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Rebecca Clamp and Hans Wessels will perform two powerful songs on Orange Alert’s Saturday night. This is what the musicians have to say about their work:

"We have been making music together for the last eight years and released our latest album In The Bright Air, earlier this year. Our lyrical music combines acoustic and electronic elements. Like so many, we have felt a growing helplessness and frustration in the face of the unfolding climate crisis, and have spoken to this in the way we know how, through our music. The climate emergency and endangered biodiversity are major themes in our current album."

As a starter, you can treat yourselves to a video clip of Winterless. The full menu will be available live on Saturday. Bon appétit!

Be sure to get your tickets strategically if you want to catch Rebecca and Hans, since they will perform at only one of Orange Alert’s shows, on Saturday 20 November. Click here to learn more about them and their latest album.

Text & photo: Rebecca Clamp & Hans Wessels

Actions to Reverse Climate Change

blog 2 David wide Most of us are aware that something very unusual is already happening to our climate and some have been shocked by the disappearance of millions of birds, animals, and insects in recent years.

World leaders speak as if there were still plenty of time to solve the problem, but most scientists would agree that significant action must be taken now to reverse global warming and keep the average temperature increase to 1.5 degrees. Many young people support Extinction Rebellion’s goal of achieving net carbon neutrality by 2025, not by 2050 as politicians keep repeating.

David Rogers does what he can to reverse global warming by working with organizations like former U.S. Vice-President Al Gore's Climate Reality Network and the World Climate School. David is also part of Orange Alert's cast and will contribute with a colourful slide presentation about the science behind climate change and what ordinary people can do to help create the kind of world we all know is possible.

"During my talk, the overheating of our planet will be explained in plain language. It will also be shown why we are rapidly running out of time to reverse global warming. Some of the systemic changes that governments and the people of advanced economies will be required to make will also be described. My presentation will conclude with some specific actions which individuals can take to progressively eliminate greenhouse gas emissions and reduce plastic waste," says David.

Technology already exists to resolve the climate and biodiversity crisis in a relatively short time. The question is, are we willing to make the necessary changes in our lifestyle and way of thinking to get the job done in time?

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Text: David Rogers
Photo: Anni Taponen

Love From a Stranger

Love From a Stranger
by Agatha Christie
adapted for the stage by
Frank Vosper

LFAS bruce web Cecily Harrington has led a staid and proper existence. After winning a large amount of money in a sweepstake she desperately yearns for a life of adventure.

Enter Bruce Lovell, a handsome and charming stranger who sweeps her off her feet. In a whirlwind romance, she recklessly abandons her job, friends and fiancé to settle in the remote and blissful surroundings of a country cottage. However, her newfound “love from a stranger” is not what it seems….

A chilling and intense psychological thriller that examines the sadistic mind of a criminal and the extremes to which love and power of suggestions can be pushed.

FEATURING:
Cecily Harrington – Delphine Laniesse
Bruce Lovell – Mikael Kivimäki
Louise Garrard (Auntie Loo-Loo) – Sarah Puukka
Mavis – Esteri Hellgren
Nigel / Dr Gribble – Matthew Paines
Hodgson – David Rogers
Ethel – Pauliina Paalama

Produced and directed by Alexandra Sanda

Photography – Anni Taponen
Lighting design – Timo Karppinen
Sound design – Matthew Wooller

PERFORMANCES at the NoName Theatre
Fri 15 Oct 2021 at 7 pm
Sun 17 Oct 2021 at 3 pm
Fri 5 Nov 2021 at 8pm
Sat 6 Nov 2021 at 7 pm
Sun 7 Nov 2021 at 3 pm

TICKETS
20€ – standard admission
Available HERE in our holvi store
We regret that no discounts are available due to limited capacity.

Read all kinds of interesting things about the show in the SHOW BLOG

LOVE FROM A STRANGER
By Agatha Christie & Frank Vosper
© 1936 Agatha Christie Limited All rights reserved.
‘AGATHA CHRISTIE’ and the Agatha Christie Signature Mark are trademarks of Agatha Christie Ltd. All rights reserved.
The rights to this play are licensed by Agatha Christie Ltd.
For further information on this play and others by Agatha Christie, please visit: http://www.agathachristie.com

The Power of Art-shift

When an ambulance passes you by, the pitch of its siren dwindles in this… weird meandering sonic ramble. In a less dissonant example, the light from galaxies far, far away, grows redder with the distance it travels. In physics these effects are known as Doppler-shift, describing how wavelength changes when the source of the wave moves away from you.

Such types of shifts in perception caused by the change in distance are not a trademark of physics alone. The Arts evoke similar distortions, as they create a distance from the stark or mundane reality and alters it via the prisms of fiction and creativity. Satire, for instance, will turn political ugliness into comedy. Fantasy will redress a bloody civil war as a heroic saga, a TV show, an arsenal of fire-breathing special effects, and an even scarier myriad of memes. In short, the Arts will take the ordinary and add this special extra in order to make it fascinating.

Is Art good for anything else than just escapism, I hear the taunt of the sceptic. I believe so. I believe Art can tackle important issues, Art-shifting our minds and hearts in the same way as the Doppler effect shifts what we see and hear. I can’t imagine on my own the horrors of Guernica, but Picasso’s paining will recreate an agreeable part of them in the safety of my laptop screen. On another night, La vita è bella will help me feel (a little bit) of what is otherwise incomprehensible.

This belief in the power of the Art-shift is shared by a band of musicians, poets, activists, and thespians as they join efforts in raising an Alert about one of the most pressing world problems. This Alert is not red, as you might expect, but has rather Art-shifted to Orange. An Orange that is more bearable to the eye. An Orange Alert that is way more powerful in reaching the heart.

Orange Alert group photo

Text: Vladislav Nenchev
Photo: Anni Taponen

Small Mouth Sounds

Does the idea of a silent retreat in the woods fill you with joy or horror? In Bess Wohl's Small Mouth Sounds, six people escape city life for five days of distraction-free meditation, contemplation and healing: no smartphones and no small talk. Yet soon their need for human connection comes into conflict with their vows of silence. How do you speak your mind when you can't say a word?

This award-winning play from 2016 is both serious and absurd, and filled with awkward and insightful humour. Passport Theatre and the Finn-Brit Players are once again teaming up to bring you some excellent yet less-recognised voices in contemporary theatre.

CONTENT WARNING This play contains adult themes, strong language and nudity, and is not suitable for children.

FEATURING:
Teacher – Elina Jackson
Jan – Salvador Esparza
Rodney – Mikael Kivimäki
Ned – Salomon Marttila
Judy – Mira Berglund
Joan – Stephanie Carlson
Alicia – Hosanna Megumi
Additional Voices – Margaret Collier & Leben Norrie

Directed by Adrian Goldman
With music by John Millar & Matthew Wooller

PRODUCTION TEAM
Stage Manager – Leben Norrie
Assistant Stage Manager – Andreas Benker
Lighting Designer – Timo Karppinen
Sound Designer – Matthew Wooller
Sound Operator – Katrina Goldman
Prop Manager – Laura Karppinen
Photography – Anni Taponen
Graphic Design – Salomon Marttila
Publicity – Zachariah Chamberlaine

PERFORMANCES at the NoName Theatre
Thurs 7 Oct 2021 at 7 pm
Fri 8 Oct 2021 at 7 pm
Sat 9 Oct 2021 at 3 pm
Sat 9 Oct 2021 at 7 pm
Sun 10 Oct 2021 at 3 pm

SCHEDULE
The play will last approximately 90 minutes. There will be no interval, but refreshments will be available for purchase before the play starts. The doors and gate will open about 30 minutes before the advertised start time. Please arrive in good time, as due to the set up of the stage, latecomers cannot be admitted.

TICKETS
20€ – standard admission
16€ – concessions (students, retired, military/civil service)
16€ – FBP members

Available HERE in our Holvi store.

This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Josef Weinberger Limited.

Read all kinds of interesting things about the show in the SHOW BLOG