The seven artists that make up Mad in Finland have in common the fact that they are circus women, are Finnish and have left their country to live from their passion for the circus.
With lots of humour, love and energy, the seven women of Mad in Finland reveal their country, how they perceive or dream about it. An imaginary and reinvented Finland where Finnish depression has something magical about it, where the harshness of climate engenders strong natures.
These seven women express themselves through different circus skills: aerial, wire dancing, foot juggling, physical comedy and live music.
Link to the website
http://en.galapiat-cirque.fr/c24-Mad-in-Finland/
Working group and performers
Original cast:
Elice Abonce Muhonen,
Mirja Jauhiainen,
Sanna Kopra,
Stina Kopra,
Heini Koskinen,
Sanja Kosonen,
Lotta Paavilainen
Artists on stage:
Mirja Jauhiainen,
Milla Lahtinen,
Jenni Kallo,
Heini Koskinen or Viivi Roiha,
Sanja Kosonen or Ulla Tikka,
Nelli Kujansivu or Rosa-Maria Autio,
Teija Sotikoff.
Artistic advisor on music: Rémi Sciuto.
Outside eye: Siri Hamari.
Lighting design: Gautier Gravelle and Nicolas Gastard
Production manager and props: Bernard Molinier
Head of sound: Mathias Lejosne and Franck Beaumard
Tour manager: Anne Heuveline - L'Avant Courrier
Production: Galapiat Cirque
Support: La Cascade, Maison des arts du Clown et du Cirque, Arts Promotin Centre Finland, La Comédie de Caen, Centre Dramatique National de Normandie (14) ; La Brèche, Pôle National des Arts du Cirque, Cherbourg Octeville (50).
World premiere
13.4.2012 Langueux, Ranska