Join us in celebrating Kalevala Day and enjoying an atmospheric evening in Sello Hall’s lobby.

Laulettu Kalevala ('The Kalevala in Song') is a performance that gets the audience involved: you can absorb yourself in the enchanting sung poetry and the flurry of tales by singing along or listening. The Karelian-Finnish epic is sung in various folk melodies. Bring your own copy of the Kalevala!

The performers are members of Audio Theatre Iki-Turso. The group specialises in archaic sung poetry and experimental audio theatre. Iki-Turso was founded on the 150th anniversary of the publication of the Kalevala in 1999. The live concept is one part of the Laulettu Kalevala project, the other part of which is an audiobook that pihla folk published in 2023.The project was initiated by Kuhmo-born producer Mari Pääkkönen.

Laulettu Kalevala project

Singers of Audio Theatre Iki-Turso at Sello Hall: Eila Hartikainen, Maari Kallberg, Ilona Korhonen & Anna-Kaisa Liedes
Visual designer: Tatu Rouvinen
Project invitations, production and publishing: Mari Pääkkönen / pihla folk
Sibelius Academy Folk Music Recordings 184

The project was funded in 2021–2023 by: Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation, Kalevala Society Foundation, Finnish Cultural Foundation, Niilo Helander Foundation & Arts Promotion Centre Finland

Duration 1 h 30 min

Lämpiöklubi: Laulettu Kalevala

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