Tehdas Teatteri, Niina Lindroos & Aura of Puppets: TAINARON

Tainaron is not a place, as you perhaps think. It is an event which no one measures. It is no use for anyone trying to make maps. It would be a waste of time and effort. Do you understand now?

Leena Krohn’s novel Tainaron – Mail from another city contains 30 letters describing a different reality far from home. The novel is the source of inspiration for the episodic, beautifully grotesque puppet theatre piece. Immersed in the picturesqueness of the letters, the work builds a stage set for the ever-changing reality and inhabitants of Tainaron. The result is a visually sprawling and expressively precise, strangely musical, wordless contemporary puppet theatre.

Tainaron lived in the same way as many of its inhabitants; it too was a creature that was shaped by irresistible forces.

Extracts from the letter Dayma, Leena Krohn Tainaron – Mail from another city.

WORKING GROUP
concept, building, codirecting: Niina Lindroos
directing, building: Elina Sarno
costumes, building: Riikka Mellin
manipulation, performance: Pia Kalenius, Nanna Mäkinen, Karo Illi
light design, building: Essi Santala
sound design: Markus Heino
Dramaturgy and script – Tainaron team
photos: Maijo Kurki, poster photo: Jesper Dolgov