Three press conferences will be held at restaurant Klubi (Tullikamarin aukio 2) during the festival week as follows:
Monday, 6th of August at 13.00–14.30
Wednesday, 8th of August at 10.00–11.00
Friday, 10th of August at 10.00–11.00
The Tampere Theatre Festival’s artistic team Hilkka-Liisa Iivanainen, Miko Jaakkola and Aleksis Meaney as well as the executive director Hanna Rosendahl will be present in all the press conferences.
The artists from Finland will present their work in Finnish, but international artists speak English.
This is order of appearance, but please note that changes are possible.
Monday, 6th of August at 13.00–14.30
LizArt Productions & Toxic Dreams (Austria):
The Audition for the Role of Stephen Hawking in the Theory of Everything
Director, writer Yosi Wanunu
Theatre Jurkka: Kikka Fan Club
Actress Pia Andersson
Anna-Mari Karvonen, Anni Puolakka & working group: Amor fati
Directors Anna-Mari Karvonen and Anni Puolakka
Ruusu Haarla & Julia Lappalainen: Turkka dies (Turkka kuolee)
Director and performer Ruusu Haarla and performer Julia Lappalainen
TTT Theatre / Tampereen Työväen Teatteri: The Girls 1918 (Tytöt 1918)
Director Sirkku Peltola
Wunderbaum (Holland): Stop Acting Now
Film will be presented by the artistic team
Programme Tent at Central Square of Tampere
The performances and concerts will be presented by production coordinator Elina Valkama
Restaurant festival Encorebaana, fringe programme OFF Tampere & The Great Nocturnal Happening
Production coordinator Susanna Koskimaa
Wednesday, 8th of August at 10.00–11.00
Sardegna Teatro & Compagnia Teatropersona (Italy): Macbettu
Director Alessandro Serra and producer Laura Artoni
dollardaddy's (Hungary): Chekhov
Actress Annamária Láng
Compañía Kaari & Roni Martin: Anna Karenina
Choreographer, director Kaari Martin, composer, director Roni Martin and dramaturg & director Atro Kahiluoto
Third Space – Kolmas Tila: The Legend of the Tiny Bone, part IV Rán
Director Juha Malmivaara
The following performances will be presented by the artistic team:
Theatre Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki & Aurinkoteatteri: Baikal Brothers Co.
Samira Elagoz (Finland/Holland): Cock, Cock...Who's There?
The Finnish National Theatre: Old Masters
Friday, 10th of August at 10.00–11.00
Nanterre-Amandiers – Centre dramatique national (France): Night of the Moles
Actor Gaëtan Vourc’h
KOM Theatre: Blood Roses – Veriruusut
Director Lauri Maijala
Amanda Palo & Olga Palo: Nutcase – Kilari
Writer & performer Amanda Palo and director Olga Palo
Svenska Teatern (Finland’s National theatre for plays in Swedish)
I Would Prefer Not To
Director Milja Sarkola
Hämeenlinna City Theatre: Scenes from a Marriage
Director Samuli Reunanen
The following performances will be presented by the artistic team:
Recirquel Company Budapest: Paris de Nuit
Tampere Theatre: Tottering House
Changes in the festival’s artistic team: name of the new member will be published by the chair of the board of the Tampere Theatre Festival Reino Bragge
