“Like an animal you have never seen”

A mystical tribe has gathered to celebrate a twisted family reunion. In a black fortress, manic and magical music takes over, and the end result is shattered minds and crippled bodies.

”Globally Wanted is a blackish burlesque belch straight at your face. — I have no idea what to compare this to. Not to anything. Scary, and at the same time pleasurably filling the senses.”
– HS, Finland’s largest subscription newspaper 5.10.11

Globally Wanted is a performance of absurd happenings told through circus, acrobatics, parkour, physical theatre and an ingenious design.

The Globally Wanted tribe consist of five creatures. The fragile creatures test each other one by one, physically and mentally, to find their perfect match. The tests include moon walk dancing, spanking, singing bad opera, tickling, climbing, spinning, hanging, kissing…Despite of the grotesque relationships, this is their way of loving. It is normal to be different.

Globally Wanted was premiered at 3.10.2011 at Jyväskylä, Central Finland, and has since been performed 34 times in 12 different venues in Finland, Sweden, Germany and UK, including Cirko – Helsinki International New Circus Festival 2012 and Subtopia Circus Fair, Stockholm 2012. The Arts Council of Central Finland awarded Globally Wanted with the “Twist of the Year” – arts prize in 2011.

Duration: 60 min. Age recommendation: For adults / For people over 16 years old.

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• Team

  Director, producer: Seija Hakkarainen

  Performers: Sami Keinänen, Mikko Kervinen, Perttu Pihlaja, Lotta Roukala, Saga Elgland (2014-), Noora Pasanen (2011-2013), Kaisa Pesonen (2011-2013)

  Lighting design: Arto Saarelainen, Antti Helminen

  Light technician: Arto Saarelainen, Antti Helminen, Jukka Väisänen

  Costume design: Seija Hakkarainen & Sari Nyman

  Costumes: Sari Nyman

  Composer: Pekka Huttunen

  Musicians: Johannes Geisser, Ville Huovinen, Pekka Huttunen, Sami Keinänen, Kimmo Kuokkala, Petra Piiroinen, Michael Semper, Tom Semper, Eero Virtanen

  Sound technician: Karri Kuivanen, Jaakko Peltola, Ari Lampinen, Michael Semper

  Construction: Tuomas Talvitie, Heikki Riikonen

  Photographer: Jarmo Lahtinen, Réne Limbecker

  Graphic desing: Jukka Kaikkonen

  Production: Circus Association Circus Uusi Maailma

  In co-operation with: Theaterscheune Teutleben, Jyväskylän Huoneteatteri, The Concept of Dash

  Co-production: Cirko – Centre for New Circus

Company New World has earlier performed in theatre spaces, in the lobby of a swimming hall, in an old paper factory, at streets – now the Temple will be conquered!

Koodi Tummille Vyöhykkeille (Code for Darker Zones) will be performed only six times between October 4-10th, 2016. All performances inside one week’s time. At Pekka Ervast temple, Jyväskylä, Finland, a christosophic Temple built in 1927.

This performance is an existential moment with live music, animation, philosophical texts (in Finnish) and a Meaning of Life!

Performers: Tapio Envall (tuba), Oula Karppinen (saxophones), Keijo Koskenharju (percussions, calculator), Sami Keinänen (percussions, calculator), Tapio Laitinen (type writers)
Animations: Heikki Takala, Toni Essel
Texts: Harry Salmenniemi
Music composed by: Pekka Huttunen, Keijo Koskenharju
Costumes: Sari Nyman ja Seija Hakkarainen
Graphics: Tapio Laitinen
Author, design, producer: Seija Hakkarainen

TUESDAY OCT 4. AT 8 P.M. – COSMOS PREMIERE
THURSDAY OCT 6. AT 8 P.M.
SATURDAY OCT 8. AT 7 P.M. & 9 P.M.
SUNDAY OCT 9. AT 8 P.M.
MONDAY OCT 10. AT 8 P.M.

Pekka Ervast temple, Kauppakatu 5, Jyväskylä, Finland
(gateway opposite to Bar Vakiopaine,
no parking spaces in the inner yard)

Age: 15+

Block of Flats is an open-minded fusion of acrobatics, parkour, music, light and dance. People running on walls, getting magnetized to eachother, whirling on tissues and celebrating life. Block of Flats breaths down your neck and you can feel its past on on your shoulders. What happened here before I was here? How will I react when the traces and sounds of a neighbouring life invade my territory? When and how understanding and acceptance come into existence?

The people in Block of Flats are drawn in-between waking and dreams. Sleep paralysis stalks the sleeper, a state where the mind is awake an a momentarily paralyzed body. Beautiful and delicate tones are haunted by anxious and nightmarish moods.

The music for Block of Flats is specially composed for the performance. The orchestra includes e.g. double bass, electric bass, percussion, violin, oboe and vocals. Musical influences come from different parts of the world and styles of music. Led by lopsided music reality gets distorted.

• Team

  Design and choreography Erika Forsberg, Seija Hakkarainen, Perttu Pihlaja, Lotta Roukala, Eero Virtanen

  Direction: Seija Hakkarainen

  Performers: Erika Forsberg, Mikko Kervinen, Keijo Koskenharju, Marianne Leppä, Niko Miettinen, Sini Pajunen, Petra Piiroinen, Lotta Roukala, Annika Venäläinen, Eero Virtanen

  Lighting design: Perttu Lähdesmäki

  Light technician: Perttu Lähdesmäki, Mesimaaria Lammmi

  Sound Design: Ari Lampinen

  Sound technician: Joni Pääkkö

  Scenery: Jussi Niemelä, Tuomas Talvitie

  Costume design: Suvi Virtanen

  Graphics: Jukka Kaikkonen

  Photography: Jarmo Lahtinen, Jiri Halttunen

  Production co-ordination: Ville Lahtinen

  Production: Sirkusyhdistys Circus Uusi Maailma ry

  In co-operation: The Concept of Dash

  Support: Koneen Säätiö, Suomen Kulttuurirahaston keskusrahasto ja Samuel Huberin Säätiö, Taiteen keskustoimikunta, Jyväskylän kaupungin kulttuuripalvelukeskus.

  Sponsor: Keljon järjestöyhdistys ry, Jyväskylän Huoneteatteri,
  Starkki, Kuusakoski Oy, Kirjapaino Kari, Jyväskylän Uusiotuote ry,
  Design Alonen, Tilausajot Mennään Bussilla Oy.

Human breeding has reached fearful, yet sweet results. There are only six bunkeracrobats left in the universe – plus otherworlders… RAJATILA (BORDERLINE) is hot mixture of circus, dance and theatre spiced with the black humour and strong aesthetics of Circus Uusi Maailma – this is rough and futuristic progressive circus!

RAJATILA (BORDERLINE) was performed in an old paper factory at June-September 2013 with 15 performances, premiered at Jyväskylä Arts Festival.

• Team

  Performers: Keijo Koskenharju, Ari Lampinen, Marianne Leppä, Niko Miettinen, Tuomas Rönkä, Eero Virtanen

  Design, direction, scenery, producer: Seija Hakkarainen

  Assinstant for the director: Tomi Huusko

  Acrobatics choreography: Erika Forsberg

  Lightdesign and lighttechnician: Arto Saarelainen

  Sound design: Ari Lampinen

  Sound technician: Karri Kuivanen

  Composer: Tuomas Paukku

  Costume design: Maiju Hietala

  Costumes: Mira Niemelä, Sari Nyman

  Make up: Heidi Naumanen

  Photography: Jarmo Lahtinen

  Graphics: Jukka Kaikkonen

  Builders: Julius Mykkänen, Tuomas Talvitie

  Production assistants: Erika Forsberg, Tomi Huusko, Ville Lahdinen, Marianne Leppä, Eero Virtanen

  Production: Sirkusyhdistys Circus Uusi Maailma ry

  Support: Taiteen edistämiskeskus/Keski-Suomen toimipiste, Jyväskylän kaupungin kulttuuripalvelukeskus

  Sponsors: Kirjapaino Ässä Oy, Tilausajot Mennään bussilla Oy

Give way! is street performance with mental acrobatics and carnevalism. It is a skiing competition with mini skies and three characters – an athlete, a diva and a cast away: Success, high heels and shortcuts. The competition consists of a warm-up, three sprints and an award ceremony, overall duration approx. 20 minutes. Full weather-proof performance with sharp and slavonic humour!