Vuosipäivä – Anniversary – Un Anniversaire – Centre dramatique Kokolampoe, Kallo § Rinta-Opas
Apr 27, 2025 | 3:00 pm
Kaikukatu 4, 00530 Helsinki
Every year, the twins prepare to celebrate the birthday of someone who is absent.
Stuck in their private reflections, lonely, childless and useless, they share their losses. Despite their lapses into gloomy thoughts, they remain optimists, waiting for a small spark to momentarily light up the darkness with fragile happiness.
Vuosipäivä (Anniversary) is a French-Guyanese-Martiniquan-Finnish collaboration. The work is part of a trilogy by award-winning Martiniquan author Alfred Alexandre that explores the absence of a person. The original text is written in French.
This physical tragicomedy is directed by French-Guyanese Ewlyne Guillame and performed by two Finnish talents in physical theatre and comedy, Jenni Kallo and Niina Rinta-Opas, also known as Kylmä and Kalma, who first performed at Q-teatteri’s Enchanted Island in 2000.
The main language of the performance is physical theatre, but in the mixture of clownery and tragedy, there may be a few snippets of different languages, such as French and English, in addition to Finnish. The work deals with profound and universal themes that will touch people from all backgrounds. The characters’ life experiences and emotions provide a space for identifying with them, highlighting the diversity of human experience.
Duration: 45 minutes
Age recommendation: 16+
Language: Finnish, French
Content warning: The performance includes loud sounds, alcohol, strong emotions, strong odours and humour.
Working Group
Director: Ewelyne Guillame
Performers: Jenni Kallo & Niina Rinta-Opas
Text: Alfred Alexandre
Music: Harri Kuusijärvi
Lights: Michael Creusy & Atte Herd
Costume design: Reija Laine
