Kristian Smeds’ latest work 12KARAMAZOVS

will take place in Tallinn (Estonia) and Turku (Finland) in October 2011. The performance is a co-operation of Smeds Ensemble, Turku City Theatre and Von Krahl Theatre of Tallinn.

“I had been thinking of undertaking a collective work with a larger group of people. In Karamazov Brothers the collective mind has a leading role. I am interested in the “karamazovian” personality, a constant issue in Dostoyevsky’s novel. Karamazovian temperament is made up of religion, god, benevolence as well as of envy, wantonness and murderous thoughts.”, says Finnish stage director Kristian Smeds.

12Karamazovs, inspired by The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, turned out to be a unique stage concert.  Smeds has been preparing the Karamazov workshop for four years with Estonian students. These young multi-talented artists even created the music for the performance.

12Karamazovs contributes to Kristian Smeds’ idea of building a cultural bridge over the Baltic Sea.

Follow up Karamazov sisters and brothers blog: http://karamazovworkshop.com
Touring dates and places: http://smedsensemble.fi/blog/?cat=16

“Making theatre is a matter of will”

“I’d rather not talk about a process. Directing is like knitting a nice wooly sweater. Collectively, freestyle. This requires time. As a leader of the working group, I am responsible for first thinking things through thoroughly. By doing this you always find what you are looking for. Ultimately, making theatre is a matter of will”, says Kristian Smeds.

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