Karkelot
Life is a celebration. This is the invitation.
Communality isn’t dead – it lives on in circus!
Karkelot (Revelry) is the Arctic Ensemble circus collective’s new, big, and visually stunning contemporary circus production, featuring acrobatics alongside traditional partner and group dances. The audience is treated to a cornucopia of acrobats, dancers, musicians, and masters of physical comedy.
The work draws inspiration from Finnish folk tradition, dance, and music, which whimsically intertwine with circus acrobatics, physical comedy, and a focus on being present in the moment. It revives historically familiar forms of coming together to celebrate. The ensuing revelry is elevated to yet another level by accordion artist Johanna Juhola, who plays her own compositions.
Karkelot makes use of playful competitiveness inherent in both acrobatics and folk dance alike and demonstrates rare showmanship by wordlessly communicating through physical movement. Refreshingly, the performance dismantles the often gendered and strictly enacted roles of each discipline.
In the work, celebrations and rituals that accompany life and death – from birth to adulthood to marriage – all form a part of the revelry. The performance strives for authentic physical connection and invites the audience to join in the creation of new rituals for coming together.
Show length: ~ 120 minutes including intermission
Accessibility
The performance takes place in the collective’s own circus tent, usually located on a sand or grass field. The tent has 8 wheelchair spaces and the passageways are at their narrowest 1.20m. There is an accessible porta potti at the performance area. If you have an assistant, please contact customer service at liput@arcticensemble.com. Assistants with EU disability card come free of charge.
Please note:
The shows contain loud noises and flashing lights.
During the interval, popcorn and refreshments are available from the tent café.
Tickets
Tickets 29,5€/21,5€. A limited number of pay-what-you-can tickets can be bought at the door. Free of charge for babies. Group sales for groups of more than 20 people : liput@arcticensemble.com
The online ticket shop closes one hour before the start of the performance, at which time the door ticket sales begin.
All ticket types are unnumbered. Doors open half an hour before the performance.