12karamazovs

Premiere on October 1st 2011 at Von Krahl Theatre

(autor: Ville Hyvönen)

(Photo by Ville Hyvönen)

Karamazovid punkt com

There is no doubt that Kristian Smeds is currently Findlands most outstanding and daring theatre director. His unexpected and highly personal takes on classics are famous, sometimes even notorious and make theatre festival circuits from Moscow to Brussels. They require a new type flexible actor – just the kind trained by Von Krahl Theatre in collaboration with the University of Tartu`s Viljandi Culture Academy.

Four-year period of  workshop-based rehearsals are now over and both the director and the brand new professionals are ready to show something that has never been seen in Estonian or in Finnish theatre field. 

Multi-talented actors are pure in their energy and fierce in their passion for theater. Without of course forgetting the humour and free-flowing joy of improvisation.

Smeds Ensemble´s and Von Krahl Theatre´s coproduction 12Karamazovs  is not a classical play but a state of mind on which the whole crew has initiated. It is a statement of  both modern Russia and postmodern Estonia; full of  punk attitude, odd slavic traditions, switched male and female roles and a numerous surprises on the way.

It is a show not to be missed.  

Direction and dramaturgy: Kristian Smeds

Set design: Jani Uljas

Ligth design:Teemu Nurmelin

Music arranged by: Ismo Laakso

Cast: Jim Ashilevi, Kait Kall, Ott Kartau, Liis Lindmaa, Loore Martma, Maili Metssalu, Madis Mäeorg, Tõnis Niinemets, Mari Pokinen, Ivo Reinok, Marion Undusk, Ragne Veensalu

Premiere on October 1st 2011 at Von Krahl Theatre. 

Performances at Von Krahl Theatre October  4., 5., 6., 10., 11., 13., 14., 16., 17.  and November 18., 19., 21., 22., 24. starting at 18.00 (except October 16^th at 15.00).

Duration 4 h and 15 minutes.

Performance is made in coproduction with Smeds Ensemble and Von Krahl Theatre with the support of European Cultural Capitals 2011 Tallinn and Turku, Turku City Theatre, Nordwind Festival (Berlin), Kampnagel (Hamburg), Stadsschwouwburg (Amsterdam), Alfred Kordelin Foundation, Finnish Cultural Foundation, the City of Helsinki, Estonian Ministry of Culture, Estonian Cultural Foundation 

Other performance dates:

Manilla (Turku, Finland) premiere 25.10

 other shows: 26.10., 28.10., 29.10., 30.10. (at 3 pm), 3.11., 4.11., 5.11., 8.11., 9.11., 11.11., 12.11. (at 3 pm)

Nordwind-Festival (Berlin)  1. & 2.12.2011

Kampnagel (Hamburg) 6. & 7. 12.2011