Manndýr

Aude Busson: Manndýr (Iceland)

Sat 14 March at 3 p.m. Children's Cultural Centre Aurora, Espoo Tickets
Sun 15 March at 1 p.m. Tickets & 3:30 p.m. Annantalo, Helsinki Tickets

Daycare and school performances:
Fri, March 13, 9:30 a.m. Children's Cultural Centre Aurora, Espoo. Registration
Mon, March 16, 9:30 a.m. & 1 p.m. Annantalo, Helsinki. Registration in January at kultus.hel.fi

Duration approx. 45 min
Language: Finnish
Recommended age: 3–10 years

What does it mean to be human? What about animals? Do animals have language? What is childhood? Aude Busson's collage-like work presents children's own thoughts on the big questions of life.

“A child is here to support the world, to have new ideas, new projects that no one has had, ideas that do not come from before but come from now for later.” (Excerpts from the french soundtrack of the performance)

Children’s thoughts and Borko’s music compose the soundtrack and creates an intimate and contemplative atmosphere. On stage, Aude Busson follows the voices of children and traces a story of mankind and its relationship to the world. In Manndýr, guests are invited to dwell in a world where children tell the whole story and many questions will stay unanswered. They are invited to a world where playing and sensitive exploration are fully part of the experience.

Manndýr has been shown already 60 times in theaters and schools in Iceland, France and Norway.

Concept, performer: Aude Busson
Set design: Sigríður Sunna Reynisdóttir
Music: Björn Kristjánsson (Borko)
Photographs: Sigurður Gunnarsson
Finnish audio recording: Theater group Linnunrata, Annantalo