PROJECT PARTNERS
PARTNERS IN THE U.S.
LEAD PARTNER:
The Finnish Heritage Museum in Fairport Harbor, Ohio is dedicated to preserve Finnish and Finnish/North American Heritage for future generations and to provide all visitors with an opportunity to learn about and better understand Finnish and Finnish/North American history and culture. Read more about their work and what they have going on at: www.FinnishHeritageMuseum.org or give them a call at (440) 352-8301.
COMMUNITY PARTNERS:
PARTNERS IN FINLAND
Antti Ojala is prolific expressionist painter who was born
in Lappajärvi, Finland in 1935. His paintings have been exhibited in solo and group shows in
Finland, Italy, Sweden, Bulgaria, and other places in Europe since 1965. In addition to traditional portriats and
landscapes he has, throughout his life, painted images of beggar poor boxes and
pauper statues, generally made of wood (human figures that served as
collections boxes outside of rural churches in Finland dating back to the
1808-09 wars). Read and see more at: http://www.kuvataiteilijamatrikkeli.fi/fi/taiteilijat/1035
Vanha Paukku is a centre for culture and entrepreneurship unique both by its surroundings as well as its history, located by the Lapuanjoki river. The milieu, made up of old factory buildings, has a 200-seat Alajoki hall/auditorium, meeting rooms as well as a cafeteria. The Vanha Paukku area is also home to a number of entrepreneurs and operators. Movie theatre Bio Marilyn, Theatre Lapua, Lapua Art Museum, the town library as well as the Music Institute and the Adult Education Centre all function within the premises. In the summer there is also a river boat that takes its passengers on a cruise through the history and the surroundings of the area. Learn more at: http://www.vanhapaukku.fi/
Larva Teatteri is a register theatre association which was established to produce theater in Lapua, Finland, including outdoor performances in the summer. You can read more at: www.larvateatteri.fi
Pelastakaa Vaivaisukot (Association to Save the Wooden Paupers)
More information coming soon! Until then, please visit: http://www.vaivaisukot.fi
More information coming soon! Until then, please visit: http://www.vaivaisukot.fi
Katriina (Kati) Andrianov PhD is a director and researcher of stage animation, currently working as a regional artist in Arts Promotion Centre Finland. She has MA in Russian language and literature but also qualification for text adaptation and visualization for puppet theatre. She is one of the founder members of Theatre Group Stage & Fright (1997) and Cultural Co-op Kiito (2011), a multifaceted group of participatory arts practitioners. Since 2008, she has been a member of Research Commission in UNIMA - Union Internationale de la Marionnette.
Harri J. Rantala (Film Director). He has directed films like Kotiinpaluu – Return and Nurmoo – Shout from the plain. He is a native of Nurmo, Finland.
Sanna Panula (Producer)
Mikael Koivusalo (Cinematographer)
Sanna Panula (Producer)
Mikael Koivusalo (Cinematographer)
Katja Turpeinen (Filmmaker)
Research and development for this project is supported in part by a grant from Finlandia Foundation ® National
The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program/organization with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.
Park Cofield is a participant in the Global Connections–ON the ROAD program, funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and administered by Theatre Communications Group, the national organization for the professional not-for-profit American theatre.