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Organizer: Västerbottensteatern in collaboration with Riksteatern

A living room stands at the center. Doors and windows can be opened at any time, letting in so-called ordinary people. With their peculiar habits, manners, and behaviors. Scenes of everyday life and celebration alternate, and everyone seems to strive for the same thing. To be normal.

It goes so-so.

The Phantom of Everyday Life is inspired by Luis Buñuel's film The Phantom of Liberty, but here the focus is not on freedom, but on the ordinary. What happens to us when we constantly reflect ourselves in the gaze of others? When normality becomes a project?

With her characteristic expression, the acclaimed Finnish playwright and director Saara Turunen creates a melodic stage collage where absurdity and melancholy go hand in hand. It is a visually accurate performance with a lot of humor, a bit of sadness, and a warm gaze at the oddities of life and fleeting beauty.

The performance is in Finnish and subtitled in Finnish and Swedish.

Riksteatern in collaboration with & (Esbo Teater), Finland.

Cast: Ylermi Rajamaa, Kreeta Salminen, Katja Küttner, Anssi Niemi, Olli Riipinen, Minttu Mustakallio

Artistic team By: Saara Turunen Direction: Saara Turunen Choreography: Janina Rajakangas Scenography: Milja Aho Costume coordinator: Roosa Marttini Lighting design: Ada Halonen Sound designer/composer: Tuuli Kyttälä Lighting designer: Erno Aaltonen Costume designer: Laura Haapakangas

Photo: Milja Aho/Collage: Baris Berktan

Organizer: Västerbottensteatern in collaboration with Riksteatern