Hamlet Private

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You have a front row seat, the only seat.

Hamlet Private takes you on a personal journey into the world of Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

Hamlet Private is a personal performance that reflects on life choices. It is a one-on-one encounter between the viewer and the performer, inviting the audience to engage with the great questions of Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

Hamlet is an idealist and a hesitant intellectual. He is an anti-hero, depressed by the moral pettiness of life. The performer interprets the story through cards that reflect Hamlet’s motives. Hamlet’s hesitation creates space for the viewer’s own questions and choices. The performance aims to offer an alternative to the compelling urge to control every area of life and every emotion through intellect.

The performance can be presented in Finnish or in English. One-to-one performance.

Who is the performance for?

For all Shakespeare fans or anyone interested in slightly unconventional performance formats.

The performance is interactive and takes place in a public space. However, the atmosphere is subtle, and the audience member is not thrust into the spotlight against their will. The audience member’s participation takes place more in their mind, guided by the performer, Samuli Roininen.

After the performance, the audience member receives the Talmeh cards used in the piece and a Guide to Dithering, so they can revisit the work later if they wish.

Audience inclusion

HAMLET PRIVATE WORKSHOP
Wed 22.4. at 6 p.m.
Hällä Stage, Studio

Come and discover the intense and fascinating Hamlet Private! Director Martina Marti and dancer-choreographer Samuli Roininen have worked on Hamlet Private from the starting points of interpersonal art. The performance features a deck of cards, one spectator and one performer, who sit opposite each other at a table. The work, which premiered in 2012, has been in MD’s repertoire since 2018, and has been performed at, among others, the Oulu Kehä Festival, the Pori Lainsuojattomat Festival and the Helsinki Festival as part of the Taidelahja concept.

In the workshop, we will discuss making interpersonal art and stop to explore the art of presence with simple physical exercises. We will also get to know the Talmeh-cards used in the Hamlet Private performance.

The workshop will be directed by Samuli Roininen. The workshop requires an interest in bilateral encounters, but does not require previous experience with Hamlet Private.

Working group

Concept and direction Martina Marti
Performer Samuli Roininen
Photos Emma Suominen, Erno Raitanen
Graphic design Last Tuesday Oy, Aino Nieminen
Production Dance Theatre MD / Gnab Collective
Original version 2012 Martina Marti, Marion Maisano, Cécile Orblin

Thank you Maka Sushi, Kukkakauppa Opuntia, Design Paja

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