Jättömailla

Jättömailla portrays how things came to be.

Jättömailla imagines how things could be.
The performance features puppetry for adults with dark forces.

Jättömailla stars the versatile performers Milla Kaitalahti and Miika Suonperä. Audience members are invited to join a post-show discussion on the themes of the work.
The performance is inspired by the University of Eastern Finland's research project Survival of the Fittest or Services for All?, which examines what it takes to access public services in the welfare state of the 2020s. Both the research project and the performance are funded by the Kone Foundation.

Vauriomania is an interdisciplinary collective founded by Jonnakaisa Risto and Juuso Timonen. The group creates grotesque works with the means of both theatre and film. Their award-winning productions have premiered at venues including the Finnish National Theatre and Viirus Theatre, and have toured extensively throughout Finland.

The performances are made possible primarily with the support of the Kone Foundation. This funding allows us to keep ticket prices lower than usual and to offer the &Muualla performances free of charge.

The free performances are intended especially for residents living near the performance venues. Through this initiative, Vauriomania and & Espoo Theatre aim to promote accessibility to the arts and make theatre available to as many people as possible. This is particularly important in the case of Jättömailla, a performance that explores growing inequality within the public service system.