PEOPLE, ANIMALS

Direction and Concept: Tuire Tuomisto

Performers: Jonna Wikström, Anni Tani

The performance examined the (sociobiological) similarities between humans and animals. Is it possible to view humans as animals with the same tendencies and abilities? What kind of animal would a human appear to be if they were stripped of their exclusive rights, such as the ability to reconcile or understand complex social rules? One starting point of the performance was also to examine acting as a sociobiological talent; what if acting is fundamentally about the ability to adapt or survive, rather than the ability or talent to empathize?

Premiere: 24 November 2006 at ZOO, Korkeasaari HELSINKI