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 Johanna Keinänen and Liisa Ruuskanen will reveal the kitchen nightmares within the Turkus’s culinary history. This dinner and show is an excellent choice for a Christmas party event. Performances take place in November and December.

The menu for the performances is curated by Arttu Parviainen (Nahkurin Kellari and Vanha Talli), who won gold at the 2024 IKA Culinary Olympics as part of the Finnish national culinary team.

Menu options ( see on the website): containing meat or vegan.

Crew

SCRIPT AND DIRECTION | Johanna Keinänen | CONCEPT AND CONSULTING Liisa Ruuskanen | CHOREOGRAPHY AB Dance Company working group | DANCERS Côme Calmelet-Pyykkö, Arttu Halmetoja, Riku Lehtopolku, Suvi Nieminen and Elina Raiskinmäki | SCENOGRAPHY 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 20.11. klo 19

Fri 21.11. klo 19

Sat 22.11. klo 17

Fri 28.11. klo 19 (preliminarily fully booked)

Sat 29.11. klo 17

Thu 4.12. klo 19

Fri 5.12. klo 19

Fri 12.12. klo 19

Sat 13.12. klo 17

Fri 19.12. klo 19

Sat 20.12. klo 17

Ticket: 79 € / person including the show and a three-course dinner (see menus on the website).

Wine Packages

We also offer wine packages to accompany your dinner, including 3 pours:

€18 / person (alcoholic)

€15 / person (non-alcoholic)