What a Menu! (Or the Lost Reputation of Mustard City)

The setting is a dinner table at an international food conference! There are food journalists, gastronomists, gourmets – good taste and not so much. This astonishing soirée will bring culinary twists and turns dancing before us, retelling the shady gastronomic history of Turku, and with a slurry of passionate words and dance about food. The birth of the brined groat sausage, laukkamakkara – could this have been prevented?

A culinary theatre experience by Johanna Keinänen and Liisa Ruuskanen will reveal the kitchen nightmares within the Turkus’s culinary history. This dinner and show is an excellent choice for a Christmas party event. Performances take place in November and December.

The menu for the performances is curated by Arttu Parviainen (Nahkurin Kellari and Juhlatila Tammisto), who won gold at the 2024 IKA Culinary Olympics as part of the Finnish national culinary team.

Menu options: containing meat or vegan. Both menus are gluten-free and lactose-free. Other food allergies must be reported via email to info@aurinkobaletti.fi at least one week before the performance.

Please be mindful of other audience members and avoid wearing strong scents when coming to the theatre.

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Menus

Menu including meat:

Artichoke gazpacho, artichoke crisps, caramelized artichoke puree, herbs and sage-arugula oil
Wallenberg’s steak of chicken, lentil and vegetable roast, herbs and herb mayonnaise
Spicy moist date cake, quince, vanilla-flavoured sea buckthorn, sea buckthorn jelly and chervil

Vegan menu:

Artichoke gazpacho, artichoke crisps, caramelized artichoke puree, herbs and sage-arugula oil
Vegetable Wallenberg, lentil and vegetable stew, herbs and herb mayonnaise
Spicy moist date cake, quince, vanilla-flavoured sea buckthorn, sea buckthorn jelly and chervil

Crew

SCRIPT AND DIRECTION | Johanna Keinänen | CONCEPT AND CONSULTING Liisa Ruuskanen | CHOREOGRAPHY AB Dance Company working group | DANCERS Côme Calmelet-Pyykkö, Arttu Halmetoja, Riku Lehtopolku, Suvi Nieminen and Elina Raiskinmäki | SCENOGRAPHY AND LIGHT DESIGN Magnús Sigurðarson | SOUND DESIGN Ilkka Tolonen | COSTUME DESIGN Marjo Haapasalo | PHOTOGRAPHY AND GRAPHIC DESIGN Jussi Virkkumaa | PRODUCTION AB Dance Company

Premiere: 14.11.2024 | Manilla Theatre, Turku
Running time: Around 2 hrs. Performance consists of three acts. There are intermissions between the acts, during which dinner is also served.
Age recommendation: 12 and up

Performances

Fri 21.11. klo 19
Sat 22.11. klo 17

Fri 28.11. klo 19 (Group reservations are fully booked)
Sat 29.11. klo 17

Thu 4.12. klo 19
Fri 5.12. klo 19

Fri 12.12. klo 19
Sat 13.12. klo 17

Fri 19.12. klo 19
Sat 20.12. klo 17

Tickets

79 € / person regular ticket
75 € / person for groups of at least 5 people
70 € / person for groups of at least 10 people

The ticket includes the performance and a three-course dinner (see menu options above).
See group booking instructions below.

NOTE! The regular ticket sales including dinner close in the online store on the Sunday of the previous week at 11:59 pm.
For performances with available seats, last-minute tickets without food can still be purchased.

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Wine Packages

We also offer wine packages to accompany your dinner, including 3 pours:
€18 / person (alcoholic)
€15 / person (non-alcoholic)

Group Tickets

75 € / person for groups of at least 5 people, including the show and a three-course dinner (see menus above).
70 € / person for groups of at least 10 people, including the show and a three-course dinner (see menus above).

Group reservations must be confirmed bindingly two weeks after the reservation. At the same time, menu choices and special dietary requirements must be confirmed.