art forms and nationalities. The backgrounds of Oblivia's members from Finland, Iceland and the UK are in performance art, music, dance and theory. This mixture of backgrounds and nationalities creates a vibrant tension and humour in the work. From the beginning, the core members have been working together, creating a common performance language. Oblivia is the house artist at Kiasma Theatre and part of the Produforum network.
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SUPPORTED BY Kiasma Theatre, PACT Zollverein, CCA, Glasgow, Svenska Kulturfonden, Arts Council Finland, City of Helsinki Cultural Office |
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