Paratiisi
Dual roles possible, 9 actors in the original staging
The boy is from Kianji, a large country far from here. When civil war arrives, he loses his home and then, one by one, his mother, father, and brother. The guerrilla camp is his only source of friends, and even they send him on a mission as a suicide bomber. He’s rescued, however, and eventually ends up in eastern Finland. There he encounters a new kind of loneliness, suspicion, and racism. Only when he escapes into his internal world can the boy find freedom, with the help of MC Hammer and Michael Jackson.
Paradise is a beautiful and cruel tale of longing and homelessness. It tells its stories through potent images and passionate poetry. The text offers ample opportunities to make use of dance and music, and its outwardly directed, communal style makes it possible for both performers and viewers to participate in an enveloping common experience.
