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 is coming to Turku for the first time and will reveal the kitchen nightmares within the city’s culinary history.
This dinner and a show makes for an excellent choice for a Christmas party event.
Menu options: containing meat or vegan. Both menus are gluten-free and lactose-free. Other food allergies must be notified by email to info@aurinkobaletti.fi at least one week before the performance.
Menu options
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, Linda Holmström, Urmas Poolamets and Elina Raiskinmäki | UNDERSTUDY Annastiina Love | 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
Age recommendation: 12 and up
Performances
Thu 14.11. at 19.00 PREMIERE
Fri 15.11. at 19.00
Sat 16.11. at 17.00
Thu 21.11. at 19.00
Fri 22.11. at 19.00
Sat 23.11. at 17.00
For week 47, tickets including dinner will no longer be sold. Tickets without food 31 € / person, can be purchased at the theatre ticket office. The bar is open during the performance.
Thu 28.11. at 19.00
Fri 29.11. at 19.00 (group bookings full)
Sat 30.11. at 17.00
Thu 5.12. at 19.00
Sat 7.12. at 17.00
Fri 13.12. at 19.00 (group bookings full)
Sat 14.12. at 17.00
Tickets
Regular ticket: 79 € / person including the show and a three-course dinner (see menus above).
Three-drink wine package: 15€ / person (alcoholic) or 12€ / person (non-alcoholic).
Group tickets: 70 € / person (min. 10-person group, group leader 35 €)
Ticket includes the show and a three-course dinner (see menus above).
Three-drink beverage package: 15€ / person (alcoholic) or 12€ / person (non-alcoholic).
Group Bookings and Inquiries
Pia Puustelli
ryhmamyynti@aurinkobaletti.fi
p. 050 470 1620
Reviews and articles
Currently only available in Finnish.
Laukkamakkara kutsuu tanssiin Aurinkobaletin hulvattomassa ruokateatteriteoksessa (TS 15.11.2024)
Teoksen arvio Turkulaiset-verkkosivulla (Turkulaiset 18.11.2024)
Turkulaisen ruokahistorian salaisuudet paljastuvat, kun Aurinkobaletin esityksen lomassa nautitaan monen ruokalajin menu (TS 11.11.2024)
Videos of the performance
Teaser of the performance.
Watch info video for the performance.