What a Menu! (Or the Lost Reputation of Mustard City)

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.

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

Group tickets: 70 € / person (min. 10-person group, group leader 35 €)

Ticket includes the show and a three-course dinner.