Teatteri Metamorfoosi: Sivullinen / The Stranger

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THE STRANGER

The color of our skin, the color of our passport, the color of our gender does not prevent us from becoming stranger.

This performance is about a journey in the metro from Tapiola to Mellunmäki. While witnessing the social, economical and racial clashes in Helsinki during this trip, Amira, Alina ja Anna reflect on Camus' novel the Stranger and the story of Meursault, the protagonist of the book.

They realize that even though they are Finnish citizens living in Finland they are also foreigners. The sense of belonging to a community is a social construction, which can be easily broken down. In order to prevent the crumbling of this social construction, myths are deployed. But these myths are masks which can also alienate not only the foreigners but also the one wearing the mask.

Based on Stranger by A. Camus

Director:

Davide Giovanzana

On Stage:

Yasmin Ahsanullah,
Maija Ruuskanen,
Anastasia Trizna

Music:
Maija Ruuskanen

Light design:
Anssi Ruotanen

Production:
Teatteri Metamorfoosi