In this experimental participatory-audio-performance-turned-into-podcast episode, I talk to Fjolla Hoxha about her investigative theatre performance What is seen and what’s (left) behind the scene? in Studio Pasila in Helsinki. We learn about the history of Finnish theatre - the Helsinki City Theatre movement in particular - and talk about the invisible labour happening behind the stage. We discuss dramaturgy, the differences between theatre and performance art, the role of the director, and the relationships and dynamics between all the creative decision makers in an art production. Fjolla also tells about being Albanian during the war in Kosovo, how she learned about self-organised forms of resistance and collective perseverance while studying in illegal, underground schools, and how she has later developed creative writing methods to work with her memories and trauma.
This episode contains clips from the original audio piece from the performance, with sound design and editing by Timo Viialainen (re-edited by me for this podcast), and ambient recordings from the performance, recorded by me. The original performance-audio contains archival material, and reenacted interviews with present-day theatre workers.
(sound designer) Timo's website
What is seen and what's (left) behind the scene?
Helsinki City Theatre's website
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