TIP-FEST 2021
Turku International Puppetry Festival is held 3 to 7 November 2021
This year Turku International Puppetry Festival gathers all puppet art friends and professionals together to join the 12th edition of TIP-Fest. This time the festival focuses on sound, music and rhythm on stage.
Music and sound design are strong means in creating affection on stage. They build and strengthen the performance’s atmosphere, affecting our feelings instantly. When we hear music, our bodies and mind synchronize with it. In performances without words, the emphasis of rhythm, sound and music is further enforced. Music and soundscapes create an on-stage language, intertwining in a dialogue between events and the scenographic visuality.
Music, sound and rhythm are present in many ways in this year’s festival programme. TIP-Fest invites everyone to dive deep within puppet theatre -keep your ears wide open and take part in discussions concerning music in visual theater, soundscapes and other topics!
Welcome to Manilla Culture Factory!
Tickets are sold from Aura of Puppets Holvi web Shop.
For Sopukka stage tickets are sold directly from Turku city theatre.
Festival programme
Wednesday 3 November
18:00 Poor Butterfly Turku city Theatre (adults)
19:00 Opening ceremony Manilla courtyard (free entry)
20:00 Ennen Peukalo-Liisaa TEHDAS Theatre (adults)
20:00 Poor ButterflyTurku city Theatre (adults)
THURSDAY 4 November
09:00 Pipu Manilla’s Vanha viinatehdas (children 0 to 5 y.o.)
11:00 Pipu Manilla’s Vanha viinatehdas (children 0 to 5 y.o.)
19:00 Before Thumbelina TEHDAS Theatre (adults)
FRIDAY 5 November
10:00-14:00 Workshop: Musical perspective of object & puppet theatre by Matija Solce, Manilla SOLD OUT
17:00 Weight of the Clouds Turku City Theatre (for adults)
19:00 Being Don Quichotte TEHDAS Theatre (for adults) SOLD OUT
20:00 Weight of the Clouds Turku City Theatre (for adults)
21:00 Festival club: Jam session and short films Manillan Vanha Viinatehdas (free entry)
SATURDAY 6 November
11:00 A wise man named Matti and other stories Manilla Vanha Viinatehdas (For children 3 y.o.+ and families)
12:00 Guarattelle Pulcinella Napoletane Tehdas Theatre (for children and adults)
13:00 A wise man named Matti and other stories Manilla Vanha Viinatehdas (For children 3 y.o.+ and families)
14:00 Little Match Seller, stream Dana-stage (8+)
16:00 The Unmentionable TEHDAS Theatre Vintti stage (for adults) SOLD OUT
18:30 The Unmentionable TEHDAS Theatre Vintti stage (for adults) SOLD OUT
20:00 Guarattelle Pulcinella Napoletane Tehdas Theatre (for adults) SOLD OUT
SUNDAY 7 November
11:00 Hula Hula Manilla’s Dana-stage (for children 5 to 8 y.o.)
12:00-17:00 Halisfest performances and workshops in Halinen area at HUUDI (for families, free entry)
12:30 Princess Pikkiriikki – The Hero of all Naughties Tehdas Theatre Vintti stage (families and children 5 to 12 y.o.) SOLD OUT
14:00 Hula Hula Manilla’s Dana-stage (for children 5 to 8 y.o.)
15:30 Princess Pikkiriikki – The Hero of all Naughties Tehdas Theatre Vintti stage (families and children 5 to 12 y.o.) SOLD OUT
FESTIVAL PROGRAMME
Teatteri QO: Weight of the Clouds / Le poids des nuages
6.11. at 5 and 8 pm, Sopukka I Weight of the clouds tells the story of two writers, Irène Nèmirovsky and Elvi Sinervo; two women
Opening ceremony
Wednesday at 7 pm in Manilla As the night falls the white whale from Huoneiden kirja (Book of Rooms) swims to Manilla courtyard. Beluga the
Anna Nekrassova: Before Thumbelina
3 and 4 November at TEHDAS Theatre I I am a desert, full of tumbleweeds. No flowers, no rain. Fear crawls towards me, digs itself
Karlsson Haus: Little Match Seller (stream)
6 November at 2pm I During Christmas night, the windows sparkle with colorful lights, people singing and laughing, tasty smells floating through the streets, which
Malkki & Lehtovaara: Poor Butterfly
3. November at 6 and 8 pm at Turku City Theatre Poor Butterfly is a tragicomic story about a woman waiting for her lover to
Teatteri QO & Karavan: VSKNHA
5. November Manilla I Short film of a puppetry performance After three days between four walls, the quarantined traveler scratches the surface of the map
TEHDAS Theatre: A Wise Man Named Matti and Other Stories
6 November at 11 am and 1 pm I The touring performance A Wise Man Named Matti and Other Stories is an outside play by
Niina Lindroos & Co.: The Unmentionable
6 November at 4:00 and 6:30 pm at TEHDAS Theatre I An ineffable toy theatre performance The Unmentionable by Niina Lindroos is a solo toy
Nurinpäin Collective: Hula Hula
Poetic images of impossibilities A visual concert for children inspired by experimental electronic music, theatre of objects and performance art. In this work the composer
Elina Lajunen: TangO
A short film about puppeteer Elina Lajunen‘s tango travels around the world, as well as mental landscapes. Argentine tango contains the whole world. Abrazo, a
Festival club
Friday 5 November at 9 pm in Manilla I TIP-Fest’s very own festival club is held in the warm milieu of an old spirits factory
Bruno Leone: Guarattelle Afronapoletane
6.11. klo 12 ja 20 I The performance combines traditional Neapolitan guarattelle puppet theatre with music from Burkina Faso creating dialogue between cultures and traditions.
Dirty Duckling: Princess Pikkiriikki – The hero of all the naughties
7. November at 12:30 & 3:30 pm TEHDAS Theatre – Princess Pikkiriikki is a colourful and engaging puppet theatre play for the whole family.
WORKSHOP: Musical perspective of object & puppet theatre by Matija Solce
Friday 5 November at 10-14, Manilla I Practical workshop with leading puppeteer and musician Matija Solce. Suitable for actors, puppeteers, performers, directors. Register here Puppet
Teatro Matita & MCLU Koper: BEING DON QUICHOTTE
5 November 19:00 at TEHDAS Teatteri I Object theatre show for two actors, one marionette, a table and a bunch of nonsense objects. Build on
TIP-Fest for theatre professionals
TIP-fest invites all professionals to join our online programme curated especially for theatre presenters, heads of program and puppet art professionals.
Get a sneak peak to Finnish puppetry scene – what is bubbling under and what is up-and-coming?
We are also motivated to build bridges between professionals across the globe oline. The programme is free of costs but registration is needed. See more here.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Production: Aura of Puppets
Artistic directors: Roosa Halme, Anna Nekrassova and Outi Sippola: tipfest@auraofpuppets.com
Producer: Lotta Valtanen lotta@auraofpuppets.com, +358 41 486 1222
Media and other inquiries: info@auraofpuppets.com
Festival is supported by
Main partners: Pro Manilla Foundation, TEHDAS Theater
Sponsors: Arts Promotion Centre Finland, City of Turku, Finnish Cultural Funds Varsinais-Suomi Regional Fund, Turku Theatre Foundation, Ministry of Education and Culture.
Latest festival updates
The journey towards the shortfilm TangO
Dear reader and viewer of the film TangO, The journey to this point, where the short film TangO is ready to
TIP-Fest 2021 is looking for volunteers!
TIP-Fest 3.-7.11.2021 welcomes you to the festival’s volunteer team! TIP-Fest 3.-7.11.2021 welcomes you to the festival’s volunteer team! TIP-Fest (Turku International
TIP-Fest 2021 is looking for an intern
TIP-Fest, Turku International Puppetry Festival, is looking for an event production intern for next autumn. Festival is held 3 to 7 November
Aura of Puppets has chosen an new artistic director for TIP-Fest season 2023-2024
Ishmael Falke is the new artistic director of Turku International Puppetry Festival. He is in charge of festival programs during 2023