Future Paradises is an interactive performance designed for children aged 4–9, focusing on hope and belief in the future.*

A paradise is an ideal living environment: aesthetic, abundant, joyful, and safe. Future Paradises is a space reserved for imagination, where children are invited to envision positive futures. Positive future thinking helps children develop resilience and strengthens their ability to shape the world ahead.

The performance is ever-evolving and visually rich, built within the audience’s imagination through participatory play, storytelling, and creative exploration. Alongside the artistic team, the content is co-developed with the “Väriläiskä” expert group—children aged 5 to 7 from the PiiPoo Cultural Centre.

*The performance contains no religious references.

Duration: 45–50 minutes.

Content: Katja Kähkönen, Mateja Ocepek, Katja Povše, Väriläiskä expert group

Direction: Katja Kähkönen, Mateja Ocepek, Katja Povše

Costume design and equipment: Mateja Ocepek, Katja Kähkönen, Katja Povše

Music and sound design: Sanette Sevon

Assisting playwright: Špela Frlic

Perfomer: Katja Kähkönen (Finland) / Katja Povše (Slovenia)

Production: Baby and Toddler Theatre AEIOU, Children’s and Arts Centre Ljubljana

Producers: Katja Kähkönen, Katja Povše, Irena Rajh

Photographer: Matej Povše

Partner: Culture Centre PiiPoo

Slovenian premiere: January 2025, Children’s and Arts Centre Ljubljana

Finnish premiere: February 2025, Culture Centre PiiPoo, Lempäälä

The play has been supported by Pirkanmaa Regional Culture Fund and the Slovenian Ministry of Culture.

Schedule:

October 25 at 1 PM, 2:30 PM, and 4 PM / Lippulaiva Library (Salonki)

Please reserve your seat for the performance here:

https://www.aeiou.si/fi/ohjelmisto-suomi/tulevaisuuden-paratiisit.html

Tulevaisuustarinoita

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