{"id":6683,"date":"2025-09-03T15:37:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T12:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flowprod.fi\/?post_type=portfolio&p=6683"},"modified":"2026-03-13T16:32:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T14:32:52","slug":"flow-sirkus-esittaa-atlas-inverted-tree","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/flowprod.fi\/en\/portfolio\/flow-sirkus-esittaa-atlas-inverted-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"ATLAS & INVERTED TREE"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this fascinating double-bill evening Finnish and Japanese contemporary circus meet in the most interesting way. The audience will see two amazing shows: ATLAS by Ilmatila that combines animation and aerial acrobatics and INVERTED TREE BY Hisashi Watanabe\u00a0that skirts the boundaries between contemporary dance and juggling.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Atlas\u00a0<\/i><\/span>is a family-friendly mix of contemporary circus, animation and architecture that combines Ilona J\u00e4ntti<\/strong>\u2019s aerial acrobatics with Tuula Jeker<\/strong>\u2019s projections. The suprising performance paints a picture about understanding and perceiving the world: how directions and scales change when some element is in an unexpected position. At the same time, Atlas is a story about fleeting yet meaningful encounters from the far reaches of space to the depths of the seas.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Hisashi Watanabe<\/strong> has emerged on the Japanese performing arts scene like a shooting star with a new type of performance that skirts the boundaries between contemporary dance and juggling, which he calls \u201cFloor Juggling.\u201d \u00a0Watanabe\u00b4s performance displays his unique physicality, combining amazing flexibility and control of his body.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hisashi tells about his performance: \u201cWhen I was little, I used to walk on all fours around the town at night. Climbing on the fences and poles, jumping off, and holding my breath not to be found by passersby. I was thinking how to trace back from the tip of the evolutionary tree to its root. And now, I\u2019m trying how to be an animal with the human body. I think neoteny, the form we acquired during our evolution, the ability to keep the many possibilities without specializing, encourages us to search and discover the unknown. It might be the tolerance of the species that can reserve insignificant elements.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

ATLAS<\/span>
\nConcept, choreography and performance: Ilona J\u00e4ntti<\/strong><\/span>
\nConcept, script and animation: Tuula Jeker<\/strong><\/span>
\nLighting design: Kauri Klemel\u00e4<\/strong><\/span>
\nSound design: Saku K\u00e4m\u00e4r\u00e4inen<\/strong><\/span>
\nPhoto: Gian Luca<\/strong><\/span>
\nProduction by Ilmatila<\/span><\/p>\n

INVERTED TREE<\/span>
\nChoreography and performance: Hisashi Watanabe<\/strong><\/span>
\nPhoto: Takahisa Yasuta<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Tickets will go on sale in March 2026!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Performances: 6.-8.10.2026 Kulttuuritalo Valve, Valvesali<\/span><\/p>\n

Ticket sales: Kulttuuritalo Valvee ticket sales, Ticketmaster.fi<\/span><\/p>\n

Age recommendation: adults and children 7+<\/span><\/p>\n

Duration: 1h 15min including 20min intermission<\/span><\/p>\n

Oulu is the European Capital of Culture for the year 2026. Double-bill evening is part of the Oulu2026 cultural programme and cultural climate change.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n