An original production that blends elements of Japanese theater, experimental concerts, free improvisation, and Finnish humppa music. In this latest work, Mäkelä fuses Finnish and Japanese traditions with contemporary live art.
The performance, built around a ceremonial event infused with absurd humor, draws inspiration from the Finnish folk ritual Karhun Peijaiset, a bear hunting and sacrifice ceremony that connects the traditional cultures of the subarctic region.
Finno-Ugric Garage Kabuki.
Pasi Mäkelä is a 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.
⋆✴︎˚｡⋆ CONCERT AFTER THE FUGK AT 21:00 ⋆✴︎˚｡⋆
🪞Ikbal Lubys🪞
Ikbal Lubys is an Indonesian artist, sound artist, musician, instrument builder, and improviser. Co-founder of Yogyakarta’s creative space Ethnictro, he studied classical music and guitar at ISI Yogyakarta. In his work, he transforms social issues, images, and forms into sound across diverse formats. He collaborates internationally, mentors, and leads workshops for innovative music and art projects.
🪞The Witness Trees🪞
The Witness Trees is a sound performance inspired by Lubys’s research in the tropical forests of Kalimantan, where he witnessed the devastating impact of deforestation. Felled tree trunks, some freshly cut, others decades old, became silent witnesses to the transformation of the forest. In this work, he uses an electric guitar whose neck is replaced with a broken tree trunk or branch, stripped of strings, allowing the natural textures of the wood to produce sound. The instruments “play” the forest’s memory, echoing its changes and testimonies. The performance is interactive, inviting audiences to engage alongside him.
The performance is presented in collaboration with the Oscillation Festival (Q-O2, Brussels)
