Circus and visual theater performance „Meanwhile“ / Nuua Company (Finland)

Direction: Olli Vuorinen

Performers: Merri Heikkilä, Onni Toivonen

Costumes: Jenni Räsänen

Lighting design: Teo Lanerva

Sound design and live music: Konsta Leinonen

Scenography: Jenni Räsänen, Olli Vuorinen

Prop build: Kalle Oja

Production: Nuua Company

Support: City of Helsinki, Arts Education Center, Kone Foundation, Culture house STOA, Näyttämö, Sirkus Faktori

Location: @Kretinga region Culture Center (J. Pabrėžos str. 1)

Duration: 60 min.

N-10

RECOMMENDED for lovers of laughter and juggling

Meanwhile is a world that mirrors today’s culture and makes merry with all the pointless ways people can spend their time. It is a mix of riveting and dramatic atmospheres that combine with minimalistic comedy through juggling, object manipulation, and visual theater. The surrealistic and whimsical Meanwhile examines our experiences with the passage of time and how it’s used. The modern world’s absurd priorities gain new dimensions as the work praises things societally considered pointless. Two jugglers test the spectator’s understanding and how our values might change simply by doing something we feel is unnecessary.

Founded in 2013, Nuua Company is a Finnish new-generation contemporary circus and visual theater group that redeemed its place in the international field of contemporary circus with its experimental works. On its ten-year journey, Nuua Company has been selected for a Circus next program. Nuua's award-winning performances have received notable mentions from critics and books about the contemporary circus, and the performances have been touring in 20 countries. By freely mixing different performing arts, Nuua renews juggling and explores circus techniques as tools of expression. Depending on the viewer's personal experiences, our multilayered performances open up to everyone differently.

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Foto: from company archive