URBANIA

"This road used to be a river"

URBANIA is an urban performance project done in collaboration with the Portuquese group Teatro Meia Volta. The project started in autumn 2009.
Urbania is a site-specific performance, which explores cities both as physical and as spiritual places.
It suggests, that cities in general have one, shared appearance. Yet every city has its uniquity, a fingerprint marking just this particular city.
The search of the essence of this personality is one of Urbania´s main goals.

THE PAST

Helsinki 4.-13.3.2010: URBANIA -the Ultimate Pilgrimage
URBANIAs first performances were held in Helsinki in march 2010. Altogether eight city wanderings were performed.
Work group Helsinki: Maria Ruostepuro (RRC), Timo Mäkelä (RRC), Erica Richter, Markus Lankinen, Ingvill Fossheim, Mia Silvennoinen, Maria Nuutinen (RRC), Veera Aaltonen, Silvia Silva (TMV), Aarni Korpela, Alfredo Martins (TMV).

Viana do Castelo 12.-17.10.2010
URBANIA´s second part happened in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, in the autumn of 2010. The performance was part of the city biennal "Para Uma Bienal Viana do Castelo" organized 15.-31.10.2010. The theme of the biennal was "Slow Cities". Six performances was realized in Viana do Castelo.
Work group Viana do Castelo: Maria Ruostepuro, Timo Mäkelä, Alfredo Martins, Carlos Alves, Estelle Franco, Luis Godinho, Silvia Silva.

Helsinki 27.-28.11.2010: Urbania - blind spot
Holyday-event at Reality Research Center studio.
A dark installation, commenting the two previous parts of Urbania.
Work group Blind spot: Maria Ruostepuro, Timo Mäkelä

THE FUTURE

At this point there are preparations going on for future performances in Germany and Portugal.