Location: Ainola Park, Hupisaaret Central Playground
Address: Hupisaaret 1, Oulu, Finland
Genre: Contemporary circus
Language: None

Two old rivals meet again to test their skills against each other in a game of croquet. In the heat of the battle, the rules and the etiquette are forgotten, and the mallets and the players end up flying across the lawn. 

(Pirie Poke in croquet: A shot invented by John Riches and Dr. Vern Potter while playing at Port Pirie in South Australia. It involves hitting the striker’s ball forward by swinging the mallet backward (yes, it is indeed possible!), and is used when running a hoop with a ball that is in contact with a hoop-leg and at a very acute angle. - The Croquet Association, UK).

Duration: 20 minutes
Age recommendation: 3+
Accessibility: The performance takes place in a public park that is mostly flat, there are no stairs to navigate. 
Price: Free of charge

Credits:
Director: Ilona Jäntti 
Performers: Ira Oinonen and Jere Virta 
Costume design: Nina Jatuli 
Photos: Inkeri Jäntti 
Produced by Ilmatila Association Supported by the City of Helsinki 
Premiere: 9th September 2021 in Nallin sivukoulu, Helsinki, Finland

Get in touch

Production contact:

Ilona Jäntti, Producer 
[email protected],
Tel. +358 40 702 5426 (Whatsapp)

How to book? 

No booking is required, just turn up.