Nuuksio National Park in Finnish
Obs: The performance is not accessible for wheelchair users. From Haltia parking lot, the
venue is an hour’s trek in the forest using a map and a compass. Be sure to wear appropriate
footwear and clothing. Age recommendation 12yrs +.
Juha Hurme brings his unique Eräteatteri to Nuuksio National Park! Dress for the outdoors,
grab a map and a compass, and embark on an adventure. Attending this performance
requires both comfortable footwear and solid map-reading skills.
Hurme and actor Roosa Söderholm’s production is a package deal containing two miniature
plays – Franz Kafka’s Pesä (The Burrow) and Rosa Liksom’s Reitari – and a surprise.
Performances take place in Nuuksio’s Ruuhijärvi and Orajärvi area, some two kilometres (as
the crow flies) from the Finnish Nature Centre Haltia. In this section of the National Park, no
marked paths exist. The exact location is revealed to ticket holders on the performance day.
The performance site switches from one day to the next, and without a map and a compass, it
will be troublesome to locate. Exact coordinates will not be provided: smartphone navigation
is for wussies. Allow at least an hour for the journey.
Franz Kafka created a verbal universe unlike any other at the beginning of the 20th century.
Kafka’s work is at once frightening, oppressive, and hilarious. In the short story ‘The Burrow’, a
badger-like creature builds itself a burrow against all threats. The task is doomed; all methods
fail eventually. Every passing second takes each living creature closer to death – nothing else
is certain.
Roosa Söderholm plays Reitari, based on Rosa Liksom’s eponymous work. Liksom’s
superlative and fun portrayal of Reidar Särestöniemi’s art and life presents an individual who,
with great and conscious effort, successfully remains a part of nature. Thence emerges his
idiosyncratic work.
Director and dramaturg: Juha Hurme
Original novels by: Franz Kafka, Rosa Liksom
Cast: Juha Hurme, Roosa Söderholm
www.espoonteatteri.fi/en
