Quo Vadis

In July 2011, Theatre Quo Vadis set up their yurt at the Saari Residence for the third time with the intension of preparing their BurningBurning performance, which is due to premiere next autumn.

BurningBurning is a new kind of performance that combines science and different art forms in order to study burning both as a chemical/physical phenomenon and as a metaphor for living and feeling.

The performance is designed to take place within the Quo Vadis’ yurt, which simultaneously acts as a theatre space and stage: the structural and visual solutions are thematically linked with the core: being within something, inside a volcano, inside the heart and veins where energy flows and burns.

The performance will remain true to the nomadic traditions of Quo Vadis: it will be designed to roam, to be an entity that moves from one place, one country to another. The theatre’s international and multilingual values are also present in the performance as the script will be bilingual from the get-go. The performance will be internationalized in cooperation with representatives of Réplika Teatro from Madrid, who will also be staying at the Saari Residence.

International cooperation has created a method of bilingual performance which has proven that working together can produce not only a quality performance but also something entirely new or even unexpected. The end result is more than the sum of its parts: the synergy between varying performance languages creates a musicality and rhythm that are also reflected in the portrayal of a role. BurningBurning will also be created using this method.