Helga -
Live of a Diva Extraordinaire
by Kallo Collective (Finland)
60 minutes
Friday, May 31st at 9pm
Saturday, June 1st at 7pm
Sunday, June 2th at 5pm
All performances are at Thrust Theater
(1225 W. Belmont Ave.)
Credits:
Director: Jenni Kallo
Light design: Alice Leclerc
Original music: Hannu Oskala
Sound design: Sami Tammela
Costume and set design: Kirsi Manninen
Produced by Kallo Collective
Supported by: Jenny & Antti Wihuri Foundation, Arts Promotion Centre
Photos: Mihaela Bodlovic.
Tragedy and comedy meet as Helga invites us into her world, from the mundane details of her day to the fabulous memories of her life, skilfully directed by Jenni Kallo, Artistic Director of the renowned Kallo Collective (Only Bones, Edinburgh Fringe 2016). Performed using, mime, clowning and circus skills to describe Helga's life, which is simultaneously tragic and comic.
Kallo Collective is an award-winning ever-expanding physical theatre and contemporary circus company focused on non-verbal tour-ready productions with comedy at their core. Kallo Collective aims to champion the art of physical based humour by producing a wide range of productions, teaching workshops, and producing NouNous Festival an annual international festival of physical comedy in Helsinki.
“'Absurd comedy and sparkling wit…"
★★★★★ LapinKansa.fi
“A performance which comes straight from the heart."
★★★★★ The Scotsman
Workshop Offering
The Expressive Body: The Essence of Physical Theater
Taught by Kallo Collective (Finland)
Monday, June 3rd
10am-1pm
Stage 773 (1225 W. Belmont Ave.)
Workshop fee: $50
For more information on Physical Festival workshops, click here.