Theatre

Shaking off centuries-old stereotypes of hard living and wild ways, this entrancing circumpolar celebration heralds the individual cultures of indigenous peoples from the Arctic as well as their collective cry for recognition amid modern development. Commissioned by the Finnish National Theatre to commemorate the centenary of Finland’s independence in 2017, the remarkable collaboration with Ruska Ensemble and the National Theatre of Greenland forms the second part of an Arctic Trilogy exploring and strengthening Nordic identities, from Siberia to Greenland. Here, audiences in Hong Kong gain the rare chance to fathom the world through Chukchi legends, Inuit traditional masked dance, and modern Sami poems in a wondrous production blending ancient ways with future hopes and dreams.