1000 years into the future, a team of children make a discovery. Beneath this city lies an earlier civilisation. In The Dig, we imagine that something happened to this civilisation in 2025. And the survivors, our ancestors, built a new world. What can we learn from what they left behind? Artefacts, remnants, folklore of an earlier civilisation are revealed. What did it all mean 1000 years ago? What will this reveal about the past civilisation? The children present their artefacts and their findings to a public.
Through immersive storytelling and improvisation children will create short performances about the preservation of culture and civilisation. There will be a showing on the last day at 14:30 for families and friends.
Place: Taivassali stage, the Finnish National Theatre
Date: 2.–6.6.2025
Time: 9–15
About the workshop
- Participation fee: 250 €/child incl. daily programme, materials, lunch and insurance. There is no sibling discount.
- For fluent English speaking or Finnish English bilingual children aged 9 - 12
- Workshop will be delivered in English.
- Workshop presented by Finnish National Theatre, Communities and Engagement department.
- Workshop creation by Tamara Searle Artistic Program Designer, technical and production design by Hanna Häyhä, Maarit Kakkonen and Olli Valkola
- If you are experiencing financial hardship, please contact us. We have several places which are subsidised.
Payment:
Invoice will be sent by email with the due date 25.4.2025.
Cancellation terms:
Cancellation of participation must be made no later than 25.4.2025 so that the place can be offered to another applicant. In case of cancellation made after the date mentioned above, the fee will only be refunded upon presentation of a medical certificate.
If the Finnish National Theatre cancels the workshop (force majeure), it will be notified no later than 2 weeks before the start of the workshop. In this case, the fee will be refunded in full.
Additional information:
More information of the workshop will be sent by email to all participants 2 weeks before the workshop.