"These Waters Between Us - a monologue about Aino Kallas"

"THESE WATERS BETWEEN US — A Monologue About Aino Kallas Aino Kallas was the embodiment of many contradictions. This year marks 70 years since the death of this versatile writer. She was born into a wealthy family, but chose a rather modest life through passionate love. She valued her Finnish cultural heritage, but moved to Estonia, her husband's homeland, to the disappointment of her fennomaniac family. She wrote in Finnish, but drew many of her themes from the vanishing mythology of the neighboring country. She was shy and conscientious as a housewife, but also a non-conformist, adventurous world citizen. Her contemporaries thought they knew everything worth knowing about her, but the diaries she published in her later years, nearly uncensored, revealed a much more passionate and fascinating person. As a woman, an artist, and a political figure, Aino Kallas always seemed to be something other than what she should have been. Her life was a series of hard trials and impossible choices. These Waters Between Us is a monologue by a multi-faceted contemplative. It is fact and fiction, it is history and present day. It is a glimpse into an artist's soul, a journey to that other side where each of us lives in our own way. Starring: Taru Eskonen-Myllylä Text and direction: Antti Viitamäki Performances at Kuusa Youth Association Hall (Koskelantie 43, Laukaa): Mon 9.11. at 18:30 Sat 14.11. at 15:00 Tue 17.11. at 18:30 Thu 26.11. at 18:30 Sat 5.12. at 15:00 Tickets 22/20/15 € Performance duration approximately 60 minutes. No intermission. Café service available before the performance. Ticket reservations and further information: [email protected] / 050 499 0608