FINNISH
THEATRE 53/1999
FINLANDAIS
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What to tell a Martian about Finnish Theatre
Jussi Helminen, theatre and festival director, introduces Martian visitors to the strange theatre-land of Finland.Relative freedom
The critic Soila Lehtonen writes about Finland’s theatre groups, their birth and contemporary life.Theatre network of democratic distribution
The editor-in-chief of Teatteri (‘Theatre’) magazine, Annukka Ruuskanen, chose Kuopio City Theatre as an example to illustrate how institutional theatre in Finland works.How to visit Finland
If you want to tour your production, Finland is not an easy country. Information officer Anneli Kurki tells how to succeed.Puppet Theatre in Finland
1999 is the year of Finnish puppet theatre. Leila Peltonen, who has a small puppet theatre of her own, describes the current state of this genre.FINNISH
THEATRE 54/2000
FINLANDAISCONTENTS:
To be a Playwright in Finland
Ilpo Tuomarila, playwright and the director of Turku Municipal Theatre on what it is to be a dramatist in FinlandWomen Challangers of Finnish Theatre
The director of the Finnish National Theatre Maria-Liisa Nevala writes about women dramatistsPlaywrights can be Trained
The dramatist Lauri Sipari is rector of the Theatre Academy. He describes the Academy's success in training playwrightsJussi Kylätasku - Chronicler of Crime and Reconciliation
Pekka Kyrö, director of the Radio theatre and journalist, writes about Jussi KylätaskuHistory of Dramatist - Joakim Groth
The journalist Ann Christine Snickars writes about the work of the playwright Joakim Groth"Writing Grows into the Rest of Life"
The journalist Matti Linnavuori writes about Reko Lundán, who has risen to prominence as both playwright and directorLaura Ruohonen - does the Soul have a Gender
The director Teija Hyvärinen's impressions of Laura Ruohonen, whose plays she has directedJuha Siltanen - Texts as a Challenge to Theatre-maker´s
The theatre critic Hilkka Eklund writes about the writer Juha Siltanen's stage and radio playsA Bridge from Finland to the Heart of Peru
Mariza Núñez has acted as an ambassador for Finnish drama in Spain and Latin America. She is interviewed by Maili ÖstText-hatchery to the Aid of New Plays
The director of the KOM Theatre, Pekka Milonoff, has set up a text-hatchery for new plays. He is interviewed by Anneli Kurki.Poetry of Objects and Emotions
The Quo Vadis group makes new Finnish drama without words. The journalist Otto Lappalainen writes about its work.
