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Sixfingers Theater: “Mid Winter Dream” - a mythicalretro science fiction performance inspired by thefinnish national epos “Kalevala”. A co-operationbetween Wolf Sign Theatre, Six Fingers Theater andTurku city theater. Puppets Iisa Tähtinen, scenographyJohanna Latvala, director Lars Wingård, text IshmaelFalke, puppeteers: Elina Putkinen, Maiju Puuppola andIshmael Falke.photo: Iisa TähtinenTurku Arts Academy ”I am not always the same”(2005), based on the life of Franando Pessoa, dir. DavidGirondin – Moab and Paolo Duartephoto Kari Vainio14Antti-Juhani Manninen: dr Jekyll and mister Hyde,premiere 2005 at Turku Arts Academy, actor: Antti-Juhani Manninenphoto: Kari VainiMusic Theater Kapsäkki: “The wooden boy” (2006),director Elina Lajunen, shows in Seurasaari museumarea. photo: Eero Grundström
The new wave of FinnishpuppetryCompared to many other European countries,Finland does not have a long history in puppetry.However, Finnish puppeteers have succeeded toturn it positive way. In the last few years, Finlandhas come out as a fresh, very interesting puppetrycountry. Besides traditional puppet theatres, anew generation is emerging, thanks to educationin Turku and Pieksämäki and also Adulta in theHelsinki area.The influence of education has also been noted outsideof Finland. Finnish puppeteers have gone to manyfestivals and many young artists continue studyingIshmael Falke is a founder of Sixfingers Theatre.Sixfingers has also become known abroad with theshow “Golemanual”, based on naked hands. After that,Sixfingers has actively worked in co-operation withlocal drama theatres. Ishmael wrote the manuscript forthe show “Midwinter dream”. This show was freelybased on the Kalevala and the premiere was at TurkuCity Theatre.Let’s ask what these young puppeteers think about theworld of puppetry?A short history about your road to puppetry. How didyou start to get interested in puppet theatre?Elina: When I was young I played violin and madehandcrafts. In the high school I made my first puppetshow. It was handpuppetshow Little Red Riding Hood.I didn’t have a proper wolf so I took a frog puppet withhuge mouth and I hooked up a piece of paper to it. Inthe paper there was a text WOLF. In that time I thoughtthat in puppet theatre actors are hidden. Another thingwas that I thought that puppetry contains all forms ofart. I wanted to play music, make things with my hands,write, paint and be on the stage, but hidden. The lastpart has changed, I don’t want to hide anymore.Ishmael: When I was young, I wanted to be an astronautand a garbage truck worker. I think that with puppetry,I have achieved a good place in the middle. Actually, IBy: Timo Väntsi15Elina Lajunenabroad.Elina Lajunen, Ilona Lehtoranta and Ishmael Falkebelong to this new wave of Finnish puppetry. ElinaLajunen graduated from Turku Arts Academy,Department of Puppet Theatre, in 2004. She hascombined folk music, puppetry and movement inher shows “The happiest man in the world” (DanceThetre Rollo), “Little Red Riding Hood” (Dancetheatre Hurjaruuth) and “The Wooden Boy” (MusicTheatre Kapsäkki). She also works in her own group,Nukkehallitus, in Helsinki. She is currently studyingin the International Theatre School Jacques Lecoq inParis.Ilona Lehtoranta is one of the most interesting soloperformers in Finland. After studying in Pieksämäkipuppetry courses, she founded the Teatteri Capelletheatre, in Jyväskylä. Ilona combines simple puppetsand visual elements in her shows, for both adults andchildren.got the puppetry disease when one day the woman wholater became my wife was cutting her hair in the yard. Ifound the hair on the ground and started to play with it– immediately it became alive!Ilona: I have always been interested in theatre. I haveperformed for nearly 20 years in many amateur theatresIshmael Falke
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