Laundry – Lost in Laundryland

Company Portmanteau: Laundry (Finland)

Sat 14 March at 2 p.m. Kanneltalo, Helsinki Tickets

Kindergarten and school performances:
Tue, March 17, at 9:30 a.m. (Kindergartens) and 12 p.m. (Schools) Kulttuuritalo Martinus, Vantaa. Registration begins on January 15 at tapahtumat.vantaa.fi/bravo

Non-verbal
Duration: approx. 50 min
For the whole family

“Pyykki – Lost in Laundryland” is a new performance for children and families by the company Portmanteau, in collaboration with the award-winning visual artist Helga Stentzel.

Inspired by Stentzel’s photographic series Clothing Line Animals, the performance explores the whimsical world of “Household Surrealism”, looking for magic in the everyday. Using optical illusions to transform clothes and common objects into playful characters and creatures, it invites audiences into a magical universe of little visual delights.

Blending circus, dance, puppeteering, and new magic, PYYKKI follows two friends determined to solve the mystery of where missing socks go. A quest that leads them into a vibrant, surrealist realm filled with fantastical characters and playful transformations.

The 2025 Pikku ITU performance is suitable for the whole family.

Direction: Luis Sartori do Vale
Creation and performance: Luis Sartori do Vale, Mira Ravald
Characters concept and design: Helga Stentzel
Lighting design: Jere Mönkkönen
Sound design: Petteri Rajanti
Magic consultant: Kalle Nio
Production: WHS, Portmanteau
Support: Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Finnish Cultural Foundation, WHS Teatteri Union, Cirko, Stoa, ITU Children's Theater Idea Incubator
Photography: Luis Sartori do Vale & Mikko Pirinen