Photo: Saara Autere
An audience gathers on a floor, ready for a dance. The music of the evening has been picked by people, who are too often led by others in life. Tonight, during the song of their choice, they will lead the audience.
Concept: Tellervo Kalleinen / Production: Mad House Helsinki (2019)
Family Comes Home takes place in a private home, where audience members are thrown into an odd family reunion. The evening explores the stories of ancestors that audience members carry with them, whether they remember them or not. The performance consists of three acts: Memory Game, Odd Family Party and The Play.
Oliver Kochta-Kalleinen and I developed the project for the Helsinki Festival in 2013, curated by Erik Söderblom. It was performed by Max Bremer and Johanna af Schultén.
We invited people to contribute a 45-minute lesson about what they wished they had learned at school. We supported ten participants in the process of preparing a lesson on their chosen subject.
The classes ranged from practical skills to personal revelations, and they were open to anyone attending. The space for the lessons resembled a school classroom, and there were 15-minute breaks between the classes.
The project was a collaboration between Maija Hirvanen, Oliver Kochta-Kalleinen and myself. It took place at the Kerava Art Museum in 2012 as part of Palikkaooppera, curated by Kristian Smeds.