Finnish Chamber Opera: Posthuman
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3 performances
3.3-7.3.2023
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Duration
2 h, includes an intermission.
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Venue
Pannu Hall
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Tickets
53 / 45 / 35 €
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3 performances
3.3-7.3.2023
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Duration
2 h, includes an intermission.
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Venue
Pannu Hall
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Tickets
53 / 45 / 35 €
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Schedule
Fri 3.3.2023 19:00
Sun 5.3.2023 15:00
Tue 7.3.2023 19:00
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Duration 2h, includes an intermission.
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Audience discussion 5.3. after the performance.
What comes after humans? If anyone can remember us, what will they know about our species? What will they think about our civilization?
Posthuman is a multidisciplinary science fiction chamber opera, where different art forms come together equally. In the story, posthuman beings conduct an experiment in which human genes and memes are put into a nonhuman child.
The world premiere opera is composed by Max Savikangas, the libretto and direction are by Teemu Mäki, the choreography is by Petri Kekoni, and is produced by the Finnish Chamber Opera. The cast consists of Reetta Ristimäki, Petri Bäckström, Susanna Tollet, and Tuukka Haapaniemi, as well as Meri Pajunpää and Anna Stenberg as dancers, a four-member singing group, and a 10-member orchestra.
Are you interested in music, dance, theater, or visual arts? What about poetry, philosophy, politics, or posthumanism? If the answer is yes, then our performance for vocal soloists, choir, ensemble, electronics, dancers, text, images, and light is perfect for you!
The performance is produced by Finnish Chamber Opera and is a part of Musica Nova Helsinki festival.
Composer
Max Savikangas
Libretto, visualization, direction
Teemu Mäki
Conductor
József Hárs
Choreography
Petri Kekoni
Costume design
Iida Ukkola
Lighting design
Erno Seppälä
Sound engineer
Anders Pohjola
Visual artists
Calvin Guillot & Małgorzata Nowicka
Production
Finnish Chamber Opera
Vocal soloists
Petri Bäckström, Tuukka Haapaniemi, Reetta Ristimäki, Susanna Tollet
Singing group
Martti Anttila, Nairi Azezian, Heta Kokkomäki, Jussi Linnanmäki
Dancers
Meri Pajunpää, Anna Stenberg
10-member musical and electronic ensemble
Martta Jämsä
flute, piccolo and alto flute
Vivian Neff
clarinet and bass clarinet
Olli-Pekka Tuomisalo
saxophones
Tuomo Lassila
percussion instruments
Fanny Söderström
piano and keyboards
Maria Puusaari
1st violin (concertmaster)
Aleksi Kotila
2nd violin
Maarit Holkko
viola
Pinja Nuñez
cello
Vilhelm Karlsson
double bass
Collaborators
Aalto University's MAGICS project, Petri Kekoni Company, Greta Productions The work is part of the Musica nova Helsinki festival
