In his latest production, Pasi Mäkelä brings together Finnish and Japanese folklore and traditional culture with contemporary live art. The performance, centred on a ceremonial situation full of absurd humour and obscure gags, is inspired by the Finnish folk ritual of the bear hunt “Karhun Peijaiset”, which is treated with the elements of traditional Japanese kabuki theatre.
Finnish performer, musician, director, choreographer, conceptual artist based in Prague. Mäkelä studied at Turku Arts Academy in Finland, where he received a degree as a theatre director and educator. He is a long-time member of the Finnish theatre communities Reality Research Center and Circus Maximus. He is currently involved in the musical projects The Spermbankers, Fart Armers and various improvisation collaborations. His notable original works include solo performances of Tonttu and Walrus Vampire Show, and projects with his own music/performance collective Sabotanic Garden. He regularly appears as a guest actor, performer or musician in a variety of one-off and staging works.
Authors, performer: Pasi Mäkelä
Lighting design: Jonáš Garaj
Art/craftsmanship: Mimosa Pale
Sound: Vojtěch Procházka, Jakub Švejnar, Elia Moretti