9.–11.5.2024, Turku I

A trio for puppet artist, dancer and measure sticks. The show begins in a simple yet enigmatic setting: a random meeting between two people in a bizarre world made entirely of measures. In an attempt to establish a human contact, the couple finds itself trapped in communication that revolves only around measuring oneself and the world. Soon the space around them transforms into a surreal jungle of measures, as everything turns into numbers, averages and percents.

The obsession for measuring everything plagues our modern society and reaches insane absurdities. Measuring has become an integral part of our existence. What happens to our world when also the unmeasurable is forced into counting units? Do we still measure to improve our lives, or have the roles changed – do we now live to measure more effectively?

WORKING GROUP Concept, direction and performance: Ishmael Falke and Sandrina Lindgren Guest director: Idit Herman Sound design: Niklas Nybom Lighting design: Jarkko Forsman Dramaturgical support: Ville Kurki Assistant: Sarah Bazire Scenography: working group Production: Tehdas Teatteri, Grus Grus Teatteri, Clipa Theater

Full Measures premiered in Turku at Tehdas Teatteri Autumn 2019. The show has since visited Retroperspektywy event in Lodz in Poland in 2023.

Performances

Thu 9.5. at 20:00 Fri 10.5. at 18:30 Sat 11.5. at 19:30 Tehdas Theatre, Itäinen Rantakatu 64, Turku As part of Henkinen lentokenttä festival Language: non-verbal, English Duration: 50 min Age recommendation: 12+ Tickets 23€/21€/16€: Tehdas Teatteri

Ishmael Falke and Sandrina Lindgren discover the movement qualities of the folding rules with fine distinction (…) their characters do with this object just about everything possible.”

Jouko Grönholm, Turun Sanomat 22.9.2019

The folding rule is unmistakable in its millimeter precision, so it is brilliant to use it as the agent in this form of object theatre

Ann-Christine Snickars, Åbo Underrättelser