Shapeshifter

Helena Krinal: Shapeshifter (Estonia)

Mon 16 March at 12:30 p.m. & 2 p.m. Kupla, Espoo Tickets available from 14 January
Tue 17 March at 2 p.m. Children's Cultural Centre Aurora, Espoo Tickets available from 14 January
Wed, March 18, at 9 a.m. Children's Cultural Centre Toteemi, Vantaa Tickets available starting January 12
Fri, March 20, at 9:30 a.m. Tickets & 11 Tickets, Vuotalo, Helsinki
Sat, March 21, at 10:30 a.m. Children's Cultural Centre Pessi, Vantaa Tickets available from January 12
Sun, March 22 ,1 p.m. Tickets & 15 Annantalo Tickets, Helsinki

Non-verbal
Recommended age: 6-18 months with an adult
Duration: 30 minutes, followed by free playtime for all ages

Movement workshops for babies and toddlers related to the performance:

Wed 18 March at 10:15 a.m. Children's Cultural Centre Toteemi, Vantaa Tickets available from 12 January
Sat 21 March at 12 noon Children's Cultural Centre Pessi, Vantaa Tickets available from 12 January

Shapeshifter is an interactive dance performance for a very young audience, for babies aged 6 months to 18 months. It is a poetic journey of a character who keeps changing its shape, evolving its being and celebrating each new shape while remembering the past. The performance is interactive for the babies in the age group and welcomes all members of the audience to explore the stage and the props after the performance.

Director, performer: Helena Krinal
Mentor, dramaturgy: Birute Baneviciute (Lithuania)
Sound designer: Liis Ring
Costume designer: Tiina Pikas
Photography: Eesi Raa Oreškin
Cinematographer: Evelina Nõmme
Production: MTÜ Krinalmansour
Co-production: Dansema Dance Theatre (Lithuania), Sareyyet Ramallah (Palestine)
Estonian Theatre Award 2024 nominee