Residency artists and researchers Performing arts, performance art Reviiri workgroup performance art Preparation of place-specific and subject-specific presentations Reviiri workgroup produces presentations which are by nature subject-specific. The group’s working methods belong to the field of Devising theatre and research. The presentations themselves and the process of creating them are given equal importance by the workgroup. Work roles are divided evenly amongst all the group members: each has the opportunity to conceptualize, scriptwrite, direct and present in accordance with the specific requirements of the work at hand and with their own interests. Reviiri is particularly interested in the boundaries placed on a piece by the presentation space, by the presentation methods, by the relationship with the audience. The group is comprised of five theatre and performance at professionals, of whom four participated in the workshop held at the Saari Residence: Raisa Ekoluoma, Riitta Koukku, Petra Päivärinne, and Sini-Maria Tuomivaara. Reviiri worked at the Saari Residence from 29 June to 9 July 2008. The starting points for the work were the real and imagined histories of the Saari Residence, the memories of the workgroup members, and the manor and its surroundings as places. The workgroup arranged events and happenings along with motion, photo and video installations in various places throughout the manor and its grounds. The group’s stay concluded with a public performance of the material developed during their time at the Saari Residence. The presentation was called Työmaa-alueita. Kuvittelu sallittu (Construction Zones: Imagining allowed). Reviiri workgroup worked at the Saari Residence in summer 2008.