KOIVU JA TÄHTI
Theatre play
Director and text: Juho Liira
Costume Design: Mirei Kato and Mirva Mietala
Light Design: Jussi Rusanen
The University of the Arts Helsinki
Theatre Academy
2019
Koivu ja Tähti, "The birch and the star." A spectacle. Text in english.
Based on a childrens' story by Finnish author Zacharias Topelius (1818-1898).
During the great northern war, two small children, a sister and a brother, were taken away far from their homeland. Ten years later, they decide to return home and search for their parents, even though they remember nothing. In the play we escape reality into religious fairytales, historical battles, violent video games and popular culture as well as the esoteric poetry of norse pagans.
Based on a childrens' story by Finnish author Zacharias Topelius (1818-1898).
During the great northern war, two small children, a sister and a brother, were taken away far from their homeland. Ten years later, they decide to return home and search for their parents, even though they remember nothing. In the play we escape reality into religious fairytales, historical battles, violent video games and popular culture as well as the esoteric poetry of norse pagans.
Photos by Eero Liimatainen
