Nya Rampen takes hold of the most renowned plays of all time, taking a look at mortal sins through Shakespeare’s tragedies. What does Nietzsche’s famous quote »God is dead« mean to the modern world that is struggling in a chaos after the humanistic era? The scepticism nurtured by postmodernists has been overcome by populist right-wing and religious fundamentalism, as people are searching for easily understandable all-encompassing answers.
WORSHIP! examines the characteristic human need to believe in and belong to something, be it a religion, an ideology or art. Nya Rampen ponders why fiction such as Shakespeare’s tragedies still has such a hold on audiences. Do we need stories in order to understand reality? Is the theatre slowly becoming our church?
The Finnish Theatre company Nya Rampen was founded 12 years ago in Helsinki and is now based in Berlin. With their latest project CONTE D’AMOUR, which was developed in association with the Swedish group INSTITUTET, they have been invited to numerous European festivals and were awarded this year’s main prize at the theatre festival Impulse leading to an invitation to the Berlin Theatertreffen 2012.
Regisseur / Director Jakob Öhrman
Produzentin / Producer Elin Westerlund
Musik / Music Andreas Catjar
Licht / Light Design Jens Leeb-Lundberg Video Markus Öhrn
Bühnenbild / Scenography Lars Idman (Aalto University)
Kostüme / Costume Lisa Martelin, Natalia Mustonen
Kampfchoreographie / Stagefight instructor Oula Kitti
Foto / Photo Tomi Nuotsalo
Trailer & Films: Markus Öhrn, Natasja Loutchko
Darsteller / Performer Elmer Bäck, Cris Af Enehielm, Joonas Heikkinen, Iida Kuningas (TeaK), Rasmus Slätis, Sara-Marie Soulié (TeaK)
Musiker / Musicians Matthias Leo Weiss, Fabiana Striffler
Produktionsfirma / Production Company, Institution Teater Nya Rampen
Koproduzenten / Co-production partners Nordwind Festival, Baltic Circle Festival
Unterstützt von / Founded by Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland, Föreningen Konstsamfundet, Sparbanksstiftelsen i Helsingfors, City of Helsinki Cultural Office
Nordwind Festival Theatre's programme is supported by TINFO Theatre Info Finland
