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 Liisa Ruuskanen and Jonanna Keinänen 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
CONCEPT, SCRIPT AND DIRECTION | Liisa Ruuskanen and Johanna Keinänen | CHOREOGRAPHY AB Dance Company working group | DANCERS Côme Calmelet-Pyykkö, Arttu Halmetoja, Linda Holmström, Urmas Poolamets and Elina Raiskinmäki | STAGING 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 (almost fully booked)
Sat 16.11. at 17.00
Thu 21.11. at 19.00
Fri 22.11. at 19.00 (group bookings almost full)
Sat 23.11. at 17.00
Thu 28.11. at 19.00
Fri 29.11. at 19.00 (fully booked)
Sat 30.11. at 17.00
Thu 5.12. at 19.00
Sat 7.12. at 17.00
Thu 12.12. at 19.00
Fri 13.12. at 19.00 (fully booked)
Sat 14.12. at 17.00 (group bookings almost full)
Tickets
Regular ticket: 79 € / person including the show and a three-course dinner (see menus above).
Three-drink beverage 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
Veera Syrén
What a Menu! group sales
ryhmamyynti@aurinkobaletti.fi
p. 046 934 5128