Divine – A New Age Musical is an ecstatic fanfare. It is praise and domination; it is dance and singing from the depths of cunts thirsty for life.
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In Divine, Go Go Dance Group Kuumat Putket (‘Hot Tubes’) turns spiritual matters and go-go moves into a musical that rolls with the weight of its soon-to-be-middle-aged female dancers from one deep yet always entertaining subject to the next.
Kuumat Putket is a wannabe-go-go-dance group that was founded one night in a bar by a group of dance professionals. The group comprises eleven artists who work with contemporary dance, and creates performances and happenings that engage in dialogue with various phenomena of popular culture.
The group's first stage performance, a drag show entitled JUST Queens (2013), was performed to packed theatres and made waves in the social media.
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Premiere
DIVINE – NEW AGE MUSICAL
Performance and choreography Anna Maria Häkkinen, Heli Meklin, Maija Mustonen, Noora Nenonen, Laura Pietiläinen, Linda Priha, Anni Rissanen, Aino Voutilainen
Concept and direction Maija Mustonen & Laura Pietiläinen
Lighting and video design Kristian Palmu
Sound design Viljami Lehtonen
Costume and set design Laura Haapakangas
The third eye Satu Herrala
Voice of the Goddess Paula Tuovinen
Setup help Tuuli Ahonen, Kari Kankaanpää
Seamstresses Anni Konttinen, Suvi Matinaro
Seamstress trainee Anu Kojo
Lighting designer's assistant Sofia Palillo
Producer Riikka Thitz
Body double Wilhelm Blomberg, Elisa Tuovila
Mentoring Elina Pirinen
Singing consultant Niina Vicktoria Tamminiemi
Present in the spirit Elina Hauta-aho
Production Zodiak – Center for New Dance, Go Go Tanssiryhmä Kuumat Putket
Residencies Ehkä-tuotanto/Kutomo (Turku), Sõltumatu Tantsu Lava / STL (Tallin)
Sponsor Taperoll
In collaboration with Foiltek, Vallila
Photo Katri Naukkarinen
Post-performance discussion on 11.12.
Duration 1 h 20 min
Tickets 23/15 €
Ticket sales starts on July 27.
ZODIAK STAGE
