Meanwhile is a world that mirrors today’s culture and makes merry with all the pointless ways in which 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 theatre.
The surrealistic and whimsical Meanwhile examines our experiences on the passage of time and the way it’s used. The modern world’s absurd priorities gain new dimensions, as the work praises things that are societally considered pointless to do. Two jugglers test the spectator’s understanding and the way in which our values might change simply by doing something we feel is unnecessary.
In his works, director and circus artist Olli Vuorinen creates ambiguous worlds where precise and rhythmic object manipulation in a theatrical context produces a new kind of contemporary circus.
Link to the website
https://cienuua.com/performances/meanwhile
Working group and performers
DIRECTION Olli Vuorinen
PERFORMING Merri Heikkilä, Onni Toivonen
LIVE MUSiC & SOUND DESIGN Konsta Leinonen
LIGHT DESIGN Teo Lanerva
COSTUME DESIGN Jenni Räsänen
SCENOGRAPHY Jenni Räsänen, Olli Vuorinen
PROP BUILD Kalle Oja
PRODUCTION Nuua, Pragma Helsinki
CO-PRODUCTION Näyttämö
World premiere
8.11.2022 Järvenpää-talo, Finland